Born
1940-03-11 (age 86)
Birthplace
Taiwan
Known For
Acting
Chan Shen
Biography
Chan Shen (Chinese: 詹森, 11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s. Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen-year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films. Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers Studio. He died because of a brain hemorrhage 26th of April 1984.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Five Fingers of Death
as Wan Hung-Chieh
1972
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
as Monk Kah
1974
Killer Clans
as Roc Society Chief's Bodyguard
1976
The Bastard
as Ji Wen Tai
1973
The Flag of Iron
as Eagle Hall Chief Mi Jiu Gao
1980
Shaolin Intruders
as Head Abbot
1983
Shaolin Rescuers
as Zhou Cheng
1979
Bloody Parrot
as Master San
1981
The Daredevils
as Chief of Staff Xu
1979
Swift Sword
as Leng Ruyun
1980
Shaolin Prince
as Abbot of Shaolin Temple
1982
The Shadow Boxer
as Master Yuan
1974
Invincible Shaolin
as Master Mai Qi
1978
The Master of Kung Fu
as Mai Gen
1973
The Golden Lion
as Brother Eight
1975
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
as Master Rong
1981
Godfather from Canton
as Secret Service Officer
1982
The Devil's Mirror
as Chief Bai's Bodyguard
1972
The Sentimental Swordsman
as Shaolin monk
1977
The Golden Seal
as Wu Tian Ting
1971