Felix Wong
| Felix Wong | |
|---|---|
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| Chinese name | 黃日華 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 黄日华 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Huáng Rìhuá (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Jat6-wa4 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Boluo County, Guangdong, China |
| Born |
September 4, 1961 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Wah Gor (華哥; lit. Brother Wah), Wong Wah (黃華) |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Five Tiger Generals |
| Spouse(s) | Leung Kit-wah (m. 1988) |
| Children | Adrian Wong |
Felix Wong Yat-wah (born September 4, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor 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.
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 graduating from the 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]
In TVB's 43rd anniversary special, Felix was asked why he returned to do Gun Metal Grey. He explained he returned because Michael Miu, an old friend, ask him to consider doing the series as an anniversary milestone in commemoration of their career in TVB together and he agreed. Subsequently Wong had to turn down another role and said he lost the chance to earn HK$1 million because of filming Gun Metal Grey.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Hui-juk | |
| 1983 | Mad, Mad 83 | 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 | |
| 1989 | Leng Nui Ying Hung | guest star | |
| 1989 | 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 | |
| 2003 | 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 | |
| 2009 | Turning Point | Senior Inspector Poon Man-kei | |
| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong | Fish Ball Wah | Cameo appearance |
| 2011 | Life Without Principle | Fiery Sam | Cameo appearance |
| 2013 | 7 Assassins | Tit Wan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mystery Beyond (Season 4) | extra | |
| 1980 | The Bund | extra | |
| 1980 | The Broken Thread | extra | |
| 1980 | Family | extra | |
| 1980 | The Bund III | extra | |
| 1980 | The Shell Game | extra | |
| 1981 | The Misadventure of Zoo | Pat Tsan-bong | |
| 1981 | The Lonely Hunter | Lee Tong | |
| 1981 | Come Rain, Come Shine | Lo Hak-yip | |
| 1981 | Master Fat Shan-chan | Lee Man-mau | |
| 1981 | Summer of 1981 | Yip Kar-sing | |
| 1981 | The Young Heroes of Shaolin | Kin-lung Emperor | |
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Hui-juk | |
| 1982 | The Roller Coaster | Wong King | |
| 1982 | The Wild Bunch | Lee Chuen-hau | |
| 1982 | Soldier of Fortune | Wai Lok | |
| 1983 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | Kwok Ching | 3 parts |
| 1983 | In the Game Boat | Kwok Chiu | |
| 1984 | The Foundation | Kong Fung | |
| 1984 | Pao Ching-tin: Law Enforcer | Chin Chiu | |
| 1984 | Can Anybody Help | Chow Yun | |
| 1984 | Young Detective | Wong Kwok-hon | |
| 1984 | It Takes All Kinds | Tong Kar-kit | |
| 1985 | The Young Wanderer | Yee Shui-hon | |
| 1985 | Sword Stained with Royal Blood | Yuen Sing-chi | |
| 1985 | Tough Fight | Wong Hok-kan | |
| 1985 | The Yang's Saga | "Ng-long" Yang Yin-tak | |
| 1986 | The Brothers Under the Skin | Chan Kwong-ling | |
| 1986 | General Father, General Son | Sit Ting-san | |
| 1986 | The Ordeal Before the Revolution | Ah-ngau | |
| 1987 | The Upstart, the Self-Made Man | Cheung Wai-kin | |
| 1987 | The Grand Canal | Lee Mat | |
| 1987 | Genghis Khan | Jamukha | |
| 1988 | Twilight of a Nation | Yeung Shau-ching | |
| 1988 | Kay Moon Gwai Guk | Pong Yoon | |
| 1988 | It's No Heaven | television film | |
| 1988 | Bik Cheung Wai Leung | Kam Sau-yee | television film |
| 1989 | Looking Back in Anger | Sean Ding Yau-kin / Ding Wing-cheung | |
| 1989 | Greed | Sze Man | |
| 1989 | Battle of the Heart | Ching Mong-tin | |
| 1990 | Kim-mo Tuk-ku Kau-pai | Lam Hong | |
| 1990 | Heaven's Retribution | Sung Bong | |
| 1990 | Dap Jun Kong Wu Lo | Fong Tin-yeung | television film |
| 1991 | The Good, The Ghost, And The Cop | Cheung Chuen-tsik | |
| 1991 | All Out of Love | Kong Wai-nam | |
| 1992 | The Imperial Wanderer | Fucai Duankang | |
| 1993 | Racing Peak | Lee Tai-yau | |
| 1993 | The Silver Tycoon | Tuen Chiu-yeung | |
| 1994 | Love Cycle | Ng Kwok-sang | |
| 1994 | Burden of Proof | Lam Wai-dat | television film |
| 1994 | Ching Nam Tsam | Mok Tsan-wah | television film |
| 1995 | Justice Pao | Chin Chiu | 2 parts |
| 1995 | The Criminal Investigator | Sergeant Wong Chi-chung | |
| 1995 | Man on The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown | Chan Chi-hung | television film |
| 1995 | Another Sky | Lee Siu-chun | television film |
| 1996 | The Criminal Investigator II | Inspector Wong Chi-chung | |
| 1996 | She Was Married to the Mob | Detective Chung Kar-shun | television film |
| 1996 | Unusual Revenge | Fong Jun | television film |
| 1997 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Kiu Fung | 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 | |
| 2000 | Incurable Traits | Cho Cho | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Master Soh | Soh Chan | |
| 2000 | Point of No Return | Jiang Qihua | |
| 2001 | Kung Fu Master from Guangdong | Wong Kei-ying | |
| 2001 | The Pearl King | Wei Antian | |
| 2002 | Treasure Raiders | Siu Sap-yat-long | |
| 2002 | Law 2002 | Dai Ng-leung | |
| 2003 | Asian Heroes | Kam Tsun-yiu | |
| 2004 | Mystic Detective Files | Ko Dat | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Paranormal Mind |
References
- ↑ Felix Wong's Former Idol Days
- ↑ Felix Wong makes a comeback to TVB in new Police drama with Michael Miu
- ↑ "Felix Wong returns to TVB, thanks to Michael Miu and Jamie Chik". Epoch Times (in Chinese). 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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