Veteran ex-TVB actor Ngan Kwok Leung dies aged 71
Veteran ex-TVB actor Ngan Kwok Leung died last Saturday (May 25) at the age of 71.
The news was confirmed by his friend, Hong Kong actor-host English Tang, the following day, according to a report by the publication STHeadline.
Actor Spencer Leung also paid tribute to Kwok Leung in a social media post.
“I received sad news. Mrs Ngan revealed that Mr Ngan left us peacefully at 10.30pm last night. I am sorry for your loss… Rest in peace, Mr Ngan,” the 57-year-old wrote.
His last screen appearance was on Spencer’s talkshow You Are Not Alone in April, where he shared that he was in a coma and hospitalised at the beginning of the year and was almost on the brink of death.
Kwok Leung also told reporters that when he first received his cancer diagnosis, he decided he would donate his body to medical science when he died. He added that he was not afraid of dying and hoped that he wouldn’t have to suffer when his time came.
Some of his notable works include his first TVB drama Hong Kong 81 (1981), The Seasons (1987), The Kindred Spirit (1998) and Return of the Cuckoo (2000).
After spending 28 years with the broadcasting company, Kwok Leung left TVB in 2008 and relocated to China to become a tai chi instructor.
In an interview with English in 2021, he revealed he was “backstabbed” then. Someone had spread rumours that he would leave the company regardless of whether he had completed filming his scenes for a drama.
The day before he left TVB, he was offered a role, but rejected it because he felt hurt from being backstabbed.
“I said I’m done. The feeling wasn’t very good,” said Kwok Leung.
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