The Romancing Star (1987) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (65%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Philip Chan Yan-Kin, age 81. This film starred Chow Yun-Fat and Eric Tsang Chi-Wai.
65% still with us· verified cast60% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 65% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast25 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chow Yun-Fat Wong Yat Fat | Wong Yat Fat | Living | 18/05/1955 | 71 | — | 32 |
| Ugly | Living | 14/04/1953 | 73 | — | 34 | |
 Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung Traffic Light | Traffic Light | Living | 03/12/1950 | 75 | — | 37 |
 Stanley Fung Shui-Fan Ken Lau Tin Kin | Ken Lau Tin Kin | Deceased | 01/06/1945 | 80 | 31/10/2025 | 42 |
 Maggie Cheung Tung Tung | Tung Tung | Living | 20/09/1964 | 62 | — | 23 |
 Sharla Cheung Ah Man | Ah Man | Living | 07/02/1967 | 59 | — | 20 |
 Wong Jing Tour guide | Tour guide | Living | 03/05/1955 | 71 | — | 32 |
 Stuart Yung Sai-Kit Chiu Ting-Sin | Chiu Ting-Sin | Living | — | — | — | — |
 Wong San Mr Diu | Mr Diu | Deceased | 01/01/1926 | 73 | 04/11/1999 | 61 |
 Philip Chan Yan-Kin Kenny | Kenny | Living | 25/01/1945 | 81 | — | 42 |
 Wong Tin-Lam Tung Tung's father | Tung Tung's father | Deceased | 11/09/1928 | 82 | 16/11/2010 | 59 |
 So Hang-Suen Tung Tung's mother | Tung Tung's mother | Deceased | 10/10/1951 | 61 | 12/06/2013 | 36 |
 Ha Kwok-Wing Mr Chiu's guard | Mr Chiu's guard | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Thomas Sin Ho-Ying Mr Chiu's guard | Mr Chiu's guard | Living | 11/11/1958 | 67 | — | 29 |
 Carol Cheng Susan | Susan | Living | 09/09/1957 | 69 | — | 30 |
 Charlie Cho Cha-Lee Man in office | Man in office | Living | 24/03/1950 | 76 | — | 37 |
 Anthony Chan Yau Man in office | Man in office | Living | 01/10/1952 | 73 | — | 35 |
 Maria Cordero Dancer | Dancer | Living | 18/02/1954 | 72 | — | 33 |
| Living | 11/03/1966 | 60 | — | 21 | ||
| Living | 01/01/1965 | 61 | — | 22 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 22/02/1909 | 98 | 15/10/2007 | 78 | ||
 Leung Shan Mrs Diu, Man's mother | Mrs Diu, Man's mother | Deceased | 04/07/1945 | 80 | 01/07/2026 | 42 |
| Deceased | 01/01/1958 | 51 | 01/01/2009 | 29 | ||
 Shing Fui-On A Better Tomorrow ending extra | A Better Tomorrow ending extra | Deceased | 01/02/1955 | 54 | 27/08/2009 | 32 |
