Tang Chuan (;

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: ''Thông Chhon''; 19 April 1952 – 13 March 2022) was a Taiwanese actor. Tang was raised in the Hakka community of

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. He began his acting career in 1972, after graduating from an acting program. He received the

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in 2008 and won the

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. In 2021, Tang was nominated for a second Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Award. He sought medical treatment in March 2021, after two strokes and a subsequent lung infection. He died on 13 March 2022, at age 69..

Selected filmography

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1952 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors People from Miaoli County Taiwanese people of Hakka descent {{Taiwan-actor-stub