To Be Number One (1991) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 16 (70%) are still alive today and 7 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lau Kong, age 80. This film starred Ray Lui and Kent Cheng Jak-Si.
70% still with us· verified cast41% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 70% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1991 |
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 Ray Lui Crippled Ho | Crippled Ho | Living | 22/12/1956 | 69 | — | 35 |
 Kent Cheng Jak-Si Fat Kwan | Fat Kwan | Living | 22/05/1951 | 75 | — | 40 |
 Cecilia Yip Tung Tse Yuen-Yin | Tse Yuen-Yin | Living | 08/03/1963 | 63 | — | 28 |
| May | Living | 10/07/1966 | 60 | — | 25 | |
| Man | Living | 19/12/1959 | 66 | — | 32 | |
| Ming | Living | 19/05/1964 | 62 | — | 27 | |
 Frankie Chan Chi-Leung Little Hak | Little Hak | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Chi | Living | 13/10/1960 | 65 | — | 31 | |
 Tommy Wong Hsiong / Loud Hung | Hsiong / Loud Hung | Living | 27/06/1952 | 74 | — | 39 |
 Kenneth Tsang Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin | Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin | Deceased | 02/09/1934 | 87 | 27/04/2022 | 57 |
 Lo Lieh Boss Tien | Boss Tien | Deceased | 29/06/1939 | 63 | 02/11/2002 | 52 |
| Ping | Deceased | 02/01/1952 | 69 | 27/02/2021 | 39 | |
 Lau Shun Fung | Fung | Deceased | 10/04/1939 | 87 | 29/05/2026 | 52 |
 Lau Kong Lung | Lung | Living | 24/08/1946 | 80 | — | 45 |
 Lily Ng Lai-Chu Wan's Wife | Wan's Wife | Living | 28/08/1960 | 66 | — | 31 |
 Mama Hung Md. Wu | Md. Wu | Deceased | 22/02/1909 | 98 | 15/10/2007 | 82 |
 Wong Chi-Keung Fat Restaurant Boss | Fat Restaurant Boss | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Goo Wai-Jan Restaurant Boss' Wife | Restaurant Boss' Wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Victor Hon Kwan Boss Kwong | Boss Kwong | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ken Lok Tat-Wah Kwong's Bodyguard | Kwong's Bodyguard | Living | 07/05/1964 | 62 | — | 27 |
 Alvina Kong Yan-Yin Lui's Deranged Mistress | Lui's Deranged Mistress | Living | 06/07/1967 | 59 | — | 24 |
 Dion Lam Tien's Bodyguard | Tien's Bodyguard | Living | 27/09/1961 | 64 | — | 30 |
| Fat | Living | 02/12/1953 | 72 | — | 38 | |
| Deceased | 01/01/1919 | 99 | 01/01/2018 | 72 | ||
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| Deceased | 20/09/1943 | 77 | 10/04/2021 | 48 | ||
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| Living | 08/03/1962 | 64 | — | 29 | ||
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Dickens Chan Wing-Chung Big Sha | Big Sha | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 12/12/1960 | 65 | — | 31 | ||
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