Sun Siang-chong (born 24 April 1946), better known by his

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Chin Han, is a Taiwanese actor born in Shanghai. His father was born in

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, Sichuan.

Background

Born Sun Siang-chong'' on 24 April 1946 Shanghai, his father is the Chinese general Sun Yuanliang. Chin Han is best known for starring in a number of adaptations from Chiung Yao's novels in the 1970s and 1980s, usually opposite

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(in films) and Leanne Liu (on television). With Charlie Chin, Brigitte Lin and Joan Lin, the four eventually became known as the "Two Chins, Two Lins" () which became iconic of 1970s romance films in

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Personal life

Sun married Shao Chiao-ying in 1971. Only a year later he was involved in a relationship with Brigitte Lin. Shao gave birth to his daughter Sun Shi Wen and a son

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. Because of his relationship with Lin, him and Shao often got into arguments which eventually ended in divorce in 1984.

Filmography

Film

; As actor ; As director * ''The Drug Busters'' (鐵血勇探) – also actor ; As writer * ''Betrayer'' (殺氣嚴霜) – also actor

Television series

References

* Daw-Ming Lee. "Chin, Han". ''Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema''. (2013) . pp. 118–120.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chin, Han Taiwanese male film actors Male actors from Shanghai Living people 1946 births Participants in Chinese reality television series Taiwanese people from Shanghai