HK actor Shing Fui-on dead at 54

Prolific Hong Kong actor Shing Fui-on died on Thursday evening after a five-year battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of throat cancer that he had been diagnosed with in 2004.

His final minutes were reportedly spent with family and friends, including fellow entertainers Alan Tam, Eric Tsang and Nick Cheung.

Shing was best known as a supporting actor in over 350 Hong Kong films and 600 TV series episodes over the last 40 years. With a rugged face and an unusually tall frame, he often played villainous characters, typically gang leaders. Some of Shing’s most notable roles were in John Woo’s A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER. He had one leading role in THE BLUE JEANS MONSTER, an action comedy from 1991.

One of Shing’s last roles was in Cheung Chee-keong’s British crime actioner BODYGUARD: A NEW BEGINNING.

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Source: Xinhua

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