Felix Wong

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.

Felix Wong
黃日華
Born (1961-09-04) September 4, 1961
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)
Musical career
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃日華
Simplified Chinese黄日华

Career

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 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. 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

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

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1982Demi-Gods and Semi-DevilsHui-juk
1983Mad, Mad 83FBI memberguest star
1984New Tales of the Flying FoxWu Fei
1986Who's the CrookWong Wah
1988It's No Heaven
1989Fury of a TigerMak See
Leng Nui Ying Hungguest star
In the Line of Fireguest star
1991The TigersBen
1992Twilight of the Forbidden CityWu Ching-chung
1994Drunken Master IIFishmonger Tsan
2001We're No Heroesguest star
2002Golden ChickenRichard
2003City of SARSHospital superintendent
Golden Chicken 2Richard
2004In Laws, Out Laws
2005Wait 'til You're OlderChan Man
2007BrothersGhostie
2008Pretty to Think SoMan in suit
2009VengeancePython
Turning PointSenior Inspector Poon Man-kei
2011I Love Hong KongFish Ball WahCameo appearance
Life Without PrincipleFiery SamCameo appearance
20137 AssassinsTit Wan
2016Good Take, Too!
2017Shock WaveOfficer Chow
Chasing the DragonOfficer Jan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980Mystery Beyond (Season 4)
The Bund
The Broken Thread
Family
The Bund III
The Shell Game
1981The Misadventure of ZooPat Tsan-bong
The Lonely HunterLee Tong
Come Rain, Come ShineLo Hak-yip
Master Fat Shan-chanLee Man-mau
Summer of 1981Yip Kar-sing
The Young Heroes of ShaolinKin-lung Emperor
1982Demi-Gods and Semi-DevilsHui-juk
The Roller CoasterWong King
The Wild BunchLee Chuen-hau
Soldier of FortuneWai Lok
1983The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded LoyalistsKwok 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 BoatKwok Chiu
1984The FoundationKong Fung
Pao Ching-tin: Law EnforcerChin Chiu
Can Anybody HelpChow Yun
Young DetectiveWong Kwok-hon
It Takes All KindsTong Kar-kit
1985The Young WandererYee Shui-hon
Sword Stained with Royal BloodYuen Sing-chi
Tough FightWong Hok-kan
The Yang's Saga"Ng-long" Yang Yin-tak
1986The Brothers Under the SkinChan Kwong-ling
General Father, General SonSit Ting-san
The Ordeal Before the RevolutionAh-ngau
1987The Upstart, the Self-Made ManCheung Wai-kin
The Grand CanalLee Mat
Genghis KhanJamukha
1988Twilight of a NationYeung Shau-ching
Kay Moon Gwai GukPong Yoon
It's No Heaventelevision film
Bik Cheung Wai LeungKam Sau-yeetelevision film
1989Looking Back in AngerSean Ding Yau-kin / Ding Wing-cheung
GreedSze Man
Battle of the HeartChing Mong-tin
1990Kim-mo Tuk-ku Kau-paiLam Hong
Heaven's RetributionSung Bong
Dap Jun Kong Wu LoFong Tin-yeungtelevision film
1991The Good, The Ghost, And The CopCheung Chuen-tsik
All Out of LoveKong Wai-nam
1992The Imperial WandererFucai Duankang
1993Racing PeakLee Tai-yau
The Silver TycoonTuen Chiu-yeung
1994Love CycleNg Kwok-sang
Burden of ProofLam Wai-dattelevision film
Ching Nam TsamMok Tsan-wahtelevision film
1995Justice PaoChin Chiu2 parts
The Criminal InvestigatorSergeant Wong Chi-chung
Man on The Verge of A Nervous BreakdownChan Chi-hungtelevision film
Another SkyLee Siu-chuntelevision film
1996The Criminal Investigator IISenior Inspector Wong Chi-chung
She Was Married to the MobDetective Chung Kar-shuntelevision film
Unusual RevengeFong Juntelevision film
1997Demi-Gods and Semi-DevilsKiu Fung & Siu Yuen-sanNominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
1998Secret of the HeartKam Shu-sang
1999The Flying Fox of Snowy MountainWu Yat-doh
2000Time OffChow Kar-chuenReleased overseas in 1998
Incurable TraitsCho Cho
The Legend of Master SohSoh Chan
Point of No ReturnJiang Qihua
2001Kung Fu Master from GuangdongWong Kei-ying
The Pearl KingWei Antian
2002Treasure RaidersSiu Sap-yat-long
Law 2002Dai Ng-leung
2003Asian HeroesKam Tsun-yiu
2004Mystic Detective FilesKo Dat
The Dragon HeroesDragon King
2010Gun Metal GreyShek Tung-sing (Stone Sir)Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
2015Beyond the RainbowTam Koon-hung
Paranormal MindSun Gei Yuen

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