ACTOR · FROM KOWLOON, HONG KONG
Kwan Tak-Hing
1905–1996103 credits since 1947
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ABOUT KWAN
Kwan Tak-hing MBE (27 June 1905 – 28 June 1996) was a Hong Kong martial artist and actor best known for his portrayal of martial artist folk hero Wong Fei-hung in at least 77 films, between the 1940s and the 1980s. No one else in cinema history has portrayed the same person as many times. In total he made over 130 films. He was elected in 1955 as the chairman of the Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong. He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1982.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born27 June 1905
Died28 June 1996
BirthplaceKowloon, Hong Kong
Known forActing
On Cineora4 of 103 titles
Known for
The titles people know Kwan from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 4
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- The Magnificent ButcherIMDb 7.2
- Working since
- 1947
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 6.3 on average
Movieas Grandpa Tam
The 1980s
4 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Shek Fei Hung
Movieas HK Police Ice Hockey Team Coach
Movieas Wong Fei-Hung
as Wong Fei Hung
The 1970s
5 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Wong Fei-Hung
13 episodes
as Wong Fei-Hung
The 1960s
21 titles
黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
Not on Cineora黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
Not on Cineora黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
Not on Cineora
as Chai Tin-sum
Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer
Not on Cineora黄飞鸿肉搏黑霸王
Not on CineoraThe 1950s
68 titles
as Wong Fei-Hung
as County official Zhang Zhongjie
as Wong Fei-Hung
闻天香三戏闻太师
Not on Cineora七侠五义夜探冲宵楼
Not on Cineora大破銅網陣
Not on CineoraThe 1940s
4 titles
as Wong Fei-Hung
Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle
Not on Cineoraas Wong Fei-Hung
Fishing Village in the War
Not on Cineora
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Kwan’s titles.
Sammo Hung Kam-boThe Magnificent Butcher and The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Wong JingWriter · The Magnificent Butcher and Dreadnaught
Yuen BiaoThe Magnificent Butcher and Dreadnaught
Fan Mei-ShengThe Magnificent Butcher and Dreadnaught
Yuen Woo-pingDirector · The Magnificent Butcher and Dreadnaught
Ma Koon-WahCinematographer · The Magnificent Butcher and Dreadnaught
Sander LeeCinematographer · Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice and It's a Wonderful Life