Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 11, 1940
Place of Birth
Taiwan
Also Known As
- Chan Cheng
- Chan Sheng
- Chan Yi-Cheng
- Chim Yau
- Jim Sum
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.
Known For - Movies
The Golden Lotus
as Killer Lu Hua
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
as Abbot in Charge of Wrist Chamber
Coolie Killer
as Gor - Wa Hing boss
Shaolin Hand Lock
as Fang Yu Biao
Return of Bastard Swordsman
as Chi Song
The 14 Amazons
as Hsia Grain Depot's Head Guard
Five Element Ninjas
as Chief Hong
Five Fingers of Death
as Wan Hung-Chieh
The Bamboo House of Dolls
as Japanese Officer
Invincible Shaolin
as Master Mai Qi