Kwan Hoi-San
Herman Kwan Hoi-San (Chinese: 關海山) (October 23, 1925 in Guangzhou, Guangdong — September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. his English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered apoplexy attack and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.
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- Born:
- Oct 23, 1925
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 188
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Scarlet Boy 1962-09-12
- Latest Project:
- Series In the Realm of Success 2001-09-17
Known For
Filmography
| Series | In the Realm of Success | 2001-09-17 | |
| Series | The Kung Fu Master | 2000-01-03 | |
| Movie | What Is A Good Teacher | Old Won | 2000-05-25 |
| Series | The Green Hope | 2000-10-16 | |
| Movie | Queen of Kowloon | 2000-11-17 | |
| Movie | Portland Street Blues | Uncle Pun | 1998-02-21 |
| Movie | Exodus from Afar | 1998-11-30 | |
| Series | A Recipe for the Heart | 1997-11-10 | |
| Series | Cold Blood Warm Heart | 1996-02-05 | |
| Series | Hand of Hope | 1995-02-13 | |
| Movie | A Touch of Evil | 1995-04-27 | |
| Series | Plain Love | 1995-04-03 | |
| Series | A Kindred Spirit | 1995-05-15 | |
| Movie | O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body | Dad | 1995-09-21 |
| Series | From Act to Act | 1995-10-02 | |
| Series | Conscience | 1994-02-28 | |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | 1994-01-01 | |
| Movie | Hero of Hong Kong 1949 | 1994-06-03 | |
| Series | Love Is Hope (III) | 1994-04-04 | |
| Movie | The Great Conqueror's Concubine | Zhao Gao | 1994-06-04 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Kid | 1994-09-19 | |
| Series | Mystery of The Sabre | 1994-07-07 | |
| Series | Happy Returns | 1993-06-07 | |
| Series | The Legendary Ranger | 荣耀 | 1993-03-01 |
| Series | The Mystery of the Condor Hero | 殷破败 | 1993-06-08 |
| Movie | Whore & Policewoman | Prosecutor Yin Li Shan | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | The Tale Of A Heroine | 1993-01-01 | |
| Movie | Heroes Among Heroes | Beggar Chie | 1993-11-11 |
| Movie | A Moment of Romance II | Bill | 1993-06-11 |
| Movie | Perfect Exchange | Robinson Shun | 1993-09-30 |
| Series | The Edge of Righteousness | 1993-12-06 | |
| Movie | A Roof with a View | 1993-09-16 | |
| Movie | Man of the Times | 1993-08-28 | |
| Movie | All's Well, Ends Well | Papa Shang | 1992-01-25 |
| Movie | Casino Tycoon | Fu Lao Cha | 1992-02-20 |
| Movie | Legend of Wong Tai Sin | Taoist Master | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Lee Rock III | Sergeant Chan | 1992-03-14 |
| Series | The Key Man | 麦约翰 | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung | Mayor | 1992-05-28 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled | Mr. Hoi | 1992-04-16 |
| Movie | Devil of Rape | 1992-10-28 | |
| Series | Wong Fei Hung Returns | 黄飞鸿 | 1992-12-07 |
| Movie | Deadly Dream Woman | Mr Yip | 1992-09-10 |
| Movie | The Vengeance | 1992-06-02 | |
| Movie | Mission of Condor | Chief Insp. Chan Fong | 1991-06-07 |
| Series | The Poor Rich Man | 1991-06-06 | |
| Series | The Breaking Point | 1991-05-13 | |
| Series | 未婚爸爸 | 丁水 | 1991-06-11 |
| Series | Big Family | 1991-10-28 | |
| Movie | The Banquet | Chicken Roll | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | The Transmigration Romance | Hell Judge | 1991-06-28 |
| Movie | Lee Rock | Sergeant Chan | 1991-09-18 |
| Movie | Day of Thunder | Uncle Chuck | 1990-04-01 |
| Movie | Manchester Death Warrant | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Behind Bars | Uncle Ninth | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | The Unmatchable Match | Uncle Kin | 1990-05-11 |
| Movie | Eight Diagram Cudgel | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Queen of Temple Street | 1990-04-21 | |
| Series | An Elite's Choice | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | The Cop Story | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | In The Realms of Joy | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | Rain In The Heart | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | It Runs in the Family | 1990-07-09 | |
| Series | The Reincarnated of Wai | 1989-02-03 | |
| Series | The Final Combat | 1989-04-03 | |
| Movie | Dark Side of China Town | 1989-01-14 | |
| Movie | My Heart Is That Eternal Rose | Uncle Cheung | 1989-04-20 |
| Series | Deadly Secret | 1989-01-02 | |
| Series | Looking Back in Anger | Ni Kun | 1989-04-03 |
| Series | Where Heroes Dare | 白自在 | 1989-12-25 |
| Series | The Sect of Blood & Iron | 1989-05-03 | |
| Series | The Justice of Life | 文立賢 | 1989-11-13 |
| Movie | Running Mate | 1989-11-04 | |
| Series | Battle Of The Heart | 1989-08-21 | |
| Series | I Do I Do | 1989-09-11 | |
| Movie | Ghost's Hospital | 1988-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Criminal Hunter | Master Hou | 1988-05-19 |
| Movie | One Way Ticket to Bangkok | 1988-01-01 | |
| Series | Road To The Throne | Nan yuan da wang | 1988-05-30 |
| Movie | Devil Curse | Taoist Priest | 1988-12-15 |
| Series | Twilight of a Nation | 1988-11-28 | |
| Movie | Happy Go Lucky | 1987-05-21 | |
| Movie | Ghost's Lover | 1987-01-01 | |
| Movie | Reincarnation | Peter's Father | 1987-06-11 |
| Movie | Back To The Beyond | Sau-Tak | 1987-01-01 |
| Series | Fate Takes A Hand | 1987-07-20 | |
| Movie | Project A Part II | Captain Chik | 1987-07-25 |
| Series | The Legend of the Book and Sword | 袁士霄 | 1987-10-19 |
| Series | The Price Of Growing Up | 1987-08-24 | |
| Series | When Silken Hands Get Rough | 1986-06-06 | |
| Movie | Fury of the Heaven | Ling Hoi Faat Bye | 1986-01-04 |
| Series | The Feud of Two Brothers | Song Yongran | 1986-05-12 |
| Series | Heir to the Throne Is | 1986-06-09 | |
| Movie | Yu Pui Tsuen | 1986-12-12 | |
| Movie | Bloody Sorcery | Au Yeung | 1986-12-11 |
| Movie | A Man from Holland | 1986-10-25 | |
| Series | New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | 胡青牛 | 1986-11-03 |
| Series | The Rough Ride | 1985-04-22 | |
| Movie | Hong Kong Butcher | 1985-02-01 | |
| Movie | The Young Vagabond | So's Father | 1985-01-02 |
| Movie | Curse | 1985-04-26 | |
| Series | The Young Wanderer | 1985-01-21 | |
| Series | The Battle Among the Clans | 1985-05-27 | |
| Series | The Possessed | 六指琴魔 | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | Working Class | Uncle Ha | 1985-08-10 |
| Movie | Dead Curse | 1985-11-21 | |
| Movie | Crocodile Evil | 1985-08-07 | |
| Series | The Duke of Mount Deer | Oboi | 1984-07-09 |
| Series | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | 1984-04-02 | |
| Series | The Foundation | 任嘯天 | 1984-02-06 |
| Series | The Young Detective | 1984-07-11 | |
| Series | Can Anybody Help | 1984-02-01 | |
| Movie | The Siamese Twins | Medical Director Cheung | 1984-07-24 |
| Series | Summer Kisses Winter Tears | 1984-12-24 | |
| Series | The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung | 薛衣人 | 1984-11-12 |
| Series | Police Cadet | 豪哥 | 1984-10-29 |
| Series | Beyond the Rose Garden | 1983-05-16 | |
| Movie | Struggle for Leader | 1983-04-21 | |
| Series | The Radio Tycoon | 1983-01-03 | |
| Movie | Shaolin and Wu Tang | Master Law | 1983-07-02 |
| Movie | Roving Swordsman | Master Bai Yu-Lou | 1983-01-28 |
| Series | Sandwiches | 1983-01-03 | |
| Series | Encounter with Fortune | 1983-07-11 | |
| Movie | Brutal Sorcery | 1983-09-28 | |
| Movie | Project A | Captain Chik | 1983-12-22 |
| Movie | The Lost Generation | 1983-09-21 | |
| Movie | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Uncle Kwai | 1983-07-21 |
| Series | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | 慕容博 | 1982-03-22 |
| Movie | Kid from Kwangtung | Master Wu Changjiu | 1982-02-07 |
| Series | Stardust | 1982-05-03 | |
| Series | The Checkmate | 1982-03-01 | |
| Movie | Brothers from the Walled City | Chan Yuan Loong | 1982-09-01 |
| Movie | Coolie Killer | Choi | 1982-06-30 |
| Movie | Interpol | Boss Ching | 1982-11-18 |
| Series | Love & Passion | 1982-11-29 | |
| Movie | Energetic-21 | Alan's Father | 1982-09-30 |
| Series | In Love and War | 1981-05-11 | |
| Series | The Lonely Hunter | 1981-02-09 | |
| Movie | The Executor | Uncle Suk | 1981-03-04 |
| Series | Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan | 1981-06-02 | |
| Series | The Hawk | 趙鴻毅 | 1981-08-31 |
| Movie | Mahjong Heroes | Yau Bun Lap | 1981-12-22 |
| Series | The Understudy | 1981-12-28 | |
| Series | The Legend of Wonder Lady | 1981-11-16 | |
| Movie | House of the Lute | 1980-03-27 | |
| Movie | Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey | 1980-03-23 | |
| Series | The Family | 1980-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Kung Fu Warrior | 1980-01-24 | |
| Series | Five Easy Pieces | 1980-08-04 | |
| Series | The Adventurers | 1980-11-24 | |
| Movie | The Struggle | 1980-09-04 | |
| Series | Mitsubish Series | 1979-05-21 | |
| Series | The God of Sabre | 1979-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Dragon, The Odds | Gold Haired Lion | 1979-07-27 |
| Movie | The Money Trip | 1979-04-05 | |
| Series | Chor Lau-heung | 高冠英 | 1979-09-03 |
| Series | Over the Rainbow | 1979-09-10 | |
| Series | This Land Is Mine | 1979-12-31 | |
| Series | The Good The Bad The Ugly | 1979-10-01 | |
| Series | Luk Siu Fung (Series III) | 1978-06-05 | |
| Series | Vanity Fair | 1978-01-02 | |
| Series | The Giants | 1978-05-01 | |
| Movie | Illusions Come True | 1978-07-20 | |
| Series | Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long | 1978-10-30 | |
| Series | Conflict | 1978-10-02 | |
| Series | One Sword | 1978-09-25 | |
| Movie | The Tough Kung Fu Kid | 1978-09-06 | |
| Movie | On Probation | 1977-07-28 | |
| Series | Luk Siu Fung (Series II) | 1977-08-08 | |
| Series | When The Legend Dies | 1976-11-01 | |
| Series | Water Margin | 1976-11-15 | |
| Series | Luk Siu Fung (Series I) | 1975-12-29 | |
| Movie | Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu | 1969-12-04 | |
| Movie | Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell | Policeman | 1967-03-29 |
| Movie | 甜甜蜜蜜的姑娘 | 1967-01-01 | |
| Movie | 月向那方圓 | 1967-10-04 | |
| Movie | The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon | Constable Kwan | 1966-06-11 |
| Movie | Sword of Swords | 1965-05-11 | |
| Movie | The Furious Buddha's Palm | 1965-09-22 | |
| Movie | Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family | 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing | 1965-11-10 |
| Movie | Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill | 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing | 1965-12-01 |
| Movie | 满堂吉庆 | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | Queen of the Marketplace | 洪牛 | 1964-01-07 |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm Part 1 | 1964-02-26 | |
| Movie | The Rainbow Pass | 1964-01-10 | |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm (Part 2) | Luk Yu | 1964-01-31 |
| Movie | The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue | 1963-03-06 | |
| Movie | Scarlet Boy | Monk Tong Sang | 1962-09-12 |