Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse dies at 89 | son Nicholas: "no need to grieve too much"
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Hong Kong veteran actor Patrick Tse Yin ("Sei Gor"/Fourth Brother) died on July 20, aged 89. Son Nicholas Tse rushed back to Hong Kong to handle arrangements simply, per his father's wishes. Born 1936, entered the industry in the 1950s. Received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Awards, and at 85 won Best Actor at the 2022 awards for A Home With A View — the oldest Best Actor in the awards' history.
Hong Kong veteran actor "Sei Gor" (Fourth Brother) Patrick Tse Yin died on July 20 at age 89. His son Nicholas Tse, in the middle of concert preparations on the mainland, urgently returned to Hong Kong to handle arrangements simply, per his father's wishes. Nicholas posted a tribute asking that when people think of his father, they "don't cry, and don't grieve too much" — that the enduring image of the man's charm and smile is enough.
Patrick Tse's given name was Tse Ka-yuk. Born in 1936, he entered the industry in the 1950s in a career spanning more than 70 years. He earned the nickname "Sei Gor" from his role as Law Sei-hoi in the TVB classic The Shell Game. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Awards and at 2022 won Best Actor for A Home With A View at age 85 — the oldest Best Actor in the awards' history.
From black-and-white Shaw Brothers pictures to a Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor, a 70-year Hong Kong screen life closes and takes the last century's Hong Kong cinema sensibility with it.
via 极目新闻
Patrick Tse's given name was Tse Ka-yuk. Born in 1936, he entered the industry in the 1950s in a career spanning more than 70 years. He earned the nickname "Sei Gor" from his role as Law Sei-hoi in the TVB classic The Shell Game. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Awards and at 2022 won Best Actor for A Home With A View at age 85 — the oldest Best Actor in the awards' history.
From black-and-white Shaw Brothers pictures to a Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor, a 70-year Hong Kong screen life closes and takes the last century's Hong Kong cinema sensibility with it.
via 极目新闻
