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Chan Shen

Chan Shen

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Chan Shen (Chinese: 詹森, 11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s. Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen-year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films. Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Studio. He died because of a brain hemorrhage 26th of April 1984.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1984
Shaolin Rescuers

as    Zhou Cheng

1983
Fast Fingers

as    Adulterer

1983
Usurpers of Emperor's Power

as    Advisor Zhao Pu

1983
Shaolin Intruders

as    Head Abbot

1982
Five Element Ninjas

as    Chief Hong

1982
Tiger Killer

as    Master Zhang

1981
What Price Honesty?

as    Fifth Master

1981
Challenge of the Gamesters

as    Huang Jiang

1981
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

as    Master Rong

1981
Bloody Parrot

as    Master San

1980
The Kid with a Tattoo

as    Sword in Cotton

1980
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty

as    Wan Tzu-Mu

1979
The Daredevils

as    Chief of Staff Xu

1979
1978
Soul of the Sword

as    Swordsman Challenging Nameless

1977
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu

as    Chou Pao-An

1977
Moods of Love

as    Lao San

1977
To Kill a Jaguar

as    Tin Pa

1976
The Stranger and the Gunfighter

as    Chief Constable

1976
The Condemned

as    Mr Liang

1975
The Golden Lion

as    Brother Eight

1975
The Bloody Escape

as    Chen Heng

1975
Night of the Devil Bride

as    Liang Ta

1975
Lady of the Law

as    Officer Yan Bixian

1974
Rivals of Kung Fu

as    Ah Kwun

1974
The Rat Catcher

as    Gangster

1974
Village of Tigers

as    Jin Ling

1974
The Shadow Boxer

as    Master Yuan