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Kwan Hoi-San

Herman Kwan Hoi-San (Chinese: 關海山) (October 23, 1925 in Guangzhou, Guangdong — September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. his English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered apoplexy attack and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.


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Born:
Oct 24, 1925 In Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Movie/TV Credits:
181
First Appeared:
In the movie Scarlet Boy 1962-09-12
Latest Project:
Series In the Realm of Success 2001-09-17
Known For
Filmography
Series In the Realm of Success Unknown 2001-09-17
Series The Kung Fu Master Unknown 2000-01-03
Movie What Is A Good Teacher Old Won 2000-05-25
Series The Green Hope Unknown 2000-10-16
Movie Queen of Kowloon Unknown 2000-11-17
Movie Portland Street Blues Uncle Pun 1998-02-21
Series A Recipe for the Heart Unknown 1997-11-10
Series Cold Blood Warm Heart Unknown 1996-02-05
Series Hand of Hope Unknown 1996-10-10
Series Plain Love Unknown 1995-04-03
Series A Kindred Spirit Unknown 1995-05-15
Movie A Touch of Evil Unknown 1995-04-27
Movie O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body Dad 1995-09-21
Series From Act to Act Unknown 1995-10-02
Movie 追捕野狼帮 Unknown 1994-02-27
Movie Marked for Murder Unknown 1994-01-01
Series Love Is Hope (III) Unknown 1994-04-04
Series Conscience Unknown 1994-02-28
Series Mystery of The Sabre Unknown 1994-07-07
Movie Kung Fu Kid Unknown 1994-09-19
Movie The Great Conqueror's Concubine Zhao Gao 1994-06-04
Series Happy Returns Unknown 1993-06-07
Series The Legendary Ranger 荣耀 1993-03-01
Movie Whore & Policewoman Prosecutor Yin Li Shan 1993-01-01
Series The Mystery of the Condor Hero Unknown 1993-06-08
Movie The Tale Of A Heroine Unknown 1993-01-01
Movie Heroes Among Heroes Beggar Chie 1993-11-11
Movie A Moment of Romance II Bill 1993-06-11
Movie Perfect Exchange Robinson Shun 1993-09-30
Series The Edge of Righteousness Unknown 1993-12-06
Movie A Roof with a View Unknown 1993-09-16
Movie Man of the Times Unknown 1993-08-28
Movie All's Well, Ends Well Papa Shang 1992-01-25
Movie Casino Tycoon Fu Lao Cha 1992-02-20
Movie Legend of Wong Tai Sin Taoist Master 1992-01-01
Movie Hard Boiled Mr. Hoi 1992-04-16
Series The Key Man 麦约翰 1992-01-01
Movie Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung Mayor 1992-05-28
Movie The Vengeance Unknown 1992-06-02
Movie Devil of Rape Unknown 1992-10-28
Series Wong Fei Hung Returns 黄飞鸿 1992-12-07
Movie Deadly Dream Woman Mr Yip 1992-09-10
Movie Mission of Condor Chief Insp. Chan Fong 1991-06-07
Series 未婚爸爸 丁水 1991-06-11
Series The Poor Rich Man Unknown 1991-06-06
Series The Breaking Point Unknown 1991-05-13
Movie Lee Rock Sergeant Chan 1991-09-18
Movie The Banquet Chicken Roll 1991-11-30
Movie The Transmigration Romance Hell Judge 1991-06-28
Series Big Family Unknown 1991-10-28
Movie Day of Thunder Uncle Chuck 1990-04-01
Movie Manchester Death Warrant Unknown 1990-01-01
Movie Behind Bars Unknown 1990-01-01
Movie The Unmatchable Match Uncle Kin 1990-05-11
Movie Eight Diagram Cudgel Unknown 1990-01-01
Movie Queen of Temple Street Unknown 1990-04-21
Series Rain In The Heart Unknown 1990-09-10
Series An Elite's Choice Unknown 1990-09-10
Series The Cop Story Unknown 1990-09-10
Series In The Realms of Joy Unknown 1990-09-10
Series It Runs in the Family Unknown 1990-08-08
Series The Reincarnated of Wai Unknown 1989-02-03
Series Looking Back in Anger Ni Kun 1989-04-03
Movie Dark Side of China Town Unknown 1989-01-14
Series The Sect of Blood & Iron Unknown 1989-05-03
Series Deadly Secret Unknown 1989-01-02
Movie My Heart Is That Eternal Rose Uncle Cheung 1989-04-20
Series Battle Of The Heart Unknown 1989-08-21
Series Where Heroes Dare Unknown 1989-12-25
Series The Justice of Life Unknown 1989-11-13
Series I Do I Do Unknown 1989-09-11
Movie Running Mate Unknown 1989-11-04
Movie One Way Ticket to Bangkok Unknown 1988-01-01
Movie The Criminal Hunter Master Hou 1988-05-19
Movie Ghost's Hospital Unknown 1988-01-01
Series Road To The Throne Nan yuan da wang 1988-05-30
Movie Devil Curse Taoist Priest 1988-12-15
Series Twilight of a Nation Unknown 1988-11-28
Movie Reincarnation Peter's Father 1987-06-11
Movie Ghost's Lover Unknown 1987-01-01
Series Fate Takes A Hand Unknown 1987-07-20
Movie Back To The Beyond Sau-Tak 1987-01-01
Movie Project A: Part II Navy Captain Chi 1987-07-25
Series The Price Of Growing Up Unknown 1987-08-27
Series The Legend of the Book and Sword 袁士霄 1987-10-19
Movie Devil Sorcery Master Chan 1987-10-07
Series When Silken Hands Get Rough Unknown 1986-06-06
Movie Fury of the Heaven Ling Hoi Faat Bye 1986-01-04
Series The Feud of Two Brothers Song Yongran 1986-05-12
Series The SIB Files Unknown 1986-06-07
Movie A Man from Holland Unknown 1986-10-25
Movie Bloody Sorcery Au Yeung 1986-12-11
Movie Yu Pui Tsuen Unknown 1986-12-12
Series New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre 胡青牛 1986-11-03
Series The Rough Ride Unknown 1985-04-22
Movie Hong Kong Butcher Unknown 1985-02-01
Series The Young Wanderer Unknown 1985-01-21
Movie Curse Unknown 1985-04-26
Movie The Young Vagabond So's father 1985-01-02
Series The Battle Among the Clans Unknown 1985-07-18
Movie Dead Curse Unknown 1985-11-21
Series The Possessed 六指琴魔 1985-12-09
Movie Working Class Uncle Ha 1985-08-09
Movie Crocodile Evil Unknown 1985-08-07
Series The Smiling Proud Wanderer Unknown 1984-04-02
Series Can Anybody Help Unknown 1984-02-01
Series The Duke of Mount Deer Oboi 1984-07-09
Series The Foundation 任嘯天 1984-02-06
Series The Young Detective Unknown 1984-07-11
Movie The Siamese Twins Medical Director Cheung 1984-07-24
Series Summer Kisses Winter Tears Unknown 1984-12-24
Series The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung Unknown 1984-11-12
Series The Legend of the Condor Heroes 陸乘風 1983-02-21
Movie Roving Swordsman Master Bai Yu-Lou 1983-01-28
Movie Struggle for Leader Unknown 1983-04-21
Series Sandwiches Unknown 1983-01-03
Series The Radio Tycoon Unknown 1983-01-03
Movie Project A Captain Chik 1983-12-22
Series Beyond the Rose Garden Unknown 1983-05-16
Movie Hong Kong, Hong Kong Uncle Kwai 1983-07-21
Movie The Lost Generation Unknown 1983-09-21
Series Encounter with Fortune Unknown 1983-07-11
Movie Shaolin and Wu Tang Unknown 1983-07-02
Series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 慕容博 1982-03-22
Movie Kid from Kwangtung Master Wu Changjiu 1982-02-07
Series 星塵 Unknown 1982-05-03
Series The Checkmate Unknown 1982-03-01
Movie Brothers from the Walled City Chan Yuan Loong 1982-09-01
Movie Coolie Killer Choi 1982-06-30
Movie Interpol Boss Ching 1982-11-18
Series Love & Passion Unknown 1982-11-29
Movie Energetic-21 Alan's father 1982-09-30
Series Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan Unknown 1981-06-02
Series In Love and War Unknown 1981-05-11
Movie The Executor Uncle Suk 1981-03-04
Series The Lonely Hunter Unknown 1981-02-09
Series The Hawk 趙鴻毅 1981-08-31
Series The Legend of Wonder Lady Unknown 1981-11-16
Series The Understudy Unknown 1981-12-28
Movie Mahjong Heroes Yau Bun Lap 1981-12-22
Movie Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey Unknown 1980-03-23
Movie The Kung Fu Warrior Unknown 1980-01-24
Movie House of the Lute Unknown 1980-03-27
Series Five Easy Pieces Unknown 1980-08-04
Movie The Struggle Unknown 1980-09-04
Series The Adventurers Unknown 1980-11-24
Series The Family Unknown 1980-08-04
Series Mitsubish Series Unknown 1979-05-21
Movie The Money Trip Unknown 1979-04-05
Series The God of Sabre Unknown 1979-01-01
Movie The Dragon, The Odds Gold Haired Lion 1979-07-27
Series This Land Is Mine Unknown 1979-12-31
Series Chor Lau-heung 高冠英 1979-09-03
Series The Good The Bad The Ugly Unknown 1979-10-01
Series Over the Rainbow Unknown 1979-09-10
Movie Illusions Come True Unknown 1978-07-20
Series Luk Siu Fung (Series III) Unknown 1978-06-05
Series Vanity Fair Unknown 1978-01-02
Series The Giants Unknown 1978-05-01
Movie The Tough Kung Fu Kid Unknown 1978-09-06
Series Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long Unknown 1978-10-30
Series Conflict Unknown 1978-10-02
Series One Sword Unknown 1978-09-25
Movie On Probation Unknown 1977-07-28
Series Luk Siu Fung (Series II) Unknown 1977-08-08
Series When The Legend Dies Unknown 1976-11-01
Series Water Margin Unknown 1976-11-15
Series Luk Siu Fung (Series I) Unknown 1975-12-29
Movie Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu Unknown 1969-12-04
Movie Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell Policeman 1967-03-29
Movie The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon Constable Kwan 1966-06-11
Movie Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing 1965-12-01
Movie Sword of Swords Unknown 1965-05-11
Movie The Furious Buddha's Palm Unknown 1965-09-22
Movie Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing 1965-11-10
Movie The Rainbow Pass Unknown 1964-01-10
Movie Buddha's Palm (Part 2) Luk Yu 1964-01-31
Movie 如来神掌 下集 Unknown 1964-03-05
Movie Buddha's Palm Part 1 Unknown 1964-02-26
Movie The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue Unknown 1963-03-06
Movie Scarlet Boy Monk Tong Sang 1962-09-12
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