Kwan Tak-Hing

Acting

Kwan Tak-Hing

Born 1905-06-27 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

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.

Acting credits

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

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Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer

1968

Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation poster
10.0

Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation is the last film of the long running Huang Fei-hong series starring Tak-Hing Kwan

Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation

1970

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7.0

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

Wong Fei Hung's Battle with the Gorilla poster
10.0

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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9.0

Battle at Mount Goddess of Mercy

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

1956

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8.0

Starring Tak-Hing Kwan as Wong Fei-Hung

Wong Fei-Hung Tries His Shadowless Kick

1954

The Magnificent Butcher poster
7.2

A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.

The Magnificent Butcher

1979

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice poster
5.6

Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice

1986

Dreadnaught poster
7.1

Mousy, a timid laundryman, crosses paths with a violent criminal known only as White Tiger, who hides amongst a theatre troupe, murdering anyone who discovers his identity.

Dreadnaught

1981

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香江花月夜

1961

It's a Wonderful Life poster
6.4

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

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胭脂馬三鬥黃飛鴻

1957

The Best of the Martial Arts Films poster
8.8

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

Wong Fei-Hung Burn the Tyrant's Lair poster
7.0

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

The Magnificent Kick poster
7.0

Veteran actor Kwan Tak Hing plays the legendary Hung Kuen master Wong Fei Hong in this story of the legendary ‘Shadow Kick’.

The Magnificent Kick

1980

How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated Three Bullies with a Rod poster
9.0

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

Cinema of Vengeance poster
6.2

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

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8.0

Battle at Liu-hua Bridge

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

1950

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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黃飛鴻大破馬家莊

1958

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黄飞鸿虎穴救梁宽

1958

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風火鬼頭刀

1957

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火葬烂头什么

1959