Patrick Tse
Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 13 August 1936 – 16 July 2026) was a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.
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Patrick Tse

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- Birth Name
- Tse Ka-yuk (謝家鈺)
- Born
- 13 August 1936
- Birthplace
- Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Died
- 16 July 2026
- Place of death
- Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- Republic of China, British Hong Kong and People's Republic of China.
- Education
- Lai Chack Middle School and Salesian School.
- Honours
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
- Languages
- Yue Chinese, English and Standard Chinese.
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Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 13 August 1936 – 16 July 2026) was a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.
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• Native Name — 謝賢 • Birth Name — Tse Ka-yuk (謝家鈺) • Born — 13 August 1936 • Birthplace — Guangzhou, Guangdong, China • Died — 16 July 2026 • Place of death — Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong • Other Names — * Tse Yin • Fourth Brother • Occupation — * Actor • producer • director • Years Active — 1952–2026 • Partner — Coco Ma (2005–2017) • Children — * Nicholas Tse • Jennifer Tse
Career
Career
Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He was a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles. 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 from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie Time.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
In 1974, Tse married Chen Chen, a Beijing-born Taiwanese actress, but they divorced in 1978. Tse's second wife was Deborah Lee, a Hong Kong actress. They had 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 Ma, a Shanghai native who was 49 years his junior. Tse and Ma broke up in late 2017 and he had his son gave her HKD20 million as a settlement for the split, although both of them still remained as close friends. Tse died from pneumonia at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Happy Valley on 16 July 2026, at the age of 89.
Television
Television
• Year — English Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference • 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
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded languages were Yue Chinese, English, Standard Chinese and Cantonese. His recorded confession was Buddhism. He married Chen Chen and Deborah Lee. 2 children are recorded: Nicholas Tse and Jennifer Tse.

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Patrick Tse died at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.
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Film
This is a partial list of films. • Year — English Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference • 1952 — The Stormy Night (aka The Roar of the Earth) — Film debut • 1957 — She Married an Overseas Chinese (aka China Wife) — Tsang Tai-Sing • The Whispering Palm (aka Moon Over Malaya) — Ngor Ming • 1964 — The Beau — Ka Bo • 1966 — The Spy with My Face — Cheung Man Fu and #1 • 1967 — Diamond Robbery • Man from Interpol • The Professionals — Kam Chun-Yue • Revenger • The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (aka Upright Repenter) — Lee Cheuk-hung • To Rose with Love • 2001 — Shaolin Soccer — Hung • 2018 — A Beautiful Moment • 2019 — Missbehavior • 2020 — Forensic Heroes IV — Long Siu-tin — Cameo appearance • 2021 — Time — Chau — Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor
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Patrick Tse received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
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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.
- 4.80-year-old Patrick Tse's Turbulent Love Life Divorces
- 5.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
- 6.49岁年龄差 谢贤和Coco Retrieved 2017-02-05
- 7.[Breakup Files] 81-Year-old Patrick Tse Breaks Up with Young Girlfriend, Coco. JayneStars.com.
- 8.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.
- 9.謝賢曝光7.16因肺炎離世 家人遵照遺願從簡不設靈 低調「院出」4日後和合石火化. East Week. 21 July 2026.
- 10.hket. 謝賢離世︱一代巨星謝賢離世享年89歲 謝霆鋒停工急返港低調辦理後事. 20 July 2026.
- 11.‘Unmistakable spirit’: veteran Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse dies at 89. South China Morning Post. 20 July 2026.
- 12.Singapore Film Location Archive - 椰林月/ MOON OVER MALAYA (1957). sgfilmlocation.com. 24 December 2014.
- 13.2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Report. brns.com. 2006.
- 14.Spy with My Face (1966). senscritique.com. 1966.
- 15.Spy with My Face. hkmdb.com. April 6, 1966.
- 16.Diamond Robbery. hkmdb.com. October 18, 1967.
- 17.Man from Interpol. senscritique.com. 1967.
- 18.Man from Interpol. hkmdb.com. May 19, 1967.
- 19.The Professionals (1967). senscritique.com. 1967.
- 20.To Rose with Love. hkmdb.com. August 30, 2021.
- 21.Time. imdb.com. February 8, 2022.
- 22.Patrick Tse at hkmdb.com
- 23.Patrick Tse at chinesemov.com
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Patrick Tse studied at Lai Chack Middle School and Salesian School.
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