Ronald Bi Jen-hsu (born 4 December 1938), known by his stage name Chin Han, is a retired

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

actor, director, screenwriter and producer born in

mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...

. He has appeared in over 50

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: 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 in Hong Kong and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, many of them produced by the

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 ...

in the 1960s and the 1970s.

Personal life

Born in

Weihai Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, Pi Jen-hsu moved to Hong Kong as a small child during the

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of British Hong Kong, Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after Batt ...

. After finishing from New Method College, his first career was in a '' hong''. In 1961, he entered

, working as a

script supervisor A script supervisor (also called continuity supervisor or script) is a member of a film crew who oversees the continuity of the motion picture including dialogue and action during a scene. The script supervisor may also be called upon to ensure wa ...

for director

Yueh Feng Griffin Yueh Feng (; 1909 or July 29, 1910 – March 3, 1999) was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the Shaw Brothers Studio's for many years and directed nearly 90 films. Early life ...

. In 1964, he rose to fame when Yueh Feng cast him in a major Huangmei opera film '' Lady General Hua Mu-lan'', opposite superstar

Ivy Ling Po Huang Yuet-chu (born November 16, 1939), known professionally by her stage name Ivy Ling Po, is a retired actress and Chinese opera singer from Hong Kong. She gained widespread fame during the 1960s for her roles in several popular Huangmei ...

. In 1966, Chin Han married Ivy Ling Po. They moved to Taiwan in 1973 where they continued to work in the film industry until immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s. After retirement, they made

guest appearance The term guest appearance generally denotes the appearance of a guest in an artistic or pop-culture setting. The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...

s in their son

Kenneth Bi Kenneth Bi (born March 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian filmmaker. He has written, directed, and acted in Canada and Hong Kong in numerous theatre and film productions. Biography Kenneth Bi is the son of two movie stars from the Shaw Brot ...

's directorial debut '' Rice Rhapsody'' (2004).

Filmography

Film

; As actor ; As director * 1965: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies'' () * 1966: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 2'' () * 1966: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 3'' () * 1966: ''The In-law Marriage'' () * 1967: ''The Other Day's Typhoon'' () * 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, writer and producer * 1978: ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' () – also writer (opera film) * 1980: ''The Imperious Princess'' () – also co-producer (opera film) ; As writer * 1967: ''The Three Desperate Drunks'' () * 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, director and producer * 1978: ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' () – also writer (opera film) ; As producer * 1976: ''Crossroad'' () – also actor, director and writer * 1980: ''The Imperious Princess'' () – also director (opera film)

Television series

References

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