Ho Ka-Kum
Ho Ka Kui [1] was a Hong Kong male actor.
Biography
Ho Ka Kui was born in Kowloon Walled City. He performed well academically during his school years, particularly in English. Before entering the entertainment industry, he served as a police officer[2]. He also worked as a senior editor at the Sing Pao newspaper and once ran a Chinese-language newspaper[3]. Later, he joined Bin Bin Film Company as an executive producer[3]. In the 1980s, he co-founded the film production company Ying Mo Troupe with Chan Ho Tak, Cheung Kwok Chung, and Chow Yun Fat. At the same time, he served as the general manager and screenwriter of Pearl City Film Company[3]. When Ringo Lam returned to Hong Kong from Canada, Chow Yun Fat introduced him to Ho Ka Kui[3]. While directing Prison on Fire, Lam invited Ho to act in the film[3].
Ho frequently played villainous roles in Hong Kong films. His representative works include Prison on Fire, Rich and Famous, and The Revenge of the Brothers. He was grouped with Shing Fui On, William Ho Kwong-lung, and Lee Siu Kei as the "Four Villains of Hong Kong Cinema", and he was individually known as the "King of Villains in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry".
In addition, Ho Ka Kui was also a newspaper owner, involved in film production, and once served as the manager of artists including Andy Lau and Chow Yun Fat. In 1988, Ho was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Prison on Fire[4]. After 2000, he went to mainland China to further his career, relying on stage performances for income[3].
Ho Ka Kui passed away from organ failure at 4:53 a.m. on 27 January 2015 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong at the age of 66[5][1]. Reportedly, he had shown symptoms of pleural effusion, which later worsened into pneumonia. Despite his condition, he continued filming. After being involved in a car accident, he still refused proper medical treatment. By the time he was taken to the hospital, pneumonia had already developed into multiple organ failure[1][6].
Personal Life
According to his friend Ng Chi Hung, Ho Ka Kui had no children or known family[6]. Another friend, Charlie Cho, went to Ho’s residence in Dongguan to sort out his belongings and take care of the funeral. He noted that although Ho earned money quickly, he also spent quickly, and some of his bank accounts only had a few hundred Hong Kong dollars[7].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-%E6%9E%97%E4%BD%B3%E6%A8%BA_1-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-%E5%85%85%E6%BB%BF%E5%82%B3%E5%A5%87%E7%9A%84%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92%EF%BC%81_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-%E7%BE%85%E5%8D%93%E5%A7%AC_6-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E9%A7%92#cite_ref-7
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