Ng Man-Tat
Biography
Richard Ng Man-Tat (Chinese: 吳孟達, 2 January 1952 - 27 February 2021) was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of titles under his belt. Ng worked with famous actor and director Stephen Chow in a series of "mo lei tau" movies ("mo lei tau" translates to "brainless"/"senseless or random," and it is a genre of slapstick comedy unique to Hong Kong). Ng co-starred with Stephen Chow in a Hong Kong TVB television series called Dun Fei Final Combat (1989), and also the popular 1990 film All for the Winner, where he played the role of Chow's uncle. From then on, the two would grow to star in many more "mo lei tau" films in the same style as All for the Winner. Although Ng Man-Tat owed much of his popularity from co-starring with Chow in "mo lei tau" films, he showed himself to be a versatile enough actor to successfully portray various different roles. A perfect example of his talent was in his portrayal of Sister 13's father in Portland Street Blues, where he played a man who could not feel anything but abuse and rejection. This role proved to be the perfect complement to his usual "mo lei tau" style with Stephen Chow. He also played Andy Lau's sidekick in the Lee Rock series in a more serious role. In Hong Kong, Ng Man-Tat was often known as "Uncle Tat", a nickname most likely influenced from his roles as Stephen Chow's sidekick (often as his uncle) in their films. Ng was sometimes credited as Richard Ng. Even though he was Stephen Chow's good friend, he stopped starring in his movies because he didn't want to be known as "Stephen Chow's Sidekick".
Acting (182 movies)
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995
The Duke of Royal Tramp
2019
Shaolin Soccer
2001
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995
Flying Dagger
1993
All for the Winner
1990
Tricky Brains
1991
It's No Heaven
1988
Behind Bars
1990
To Be Number One
1991
The King of Comic
1996
Fight Back to School
1991
King of Beggars
1992
A Moment of Romance
1990
One Stone and Two Birds
2005
Royal Tramp 1
1992
Love on Delivery
1994
Sixty Million Dollar Man
1995
Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning
2022
Hail the Judge
1994
The Mad Monk
1993
The Company
1984
All About Ah-Long
1989
The Tipping Point
2022
Tiger Cage
1988
Blockbuster
2013
To My Wife
2012
You Are Wonderful
1976
The Star and the Sea
2009
Big Big Man
2011
Crazy Bull
2018
Happy New Year
2007
Crazy Drift Temporary Daddy
2012
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978
Hong Kong Emmanuelle
1977
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
Let's Do It
1976
The Last Tempest
1976
The Great Man
1977
The Running Mob
1975
Crazy Romance
1985
A Fiery Family
1989
Midnight Angel
1990
Man of the Times
1993
Shaolin - Let's Go
2003
One Stone and Two Birds 3
2006
One Stone and Two Birds 2
2005
Shadows of Love
2012
Home for Erotic Ghosts II
2000
Fist of Fury 1991
1991
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
Best of the Best
1992
Millionaire Cop
1993
Shogun and Little Kitchen
1992
Jail in Burning Island
1997
Lee Rock
1991
7 Assassins
2013
Social Worker: Ah Sze
1976
The Kung Fu Scholar
1994
Chrysanthemum to the Beast
2012
Crazy Games
1985
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
1991
God of Gamblers II
1990
King of Comedy
1999
The God of Cookery
1996
Overheard 3
2014
Taxi Hunter
1993
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993
Fight Back to School 2
1992
Legacy of Rage
1986
The Lucky Guy
1998
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989
The Saint of Gamblers
1995
China Dragon
1995
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
1994
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
1993
Holy Weapon
1993
The Prince of Temple Street
1992
The Thief of Time
1992
Working Class
1985
Aberdeen
2014
Trouble Maker
1995
Gameboy Kids
1992
Angel Hunter
1992
Portland Street Blues
1998
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
Heroes Among Heroes
1993
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
1991
Love and the City
1994
The Marvellous Cook
2000
It's Now or Never
1992
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
1992
Everlasting Love
1984
With or Without You
1992
End of the Road
1993
Justice, My Foot!
1992
阿輝
1989
The Top Bet
1991
KUNFU KID
2003
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