What is Gong Jintang?
{{Infobox person | name = Gong Jintang | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year|1939}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and given age|2023|1|1|83|df=y}} | death_place = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Chinese | occupation = actor | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Gong Jintang''' (1939 – 1 January 2023) was a Chinese actor.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/plots-sterven-allerlei-chinese-celebritys-en-toponderzoekers-maar-corona-wordt-niet-genoemd~a2de0bf8/ |title=Plots sterven allerlei Chinese celebrity’s en toponderzoekers, maar corona wordt niet genoemd|work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|date=5 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64173824 |title=China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll|work=[[BBC]]|date=6 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> Gong was most known for playing in Chinese longest-running television series ''[[In-Laws, Out-laws]]''. He played the role of Father Kang since the start of the television series in 2000, He played the character for over twenty years.<ref name=ref1 /><ref name=ref2 /> Gong died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 83. The cause of his death was not given. His death cause was suspected to be [[COVID-19]].<ref name=ref1 /><ref name=ref2 /> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong, Jintang}} [[Category:Chinese television actors]] [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:Place of death missing]] {{bio-stub}}