Kwan Hoi-San

Acting · 1.8 popularity

Age

100

Movies

106

108

Born: October 24, 1925 – September 11, 2006
From: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Biography

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.

Works

106 films

Hard Boiled

19927.5

Project A

19837.3

All's Well, Ends Well

19927.1

Project A - Part II

19877.1

The Banquet

19915.8

Perfect Exchange

19936.2

The Carnal Sutra Mat

19865.3

Hero of Hong Kong 1949

19946.5

Working Class

19856.7

Portland Street Blues

19985.8

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

19897.3

Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

19696.5

A Moment of Romance II

19935.7

The Unmatchable Match

19907.3

Lee Rock

19916.2

Shaolin and Wu Tang

19836.8

Devil of Rape

19926.0

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

19836.4

The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue

1963

Heroes Among Heroes

19936.2

Casino Tycoon

19926.7

The Young Vagabond

19855.4

Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung

19926.9

The Lost Generation

19833.7

Brothers from the Walled City

19827.2

Man of the Times

19935.0

Back To The Beyond

19875.5

Exodus from Afar

19986.3

Mahjong Heroes

19816.3

The Siamese Twins

19848.0

Coolie Killer

19827.1

Kid from Kwangtung

19825.6

Whore & Policewoman

19939.0

Deadly Dream Woman

19924.3

Energetic-21

19829.0

Reincarnation

19876.7

A Touch of Evil

19957.0

Happy Go Lucky

19876.0

Dead Curse

19856.0

Ghost's Lover

19878.0

Devil Curse

19888.0

A Roof with a View

19937.5

Mission of Condor

19916.2

O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body

19954.8

Roving Swordsman

19836.3

Lee Rock III

19924.4

The Criminal Hunter

19889.0

The Dragon, The Odds

19797.0

Buddha's Palm (Part 1)

1964

Kung Fu Kid

19947.0

孫悟空三戲百花仙

1965

What Is A Good Teacher

20007.3

Devil Sorcery

19874.7

The Cat- Beast Wars: Nine Lives

1991

A Man from Holland

19863.5

Scarlet Boy

1962

甜甜蜜蜜的姑娘

1967

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I

19948.0

House of the Lute

19804.7

The Furious Buddha's Palm

1965

Fury of the Heaven

19868.0

Queen of Temple Street

19907.0

伤人十七

1981

The Executor

19817.0

The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

1966

Curse

19857.5

Behind Bars

1990

Legend of Wong Tai Sin

199210.0

The Transmigration Romance

19917.0

Ghost's Hospital

19887.0

One Way Ticket to Bangkok

1988

Crocodile Evil

1985

Interpol

1982

Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family

1965

满堂吉庆

1964

Eight Diagram Cudgel

19909.0

The Struggle

1980

Manchester Death Warrant

19907.5

The Tale Of A Heroine

19933.0

The Kung Fu Warrior

198010.0

Illusions Come True

19789.0

The Vengeance

19926.0

Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill

1965

Queen of Kowloon

200010.0

如来神掌下集

1964

The Money Trip

19794.0

Brutal Sorcery

19834.0

The Tough Kung Fu Kid

19787.0

Marked for Murder

19946.3

Dark Side of China Town

19897.0

Buddha's Palm (Part 3)

1964

Bloody Sorcery

19867.0

Struggle for Leader

198310.0

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

1967

Queen of the Marketplace

1964

Day of Thunder

19909.0

Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey

19805.3

The Rainbow Pass

19643.0

Running Mate

19899.0

Sword of Swords

1965

The Shaolin Disciple

19807.0

On Probation

1977

Buddha's Palm (Part 2)

1964

Hong Kong Butcher

19854.6

月向那方圓

1967

Monkey Saint Versus Eight Fairies

1965