Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 – 24 November 2009), was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s.

Background

Chan started his acting career after joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in '' wuxia'' and martial arts films. He rose to fame after portraying the antagonist in the 1966 ''wuxia'' film, '' Come Drink with Me''. 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 TVB 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 TVB City, 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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