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简介

William Ho Ka Kui was a Hong Kong film actor, born on 14 March 1951 in Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Before entering the entertainment industry, he served as a police officer, worked as a senior editor at the Sing Pao newspaper, and founded a Chinese newspaper. He was later invited to join Bing Bing Film Company as a general producer. In the 1980s, he co-founded a film production company with Chen Haode, Zhang Guozhong, and Chow Yun-fat, and served as production general manager and screenwriter at Chucheng Film Company. Chow Yun-fat introduced him to director Ringo Lam, who cast him in the film Prison on Fire. He was known for playing villainous roles in Hong Kong cinema and was one of the "Four Great Villains of Hong Kong Cinema" alongside Kwai Ngai-an, Wong Kwong, and Lee Siu-kei, earning the title "Chief Villain of Hong Kong Entertainment." He also worked as a newspaper owner and manager for artists such as Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat. In 1988, he was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Prison on Fire. After 2000, he moved to mainland China and relied on commercial performances for income. He passed away on 27 January 2015 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong at the age of 66 due to multiple organ failure, following a severe pneumonia that worsened despite his continued work and a car accident.