Shing Fui-On (成奎安; 1 February 1955 – 27 August 2009) was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his supporting roles in Hong Kong cinema. He had only one leading role in his entire career.
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| Born | 1 February 1955 | ||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 2009 (aged 54) | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1973–2009 | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Dai Saw (大傻; lit. big fool) | ||||||||||
Biography
editShing Fui-On was the fourth of five siblings in a Hakka family. Due to family poverty, Shing had to drop out of school at the age of 13. At the age of 15, he worked as an extra at Shaw Brothers, and later moved to Golden Harvest before working at a dance hall. Shing Fui-On was an original resident of Sai Kung's Nam Wai Village. In 2003, he was elected the village chief. In 2007, he was elected to the post for a fifth time.[1]
Career
editDuring his film career, Shing is always famous for portraying villains and comedic characters, due to his large stature and deep and grumpy voice. Shing often appeared as a supporting actor in films with Chow Yun-fat including A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Tiger on Beat, Prison on Fire, God of Gamblers and The Greatest Lover (a Hong Kong adaption of the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady plot). His only lead role was in the 1991 film The Blue Jean Monster. His last feature film role was the 2007 film The Detective. Shing worked on a total of 95 feature films in one four-year span (1988–1991) and earned over 230 credits during his career.[2]
Death
editIn October 2004, Shing discovered that he had been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which had already reached his lungs. His condition stabilised after radiation and chemotherapy. However, his mouth was no longer able to produce saliva, and Shing was left with 20% hearing in his right ear. In 2008, Shing's condition worsened. While he had beaten the cancer, he also weighed less than 100 pounds.[1] Shing died from complications from Hepatitis B resulting in liver cancer on 27 August 2009 at 11:45 p.m. at the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong.[3]
Family
editIn September 2023, Sing's son, Sing Yuk-man (head of Nam Wai village), was arrested for having 1kg of marijuana in his village house.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office: [2009.08.29] SHING FUI-ON: RELUCTANT TO GO
- ^ Shing Fui-On at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- ^ HK actor Fui-on Shing dies of cancer Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Hong Kong police arrest son of late actor Sing Fui-on over marijuana possession". South China Morning Post. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.