Chan Shen

Chan Shen

Acting
Born Mar 11, 1940
From Taiwan
Died Apr 26, 1984

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 Brothers Studio. He died because of a brain hemorrhage 26th of April 1984.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Golden Lotus
7.0
1974

The Golden Lotus

Killer Lu Hua

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
7.5
1978

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Abbot in Charge of Wrist Chamber

The Magic Blade
6.6
1976

The Magic Blade

Kung Sun Tao

Return of Bastard Swordsman
6.4
1984

Return of Bastard Swordsman

Chi Song

Disciples of the 36th Chamber
6.3
1985

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

School Officer Sha Duo'er

Five Fingers of Death
6.7
1972

Five Fingers of Death

Wan Hung-Chieh

Invincible Shaolin
6.4
1978

Invincible Shaolin

Master Mai Qi

Five Element Ninjas
6.9
1982

Five Element Ninjas

Chief Hong

The 14 Amazons
6.6
1972

The 14 Amazons

Hsia Grain Depot's Head Guard

Bastard Swordsman
6.8
1983

Bastard Swordsman

Guardian of the Law

Clans of Intrigue
6.4
1977

Clans of Intrigue

Boss of Inn Gutsy

Death Duel
6.5
1977

Death Duel

Leader of Hei Sha Clan (uncredited)

Killer Clans
6.3
1976

Killer Clans

Roc Society Chief's Bodyguard

Shaolin Intruders
6.5
1983

Shaolin Intruders

Head Abbot

The Web of Death
6.6
1976

The Web of Death

5 Venom Clan Centipede Chief

Ambush
5.6
1973

Ambush

Han Chung

Clan of Amazons
7.0
1978

Clan of Amazons

Lu Wenhu

The Brave Archer
6.8
1977

The Brave Archer

Spiritual Wisdom Ling Tze

Opium and the Kung Fu Master
6.8
1984

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Mr. Lu

Shaolin Abbot
6.4
1979

Shaolin Abbot

Dan Tian-Gang

The Jade Tiger
7.4
1977

The Jade Tiger

Liu

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
6.4
1978

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre

Abbot Kung Man

Coolie Killer
6.7
1982

Coolie Killer

Gor - Wa Hing boss

Shaolin Prince
6.8
1982

Shaolin Prince

Abbot of Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Hand Lock
5.8
1978

Shaolin Hand Lock

Fang Yu Biao

Full Moon Scimitar
6.7
1979

Full Moon Scimitar

Robber with Coffin (uncredited)

The Brave Archer 2
6.4
1978

The Brave Archer 2

Spiritual Wisdom

The Bamboo House of Dolls
5.0
1973

The Bamboo House of Dolls

Japanese Officer

Pursuit of Vengeance
7.0
1977

Pursuit of Vengeance

Gong Sun-Duan

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
6.3
1972

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

Master Li Chang-An

The Emperor and His Brother
5.7
1981

The Emperor and His Brother

Ching Henchman

Holy Flame of the Martial World
6.7
1983

Holy Flame of the Martial World

Shaolin Clan leader

Bat Without Wings
6.7
1980

Bat Without Wings

Ghost King

Pursuit of a Killer
9.0
1985

Pursuit of a Killer

Uncle Zhi

The Deadly Breaking Sword
6.0
1979

The Deadly Breaking Sword

Officer Fan Fei

Swordsman and Enchantress
6.1
1978

Swordsman and Enchantress

Zombie Casters (uncredited)

Brave Archer and His Mate
5.0
1982

Brave Archer and His Mate

Senior Teacher Or

Shaolin and Wu Tang
6.6
1983

Shaolin and Wu Tang

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
5.8
1974

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Monk Kah

The Proud Twins
6.1
1979

The Proud Twins

Chief of 10 Villains

Heaven and Hell
5.6
1980

Heaven and Hell

Yin Jixiang's Brother

The Sentimental Swordsman
6.5
1977

The Sentimental Swordsman

Shaolin monk

The Flag of Iron
7.0
1980

The Flag of Iron

Eagle Hall Chief Mi Jiu Gao

Legend of the Bat
5.7
1978

Legend of the Bat

Mr. Bat's Auctioneer

Soul of the Sword
6.4
1978

Soul of the Sword

Swordsman Challenging Nameless

The Criminals
4.1
1976

The Criminals

Brother Sen

The House of 72 Tenants
6.3
1973

The House of 72 Tenants

Brother Shum

Judgement of an Assassin
6.3
1977

Judgement of an Assassin

7th Branch Chief Yian Chun

The Fugitive
7.0
1972

The Fugitive

Lau Lo Sham

Swift Sword
5.1
1980

Swift Sword

Leng Ruyun

Facets of Love
6.5
1973

Facets of Love

Brothel Client

Lost Souls
5.3
1980

Lost Souls

Hok

The Kung Fu Instructor
6.5
1979

The Kung Fu Instructor

Fake Brother

Shaolin Rescuers
7.2
1979

Shaolin Rescuers

Zhou Cheng

The Dream of the Red Chamber
6.4
1977

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Priest

The Bloody Escape
5.0
1975

The Bloody Escape

Chen Heng

The Spiritual Boxer
6.7
1975

The Spiritual Boxer

Master Lin

Brotherhood
3.6
1976

Brotherhood

Fan Nan

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
5.9
1981

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

Master Rong

The Daredevils
6.8
1979

The Daredevils

Chief of Staff Xu

The Proud Youth
6.8
1978

The Proud Youth

Priest Zhishan (uncredited)

Godfather from Canton
4.0
1982

Godfather from Canton

Secret Service Officer

Bloody Parrot
6.4
1981

Bloody Parrot

Master San

Tiger Killer
7.3
1982

Tiger Killer

Master Zhang

Challenge of the Gamesters
6.2
1981

Challenge of the Gamesters

Huang Jiang

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
5.6
1978

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II

Kwun Lun Chief Ho

Hong Kong 73
5.5
1974

Hong Kong 73

Police Offiicer

Haunted Tales
4.6
1980

Haunted Tales

Ah Cheng

The Last Tempest
5.8
1976

The Last Tempest

Palace Guard

Heroes of Sung
5.5
1973

Heroes of Sung

Zongba

Lady of the Law
6.3
1975

Lady of the Law

Officer Yan Bixian

The Happiest Moment
6.5
1973

The Happiest Moment

Rickshaw puller

Crazy Shaolin Disciples
5.5
1985

Crazy Shaolin Disciples

His Highness

The Kid with a Tattoo
5.8
1980

The Kid with a Tattoo

Sword in Cotton

Dreams Of Eroticism
4.6
1977

Dreams Of Eroticism

Jia Zhen

The Devil's Mirror
6.2
1972

The Devil's Mirror

Chief Bai's Bodyguard

The Villains
3.0
1973

The Villains

Chief Constable

Return of the Dead
5.0
1979

Return of the Dead

Da-Yan

The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
6.8
1978

The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung

Sifu of Zhang's Brothers

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
6.7
1977

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung

Officer Collecting Tax

Revenge of the Corpse
5.0
1981

Revenge of the Corpse

Exorcist Master

The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides
4.0
1976

The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides

Fa

Fast Fingers
6.7
1983

Fast Fingers

Adulterer

The Imp
6.0
1981

The Imp

Old Uncle Han

He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
6.0
1977

He Has Nothing But Kung Fu

Chou Pao-An

My Rebellious Son
5.2
1982

My Rebellious Son

Chamber of Commerce member

The Master of Kung Fu
5.4
1973

The Master of Kung Fu

Mai Gen

Sorrow of the Gentry
1974

Sorrow of the Gentry

Captain Wang

Wits of the Brats
6.7
1984

Wits of the Brats

Shih Chun

Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan
3.5
1984

Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan

Officer Fu

The Stranger and the Gunfighter
5.3
1974

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

Chief Constable

The Brothers
6.0
1979

The Brothers

Boss Huang Shou Ren

Love Swindler
3.6
1976

Love Swindler

(segment "Counterfeit")

The Golden Seal
5.4
1971

The Golden Seal

Wu Tian Ting

Moods of Love
3.6
1977

Moods of Love

Lao San

What Price Honesty?
6.4
1981

What Price Honesty?

Fifth Master

Ode to Gallantry
5.4
1982

Ode to Gallantry

Bai

The Golden Lion
6.9
1975

The Golden Lion

Brother Eight

The 82 Tenants
1982

The 82 Tenants

Sgt. Chiang

Village of Tigers
6.9
1974

Village of Tigers

Jin Ling

Rendezvous with Death
7.0
1980

Rendezvous with Death

Chi Sifang

Hex vs. Witchcraft
5.0
1980

Hex vs. Witchcraft

Brother Nine

The Criminals, Part 4: Assault
3.0
1977

The Criminals, Part 4: Assault

Cai

The Sexy Killer
5.7
1976

The Sexy Killer

Long Tou

Rivals of Kung Fu
6.3
1974

Rivals of Kung Fu

Ah Kwun

Invincible Enforcer
8.0
1979

Invincible Enforcer

Ho Yin Wong

Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
7.0
1980

Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty

Wan Tzu-Mu

The Swift Knight
5.9
1971

The Swift Knight

Brothel owner

Usurpers of Emperor's Power
5.5
1983

Usurpers of Emperor's Power

Advisor Zhao Pu

The Kiss of Death
4.9
1973

The Kiss of Death

Gangster Atom

The Mad Monk Strikes Again
1978

The Mad Monk Strikes Again

Master Sun Jia Zhu

All Mixed Up
6.0
1975

All Mixed Up

Policeman

The Rat Catcher
5.5
1974

The Rat Catcher

Gangster

The Big Holdup
7.0
1975

The Big Holdup

Officer Qing

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
5.7
1975

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Soo Da Chen

Emperor Chien Lung
6.0
1976

Emperor Chien Lung

Priest

The Condemned
5.7
1976

The Condemned

Mr Liang

The Shadow Boxer
4.7
1974

The Shadow Boxer

Master Yuan

Every Man for Himself
1980

Every Man for Himself

Sinful Confession
1.0
1974

Sinful Confession

Juan's husband

Call to Arms
5.5
1973

Call to Arms

Prince of Wei

Pale Passion
4.0
1984

Pale Passion

Uncle Liu

The Lady Professional
6.5
1971

The Lady Professional

Shi Yun Pu

Crazy Sex
3.5
1976

Crazy Sex

One of Big Boss' men

The Deadly Knives
5.7
1972

The Deadly Knives

Ishikawa

Stranger in Hong Kong
1972

Stranger in Hong Kong

Ting Ta-Chuan

Evil Seducers
1975

Evil Seducers

Iron Hat Priest

The Emperor and the Minister
6.0
1982

The Emperor and the Minister

Boss Han

Gambler's Delight
2.0
1981

Gambler's Delight

Madam Jin's assistant

Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
1978

Hello Sexy Late Homecomers

The Tiger and the Widow
6.0
1981

The Tiger and the Widow

Dong Jin Piao

The Imperial Swordsman
4.9
1972

The Imperial Swordsman

Giant

The Mad Monk
7.0
1977

The Mad Monk

Qian Ru-Ming

King Gambler
8.5
1976

King Gambler

Mr Li

The Protectors
6.4
1975

The Protectors

Kasha (Thousand Hands Buddha)

Payment In Blood
6.0
1973

Payment In Blood

Hsieh Tai Cheng

The Rescue
6.2
1971

The Rescue

Chief Ba Zhan Kui

Gossip Street
6.2
1974

Gossip Street

Godfather's thug

Night of the Devil Bride
2.0
1975

Night of the Devil Bride

Liang Ta

Wedding Nights
1976

Wedding Nights

Passing Flickers
6.8
1982

Passing Flickers

Fa Hai

The Last Judgement
6.0
1979

The Last Judgement

Ling Mei-Xian

Cuties Parade
1975

Cuties Parade

The Bastard
6.5
1973

The Bastard

Ji Wen Tai

The Psychopath
1.0
1978

The Psychopath

Six Assassins
6.4
1971

Six Assassins

Yu Li-De

To Kill a Jaguar
1977

To Kill a Jaguar

Tin Pa

Long Road to Freedom
2.0
1971

Long Road to Freedom

The Gourd Fairy
1972

The Gourd Fairy

Minister Mi-Chia

1980

Young Outcasts