Kirk Wong

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Kirk Wong
Born
王正權 (
Hanyu Pinyin
Wáng Yǔ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Jyu5
Musical careerAlso known asChe-Kirk Wong
Kirk Wong Chi-keung

Kirk Wong (黃志強; born March 28, 1949) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. Wong is best known for action films Crime Story and The Big Hit. Wong's other films like Health Warning, Organized Crime & Triad Bureau, and Rock N'Roll Cop had been developing a following among fans of action films.[1][2]

Career

Acting

Wong's roles in the 1980s included Sergeant Sam Liang in Danger Has Two Faces (1985), Inspector Lau in Legacy of Rage, and Inspector Philip Chan in Forever Young (1989) (not to be confused with the Steve Miner directed, Mel Gibson starring 1992 film of the same name).

His roles in the 1990s included Dai Anfen in God of Gamblers II (1990), Crazy Bull in Twin Dragons (1992), and Yuan Pa Tien in The Mad Monk (1993), as well as a cameo appearance in Police Confidential (1995).

Filmmaking

Wong made his directing debut with the 1981 film The Club, alongside Michael Chan and Kent Cheng. In 1983, Wong directed the film Health Warning, starring Johnny Wang, Eddy Ko and Elvis Tsui.

In 1993, Wong directed the film

Anthony Wong Chau Sang). Wong made his American directing debut in 1998 film The Big Hit along with Mark Wahlberg and Lou Diamond Phillips. In 2000, Wong directed the TV film The Disciples starring Ice-T
.

In 2002, Wong announced his retirement from the film industry at the age of 53.

In June 2012, Wong directed his first film in over a decade.[3]

Filmography

As actor

  • Danger Has Two Faces (1985)
  • Legacy of Rage (1986)
  • Just Like Weather (1986)
  • Long Arm of the Law II (1987)
  • I Love Maria (1988)
  • The Big Heat (1988)
  • The Truth (1988)
  • Fury (1988)
  • Forever Young (1989)
  • The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)
  • Long Arm of the Law III (1989)
  • Path of Glory (1989)
  • Fatal Bet (1989)
  • Casino Raiders (1989)
  • The Fortune Code (1990)
  • God of Gamblers II (1990)
  • Big Brother (1990)
  • Shanghai Shanghai (1990)
  • Shanghai 1920 (1991)
  • Twin Dragons (1992)
  • The Mad Monk (1993)
  • Fait Accompli (1994)
  • Crystal Fortune Run (1994)
  • Those Were the Days
     (1995)
  • Police Confidential (1995)
  • Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
  • Mrs K (2017)

As director

References

  1. ^ "Party time in Hong Kong".
  2. ^ "Grady Hendrix's Hong-Kong-a-Thon: Organized Crime Triad Bureau, Fong Kai Yuk, Expect the Unexpected, Cheap Killers, Kickboxer's Tears, and On the Run".
  3. ^ "亚娱传媒三片连发 《异能战士》黄志强复出– Mtime时光网". News.mtime.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

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