Chan Shen
March 11, 1940 (84 years old) in Taiwan, China
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1985 · Pursuit of a Killer as Uncle Zhi
- 1985 · Disciples of the 36th Chamber as School Officer Sha Duo'er
- 1985 · Crazy Shaolin Disciples as His Highness
- 1984 · Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan as Officer Fu
- 1984 · Pale Passion as Uncle Liu
- 1984 · Opium and the Kung Fu Master as Mr Lu
- 1984 · Wits of the Brats as Shih Chun
- 1983 · Fast Fingers as Adulterer
- 1983 · Shaolin Intruders as Head Abbot
- 1983 · Bastard Swordsman as Guardian of the Law
- 1983 · Shaolin and Wu Tang as
- 1983 · Holy Flame of the Martial World as Shaolin Clan leader
- 1983 · Usurpers of Emperor's Power as Advisor Zhao Pu
- 1983 · Shaolin Prince as Abbot of Shaolin Temple
- 1982 · Ode to Gallantry as Bai
- 1982 · My Rebellious Son as Chamber of Commerce member
- 1982 · The Emperor and the Minister as Boss Han
- 1982 · Tiger Killer as Master Zhang
- 1982 · The 82 Tenants as Sgt. Chiang
- 1982 · Coolie Killer as Gor - Wa Hing boss
- 1982 · Godfather from Canton as Secret Service Officer
- 1982 · Five Element Ninjas as Chief Hong
- 1982 · Passing Flickers as Fa Hai
- 1982 · Brave Archer and His Mate as Senior Teacher Or
- 1981 · What Price Honesty? as Fifth Master
- 1981 · The Imp as Old Uncle Han
- 1981 · Bloody Parrot as Master San
- 1981 · The Emperor and His Brother as Ching henchman
- 1981 · Challenge of the Gamesters as Huang Jiang
- 1981 · Revenge of the Corpse as Exorcist Master
- 1981 · The Sword Stained with Royal Blood as Master Rong
- 1981 · The Tiger and the Widow as Dong Jin Piao
- 1981 · Gambler's Delight as Madam Jin's assistant
- 1980 · Bat without Wings as Ghost King
- 1980 · Lost Souls as Hok
- 1980 · Hex vs. Witchcraft as Brother Nine
- 1980 · Every Man for Himself as
- 1980 · Rendezvous with Death as Chi Sifang
- 1980 · Young Outcasts as
- 1980 · Swift Sword as Leng Ruyun
- 1980 · The Kid with a Tattoo as Sword in Cotton
- 1980 · Haunted Tales as Ah Cheng
- 1980 · Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty as Wan Tzu-Mu
- 1980 · The Flag of Iron as Eagle Hall Chief Mi Jiu Gao
- 1979 · Return of the Dead as Da-Yan
- 1979 · The Deadly Breaking Sword as Officer Fan Fei
- 1979 · Invincible Enforcer as Ho Yin Wong
- 1979 · The Proud Twins as Chief of 10 Villains
- 1979 · Shaolin Abbot as Dan Tian-Gang
- 1979 · The Kung Fu Instructor as Fake Brother
- 1979 · The Daredevils as Chief of Staff Xu
- 1979 · The Brothers as Boss Huang Shou Ren
- 1979 · The Last Judgement as Ling Mei-Xian
- 1979 · Shaolin Rescuers as Zhou Cheng
- 1979 · Full Moon Scimitar as Robber with Coffin (uncredited)
- 1978 · Invincible Shaolin as Master Mai Qi
- 1978 · Swordsman and Enchantress as Zombie Casters (uncredited)
- 1978 · Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II as Kwun Lun Chief Ho
- 1978 · Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre as Abbot Kung Man
- 1978 · The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung as Sifu of Zhang's Brothers
- 1978 · Hello Sexy Late Homecomers as
- 1978 · Legend of the Bat as Mr Bat's Auctioner
- 1978 · Shaolin Hand Lock as Fang Yu Biao
- 1978 · The Psychopath as
- 1978 · The Brave Archer 2 as Spiritual Wisdom
- 1978 · Soul of the Sword as Swordsman Challenging Nameless
- 1978 · The Proud Youth as Priest Zhishan
- 1978 · The Mad Monk Strikes Again as Master Sun Jia Zhu
- 1978 · Clan of Amazons as Lu Wenhu
- 1978 · The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as Abbot in Charge of Wrist Chamber
- 1977 · Pursuit of Vengeance as Gong Sun-Duan
- 1977 · Dreams Of Eroticism as Jia Zhen
- 1977 · He Has Nothing But Kung Fu as Chou Pao-An
- 1977 · The Dream of the Red Chamber as Priest
- 1977 · The Sentimental Swordsman as Shaolin monk
- 1977 · Judgement of an Assassin as 7th Branch Chief Yian Chun
- 1977 · The Brave Archer as Spiritual Wisdom Ling Tze
- 1977 · To Kill a Jaguar as Tin Pa
- 1977 · Death Duel as Leader of Hei Sha Clan
- 1977 · The Criminals, Part 4: Assault as Cai
- 1977 · The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung as Officer Collecting Tax
- 1977 · Jade Tiger as Liu
- 1977 · Clans of Intrigue as Boss of Inn Gutsy
- 1977 · Moods of Love as Lao San
- 1977 · The Mad Monk as Qian Ru-Ming
- 1976 · King Gambler as Mr Li
- 1976 · The Web of Death as 5 Venom Clan Centipede Chief
- 1976 · Love Swindler as (segment "Counterfeit")
- 1976 · The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides as Fa
- 1976 · Brotherhood as Fan Nan
- 1976 · The Magic Blade as Kung Sun Tao
- 1976 · Crazy Sex as One of Big Boss' men
- 1976 · Emperor Chien Lung as Priest
- 1976 · The Condemned as Mr Liang
- 1976 · Wedding Nights as
- 1976 · Killer Clans as Roc Society Chief's Bodyguard
- 1976 · The Last Tempest as Palace guard
- 1976 · The Sexy Killer as Long Tou
- 1976 · The Criminals as Brother Sen
- 1975 · Cuties Parade as
- 1975 · The Golden Lion as Brother Eight
- 1975 · The Spiritual Boxer as Master Lin
- 1975 · The Bloody Escape as Chen Heng
- 1975 · All Mixed Up as Policeman
- 1975 · Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold as Soo Da Chen
- 1975 · Evil Seducers as Iron Hat Priest
- 1975 · Lady of the Law as Officer Yan Bixian
- 1975 · Night of the Devil Bride as Liang Ta
- 1974 · The Rat Catcher as Gangster
- 1974 · Sorrow of the Gentry as Captain Wang
- 1974 · The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Monk Kah
- 1974 · Rivals of Kung Fu as Ah Kwun
- 1974 · Gossip Street as Godfather's thug
- 1974 · Hong Kong 73 as Police Offiicer
- 1974 · The Shadow Boxer as Master Yuan
- 1974 · The Golden Lotus as Killer Lu Hua
- 1974 · Village of Tigers as Jin Ling
- 1974 · The Stranger and the Gunfighter as Chief Constable
- 1973 · Heroes of Sung as Zongba
- 1973 · The Happiest Moment as Rickshaw puller
- 1973 · The Master of Kung Fu as Mai Gen
- 1973 · Payment In Blood as Hsieh Tai Cheng
- 1973 · The Kiss of Death as Gangster Atom
- 1973 · The Villains as Chief Constable
- 1973 · The Bastard as Ji Wen Tai
- 1973 · Call to Arms as Prince of Wei
- 1973 · Ambush as Han Chung
- 1972 · The Fugitive as Lau Lo Sham
- 1972 · Stranger in Hong Kong as Ting Ta-Chuan
- 1972 · The Imperial Swordsman as Giant
- 1972 · The Gourd Fairy as Minister Mi-Chia
- 1972 · Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan as Master Li Chang-An
- 1972 · The Deadly Knives as Ishikawa
- 1972 · The Devil's Mirror as Chief Bai's bodyguard
- 1972 · Five Fingers of Death as Wan Hung-Chieh
- 1971 · The Rescue as Chief Ba Zhan Kui
- 1971 · The Swift Knight as Brothel owner
- 1971 · The Golden Seal as Wu Tian Ting
- 1971 · Long Road to Freedom as
- 1971 · Six Assassins as Yu Li-De
- 1971 · The Lady Professional as Shi Yun Pu
- 1971 · The Protectors as Kasha (Thousand Hands Buddha)