Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936)[1] is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

Patrick Tse
謝賢
Tse in 2018
Born
Tse Ka-yuk (謝家鈺)

(1936-08-09) August 9, 1936 (age 88)
Nationality
  • Chinese
  • Canadian
Other namesTse Yin
Occupations
Years active1952–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1974; div. 1978)
  • (m. 1979; div. 1996)
PartnerCoco (2005–2017, 2018–present)
Children
Tse Yin
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Xián
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZe6 Jin4
Tse Ka-yuk
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Jiā-yù
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZe6 Gaa1-yuk6
Signature

Biography

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Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles.[2]

Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:

  • If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director
  • Madness of Love (1972) as director
  • One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director
  • Love in Cubicle (1974) as writer/director
  • Farewell Dearest (1974) as director
  • The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director
  • Love in Hawaii (1976) as producer/director
  • Confused Love (1977) as director

He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999.

In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award[3] from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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This is a partial list of films.

Year English Title Role Notes
1952 The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) Film debut.
1957 She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) Tsang Tai-Sing [5]
The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) Ngor Ming [6][5]
1964 The Beau Ka Bo
1966 The Spy with My Face Cheung Man Fu and #1 [7][8]
1967 Diamond Robbery [9]
Man from Interpol [10][11]
The Professionals Kam Chun-Yue [12]
Revenger
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) Lee Cheuk-hung
To Rose with Love [13]
2001 Shaolin Soccer Hung
2018 A Beautiful Moment
2019 Missbehavior
2020 Forensic Heroes IV Long Siu-tin Cameo appearance
2021 Time[4] Chau Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor
Won – Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor

Television

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Year English Title Role Notes
1979 Over the Rainbow To Yat-tin
1980 The Bund II Tik Wan-chi
The Shell Game Law Sei Hoi
1981 The Shell Game II Law Sei Hoi
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Duen Ching-sun
1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Iron-Blooded Loyalists Yeung Tit-sum
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eastern Heretic and Western Venom Yeung Tit-sum
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Duel on Mount Hua Yeung Tit-sum
1985 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Miu Yan-fung
1986 Heir to the Throne Is... Cheung Leung
The Legend of Wong Tai Sin Prince Lung
2005 Central Affairs

[14] [15]

Personal life

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In 1974, Tse married Zhen Zhen (Chinese: 甄珍), a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978.[16]

Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee (Chinese: 狄波拉), a Hong Kong actress. They have two children, Hong Kong actor-singer Nicholas Tse and actress and model Jennifer Tse. Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but they have since returned to Hong Kong. In 1996, Tse divorced Lee. In 2005, Tse began a relationship with Coco, a Shanghai native who is 49 years his junior.[17][18] Tse and Coco previously broke up in late 2017[19] and got back together again in late 2018.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Actor Index at Hong Kong Cinema
  2. ^ 八一八:谢贤 Retrieved 2017-02-06
  3. ^ "Patrick Tse wins HK Critics' Best Actor for "Time"". yahoo!life. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Time". imdb.com. 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Singapore Film Location Archive - 椰林月/ MOON OVER MALAYA (1957)". sgfilmlocation.com. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Report". brns.com. 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Spy with My Face (1966)". senscritique.com. 1966. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Spy with My Face". hkmdb.com. 6 April 1966. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Diamond Robbery". hkmdb.com. 18 October 1967. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Man from Interpol". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Man from Interpol". hkmdb.com. 19 May 1967. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ^ "The Professionals (1967)". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "To Rose with Love". hkmdb.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ^ Patrick Tse at hkmdb.com
  15. ^ Patrick Tse at chinesemov.com
  16. ^ 80-year-old Patrick Tse's Turbulent Love Life Divorces
  17. ^ 谢贤女友coco资料大起底 深扒娱乐圈最经典忘年恋 Retrieved 2017-02-05
  18. ^ 49岁年龄差 谢贤和Coco Retrieved 2017-02-05
  19. ^ "[Breakup Files] 81-Year-old Patrick Tse Breaks Up with Young Girlfriend, Coco". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  20. ^ "忘年恋不死!谢贤跟小49岁女友Coco复合,女方曾被曝怀孕__新浪网-北美". ent.sina.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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