Benz Hui Shiu-hung was a legendary Hong Kong actor who was credited with over 165 films. Hui also worked as a TV actor with TVB. Hui has died at 76 after battling cancer. TV host Luisa Maria Leitao, who is also a close friend of the actor, announced his passing on October 28. Leitao mentioned that Hui died at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital at 2:30 am due to "multiple organ failure caused by cancer.""Hui was surrounded by his many family and friends. His family expressed gratitude to his friends - both those who visited him in hospital and those who called from abroad to check on him. His family will handle the funeral arrangements and will make a public announcement later."Hong Kong media outlet Sing Tao Headline was the first to announce Hui's death on October 27. More than 20 well-known celebrities had visited the actor in the hospital at the time, including Michael Miu, Jaime Chik, Edwin Siu, Priscilla Wong, Raymond Wong, Kaka Mok, and Alice Fung. Charmaine Sheh, who appeared with Hui on several TV dramas such as You're Hired, Line Walker, and Themis, cancelled her work trip to Beijing to visit the actor.More about Benz Hui's life and careerBenz Hui came from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather, who served as an imperial official in the late Qing Dynasty, was also Empress Dowager Cixi's godson. His other family members also served the Hong Kong royalty.Benz began his acting career with a role in Young People in 1972. He appeared in supporting roles in various television series. Hui earned the nickname Benz Hung after driving a Mercedes-Benz to work.One of Benz's well-known roles was as a superintendent, Chung Sir, in Love Undercover in 2002. His other notable roles include playing Inspector Wong in Running Out of Time (1999).Benz won the best supporting actor award at the 19th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards. Benz Hui was also quite active on social media and appeared in an online show titled My Father Seeking Joy with his daughter, Charmaine Hui.Hui was married to a Singaporean, Angela Hui. Together, they had a daughter, Charmaine Hui, and a son. The family lives in Hong Kong and also in Yishun, Singapore. Hui was also a permanent resident of Singapore.To help Charmaine with math, Hui and his wife opened a Singaporean tutoring school in Hong Kong.