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Sam Hui

Acting Born Sep 6, 1948 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China 24 credits

Biography

Samuel Hui Koon-Kit (許冠傑) is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor born on September 6, 1948 in Guangzhou, China. His family moved to Hong Kong as refugees in 1950. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of Aces Go Places film series.

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Known for

Film

Swordsman

as Ling Wu Chung
Film

The Banquet

1991
Film

Front Page

as Mad Bill Lee

Full filmography

  • Swordsman (1990) as Ling Wu Chung
  • The Banquet (1991)
  • Front Page (1990) as Mad Bill Lee
  • Aces Go Places (1982) as King Kong
  • The Private Eyes (1976) as Lee Kwok-kit
  • The Dragon from Russia (1990) as Freeman Yao Lung
  • All's Well End's Well, Too (1993) as Chow Tung
  • Aces Go Places II (1983) as King Kong
  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984) as Sam Hong Kong
  • In Memory Of Leslie Cheung (2023)
  • Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986) as King Kong
  • Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989) as King Kong
  • Working Class (1985) as Yam
  • The Hui Brothers Show (1971) as Host
  • Chicken and Duck Talk (1988) as Self (cameo)
  • The Contract (1978) as Chu Sai Kit
  • Security Unlimited (1981) as Lieutenant Sam
  • Games Gamblers Play (1974) as Kit
  • Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) as Self
  • The Legend of Wisely (1987) as Wisely
  • Laughter Of Water Margins (1993) as Wu Sung
  • The Last Message (1975) as Lee
  • A Family Affair (1984) as Chan Wing Cheong
  • TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會 (2021) as self