Richard Ng Man-Tat
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
Movie
Shaolin Soccer
as Fung
2001
Movie
The Wandering Earth
as Han Ziang
2019
Movie
A Better Tomorrow II
as Boss Wong
1987
Movie
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
as Piggy
1995
Movie
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
as Piggy
1995
Movie
Kung Fu Dunk
as Master Wu
2008
Movie
The God of Cookery
as Benbry's Uncle
1996
Movie
King of Comedy
as Mao
1999
Movie
God of Gamblers
as Loanshark Shing
1989
Movie
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
as Chen Wah's Man
1989
Movie
Fight Back to School
as Tso Tat Wah
1991
Movie
Hail the Judge
as Pao Yau Wai
1994
Movie
King of Beggars
as General Su of Guangzhou
1992
Movie
Royal Tramp
as Hoi Tai Fook
1992
Movie
God of Gamblers II
as Uncle Tat
1990
Movie
Justice, My Foot!
as Guangzhou Magistrate Ho Yue-Da
1992
Movie
Fight Back to School 2
as Tso Tat Wah
1992
Movie
Love on Delivery
as Devil's Killer Tat
1994
Movie
All for the Winner
as Uncle Tat
1990
Movie
Legacy of Rage
as Prison Warden
1986
Movie
Tricky Brains
as Yan Chi
1991
Movie
Sixty Million Dollar Man
as Tat
1995
Movie
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
as Uncle Tat
1991
Movie
The Mad Monk
as Tiger Fighter Han Lo
1993