Kong Hon

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.

Kong Hon
Chinese: 江漢
Born	Keung Wing-ming (姜永明) (1939-09-10)September 10, 1939 Liaoyang County, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo
Died	December 7, 2017(2017-12-07) (aged 78) Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960s–2012
Spouse	Wong Siu-yin
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	江漢
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Hàn
Musical career
Also known as	Jiang Han

Kong Hon (September 10, 1939 – December 7, 2017) was a former Chinese actor and director from Hong Kong. Mr Kong was credited with over 90 films as an actor and 2 films as a director.

Career

Kong made his acting debut at an early age and subsequently appeared in many films.[1] In 1979, he joined Rediffusion Television and acted in dramas, including Blowing in the Wind, The Eight Fairies and Empress Wu.[2] He later appeared in several TVB productions from the 1990s, and was noted for portraying wealthy figures in series such as Healing Hands and Burning Flame.[3]

Kong's final role was in the 2012 series Three Kingdoms RPG.[4]

Filmography

Films

• 1950 Fury in Their Hearts
• 1967 Confused Love
• 1967 The Divorce Brinkmanship [5][6]
• 2006 My Name Is Fame - Fai's father. [7]

Television series

• Empress Wu (1984)
• Detective Investigation Files II (1995)
• Eternal Happiness (2002)
• Vigilante Force (2003)
• Lady Fan (2004)
• Women on the Run (2005)
• Revolving Doors of Vengeance (2005)
• La Femme Desperado (2006)
• Burning Flame III (2009)
• Born Rich (2009)
• A Great Way to Care (2011–13)
• Three Kingdoms RPG (2012)

Personal life

Kong's wife was Wong Siu-yin, an actress. They had two children. [8] Their son, Jeffrey Cheung, is a former professional footballer.[9]

On 7 December 2017, Kong died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Hong Kong. He was 78 years old.[10][11] [12]

References

1. "無綫甘草江漢離世 享年78歲". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 8 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
2. "TVB资深绿叶江汉离世享年78岁 曾塑造多个经典形象". Sohu. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
3. "大台御用商人老豆 78歲江漢昨離世". 壹週Plus. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
4. "資深演員江漢離世 享年78歲". Ming Pao (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
5. "Handbill for the Cantonese movie, 'The Divorce Brinkmanship'". roots.gov.sg. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
6. "Press Releases - Notable films of Sun Luen and Sil-Metropole to be screened at Hong Kong Film Archive (with photos)". info.gov.hk. November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
7. "My Name Is Fame (2006)". senscritique.com. 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
8. "憶述電騙案 江漢兒子：佢對親朋兩脅插刀". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
9. "香港足球總會". HKFA. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
10. "兒子感不捨！江漢本月30日設靈". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 10 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
11. "無綫資深演員江漢病逝 晚年曾患管脈炎 享年78歲". HK01. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
12. "Nina Paw saddened by Kong Hon's passing". sg.style.yahoo.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

External links

• Kong Hon at IMDb 
• Kong Hon at the Hong Kong Movie Database