Huang Wenyong

Biography

Huang Wenyong was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor and former teacher of Chinese descent. Local media and fellow colleagues referred to him as "Ah Ge" (senior actor) due to his status. Huang died at the Singapore General Hospital at around 5 pm (GMT+8) on 20 April 2013, at the age of 60 due to lymphoma.

Huang was a teacher in Kuala Lumpur before leaving for Singapore. Huang moved to Singapore in the 1970s, with only fifty dollars in hand. He joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. He is perhaps best known for his appearances in The Awakening, in which he played love interest to Xiang Yun's character, and The Seletar Robbery during the 1980s. Huang is also known for starring alongside Chew Chor Meng in the long-running popular series Don't Worry, Be Happy (1996–2002) and its spin-off Lobang King as the stingy uncle Leon Ong Kim Lye to Chew's character Ah Bee. Huang was nominated for and named one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes every single year in the annual Star Awards since its introduction in 1994, until his death in 2013. In total, Huang starred in more than a hundred Chinese-language television programmes. In addition to acting, Huang sang pieces for a few television sitcoms and also released two albums. He was an ambassador for anti-ageing product company Zell-V. He was an actor for MediaCorp from the late 1970s until his death. Appearing in more than 100 television programmes, he was among the first few batches of locally trained actors to enter the local entertainment industry was and considered to be one of the "pioneers in local Chinese drama".

Known For

Homerun
Homerun
Homecoming
Homecoming
The Army Series
The Army Series

Filmography

2013 It's a Wonderful Life
as
2012 Joys of Life
as Han Jian Ren
2011 Devotion
as Zhong Zheng
2011 A Tale of 2 Cities
as Pan Jia Xiang
2011 Homecoming
as Yuppie Husband
2010 The Score
as Luo Zhigang
2008 Just in Singapore
as Francis Lin Bang
2007 The Golden Path
as Lin Desheng
2004 My Mighty-in-Laws
as Fang Chun Qiu
2003 Homerun
as Kun's Father
2002 Springs of Life
as Su Hua
2000 The Legendary Swordsman
as Lin Zhennan
2000 2000 AD
as Singapore Government Official
1998 God of Fortune
as God of Fortune
1995 The Golden Pillow
as Chen Haowen (1995)
1992 Love Is in the Air
as Mai Dacheng
1990 最佳配偶
as
1988 窈窕淑女
as
1987 Strange Encounters
as Zhong Kui
1984 The Awakening
as He Ah-Shui