Acting
Chan Shen
1940-1984
Known for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Five Fingers of Death.
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Born03/11/1940
Died04/26/1984
AgeDied at 44
BirthplaceTaiwan
DepartmentActing
Also known asChan Cheng, Chan Sheng, Chan Yi-Cheng, Chim Yau, Jim Sum, Jim Yau, Zhan Sen
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.
Movie Credits
Lost Souls (1980)
Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983)
Five Element Ninjas (1982)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
The Magic Blade (1976)
Shaolin Rescuers (1979)
The Web of Death (1976)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Return of Bastard Swordsman (1984)
Legend of the Bat (1978)
