ABOUT

Kenneth Tsang Kong (曾江) is a Chinese Hong Kong male actor in Hong Kong. Tsang's career has spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang's film debut was in the movie The Feud (1955) when he was just 16, which was followed by a role in Who Isn't Romantic? (1956). In the mid-1960s, Tsang starred in detective films and classic kung fu movies with (at the time) Hong Kong teen idols Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao.

Tsang 曾江 was found dead in a hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui on April 27 at the age of 86. He was serving his quarantine in The Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road has returned to Hong Kong on April 25 from a trip to Singapore.

PROFILE

  • Name: 曾江 / Tsang Kong
  • English name: Kenneth Tsang
  • Also known as: 曾荣江 / Zeng Rong Jiang; 曾贯一 / Zeng Guan Yi
  • Birthday: 1934-Sep-02  
  • Passed Away: April 27, 2022
  • Birthplace: Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
  • Nationality: Singaporean
  • Height: 170 cm
  • Star sign: Virgo
  • Chinese zodiac: Dog
  • Family: Wife/actress Jiao Jiao (焦姣) and daughter Zeng Mu Xue (曾慕雪)
  • Education: University of California, Berkeley (Architecture degree), Wah Yan College, Kowloon
  • Profession: Actor

FILMOGRAPHY

TV Series

  • Bu Ju (2021)
  • The Dragnet (2021)
  • Lover in Barber Shop (2021)
  • Horse in the Fire (2020)
  • Fairyland Lovers (2020)
  • The Code of Siam (2019)
  • The Great Craftsman (2019)
  • The Exquisite Trap (2019)
  • Mystery of Antiques (2018)
  • Love of Aurora (2017)
  • Justice Bao (包青天) (2017)
  • The Best Meeting (2016)
  • Weapon & Soul (2016, cameo)
  • Women Should Have A Good Life (2014)
  • The War of Beauties (2013)
  • King of Legend (2011)
  • Who's the Hero (2010)
  • Flaming Butterfly (2008)
  • Relentless Justice (2006)
  • The Great Adventure (2005)
  • Starry Starry Night (2003)
  • Secret of the Linked Cities (2003)
  • Meteor Garden 2 (2002)
  • The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002)
  • To Where He Belongs (2001)
  • Fei Sheung Hou Ging (非常好警) (2001)
  • Legend - A Dream Named Desire (2000)
  • Ultra Protection (TVB, 1999)
  • Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
  • A Kindred Spirit (1995)
  • ICAC Investigators (1994)
  • The Chord to Victory (1993)
  • Racing Peak (1993)
  • The Greed of Man (1992)
  • Bet On Fate (大赌场) (1992)
  • Big Family (1991)
  • Blood of Good and Evil (我本善良) (1990)
  • The Final Verdict (1988)
  • Sung Ming Ji Lui (生命之旅) (1987)
  • City Japes (城市故事) (1986)
  • The Legend of Dik Ching (狄青) (1986)
  • New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1986)
  • The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985)
  • The Battle Among the Clans (大香港) (1985)
  • The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984)
  • The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)
  • The Radio Tycoon (播音人) (1983)
  • Return of the Condor Heroes (1983)
  • Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982)

Movies

  • Detective Chinatown 2 (2017)
  • Wonder Mama (2015)
  • The Eyes of Dawn (2014)
  • You Are My Sassy Girl (2014)
  • The Eyes of Dawn (2014)
  • Overheard 3 (2014)
  • The Summer of Our Graduation (2014)
  • The Truth of Love (2013)
  • Joyful Reunion (2012)
  • Inseparable (2012)
  • 37 (2012)
  • Overheard 2 (2011)
  • The Treasure Hunter (2009)
  • Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
  • Tokyo Trial (2007)
  • 6 Strong Guys (2004)
  • Butterfly (2004)
  • Pink Colour (2004)
  • Legend of Heaven (2002)
  • Always in My Heart (2001)
  • Rush Hour 2 (2001)
  • Knifeman (2000)
  • Anna and the King (1999)
  • The Replacement Killers (1998)
  • Beautiful Youth Love (1998)
  • Blue Sky (1998)
  • Embrace the Sun (1997)
  • Bright Future (1994)
  • Lang Xin Ru Tie (1993)
  • Battle of Heaven (1993)
  • Thousand Kings Lover (1993)
  • On the Road to No Return (1993)
  • Barefoot Kid (1993)
  • Shaolin Bodhidharma (1992)
  • Twelve Young Temple Street (1992)
  • Angel Terminators (1992)
  • Queen's High (1991)
  • He Ri Jun Coming Again (1991)
  • Once a Thief (1991)
  • Bloody (1990)
  • Point of No Return (1990)
  • Golden Years (1988)
  • Devil Angel (1987)
  • Hero Character Sequel (1987)
  • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)

TRIVIA

Tsang also filmed several Singaporean Chinese dramas during the 1990s, one of his most notable works there was the 1995 epic The Teochew Family and The Unbeatables II.

Up to this point, Tsang had played roles in mainly Hong Kong movies. His first Hollywood film was The Replacement Killers (1998), also the Hollywood debut of co-star Chow Yun-fat. Tsang appeared alongside Chow once again in Anna and the King as well as Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 2. Tsang played General Moon in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002), and he continues to appear in films from his native Hong Kong.

Tsang is currently married to Jiao Jiao, a Chinese actress.

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