Actor who played Cao Cao died of lung cancer

December 7, 2015 21:01

Veteran artist Kha Tuan Hung breathed his last after days in a coma.

Actor Kha Tuan Hung passed away on the evening of December 6, at the age of 70. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014 and stopped all artistic activities to treat the disease.

Kha Tuấn Hùng và tạo hình Tào Tháo trong
Kha Tuan Hung and his portrayal of Cao Cao in "The Great Hero Cao Cao" - the role that brought him the Best Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards.

Kha Tuan Hung's last public appearance was on October 27, at a film event in Taiwan. According to Ettoday, he was very weak at that time, only able to speak in a whisper. In the last months of his life, the actor was in the intensive care unit.

Kha Jun Hung is a veteran Taiwanese director and actor who has twice won the "Best Actor" award at the Golden Horse Awards, for the films Huangpu Junhun (1978) and Cao Cao (1999). In addition, he left his mark with Hero (with Chow Yun Fat), The Last Boss (with Stephen Chow)...

Kha Tuan Hung has gone through two marriages. His first wife was Taiwanese beauty - Truong My Dao. She gave up her acting career for him. They divorced in 2004 - after 34 years of marriage. In 2012, when his ex-wife passed away, Kha Tuan Hung said: "She did nothing wrong in that marriage, all the mistakes were mine."

The actor married for the second time in 2005 with Thai Thanh Hoa, and the couple has two children.

According to VnExpress