Chen Kuan-tai

Chen Kuan-tai (born 24 September 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts film star.^[1] He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of the first solid trained, martial arts stars employed by the company. A former fireman, he won a world's kungfu Championship in 1969. One of his firsts roles in a Shaw work was in the 1969 film after high school The Chinese Boxer, alongside Jimmy Wang Yu

Chen branched out as an actor with Boxer from Shangtung a box-office smash in Hong Kong. His roles in The Tea House and its sequel Big Brother Cheng, both directed by Chih-hung Kwei encreased His fame. These films gave Chen status as a "legitimate actor". After starring in the box office successes Challenge of the Masters and Executioners from Shaolin, both helmed by the legendary martial arts director Lau Kar-leung, Chen left the Shaw Brothers Studio.

While away from Shaw, Chen directed and starred in the 1977 film Iron Monkey (not to be confused with the 1993 film by Yuen Woo-Ping). Chen later returned to the Shaw Brothers in the films Crippled Avengers (directed by Chang Cheh), Killer Constable (directed by Chih-hung Kwei), and 3 Evil Masters (co-starring Yuen Tak of the Seven Little Fortunes).

To date Chen has starred in over 100 films, around 80 of which were with Shaw Brothers. He appeared in Wilson Yip's 2006 martial arts-fantasy Dragon Tiger Gate, and in the 2007 remake of the King Hu classic, The Valiant Ones New. He recently played the role of Gold Lion in the Rza's directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists.

Filmography

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References

External links

• Chen Kuan-tai on IMDb