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HONG KONG: Veteran Hong Kong comedy actor Ricky Hui, who became famous in the 70s and 80s after appearing in a series of hit comedic films with his brothers Sam Hui and Michael Hui, was found dead at his home on Tuesday, reported Hong Kong media.
A friend of Ricky Hui visited him at his Kowloon home but nobody answered the door, so he notified the police along with Hui's older brother Stanley Hui.
Ricky Hui was later found collapsed on his bed.
Police said that their preliminary investigations suggest he had died of a heart attack.
Hui was 65 when he passed away.
The comedy actor had appeared in some 30 films including "Aces Go Places 3" and "The Haunted Copshop" over the course of his 40-year film career.
However, he is best remembered for playing Man Choi, the bumbling disciple of Master Kau, a vampire-busting priest (played by the late Lam Ching-ying) in the 1985 Hong Kong comedy classic "Mr Vampire".
Incidentally, Lam had also passed away on the same date (November 8) exactly 14 years ago in 1997.
Hui's final film appearance was in the 2005 crime thriller "Divergence".
Hui was also quite the singer, and had released seven albums prior to his death.
