Chan Shen

Born:March 11, 1940

Place of Birth:Taiwan, China

Died:April 26, 1984

Known For:Acting

Biography

Chan Shen (Chinese: 詹森, 11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s.

Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen-year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films.

Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Studio. He died because of a brain hemorrhage 26th of April 1984.

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Chan Shen

Filmography

Acting

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Abbot in Charge of Wrist Chamber

1978

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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Monk Kah

1974