Kwan Shan (April 20, 1933 – October 1, 2012) was a
Hong Kong
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film
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actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. Kwan appeared as a romantic lead actor in
Mandarin
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Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
-language
films created in Hong Kong, especially during the 1960s. His roles included several
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...
productions.
Early life
Kwan was born on April 20, 1933, in
Shenyang
Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...
,
Liaoning province
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, China, and later moved to Hong Kong.
[ He was an ethnic ]Manchu
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...
who traced his heritage to the Guwalgiya clan.
Personal life
Kwan's daughter is Rosamund Kwan
Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam (born Kwan Kar Wai on 24 September 1962) is a former Hong Kong actress, known for her on-screen pairing with Andy Lau in dramatic films such as '' Casino Raiders'' and '' The Wesley's Mysterious File,'' and for her role o ...
, an actress.[
Kwan died of lung cancer on October 1, 2012, at the age of 79. His funeral was held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home.][
]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
*1958 ''You nu huai chun'' - Ping Kelai
*1958 ''Ah Q zheng zhuan'' - Ah Q
*1959 ''Teenager's holiday'' - Hsu Ke-Ming
*1960 ''Yu guang lian'' - Sheng
*1961 '' Love without end'' - Tang Pengnan
*1962 ''Zi mei qing chou''
*1962 ''Hong lou meng'' - Jia Lian
*1962 ''Xi shi zhong zhong'' - Chou Da-ye
*1963 ''The Love Eterne
''The Love Eterne'' is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang. An adaptation of the Chinese legend of the Butterfly Lovers, it tells of the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo (cross-gender ...
''
*1963 ''Yang Nai Wu yu Xiao Bai Cai'' - Yang Nai-wu
*1963: ''Yi mao qian''
*1963: ''Di er chun'' - Lin Yung-Kang
*1964: ''Between Tears and Smiles
''Between Tears and Laughter'' is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lo Chen. Set in Republican-era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student ( Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureau ...
''
*1964: ''Shan ge lian'' - Liu Ta-lung
*1965: ''Hong ling lei''
*1966: ''the blue and the black'' - Zhang Xingya
*1966: ''Mei gui wo ai ni''
*1966: ''Kuai lo qing chun''
*1967 ''Feng huo wan li qing''
*1967 ''Xing yue zheng hui''
*1967 ''Xie hen jing'' - Hu A-Mao
*1967 ''Chui si tian e'' - Tu Fan
*1967 '' Susanna ()'' - Lin Cheng Ting
*1967 ''Chu gu huang yin'' - Li Meng-chuang
*1969 ''Bi hai qing tian ye ye xin'' - Hu Zhong Ning
*1969 ''Tao li chun feng'' - Tu Ching-Kang
*1969 ''Chun can'' - Liu Shimin
*1969: ''Wo hen yue chang yuan''
*1970: '' A Cause to Kill'' - Li De Chang
*1970: ''Zhongqing yi hao''
*1970: ''Yi feng qing bao bai wan bing''
*1970: ''Ku qing hua''
*1970: ''Chi xin de ren''
*1970: ''You nan huai chun''
*1970: ''Duo ming yan luo''
*1971: ''Wu dui jia ou''
*1971: ''Shuang qiang Wang Ba Mei''
*1971: ''Long shang chun hen''
*1971: ''Dao bu liu ren''
*1971: ''Jia hua zong bi ye hua xiang''
*1971: ''Nu shan jing hun''
*1972: ''Kuang feng sha''
*1972: ''Se zi tou shang yi ba dao''
*1972: ''Pei shi''
*1972: ''Tang ran ke''
*1973 ''Ai yu qi tan''
*1973 ''Nu huo''
*1973 ''Bu su zhi ke''
*1974 ''Yun piao piao''
*1974 Hai Yan''
*1974 ''Guang dao nian ba'' - Imai Eisaku
*1974 ''Bie liao qin ren''
*1974 ''Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan''
*1975 ''Lao nu ri ji''
*1975 ''Ling mo''
*1975 ''Qu mo nu''
*1975 ''Lang wen''
*1975 ''Qing suo''
*1975 ''Shi san bu da''
*1975 ''Xiao Shandong dao Xianggang''
*1976 ''Long jia jiang''
*1976 ''Mi zong sheng shou'' - Mr. Tseng
*1976 ''Qiu Xia'' - Li Po-hao
*1976 ''Yeongno''
*1977 ''Si da men pai''
*1977 ''Gui ma gu ye zi''
*1977 ''Broken Oath
''Broken Oath'' () is a 1977 Hong Kong Mandarin-language kung fu film directed by Jeong Chang-hwa, a South Korean director. The film was produced by Golden Harvest. It is an unofficial remake of the 1973 film '' Lady Snowblood'', itself an ad ...
'' - Liu Da Xiong, General Liu.
*1977 ''Pian pian feng ye pian pian qing''
*1978 ''Diao nu'' - Abbott
*1978 ''Hua fei hua''
*1978 ''Zhui gan pao tiao peng''
*1980 ''Guningtou da zhan''
*1980 ''Yuan''
*1980 ''Da di yong shi''
*1980 ''Mei li yu ai chou''
*1981: ''Chuan qi ren wu''
*1981: ''Huang tian hou tu'' - Fang Yi-Pao
*1981: ''Zhi ye xiong shou''
*1982: ''Ma liu guo hai''
*1982: ''Xiao dao hui''
*1982: ''Shou xin''
*1983: ''Yi chu jing hun''
*1983: ''Feng shui er shi nian'' - Manager Chung
*1986: ''Foo gwai lip che'' - Bandit
*1986: '' Dream Lovers'' - Hark-Nam
*1987: ''Duet ming ga yan'' - Director Cheung
*1987: ''A Better Tomorrow II
''A Better Tomorrow 2'' is a 1987 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo, produced by Tsui Hark, and co-written by both. A follow-up to its popular predecessor, ''A Better Tomorrow'', the film stars returning cast members Chow Yun-fat, Ti ...
'' - Ko Ying Pui
*1988: ''Police Story 2
''Police Story 2'' ( ), also known marketed as ''Police Story Part 2'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film '' Police Story'' ...
'' - President Fung [ ]
*1991: ''Gui gan bu'' - Sub-chief Lu / Li Fu-Min
*1993: ''Yin doi hou hap zyun'' - The President
*1994: ''7 jin gong'' - Chief (final film role)
References
External links
*
Guan Shan at hkmdb.com
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1933 births
2012 deaths
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong people of Manchu descent
Manchu male actors
Deaths from lung cancer in Hong Kong
Male actors from Shenyang
Male actors from Liaoning
Chinese male film actors
Shaw Brothers Studio