Kwan Tak-Hing

Acting

Kwan Tak-Hing

Born — Died

1905-06-27 — 1996-06-28

Place of birth

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

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.

Known for

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1990s · 3 titles

The Best of the Martial Arts Films poster
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The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

1990

It's a Wonderful Life poster
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This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chinese New Year's eve. We are introduced to thirteen "Big Rich" people, learn of their particular dispositions and dilemmas, are witness to the former either getting changed or developed and see the latter (re)solved. Teresa Mo as the daughter just returned from studying in France; Leslie Cheung as the friend who came in tow; Tony Leung Kar Fai as the cartoonist son who can only speak normally when he is anxious; Anita Yuen as the woman who Tony Leung's character falls in love with; Carol "Do Do" Cheng as her flat-chested, disciplinary-cum-art teacher sister; Raymond Wong as the eldest son who cannot handle alcohol well; Petrina Fung Bo Bo as his estranged wife; Sean Lau as the marriage-minded cousin; and Kwan Tak Hing as the eccentric-but-definitely-not-senile grandfather.

It's a Wonderful Life

1994

Cinema of Vengeance poster
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A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favorite Chow Yun-Fat.

Cinema of Vengeance

1994

1980s · 4 titles

1970s · 4 titles

1960s · 13 titles

The Chivalrous Whip poster
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Doctor and whip-wielding Hero Chai Tin-sum travels to an isolated village where he finds the population dying of the plague while being oppressed by the Ku family and their fortress. The family has cutoff the supply of fresh water to the village causing calamity. Chai must find a way to defeat the Ku family and restore water or the village will die.

The Chivalrous Whip

1968

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Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer

1968

Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship poster
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An adventurous tale featuring Wong Fei-Hung

Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship

1968

Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves poster
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Wong Fei-Hung takes on the the five wolves gang.

Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves

1969

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香江花月夜

1961

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黄飞鸿肉搏黑霸王

1968

Wong Fei Hung's Battle with the Gorilla poster
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Wong Fei-hung and his disciples hear that a small village is being terrorised by a ferocious gorilla. It turns out that the beast is actually a small-time crook in a gorilla suit under the orders of a precious metal smuggler who wants to intimidate the villagers. The crook takes advantage of his disguise to abduct a beautiful girl and escape to the mountains, but has a surprise in store for him. Just how many gorillas are loose in them there hills?

Wong Fei Hung's Battle with the Gorilla

1960

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黄飞鸿威震五羊城

1968

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黄飞鸿醉打八金刚

1968

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天山双孤斗屠龙(上集)

1960

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黄飞鸿虎爪会群英

1967

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黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青

1969

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黄飞鸿神威伏三煞

1969

1950s · 32 titles

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan poster
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Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan is a Wong Fei-Hung movie starring Kwan Tak-Hing.

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan

1956

How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage poster
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Hung Gar Champion Wong Fei Hung The most prolific hero of kungfu movies wasn’t Bruce Lee. It was a founding father of Hung Gar kungfu and a real folk hero named Wong Fei Hung.

How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage

1959

King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace poster
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King Kong escapes from Heaven and wreaks havok on the human world with his insatiable desire for women, until at last the Gods must beg the Monkey King for help to subdue the rampaging Gorilla.

King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace

1959

Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance poster
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Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance is a 1956 Wong Fei-Hung movie directed by Wu Pang.

Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance

1956

Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell poster
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Wong Fei-hung goes up against members of the underworld

Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell

1959

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風火鬼頭刀

1957

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黃飛鴻三戲女鏢師

1956

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Battle at Mount Goddess of Mercy

Wong Fei-hung's Battle at Mount Goddess of Mercy

1956

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黃飛鴻鐵雞鬥蜈蚣

1956

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胭脂馬三鬥黃飛鴻

1957

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黃飛鴻水底三擒蘇鼠廉

1956

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黃飛鴻龍舟奪錦

1956

Madam White Snake's Reincarnation poster
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A fantasy film with an appearance from Huang Fei-hong

Madam White Snake's Reincarnation

1959

Huang Fei-hong on Rainbow Bridge poster
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Further adventures of Wong Fei Hung

Huang Fei-hong on Rainbow Bridge

1959

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黃飛鴻大鬧佛山

1956

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How Wong Fei-Hung Set Fire to Dashatou

羊城殲霸戰

1956

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The Story of Wong Fei Hung, Chapter 5

The Story of Wong Fei Hung, Grand Conclusion

1951

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The White Crane Hero

1956

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黃飛鴻大戰雙門底

1956

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Battle at Liu-hua Bridge

Huang Fei-hong's Battle at Liu-hua Bridge

1950

How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated Three Bullies with a Rod poster
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Master Wong Fei-hung and disciple Ling Wan-kai take refuge at Golden Cock Township in Guangxi.They befriend the Mok sisters being forced to marry a local tyrant. Master Wong and Ling intervene to help the sisters to uproot the evil tyrant.

How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated Three Bullies with a Rod

1953

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黃飛鴻沙面伏神犬

1956

Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce Battle poster
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Wong Fei Hung must stands up for people who are unable to stand up for themselves.

Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce Battle

1958

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黃飛鴻義救龍母廟

1956

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黃飛鴻擂台比武

1956

The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan poster
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The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan is the fourth movie in Kwan Tak-Hing's Wong Fei-Hung series.

The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan

1950

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黃飛鴻威震四牌樓

1955

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黃飛鴻怒吞十二獅

1956

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Wong Fei-hung: King of Lion Dance

1957

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楚漢爭(霸王別虞姬)

1957

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Wong Fei-Hung Seizes the Bride at Xiguan

Wong Fei-Hung Seizes the Bride at Xiguan

1958

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大破銅網陣

1959

1940s · 4 titles

Wong Fei-Hung Burn the Tyrant's Lair poster
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Shot at the same time as the inaugural chapter, The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part Two is a continuation of the story. Solving the cliffhanger at the end of Part One and carrying on with a series of fights against a lineup of martial artists recruited by Master Wong's nemesis, Part Two culminates in a showdown with Grey Hair Fu, played by the great character actor Sek Kin, who is to appear as the archvillain in most of the following chapters, each time in a different guise.

Wong Fei-Hung Burn the Tyrant's Lair

1949

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Martial artist Wong is confronted by other masters. After he returns to his disciples, he vents his anger during a fierce fight.

Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle

1949

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本來寧靜的漁村, 被一惡霸入侵. 漁民飽受欺凌, 終於起來反抗, 打倒惡霸, 漁村重拾平靜. Famed for the "Wong Fei-hung" series, director Wu Pang was also good at melodramas. A native of Guangdong, he grew up in Shanghai and only came to Hong Kong in 1936. He was heavily influenced by Shanghainese films. Fishing Village in the War was inspired by Song of the Fishermen made by Cai Chusheng in 1934, but Wu Pang managed to impart a strong Hong Kong flavor to it. Shot on location in Cheung Chau, the film documented the lives of fishermen during that era. It portrays two fisherman families and contains fully fleshed-out characters. Stubborn and upright by nature, Kwan Tak-hing is dispirited by the hardships of life. While Pak Yin seems worldly and timid at first sight, she shows strength in adversity. Even the portrayal of supporting characters such as Wong Cho-shan is lifelike.

Fishing Village in the War

1948

One-Eye Dragon, the Strange Hero poster
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An early Romantic Comedy featuring Tak-Hing Kwan and Kien Shih.

One-Eye Dragon, the Strange Hero

1947

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