Kwan Tak-Hing

Acting

Kwan Tak-Hing

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jun 27, 1905 (120 years old)
Death date
Jun 28, 1996

Kwan Tak-Hing

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
1h 34m
Movie 1994

It's a Wonderful Life

This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a...

Cinema of Vengeance
1h 25m
Movie 1994

Cinema of Vengeance

A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading...

The Family Strikes Back
1h 26m
Movie 1986

The Family Strikes Back

Professor Kiu is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders...

Biography

Kwan Tak-hing MBE (27 June 1905 – 28 June 1996) was a Hong Kong martial artist and actor best known for his portrayal of martial artist folk hero Wong Fei-hung in at least 77 films, between the 1940s and the 1980s. No one else in cinema history has portrayed the same person as many times. In total he made over 130 films. He was elected in 1955 as the chairman of the Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong. He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1982.