Michael Chan Wai-man (; born 10 July 1943) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. A

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hun ...

of Wuhua ancestry born in

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

, Chan was well known for various triad roles, when in actuality he had been involved with triads in real life. In a media interview, he admitted to have been the No. 2 in the 14K Triad that dominated vice in

Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Ts ...

before the handover of Hong Kong. Having worked as a police officer in the prison system, he came into contact with many underworld figures and joined the Triads. Chan was expelled from the

Royal Hong Kong Police The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the t ...

as a result of his links.

Personal life

In his twenties, Chan met his partner Ng Kwok-ying (), and together they have had three children. The couple married in 2020 after being together for 50 years.

Filmography

Films

*''The Way of the Bug'' (2018) *'' Chasing the Dragon'' (2017) *''Muay Thai Girls'' (2016) *'' Super Bodyguard'' (2016) *'' Gangster Payday'' (2014) *'' Triad'' (2012) *''

Lives in Flames Lives may refer to: * The plural form of a ''life'' * Lives, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * The number of Life (gaming), lives in a video game * ''Parallel Lives'', aka ''Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans'', a series of biographi ...

'' (2012) *'' Gallants'' (2010) *'' Run Papa Run'' (2008) *''

A Chinese Tall Story ''A Chinese Tall Story'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau. The story is loosely based on the 16th-century novel ''Journey to the West''. Synopsis It is a twisted story about Tang Sanzang and his t ...

'' (2005) *'' Where's Mamma's Boy?'' (2005) *'' 6 A.M.'' (2005) *'' Enter The Phoenix'' (2004) *''

Yellow Dragon The Yellow Dragon ( is the zoomorphic incarnation of the Yellow Emperor of the center of the universe in Chinese religion and mythology. The Yellow Emperor or Yellow Deity was conceived by Fubao, who became pregnant after seeing a yellow ra ...

'' (2003) *'' Lost in Time'' (2003) *'' The Spy Dad'' (2003) *'' Bullets of Love'' (2001) *''

Old Master Q 2001 Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

'' (2001) *''

You Shoot, I Shoot ''You Shoot, I Shoot'' (買兇拍人) is a 2001 Hong Kong black comedy film produced, written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Eric Kot and Cheung Tat-ming. Plot Bart ( Eric Kot), a professional contract killer, is requested by hi ...

'' (2001) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Metade Fumaca'' (2000) *'' The Kingdom of Mob'' (1999) *'' Heaven of Hope'' (1999) *'' Deadly Illusion'' (1998) *'' A True Mob Story'' (1998) *'' Young And Dangerous: The Prequel'' (1998) *''

We're No Bad Guys ''We're No Bad Guys'' aka. ''We Are No Bad Guys'' (愛上百份百英雄) is a 1997 Action Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. Synopsis Plane (Ekin Cheng), a troubled cop who hits the skids when his girlfriend Carrie (Gigi Leung) is killed ...

'' (1997) *'' Beyond The Copline'' (1996) *'' Mongkok Story'' (1996) *'' Once Upon A Time in Triad Society'' (1996) *'' To Be No.1'' (1996) *'' Young and Dangerous 3'' (1996) *''Mr. X'' (1995) *''

Teddy Boy The Teddy Boys or Teds were a mainly British youth subculture of the mid 1950s to mid 1960s who were interested in rock and roll and R&B music, wearing clothes partly inspired by the styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period, which S ...

'' (1995) *''

Hong Kong Adam's Family Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organiz ...

'' (1994) *'' Lady Super Cops'' (1993) *''

The Mad Monk ''The Mad Monk'' ( is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy comedy film directed by Johnnie To, and starring Stephen Chow as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song Dynasty. The film follows "Dragon Fighter Luohan" a ...

'' (1993) *'' No More Love, No More Death'' (1993) *'' The Wild Girls'' (1993) *'' All Mighty Gambler'' (1993) *'' Truant Heroes'' (1992) *'' Once A Black Sheep'' (1992) *'' Heroes of Earth'' (1992) *'' Gun n' Rose'' (1992) *'' What a Hero!'' (1992) *'' Talk To Me Dicky'' (1992) *'' Lee Rock II'' (1991) *''

Lee Rock ''Lee Rock'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon, and starring Andy Lau as the title character. The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. The film was followed ...

'' (1991) *'' Gangland Odyssey'' (1990) *''

Bloody Brotherhood ''Bloody Brotherhood'' is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Wang Lung-wei and starring Andy Lau and Irene Wan. Plot Cheung Ka-wah (Andy Lau) and his older brother, Ka-wai (David Lam) are entering Hong Kong illegally with their parents ...

'' (1989) *'' Project A Part II'' (1987) *''

In The Line of Duty IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

'' (1986) *''

Pom Pom Strikes Back ''Pom Pom Strikes Back'' is a 1986 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wu Ma and starring Richard Ng and John Shum. It is the fourth and final film in the '' Pom Pom'' film series which is a spin-off the '' Lucky Stars'' series. Plot Police off ...

'' (1986) *'' Legacy of Rage'' (1986) *'' Ninja Strike'' (1985) *'' The Master Strikes Back'' (1985) *''

Profile in Anger ''Profile in Anger'' is a 1984 Hong Kong action film produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho, written, action choreographed, directed by and starring Bryan Leung. This film is Leung's directorial debut and is also the first film Leung starred ...

'' (1984) *'' Three Stooges Go Undercover'' (1984) *'' Five Element Ninjas'' (1982) *''

Winner Takes All Winner(s) take(s) (it) all may refer to: Competition, economics and politics * Winner-takes-all voting * Winner-take-all (computing) * Winner-take-all market Books Fiction * ''Winner Takes All'' (novel), a BBC Books Doctor Who novel * "Winner ...

'' (1982) *'' Crimson Street'' (1982) *''

Mercenaries From Hong Kong A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any ...

'' (1982) *''

Dragon Lord ''Dragon Lord'' (also known as ''Dragon Strike'', ) is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang and Barry Wong. It was originally supposed to be a sequel to ...

'' (1982) *''

The Legal Illegals ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (1981) *'' The Mad Cold-Blooded Murder'' (1981) *'' The Club'' (1981) *''The Heroes'' (1980) *''

Handcuffs Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists in proximity to each other. They comprise two parts, linked together by a chain, a hinge, or rigid bar. Each cuff has a rotating arm which engages with a ratchet that ...

'' (1979) *'' The Deadly Breaking Sword'' (1979) *''

The Proud Youth ''The Proud Youth'' is a 1978 Hong Kong film loosely based on Louis Cha's novel '' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Sun Chung and starred Wong Yue, Shih Szu, Michael Chan and Ling Yun. ...

'' (1978) *'' Godfather's Fury'' (1978) *''

The Mad, The Mean and the Deadly ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (1978) *'' Bruce Lee, The Invincible'' (1978) *'' The Invincible Killer'' (1978) *''

Judgment of an Assassin Judgement (or US spelling judgment) is also known as ''adjudication'', which means the evaluation of evidence to decision-making, make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. The term has at least five distinct u ...

'' (1977) *'' Broken Oath'' (1977) *''

Deadly Chase For Justice Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series) ...

'' (1977) *'' Ferocious Monk From Shaolin'' (1977) *''

The Big Boss Part 2 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

'' (1976) *'' Bruce's Deadly Fingers'' (1976) *'' Jumping Ash'' (1976) *''

All Men Are Brothers ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is ...

'' (1975) *'' The Female Fugitive'' (1975) *'' Chinese Mack'' (1974) *'' The Bravest Fist'' (1974) *'' Chinese Hercules'' (1973) *'' Spirits of Bruce Lee'' (1973) *'' Adventure in Denmark'' (1973) *''

Tiger Vs Dragon The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living Felidae, cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily pr ...

'' (1972) *'' Love And Blood'' (1972) *''

Black List Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list. If someone is on a blacklist, ...

'' (1972)

TV series

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The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by '' The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and '' The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. I ...

'' (1976) *'' The Return of the Condor Heroes'' (1976) *''OCTB'' (2017) Michael Chan at chinesemov.com
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References

* * http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3965&display_set=eng * http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=365 *

External links

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HK cinemagic entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Michael Hong Kong male film actors 1946 births Living people Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong Hong Kong people of Hakka descent People from Wuhua Hong Kong male kickboxers Hong Kong Muay Thai practitioners