Benz Hui, a veteran Hong Kong performer dubbed the "King of Suppporting Actors" during a career which spanned more than five decades, has died at the age of 76.
He passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Hong Kong after suffering complications caused by cancer, according to local media.
Although Hui, whose real name was Hui Shiu-hung, may not have been a household name in Asia in the way many other Hong Kong actors were, nor an A-list star, many would instantly recognise his face.
He was constantly popping up in TV shows and movies, with his IMDB page listing more than 200 acting credits.
Hui specialised in playing a hardened cop or gangster, but also the lovable sidekick or grumbling uncle. His most famous roles include "Chung Sir", a police superintendent in 2002 movie Love Undercover. Another notable role - as a triad boss in a 2014 movie - earned him the nickname Foon-hei Gor, or Brother Foon-hei, after his character.
