Richard 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...

Known For

Career Timeline

19751982198919962003201020172024
  1. 2024
    Mutant

    Acting

  2. 2022
    The Tipping Point

    Uncle Da • Acting

  3. 2022
  4. 2021
  5. 2021
    Kill the Monster

    Ma San • Acting

  6. 2021
  7. 2021
  8. 2021
Richard Ng Man-Tat - Aperture