Paul Chun (; born 17 May 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in '' The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by

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Early and personal life

He was born as Chiang Chang-nien () in

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, China on 17 May 1945. His father was Yan Fa ( 嚴化) and his mother was Hung Wei ( 紅薇). Both of his parents were renowned actors.Gendron, Yves. Jan 2007. He is the older brother of actor David Chiang and actress Yim Wai ( 嚴慧). His half-brother is actor and director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. He was married to Thelma Leung (). His son Benji Chiang () and his daughter Lesley Chiang () comprise the pop music duo, Benji and Lesley.

Career

In 1949, at age three, Chun started his acting career as a child actor. From 1949 to 1954, Chun appeared in many films such as Chun lei (1949) directed by Li Pingqian and Dang fu xin (1949) directed by Feng Yueh (aka Griffin Yueh Feng). In 1966, Chun (credited as Paul Chinpae) appeared as Cho-jen in '' The Sand Pebbles'' (1966), an American film produced and directed by

. In ''The Sand Pebbles'', Chun was a young militant student killed by Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman (played by

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). Chun has continuously acted for over 70 years. He is highly respected by many actors of his generation and also regarded as one of the greatest actors in

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of all time. In 2010, Chun was the director with Cheyton Jain as co-director in ''The Chair, the Box, and the Broom'' (2010), a short film. In 2011, Chun was the director of ''Earth'' (2011), an animation short film about a giant robot shooting at some buildings.

Filmography

Television series

Feature film

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References

External links

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