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Chi Kuan-chun
戚冠軍Chinese name 戚冠軍 (Traditional) Chinese name 戚冠军 (Simplified) Pinyin Qi Guànjūn (Mandarin) Born June 14, 1949
Guangdong, ChinaOccupation Actor Chi Kuan-chun (born June 14, 1949[1]), also known as Chik Goon-Gwan,[2] is a Hong Kong martial arts actor and Hung Ga practitioner,[2][3] best known as Shaolin rebel Hu Huei Chien (Hu Hui Gan), a role he played in several movies[4] in 1970's and he was repeatedly co-starred with Alexander Fu Sheng.[5]
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Life and career
Born as Wu Dong-wai[2] in Guangdong Province, China,[6] he went to Hong Kong with his family at early age.[4] He graduated from Sam Yuk Middle School and took acting course at the Cathay Studio[2] in 1968.[6] After winning first place at the "Manhood Competition" held by the Chiang Jiang Film Company, Chi joined Shaw Brothers. His acting debut was Chang Cheh's Men From The Monastery, and had since appeared in his later movies including Shaolin Martial Arts, Disciples Of Shaolin, The Shaolin Avengers and Magnificent Wanderers.[2] After completing his contract with Shaw Brothers in 1976, Chi founded Champion Film Company.[2][4] In 1977, he went to Taiwan to play in independent movies there and starred in films like Showdown at the Cotton Mill.[4][5]
In 1990s he retired from acting but made a comeback in Lau Kar Leung's Drunken Monkey in 2003[2] and then in Tsui Hark's Seven Swords in 2005.[4][5]
Hung Gar school
Chi Kuan-chun started his Hung Gar training in 1961 with Master Chiu Wai[6] in Hong Kong and is the 4th generation disciple of Wong Fei-Hung lineage.[3][7] In October 2000,[6] he established his own Hung Gar school, Chi Kuan-Chun Martial Arts Hong Quan Institute.[4]
Filmography
List of acting performances in film[8] Title Year Role Notes Men from the Monastery 1974 Hu Huei Chien Five Shaolin Masters 1974 Li Shih-Kai Shaolin Martial Arts 1974 Pa Chung/Chen Bao Rong Disciples of Shaolin 1975 Wang Hon Marco Polo 1975 Zhou Xingzheng Seven Man Army 1976 Private Chu Tiancheng Boxer Rebellion 1976 Shuai Fang Yun Shaolin Temple 1976 Hu Hui Gan The Shaolin Avengers 1976 Hu Huigan Eagle's Claw 1977 Chen Tien Chun Magnificent Wanderers 1977 Shi Da Yong The Naval Commandos 1977 Capt. Hu Jing Duan The Golden Mask (film) 1977 Lung Chun San The Iron Monkey 1977 Fung Kong The Murder of Murders 1978 Shaolin Invincible Guys 1978 Shaolin Kung Fu Master 1978 Eagle's Claw and Butterfly Palm 1978 patriot (cameo) Revenge of the Shaolin Kid 1978 Lee Tien Chow Showdown at the Cotton Mill 1978 Hu Huigan Ways of Kung Fu 1978 Ta Kung Green Jade Statuette 1978 Wu Kang Iron Fisted Eagle's Claw 1979 Shaolin Red Master 1979 Su Relentless Broken Blade 1979 Immortal Warriors 1979) cameo The Big Rascal 1979 Ho Director/writer Snake Shadow, Lama Fist 1979 Chi Yuen Yoga and the Kung Fu Girl 1979 Ho Fei The Battle of Guningtou 1979 Yongmun Swordsman 1979 Roving Heroes 1980 Beggars Have No Equal 1980 Queen Bee 1981 Black Eagle's Blades 1981 Eagle Fists 1981 Liu Chin Chun Queen Bee's Revenge 1981 Iron Neck Li 1981 Iron Neck Li Yung Little Flying Dragon 1982 Lone Ninja Warrior 1982 Wild Wolf Bloody Mission 1982 Crazy Horse, Intelligent Monkey 1982 Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery 1982 Rescue from Hades 1982 Shanghai 13 1984 Leopard Thunder of Gigantic Serpent 1984 King of Snake 1984 Lucky Dragon 1991 Lady Killer (1) 1992 Wolf of Revenge 1992 Guardian Angel 1994 Drunken Monkey 2003 Yu Hoi Yeung Seven Swords 2005 Qiu Luo Dong References
- ^ "Asiacue Asian Movies Catalogue - Chi Kuan-Chun (accesed on September 1, 2011)". http://asiacue.com/persons/Chi_Kuan-Chun.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hong Kong Cinemagic - Chi Kuan Chun (accessed on August 31, 2011)". http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=594.
- ^ a b "http://www.chikuanchun.com - Brief introduction of Martial Art Inheritor Chi Kuan-Chun (accesed on September 1, 2011)". http://www.chikuanchun.com/pages/HungKuen.html.
- ^ a b c d e f "www.flkcinema.com - Chi Kuan Chun Biography (accessed on September 1, 2011)". http://www.flkcinema.com/Biographies2.asp?Star=10.
- ^ a b c "IMDB - Biography for Kuan-Chun Chi (accessed on September 1, 2011)". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156891/bio.
- ^ a b c d "http://www.chikuanchun.com - Profile of Chi Kuan Chun (accesed on August 31, 2011)". http://www.chikuanchun.com/pages/Profile.html.
- ^ "European Hung Gar Masters - The Original Lineage Chart (accessed on September 1, 2011)". http://www.belabed.be/lineage.html.
- ^ "Hong Kong Movie Database - Chi Kuan-Chun (accessed on August 31, 2011)". http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4100&display_set=eng.
External links
Categories:- Hong Kong film actors
- Chinese actors
- 1949 births
- Living people
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