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Chen Kuan-tai Chinese name 陳觀泰 (Traditional) Chinese name 陈观泰 (Simplified) Born 24 September 1945
Guangdong, ChinaChen Kuan-tai (born 24 September 1945 in Guangdong, China) is a Chinese martial arts film star. He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of the first solid trained, martial arts stars employed by the company. His first appearance in a Shaw work was in the 1969 film The Chinese Boxer, alongside Jimmy Wang Yu and Ben McDonald.
Chen branched out as an actor with his tender roles in The Tea House and its sequel Big Brother Cheng, both directed by Chih-hung Kwei. These films gave Chen status as a "legitimate actor". After starring in the box office successes Challenge of the Masters and Executioners from Shaolin, both helmed by the legendary martial arts director Lau Kar-leung, Chen left the Shaw Brothers Studio.
While away from Shaw, Chen directed and starred in the 1977 film Iron Monkey (not to be confused with the 1993 film by Yuen Woo-Ping). Chen later returned to the Shaw Brothers in the films Crippled Avengers (directed by Chang Cheh), Killer Constable (directed by Chih-hung Kwei), and 3 Evil Masters (co-starring Yuen Tak of the Seven Little Fortunes).
To date Chen has starred in over 100 films, around 80 of which were with Shaw Brothers. His latest appearances were in Wilson Yip's 2006 martial arts-fantasy Dragon Tiger Gate, and in the 2007 remake of the King Hu classic, The Valiant Ones New.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Ye-lut Hung-kei 1983 Little Dragon Maiden Guo Jing 1986 The Romance of the White Hair Maiden Ngok Ming-or TV series 2002 The Legendary Siblings 2 Ye Tianzhao TV series 2010 14 Blades Fazheng Who's the Hero TV series TBA White Vengeance References
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