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Felix Wong
黃日華
Born (1961-09-04) September 4, 1961 (age 63)
Other namesWah Gor (華哥; lit. Brother Wah)
Wong Wah (黃華)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1980–present
Spouse
(m. 1988; died 2020)
ChildrenAdrian Wong Tsz-ching (daughter)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃日華
Simplified Chinese黄日华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Rìhuá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Jat6-wa4

Felix Wong Yat-wah (born September 4, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and singer best known for his performances in many wuxia television series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983), in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching. He is considered to be one of the most popular teen idols of the 1980s and was named as "Third Tiger" among Five Tiger Generals of TVB.

Career

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Wong was recruited into TVB's Artist Training Academy in September 1979, before his 18th birthday. While he was a trainee, he made cameo appearances in several dramas, such as The Bund (1980). After finish the secondary school in 1981, Wong was offered a major supporting role in The Misadventure of Zoo (1981), which starred Lydia Shum and Adam Cheng. Afterwards, Wong was immediately cast to play the male lead in The Lonely Hunter (1981), which subsequently propelled him to instant fame in Hong Kong. While the drama was airing, Wong received more fan letters than any other popular TVB actors and actresses at the time.[1]

In the mid-1980s, Wong, along with Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Michael Miu and Kent Tong, were called the "Five Tiger Generals of TVB" and said to be the most popular male actors from TVB at that time. According to some polls conducted at the time, Wong had the largest fanbase.

Wong is perhaps best known for his role as the hero Kwok Ching in the 1983 television series The Legend of the Condor Heroes, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Wong also starred in another two television adaptations of Cha's novels, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982) and Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1986). Wong is also notable for his performance in Looking Back in Anger (1989), in which his character was involved in a love triangle with the characters played by Carina Lau and Kathy Chow. Besides playing the roles of the protagonists in most of his works, Wong has also achieved success for his portrayals of antagonists, such as the villain Lee Mat in The Grand Canal (1987), Jamukha in Genghis Khan (1987), and recently as Stone Sir in Gun Metal Grey (2010).

In 1989, Wong left TVB after having completed filming Kim-mo Tuk-ku Kau-pai. He joined ATV and worked on four television series between 1990 and 1992. He also worked in the Taiwanese television drama Imperial Wanderer with Kathy Chow. Wong returned to TVB in 1993 and starred with Amy Chan in Racing Peak, a television series about a horse racing company. He left TVB again on 11 January 2002[citation needed] to work on some mainland Chinese television series. Wong expressed his unhappiness with TVB in an interview, citing that as the reason for his departure.[citation needed] His last major project in TVB was Treasure Raiders, an adaptation of one of the works of Gu Long.

Wong starred in the 2005 film Wait 'til You're Older after being invited by Andy Lau. In July 2009, after filming Turning Point, Wong revealed that he will be working with Michael Miu in a new crime fiction television drama on TVB in October 2009 called Gun Metal Grey.[2]

Personal life

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Wong started dating fellow actress Leung Kit-wah in 1982 and they got married on December 7, 1988. They have a daughter, Adrian Wong Tsz-ching, on May 1, 1990. Leung died of organ failure at Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital on May 26, 2020.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Hui-juk
1983 Mad, Mad 83 FBI member guest star
1984 New Tales of the Flying Fox Wu Fei
1986 Who's the Crook Wong Wah
1988 It's No Heaven
1989 Fury of a Tiger Mak See
Leng Nui Ying Hung guest star
In the Line of Fire guest star
1991 The Tigers Ben
1992 Twilight of the Forbidden City Wu Ching-chung
1994 Drunken Master II Fishmonger Tsan
2001 We're No Heroes guest star
2002 Golden Chicken Richard
2003 City of SARS Hospital superintendent
Golden Chicken 2 Richard
2004 In Laws, Out Laws
2005 Wait 'til You're Older Chan Man
2007 Brothers Ghostie
2008 Pretty to Think So Man in suit
2009 Vengeance Python
Turning Point Senior Inspector Poon Man-kei
2011 I Love Hong Kong Fish Ball Wah Cameo appearance
Life Without Principle Fiery Sam Cameo appearance
2013 7 Assassins Tit Wan
2016 Good Take, Too!
2017 Shock Wave Officer Chow
Chasing the Dragon Officer Jan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Mystery Beyond (Season 4)
The Bund
The Broken Thread
Family
The Bund III
The Shell Game
1981 The Misadventure of Zoo Pat Tsan-bong
The Lonely Hunter Lee Tong
Come Rain, Come Shine Lo Hak-yip
Master Fat Shan-chan Lee Man-mau
Summer of 1981 Yip Kar-sing
The Young Heroes of Shaolin Kin-lung Emperor
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Hui-juk
The Roller Coaster Wong King
The Wild Bunch Lee Chuen-hau
Soldier of Fortune Wai Lok
1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists Kwok Ching
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua
In the Game Boat Kwok Chiu
1984 The Foundation Kong Fung
Pao Ching-tin: Law Enforcer Chin Chiu
Can Anybody Help Chow Yun
Young Detective Wong Kwok-hon
It Takes All Kinds Tong Kar-kit
1985 The Young Wanderer Yee Shui-hon
Sword Stained with Royal Blood Yuen Sing-chi
Tough Fight Wong Hok-kan
The Yang's Saga "Ng-long" Yang Yin-tak
1986 The Brothers Under the Skin Chan Kwong-ling
General Father, General Son Sit Ting-san
The Ordeal Before the Revolution Ah-ngau
1987 The Upstart, the Self-Made Man Cheung Wai-kin
The Grand Canal Lee Mat
Genghis Khan Jamukha
1988 Twilight of a Nation Yeung Shau-ching
Kay Moon Gwai Guk Pong Yoon
It's No Heaven television film
Bik Cheung Wai Leung Kam Sau-yee television film
1989 Looking Back in Anger Sean Ding Yau-kin / Ding Wing-cheung
Greed Sze Man
Battle of the Heart Ching Mong-tin
1990 Kim-mo Tuk-ku Kau-pai Lam Hong
Heaven's Retribution Sung Bong
Dap Jun Kong Wu Lo Fong Tin-yeung television film
1991 The Good, The Ghost, And The Cop Cheung Chuen-tsik
All Out of Love Kong Wai-nam
1992 The Imperial Wanderer Fucai Duankang
1993 Racing Peak Lee Tai-yau
The Silver Tycoon Tuen Chiu-yeung
1994 Love Cycle Ng Kwok-sang
Burden of Proof Lam Wai-dat television film
Ching Nam Tsam Mok Tsan-wah television film
1995 Justice Pao Chin Chiu 2 parts
The Criminal Investigator Sergeant Wong Chi-chung
Man on The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown Chan Chi-hung television film
Another Sky Lee Siu-chun television film
1996 The Criminal Investigator II Senior Inspector Wong Chi-chung
She Was Married to the Mob Detective Chung Kar-shun television film
Unusual Revenge Fong Jun television film
1997 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Kiu Fung & Siu Yuen-san Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
1998 Secret of the Heart Kam Shu-sang
1999 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Wu Yat-doh
2000 Time Off Chow Kar-chuen Released overseas in 1998
Incurable Traits Cho Cho
The Legend of Master Soh Soh Chan
Point of No Return Jiang Qihua
2001 Kung Fu Master from Guangdong Wong Kei-ying
The Pearl King Wei Antian
2002 Treasure Raiders Siu Sap-yat-long
Law 2002 Dai Ng-leung
2003 Asian Heroes Kam Tsun-yiu
2004 Mystic Detective Files Ko Dat
The Dragon Heroes Dragon King
2010 Gun Metal Grey Shek Tung-sing (Stone Sir) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
2015 Beyond the Rainbow Tam Koon-hung
Paranormal Mind Sun Gei Yuen

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References

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  1. ^ "JayneStars.com |  News Tip". jaynestars.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. ^ Felix Wong makes a comeback to TVB in new Police drama with Michael Miu
  3. ^ Felix Wong at douban.com
  4. ^ Felix Wong at chinesemov.com
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