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:
- 192
- 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 |
| Movie | Exodus from Afar | Unknown | 1998-11-30 |
| Series | A Recipe for the Heart | Unknown | 1997-11-10 |
| Series | Cold Blood Warm Heart | Unknown | 1996-02-05 |
| Series | Hand of Hope | Unknown | 1995-02-13 |
| Movie | A Touch of Evil | Unknown | 1995-04-27 |
| Series | Plain Love | Unknown | 1995-04-03 |
| Series | A Kindred Spirit | Unknown | 1995-05-15 |
| Movie | O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body | Dad | 1995-09-21 |
| Series | From Act to Act | Unknown | 1995-10-02 |
| Series | Conscience | Unknown | 1994-02-28 |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | Unknown | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | 追捕野狼帮 | Unknown | 1994-02-27 |
| Series | Love Is Hope (III) | Unknown | 1994-04-04 |
| Movie | Hero of Hong Kong 1949 | Unknown | 1994-06-03 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Kid | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
| Series | Mystery of The Sabre | Unknown | 1994-07-07 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Mystery of the Condor Hero | 殷破败 | 1993-06-08 |
| Movie | Whore & Policewoman | Prosecutor Yin Li Shan | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Tale Of A Heroine | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
| Series | The Edge of Righteousness | Unknown | 1993-12-06 |
| Movie | A Moment of Romance II | Bill | 1993-06-11 |
| Movie | Perfect Exchange | Robinson Shun | 1993-09-30 |
| Movie | Heroes Among Heroes | Beggar Chie | 1993-11-11 |
| 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 | The Poor Rich Man | Unknown | 1991-06-06 |
| Series | The Breaking Point | Unknown | 1991-05-13 |
| Series | 未婚爸爸 | 丁水 | 1991-06-11 |
| Series | Big Family | Unknown | 1991-10-28 |
| Movie | The Banquet | Chicken Roll | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | The Transmigration Romance | Hell Judge | 1991-06-28 |
| Movie | Lee Rock | Sergeant Chan | 1991-09-18 |
| Movie | Day of Thunder | Uncle Chuck | 1990-04-01 |
| Movie | Manchester Death Warrant | Unknown | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Behind Bars | Uncle Ninth | 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 | 1990-07-09 |
| Movie | My Heart Is That Eternal Rose | Uncle Cheung | 1989-04-20 |
| Series | The Reincarnated of Wai | Unknown | 1989-02-03 |
| 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 |
| Series | Looking Back in Anger | Ni Kun | 1989-04-03 |
| Series | Battle Of The Heart | Unknown | 1989-08-21 |
| Series | Where Heroes Dare | 白自在 | 1989-12-25 |
| Series | The Justice of Life | 文立賢 | 1989-11-13 |
| Movie | Running Mate | Unknown | 1989-11-04 |
| Series | I Do I Do | Unknown | 1989-09-11 |
| Movie | One Way Ticket to Bangkok | Unknown | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Ghost's Hospital | Unknown | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | The Criminal Hunter | Master Hou | 1988-05-19 |
| Series | Road To The Throne | Nan yuan da wang | 1988-05-30 |
| Series | Twilight of a Nation | Unknown | 1988-11-28 |
| Movie | Devil Curse | Taoist Priest | 1988-12-15 |
| Movie | Reincarnation | Peter's Father | 1987-06-11 |
| Movie | Back To The Beyond | Sau-Tak | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | Ghost's Lover | Unknown | 1987-01-01 |
| Series | Fate Takes A Hand | Unknown | 1987-07-20 |
| Series | The Legend of the Book and Sword | 袁士霄 | 1987-10-19 |
| Movie | Project A Part II | Captain Chik | 1987-07-25 |
| Movie | Devil Sorcery | Master Chan | 1987-10-07 |
| Series | The Price Of Growing Up | Unknown | 1987-08-24 |
| Series | The SIB Files | Unknown | 1986-06-07 |
| Series | When Silken Hands Get Rough | Unknown | 1986-06-06 |
| Movie | Fury of the Heaven | Ling Hoi Faat Bye | 1986-01-04 |
| Series | Heir to the Throne Is | Unknown | 1986-06-09 |
| Series | The Feud of Two Brothers | Song Yongran | 1986-05-12 |
| Movie | The Carnal Sutra Mat | Unknown | 1986-12-12 |
| Movie | Bloody Sorcery | Au Yeung | 1986-12-11 |
| Movie | A Man from Holland | Unknown | 1986-10-25 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Young Vagabond | So's Father | 1985-01-02 |
| Movie | Curse | Unknown | 1985-04-26 |
| Series | The Young Wanderer | Unknown | 1985-01-21 |
| Series | The Battle Among the Clans | Unknown | 1985-05-27 |
| Series | The Possessed | 六指琴魔 | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | Working Class | Uncle Ha | 1985-08-09 |
| Movie | Dead Curse | Unknown | 1985-11-21 |
| Movie | Crocodile Evil | Unknown | 1985-08-07 |
| Series | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | Unknown | 1984-04-02 |
| Series | The Foundation | 任嘯天 | 1984-02-06 |
| Series | Can Anybody Help | Unknown | 1984-02-01 |
| Series | The Duke of Mount Deer | Oboi | 1984-07-09 |
| Series | Summer Kisses Winter Tears | Unknown | 1984-12-24 |
| Series | The Young Detective | Unknown | 1984-07-11 |
| Series | Police Cadet | 豪哥 | 1984-10-29 |
| Series | The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung | 薛衣人 | 1984-11-12 |
| Movie | The Siamese Twins | Medical Director Cheung | 1984-07-24 |
| Series | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 陸乘風 | 1983-02-28 |
| Movie | Struggle for Leader | Unknown | 1983-04-21 |
| Movie | Roving Swordsman | Master Bai Yu-Lou | 1983-01-28 |
| Series | Beyond the Rose Garden | Unknown | 1983-05-16 |
| Series | Sandwiches | Unknown | 1983-01-03 |
| Series | The Radio Tycoon | Unknown | 1983-01-03 |
| Movie | Project A | Captain Chik | 1983-12-22 |
| Movie | Shaolin and Wu Tang | Master Law | 1983-07-02 |
| Movie | The Lost Generation | Unknown | 1983-09-21 |
| Movie | Brutal Sorcery | Unknown | 1983-09-28 |
| Movie | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Uncle Kwai | 1983-07-21 |
| Series | Encounter with Fortune | Unknown | 1983-07-11 |
| Series | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | 慕容博 | 1982-03-22 |
| Movie | Kid from Kwangtung | Master Wu Changjiu | 1982-02-07 |
| Series | Stardust | 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 |
| Movie | 伤人十七 | Unknown | 1981-05-22 |
| Series | The Hawk | 趙鴻毅 | 1981-08-31 |
| Movie | Mahjong Heroes | Yau Bun Lap | 1981-12-22 |
| Series | The Understudy | Unknown | 1981-12-28 |
| Series | The Legend of Wonder Lady | Unknown | 1981-11-16 |
| Movie | Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey | Unknown | 1980-03-23 |
| Movie | The Shaolin Disciple | Unknown | 1980-02-01 |
| Movie | House of the Lute | Unknown | 1980-03-27 |
| Movie | The Kung Fu Warrior | Unknown | 1980-01-24 |
| 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 | Chor Lau-heung | 高冠英 | 1979-09-03 |
| Series | Over the Rainbow | Unknown | 1979-09-10 |
| Series | This Land Is Mine | Unknown | 1979-12-31 |
| Series | The Good The Bad The Ugly | Unknown | 1979-10-01 |
| 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 | Illusions Come True | Unknown | 1978-07-20 |
| Series | Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long | Unknown | 1978-10-30 |
| Series | Conflict | Unknown | 1978-10-02 |
| Series | One Sword | Unknown | 1978-09-25 |
| Movie | The Tough Kung Fu Kid | Unknown | 1978-09-06 |
| 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 | 甜甜蜜蜜的姑娘 | Unknown | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | 月向那方圓 | Unknown | 1967-10-04 |
| Movie | The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon | Constable Kwan | 1966-06-11 |
| 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 | Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill | 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing | 1965-12-01 |
| Movie | Queen of the Marketplace | 洪牛 | 1964-01-07 |
| Movie | 满堂吉庆 | Unknown | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Pass | Unknown | 1964-01-10 |
| Movie | 如来神掌 下集 | Unknown | 1964-03-05 |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm (Part 2) | Luk Yu | 1964-01-31 |
| 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 |