Han Ying-chieh (January 1, 1927 – October 15, 1991) was a Hong Kong Chinese actor. He started acting from 1966 and acted in movies such as ''

Come Drink with Me ''Come Drink with Me'' ( zh, t=大醉俠, l=Great Drunken Hero, p=Dà Zuì Xiá) is a 1966 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film produced by Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng Pei-pei, Yueh Hua and Ch ...

'' and others. He acted in some films with

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such as ''

The Big Boss ''The Big Boss'' (, lit. "The Big Brother from Tangshan"; originally titled ''Fists of Fury'' in America) is a 1971 Hong Kong action martial arts film produced by Raymond Chow and starring Bruce Lee in his first major film in a lead role. The ...

'' and ''

Fist of Fury ''Fist of Fury'' is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Lo Wei, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Bruce Lee in his second major role after ''The Big Boss'' (1971). Lee, who was also the film's action choreogr ...

'' and with

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in ''

New Fist of Fury ''New Fist of Fury'' is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lo Wei and starring Jackie Chan. It is the first of several films that Lo directed Chan in, and the first using Chan's stage name Sing Lung (, literally meaning "becoming a ...

''. Ying-chieh has acted 60 movies from 1946 to 1991. His final performance was in The Swordsman (1990 film) as Huashan Sect elder Feng QingYang (風清揚).

Death

In 1990, Han was rushed to a hospital in Hong Kong where he was diagnosed with cancer. He later succumbed to the disease on October 15, 1991, after a one-year battle. He was 64 years old. Han was buried in a Hong Kong Cemetery.

Selected filmography

*1950: ''Four Heroes of the Wang Family'' *1955: ''Fang Shi Yu yu Hu Hui Qian'' - Chamber guard *1961: ''Wen Ting Yu huo hai jian chou'' *1962: ''Ru yan jing hun'' - Choi Lung *1963: ''Liu Hai yu xian ji'' *1963: ''Hong Xian Nu ye dao bao he'' *1964: ''A Story of Three Loves (Part 1)'' *1964: ''A Story of Three Loves (Part 2)'' *1964: ''

Between Tears and Smiles Between Tears and Laughter is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lo Chen. Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a gov ...

'' *1964: ''The Story of Sue San'' *1964: ''The Amorous Lotus Pan'' *1964: ''Lady General'' *1964: ''The Shepherd Girl'' *1965: '' The Mermaid'' - Prawn Spirit *1965: ''Sons of Good Earth'' *1965: ''The Lotus Lamp'' *1966: '' Das Schwert der gelben Tigerin'' - Bandit *1967: ''Angel with the Iron Fists'' *1967: ''The Iron Horse'' *1967: ''Tie ma yin ling'' *1967: ''

Dragon Inn ''Dragon Inn'' (, also known as ''Dragon Gate Inn'') is a 1967 Taiwanese ''wuxia'' film written and directed by King Hu. The film was remade in 1992, as ''New Dragon Gate Inn'', and again in 2011 as '' The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate''. Plot Tsao ...

'' *1968: ''The Black Butterfly'' - 5th Chief Han Jie *1968: ''Jurang Bahaya'' *1968: ''Jue dou e hu ling'' *1968: ''The Angel Strikes Again'' *1968: ''Travels with a Sword'' *1968: ''Yu long yin'' *1968: ''Death Valley'' *1968: ''Killer Darts'' *1969: ''Tie gu chuan'' *1969: ''Luo Ma hu'' *1969: ''Dragon Swamp'' *1969: ''Killers Five'' *1969: ''Iron Bones'' *1970: ''The Eagle's Claw'' *1970: ''The Vietnamese Boxer''1972年电影《龙虎杀斗》
/ref> *1971: ''The Invincible Eight'' *1971: ''

'' *1971: ''

The Angry River ''The Angry River'' (Chinese title: 鬼怒川) is a 1971 Hong Kong fantasy action film directed by Huang Feng. It was the first film produced by Golden Harvest. Plot Lan Tin-lung, master of the Liangyi Castle, calls upon all upright swordsm ...

'' *1971: ''Die Todesfaust des Cheng Li'' - Hsiao Mi (The Boss) *1971: ''

A Touch of Zen ''A Touch of Zen'' (Chinese: 俠女) is a 1971 ''wuxia'' film co-edited, written, and directed by film maker King Hu. Its screenplay is based on a classic Chinese story " Xianü" in the book ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' by Pu Songl ...

'' - Hsu *1972: ''

'' - Feng Kwai-sher (starring Bruce Lee) *1972: ''Iron Bull'' *1973: ''

A Man Called Tiger ''A Man Called Tiger'' (Hong Kong title ''Leng mian hu'') is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action thriller starring Jimmy Wang (actor), Jimmy Wang and Maria Yi and directed by Lo Wei. Plot Chin Fu (Jimmy Wang Yu)'s father was a kung-fu master ...

'' - Lin Mu Lang *1973: ''Back Alley Princess'' - Boss Han *1973: ''The Fighter - Flucht ins Chaos'' - Golden Hair's No. 3 man *1973: ''None but the Brave'' - Secret policeman *1973: ''

The Fate of Lee Khan ''The Fate of Lee Khan'' (Chinese: 迎春閣之風波) is a 1973 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film, directed by King Hu. Plot During the waning years of the Yuan Dynasty, Mongol general Lee Khan and his sister Wan’er travel to the desolate Spring Inn i ...

'' - Sha Yuan Shan *1973: ''Fist of Shaolin'' *1973: ''Unsubdued Furies'' *1974: ''Da zhui zong'' - The Boss *1974: ''Shao lin gao tu'' *1974: ''Tornado of Pearl River'' *1974: ''Fists for Revenge'' *1975: ''Die Mutigen'' - Xu Dong *1975: ''The Golden Triangle'' *1975: ''Yi men zhong lie'' *1975: ''The Silent Guest from Peking'' *1975: ''Die Falle des gelben Drachen'' *1975: ''Heroes in Late Ming Dynasty'' *1976: ''The Himalayan'' *1976: ''Zwei Fäuste stärker als Bruce Lee'' *1976: ''Todeskommando Queensway'' *1976: ''Die Pranke des gelben Tigers'' *1976: ''Die Letzte Schlacht von Yang Chao'' - Chang *1976: ''One Armed Swordsmen'' *1977: ''

Broken Oath ''Broken Oath'' () is a 1977 Hong Kong Mandarin-language kung fu film directed by Jeong Chang-hwa, a South Korean director. The film was produced by Golden Harvest. It is an unofficial remake of the 1973 film '' Lady Snowblood'', itself an ada ...

'' *1977: ''The Martyrs'' *1977: ''Six Kung Fu Heroes'' *1978: ''The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho'' *1978: ''Bruce Lee - Der reißende Puma'' - Han Tin Lung *1978: ''The Jade Hairpin Alliance'' *1979: ''Duell der 7 Tiger'' - Ting Ah-lung *1980: ''The Magnificent Kick'' - To Lo *1980: ''End of the Wicked Tigers'' *1984: ''Last Hero in Chin'' *1986: ''Xiong zhou'' - Li Ping *1987: ''Killer's Nocturne'' - Boss Cheung *1990: ''Meister des Schwertes''

Death

Selected filmography

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