Kwan Shan (April 20, 1933 – October 1, 2012) was a
Hong Kong
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film
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actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
. Kwan appeared as a romantic lead actor in
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 created in Hong Kong, especially during the 1960s. His roles included several
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
productions.
Early life
Kwan was born on April 20, 1933 in
Shenyang
Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...
,
Liaoning province
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, China, and later moved to Hong Kong.
[ He was an ethnic ]Manchu
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...
who traced his heritage to the Guwalgiya clan.
Personal life
Kwan's daughter is Rosamund Kwan
Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam (born Kwan Kar Wai on 24 September 1962) is a Hong Kong former actress, best known for starring as the female lead "Thirteenth Aunt" in the 1990s ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series. She had since retired from acti ...
, an actress.[
Kwan died of lung cancer on October 1, 2012, at the age of 79. His funeral was held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home.][
]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
*1958 ''You nu huai chun'' - Ping Kelai
*1958 ''Ah Q zheng zhuan'' - Ah Q
*1959 ''Teenager's holiday'' - Hsu Ke-Ming
*1960 ''Yu guang lian'' - Sheng
*1961 '' Love without end'' - Tang Pengnan
*1962 ''Zi mei qing chou''
*1962 ''Hong lou meng'' - Jia Lian
*1962 ''Xi shi zhong zhong'' - Chou Da-ye
*1963 ''The Love Eterne
''The Love Eterne'' is a 1963 Hong Kong musical film of the Huangmei opera genre directed by Li Han Hsiang. An adaptation of the classic Chinese story "Butterfly Lovers", it tells of the doomed romance between the male Liang Shanbo ( portrayed ...
''
*1963 ''Yang Nai Wu yu Xiao Bai Cai'' - Yang Nai-wu
*1963: ''Yi mao qian''
*1963: ''Di er chun'' - Lin Yung-Kang
*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: ''Shan ge lian'' - Liu Ta-lung
*1965: ''Hong ling lei''
*1966: ''the blue and the black'' - Zhang Xingya
*1966: ''Mei gui wo ai ni''
*1966: ''Kuai lo qing chun''
*1967 ''Feng huo wan li qing''
*1967 ''Xing yue zheng hui''
*1967 ''Xie hen jing'' - Hu A-Mao
*1967 ''Chui si tian e'' - Tu Fan
*1967 '' Susanna ()'' - Lin Cheng Ting
*1967 ''Chu gu huang yin'' - Li Meng-chuang
*1969 ''Bi hai qing tian ye ye xin'' - Hu Zhong Ning
*1969 ''Tao li chun feng'' - Tu Ching-Kang
*1969 ''Chun can'' - Liu Shimin
*1969: ''Wo hen yue chang yuan''
*1970: ''A Cause to Kill
''A Cause to Kill'' or ''Sha Ji'' is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers thriller film directed by Murayama Mitsuo.
Cast
* Chiao Chiao - Su Su.
*Gwan Gam
*Wai Ha
*Pak-Kwong Ho
*Chung-Shun Huang
* Shan Kwan - Chang Li De.
* Ivy Ling Po
Huang ...
'' - Li De Chang
*1970: ''Zhongqing yi hao''
*1970: ''Yi feng qing bao bai wan bing''
*1970: ''Ku qing hua''
*1970: ''Chi xin de ren''
*1970: ''You nan huai chun''
*1970: ''Duo ming yan luo''
*1971: ''Wu dui jia ou''
*1971: ''Shuang qiang Wang Ba Mei''
*1971: ''Long shang chun hen''
*1971: ''Dao bu liu ren''
*1971: ''Jia hua zong bi ye hua xiang''
*1971: ''Nu shan jing hun''
*1972: ''Kuang feng sha''
*1972: ''Se zi tou shang yi ba dao''
*1972: ''Pei shi''
*1972: ''Tang ran ke''
*1973 ''Ai yu qi tan''
*1973 ''Nu huo''
*1973 ''Bu su zhi ke''
*1974 ''Yun piao piao''
*1974 Hai Yan''
*1974 ''Guang dao nian ba'' - Imai Eisaku
*1974 ''Bie liao qin ren''
*1974 ''Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan''
*1975 ''Lao nu ri ji''
*1975 ''Ling mo''
*1975 ''Qu mo nu''
*1975 ''Lang wen''
*1975 ''Qing suo''
*1975 ''Shi san bu da''
*1975 ''Xiao Shandong dao Xianggang''
*1976 ''Long jia jiang''
*1976 ''Mi zong sheng shou'' - Mr. Tseng
*1976 ''Qiu Xia'' - Li Po-hao
*1976 ''Yeongno''
*1977 ''Si da men pai''
*1977 ''Gui ma gu ye zi''
*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 ...
'' - Liu Da Xiong, General Liu.
*1977 ''Pian pian feng ye pian pian qing''
*1978 ''Diao nu'' - Abbott
*1978 ''Hua fei hua''
*1978 ''Zhui gan pao tiao peng''
*1980 ''Guningtou da zhan''
*1980 ''Yuan''
*1980 ''Da di yong shi''
*1980 ''Mei li yu ai chou''
*1981: ''Chuan qi ren wu''
*1981: ''Huang tian hou tu - Fang Yi-Pao
*1981: ''Zhi ye xiong shou''
*1982: ''Ma liu guo hai''
*1982: ''Xiao dao hui''
*1982: ''Shou xin''
*1983: ''Yi chu jing hun''
*1983: ''Feng shui er shi nian'' - Manager Chung
*1986: ''Foo gwai lip che'' - Bandit
*1986: ''Dream Lovers
''Dream Lovers'' is a 1986 Hong Kong romantic fantasy film directed by Tony Au. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Song Yu, a famous orchestra conductor who recently has visions of a beautiful woman and a Qin dynasty era terracotta statue. When Song ...
'' - Hark-Nam
*1987: ''Duet ming ga yan'' - Director Cheung
*1987: ''A Better Tomorrow II
''A Better Tomorrow 2'' is a 1987 Hong Kong action film written and directed by John Woo. A follow-up to its popular predecessor, ''A Better Tomorrow'', the film stars returning cast members Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung alongside ne ...
'' - Ko Ying Pui
*1988: ''Police Story 2
''Police Story 2'' (, also known marketed as ''Jackie Chan's Police Story 2'') is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film '' Police S ...
'' - President Fung [ ]
*1991: ''Gui gan bu'' - Sub-chief Lu / Li Fu-Min
*1993: ''Yin doi hou hap zyun'' - The President
*1994: ''7 jin gong'' - Chief (final film role)
References
External links
*
Guan Shan at hkmdb.com
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1933 births
2012 deaths
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong people of Manchu descent
Manchu male actors
Deaths from lung cancer
Male actors from Shenyang
Male actors from Liaoning
Chinese male film actors
Shaw Brothers Studio