Ricky Hui

Actor · Died November 8, 2011, aged 65 · Panyu, Guangdong province, China

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying (3 August 1946 – 8 November 2011) was a Hong Kong actor and singer. He along with his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: August 3, 1946
Died: November 8, 2011 (aged 65)
From: Panyu, Guangdong province, China
Works as: Actor
Titles: 18 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Ricky Hui's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titles54^th

Action5 titles49^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

33%

Morality

23%

Society

16%

Power

10%

Survival

10%

Ideas

Self

Friendship4 Survival2 Deception2 Family bonds2 Community2 Loyalty2 Duty2 Tradition vs change2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Wry

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Funny

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 10

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally

4 of 7

Trickster

2 of 7

Hero

1 of 7

Show the 7 roles

Allyas Pighead in The Private Eyes (1976)
Tricksteras Bruce Tang in Security Unlimited (1981)
Tricksteras Puffer Fish in Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
Allyas Man Choi in Mr. Vampire (1985)
Heroas Man-Chill in The Haunted Cop Shop (1987)
Allyas Cuttlefish in Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)
Allyas Man-Chill in The Haunted Cop Shop II (1988)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

Joyful

Thrilling

Tense

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Fun11 Feel-good6 Bittersweet3 Cathartic2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy8
Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ricky Hui's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Ricky Hui's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

百法百众 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Forever Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Leo
Super Model(2004)
as King Model
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Winner Takes All(2000)
as 黄大千哥哥
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
First Love Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Uncle Wing
Laughter Of Water Margins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Hsimen Kuan
All's Well, Ends Well Too(1993)
as Mama Chow
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Mr Vampire 1992 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Man Choi
The Magic Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Ah Fat
Ghost for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Oi Oi
Front Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Fly
How to Be a Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Charles
Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as 通天明
Miracles: The Canton Godfather(1989)
as Lady Rose's Friend
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Inspector Wears Skirts II(1989)
as Police mess cook
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Mr. Coconut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Lime
Operation Pink Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Dumb Ying
Stumbling Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as CID Ah Ying [guest]
Chicken and Duck Talk(1988)
as Cuttlefish
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Top Squad(1988)
as Police mess cook
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Haunted Cop Shop II(1988)
as Man Chiu
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Haunted Cop Shop(1987)
as Man Chiu
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Who Is The Craftiest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Mon
Project A 2(1987)
as Policeman #268
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Inspector Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Egg Tart
Naughty Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Taxi Driver
Happy Din Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Butcher's son
Mr. Vampire(1985)
as Man Choi
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Infatuation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Brainlet
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street(1984)
as Puffer Fish
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Ying
Plain Jane to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Tsang Fei Fang
To Hell with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Bruce
Security Unlimited(1981)
as Bruce Tang
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
From Riches to Rags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Ricky
The Big Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Actor
The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Sit Chi Ying
Dog Bites Dog Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Actor
Money Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Poison
The Private Eyes(1976)
as Pighead
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Challenge of the Masters(1976)
as Ah Lung
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
China Armed Escort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Actor
The Last Message (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Waiter on Skates
Big Brother Cheng (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Actor
The Gambling Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Casino traitor
The Flying Guillotine(1975)
as Cheng Ziping F.G. sqad member
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Kidnap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Gambling den staff
Games Gamblers Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Gambler at Beach
Sinful Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Panty thief
Cheeky Little Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Wedding Guest
Rivals of Kung Fu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Little Rat
Gossip Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Thief
Hong Kong 73 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Lee's Brother
Iron Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Thief
The Ghost Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Han Impostor #1
The Sugar Daddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Siao Suen
The House of 72 Tenants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Fireman
Feng liu yun shi(1973)
as Prince
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Mandarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
The Kiss of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Nightclub Patron
The Generation Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Xi's classmate
The Delinquent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Student at Martial Arts School (uncredited)
The Thunderbolt Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Gin Chi's Follower
The Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Policeman
The 14 Amazons(1972)
as Hsia Soldier - King's Tent
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Sam Hui Special '80 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 65 of them dated from 1972 to 2005; peak year 1975.

Biggest box office

Mr. Vampire (1985)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Vampire (1985)

Midcredits 89^th

Film career

19722005

Peak 1975 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1975Screen debut· The Flying Guillotine
1985Career best· Mr. Vampire

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting66 of 66 · 60^th

By decade

1970s30 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

7585

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ricky Hui's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60^th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

75^th and up6
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser8
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Feng liu yun shi (1973)

77^th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Vampire (1985)

Midcredits 89^th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.