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

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Chin Han, is a Taiwanese actor born in

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. His father was born in

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Background

Born Sun Siang-chong'' on 24 April 1946

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. Chin Han is best known for starring in a number of adaptations from

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's novels in the 1970s and 1980s, usually opposite Brigitte Lin (in films) and

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, Brigitte Lin and

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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 Richard Sun. 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