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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-09-06 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Sam Hui

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.

Known For

Acting

2023

2022

Tales from the Occult as The Sneak Guy (The Tenement)

2021

2015

2000

Winner Takes All as Swindler Wong

1993

1992

1991

1990

Swordsman as Ling Wu Chung
Front Page as Mad Bill Lee
The Dragon from Russia as Freeman Yao Lung

1989

1988

Chicken and Duck Talk as Self (cameo)

1987

1986

1985

1984

A Family Affair as Chan Wing Cheong

1983

Aces Go Places II as King Kong

1982

Aces Go Places as King Kong

1981

Security Unlimited as Lieutenant Sam

1978

The Contract as Chu Sai Kit

1976

The Private Eyes as Lee Kwok-kit

1975

1974

Chinatown Capers as Embroidered Pillow
Naughty! Naughty! as Wu Te-Chuan

1973

Back Alley Princess as Embroidered Pillow

1971

Sound

2012

Walker as Theme Song Performance

2004

Fantasia as Songs

1998

The Conman as Main Title Theme Composer

1997

A Queer Story as Songs

1990

The Dragon from Russia as Original Music Composer

1989

Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit as Theme Song Performance
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit as Main Title Theme Composer

1987

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush as Theme Song Performance

1983

1982

1981

Security Unlimited as Original Music Composer

1980

1978

The Contract as Original Music Composer

1976

The Private Eyes as Original Music Composer

1975

The Last Message as Original Music Composer

1974

Games Gamblers Play as Original Music Composer

Writing

1998

The Conman as Lyricist

Production

1987

Crew

1982

Chan Is Missing as Additional Music