Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 – 24 November 2009), was a

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actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s.

Background

Chan started his acting career after joining

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in 1964. and mainly acted in ''

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'' and

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s. He rose to fame after portraying the antagonist in the 1966 ''wuxia'' film, ''

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''. Chan later got his first leading role as a protagonist in the 1970 ''wuxia'' film, '' The Winged Tiger''. In 1988, Chan took a hiatus from his acting career and was involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career by joining

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in 1995, left the following year and did not return again until 2003. In 2004, Chan won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the

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series, '' War and Beauty''. He was the elder brother of Steve Chen Hao.

Death

At 4:20 p.m. on 24 November 2009, while waiting to tape an episode of '' Off Pedder'' on

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, Chan Hung-lit complained of sudden chest pains and fell into a coma in the changing room. He was transported by ambulance to the emergency ward of Tseung Kwan O Hospital, where he died at 7:11 p.m. at the age of 66.

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

Chen Hung-lieh at allmovie.comChen Hung-Lieh at hkmdb.comHong Kong Cinemagic
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Chen Hung-lieh at senscritique.com
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