Quick Facts
Biography
Kirk Wong (黃志強) (born March 28, 1949) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. Wong is perhaps best known for directing the 1998 action comedy film The Big Hit.
History and early career
Acting
Wong's roles in the 1980s included Sergeant Sam Liang in Danger Has Two Faces (1985), Inspector Lau in Legacy of Rage, and Inspector Philip Chan in Forever Young (1989) (not to be confused with the Steve Miner directed, Mel Gibson starring 1992 film of the same name).
His roles in the 1990s included Dai Anfen in God of Gamblers II (1990), Crazy Bull in Twin Dragons(1992), and Yuan Pa Tien in The Mad Monk(1993), as well as a cameo appearance in Police Confidential (1995).
Filmmaking
Wong made his directing debut in 1981 film The Club, alongside Michael Chan and Kent Cheng. In 1983, Wong directed the film Health Warning, starring Johnny Wang, Eddy Ko and Elvis Tsui.
In 1993, Wong directed the film Crime Story alongside Jackie Chan, followed by Rock N'Roll Cop a year later starring Anthony Wong. Wong made his American directing debut in 1998 film The Big Hit along with Mark Wahlberg and Lou Diamond Phillips. In 2000, Wong directed the TV film The Disciples starring Ice-T.
Retirement
In 2002, Wong retired from the film industry at the age of 53.
In June 2012, Wong directed his first film in over a decade.
Filmography
Movies
- Danger Has Two Faces (1985)
- Legacy of Rage (1986)
- Just Like Weather (1986)
- Long Arm of the Law II (1987)
- I Love Maria (1988)
- The Big Heat (1988)
- The Truth (1988)
- Fury (1988)
- Forever Young (1989)
- The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)
- Long Arm of the Law III (1989)
- Path of Glory (1989)
- Casino Raiders (1989)
- The Fortune Code (1990)
- God of Gamblers II (1990)
- Big Brother (1990)
- Shanghai Shanghai (1990)
- Shanghai 1920 (1991)
- Twin Dragons (1992)
- The Mad Monk (1993)
- Fait Accompli (1994)
- Crystal Fortune Run (1994)
- Those Were the Days (1995)
- Police Confidential (1995)
- Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
Director
- The Club (1981)
- Health Warning (1983)
- Lifeline Express (1985)
- True Colours (1986)
- Gunmen (1988)
- Forsaken Cop (1990)
- Story of a Gun (1991)
- Taking Manhattan (1992)
- Crime Story (1993)
- Organized Crime & Triad Bureau (1994)
- Rock N'Roll Cop (1994)
- The Big Hit (1998)
- The Disciples (2000) (TV movie) (credited as Alan Smithee)