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:
- 177
- 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 |
| Series | A Recipe for the Heart | 1997-11-10 | |
| Series | Cold Blood Warm Heart | 1996-02-05 | |
| Series | Hand of Hope | 1996-10-10 | |
| Series | Plain Love | 1995-04-03 | |
| Series | A Kindred Spirit | 1995-05-15 | |
| Movie | A Touch of Evil | 1995-04-27 | |
| Movie | O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body | Dad | 1995-09-21 |
| Series | From Act to Act | 1995-10-02 | |
| Movie | 追捕野狼帮 | 1994-02-27 | |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | 1994-01-01 | |
| Series | Love Is Hope (III) | 1994-04-04 | |
| Series | Conscience | 1994-02-28 | |
| Series | Mystery of The Sabre | 1994-07-07 | |
| Movie | Kung Fu Kid | 1994-09-19 | |
| Movie | The Great Conqueror's Concubine | Zhao Gao | 1994-06-04 |
| Series | Happy Returns | 1993-06-07 | |
| Series | The Legendary Ranger | 荣耀 | 1993-03-01 |
| Movie | Whore & Policewoman | Prosecutor Yin Li Shan | 1993-01-01 |
| Series | The Mystery of the Condor Hero | 1993-06-08 | |
| 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 | Hard Boiled | Mr. Hoi | 1992-04-16 |
| Series | The Key Man | 麦约翰 | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung | Mayor | 1992-05-28 |
| Movie | The Vengeance | 1992-06-02 | |
| 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 | Mission of Condor | Chief Insp. Chan Fong | 1991-06-07 |
| Series | The Poor Rich Man | 1991-06-06 | |
| Series | 未婚爸爸 | 丁水 | 1991-06-11 |
| Series | The Breaking Point | 1991-05-13 | |
| 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 | 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 | Rain In The Heart | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | An Elite's Choice | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | In The Realms of Joy | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | The Cop Story | 1990-09-10 | |
| Series | It Runs in the Family | 1990-08-08 | |
| Series | The Reincarnated of Wai | 1989-02-03 | |
| Series | Looking Back in Anger | Ni Kun | 1989-04-03 |
| Movie | Dark Side of China Town | 1989-01-14 | |
| Series | The Sect of Blood & Iron | 1989-05-03 | |
| Series | Deadly Secret | 1989-01-02 | |
| Movie | My Heart Is That Eternal Rose | Uncle Cheung | 1989-04-20 |
| Series | Battle Of The Heart | 1989-08-21 | |
| Series | Where Heroes Dare | 1989-12-25 | |
| Series | The Justice of Life | 1989-11-13 | |
| Series | I Do I Do | 1989-09-11 | |
| Movie | Running Mate | 1989-11-04 | |
| Movie | One Way Ticket to Bangkok | 1988-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Criminal Hunter | Master Hou | 1988-05-19 |
| Movie | Ghost's Hospital | 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 | Reincarnation | Peter's Father | 1987-06-11 |
| Movie | Ghost's Lover | 1987-01-01 | |
| Movie | Back To The Beyond | Sau-Tak | 1987-01-01 |
| Series | Fate Takes A Hand | 1987-07-20 | |
| Movie | Project A: Part II | Navy Captain Chi | 1987-07-25 |
| Series | The Legend of the Book and Sword | 袁士霄 | 1987-10-19 |
| Series | The Price Of Growing Up | 1987-08-27 | |
| 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 |
| Movie | A Man from Holland | 1986-10-25 | |
| Movie | Yu Pui Tsuen | 1986-12-12 | |
| Series | New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | 胡青牛 | 1986-11-03 |
| Movie | Bloody Sorcery | Au Yeung | 1986-12-11 |
| Series | The Rough Ride | 1985-04-22 | |
| Movie | Hong Kong Butcher | 1985-02-01 | |
| Series | The Young Wanderer | 1985-01-21 | |
| Movie | Curse | 1985-04-26 | |
| Movie | The Young Vagabond | So's father | 1985-01-02 |
| Series | The Battle Among the Clans | 1985-07-18 | |
| Movie | Dead Curse | 1985-11-21 | |
| Series | The Possessed | 六指琴魔 | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | Working Class | Uncle Ha | 1985-08-09 |
| Movie | Crocodile Evil | 1985-08-07 | |
| Series | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | 1984-04-02 | |
| Series | Can Anybody Help | 1984-02-01 | |
| Series | The Duke of Mount Deer | Oboi | 1984-07-09 |
| Series | The Foundation | 任嘯天 | 1984-02-06 |
| Series | The Young Detective | 1984-07-11 | |
| 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 | 1984-11-12 | |
| Movie | Struggle for Leader | 1983-04-21 | |
| Movie | Roving Swordsman | Master Bai Yu-Lou | 1983-01-28 |
| Series | Beyond the Rose Garden | 1983-05-16 | |
| Series | The Radio Tycoon | 1983-01-03 | |
| Series | Sandwiches | 1983-01-03 | |
| Movie | Project A | Captain Chik | 1983-12-22 |
| Movie | Shaolin and Wu Tang | 1983-07-02 | |
| Movie | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Uncle Kwai | 1983-07-21 |
| Movie | The Lost Generation | 1983-09-21 | |
| Series | Encounter with Fortune | 1983-07-11 | |
| Series | 星塵 | 1982-05-03 | |
| Series | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | 慕容博 | 1982-03-22 |
| Series | The Checkmate | 1982-03-01 | |
| Movie | Kid from Kwangtung | Master Wu Changjiu | 1982-02-07 |
| Movie | Coolie Killer | Choi | 1982-06-30 |
| Movie | Brothers from the Walled City | Chan Yuan Loong | 1982-09-01 |
| Movie | Interpol | Boss Ching | 1982-11-18 |
| Series | Love & Passion | 1982-11-29 | |
| Movie | Energetic-21 | Alan's father | 1982-09-30 |
| Series | Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan | 1981-06-02 | |
| Series | In Love and War | 1981-05-11 | |
| Movie | The Executor | Uncle Suk | 1981-03-04 |
| Series | The Lonely Hunter | 1981-02-09 | |
| Series | The Hawk | 趙鴻毅 | 1981-08-31 |
| Series | The Legend of Wonder Lady | 1981-11-16 | |
| Series | The Understudy | 1981-12-28 | |
| Movie | Mahjong Heroes | Yau Bun Lap | 1981-12-22 |
| Movie | Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey | 1980-03-23 | |
| Movie | The Kung Fu Warrior | 1980-01-24 | |
| Movie | House of the Lute | 1980-03-27 | |
| Series | The Family | 1980-08-04 | |
| Movie | The Struggle | 1980-09-04 | |
| Series | The Adventurers | 1980-11-24 | |
| Series | Five Easy Pieces | 1980-08-04 | |
| Series | Mitsubish Series | 1979-05-21 | |
| Movie | The Money Trip | 1979-04-05 | |
| Series | The God of Sabre | 1979-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Dragon, The Odds | Gold Haired Lion | 1979-07-27 |
| Series | This Land Is Mine | 1979-12-31 | |
| Series | Chor Lau-heung | 高冠英 | 1979-09-03 |
| Series | The Good The Bad The Ugly | 1979-10-01 | |
| Series | Over the Rainbow | 1979-09-10 | |
| 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 | 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 | The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon | Constable Kwan | 1966-06-11 |
| Movie | Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill | 3rd Uncle Kam-Shing | 1965-12-01 |
| 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 | The Rainbow Pass | 1964-01-10 | |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm (Part 2) | Luk Yu | 1964-01-31 |
| Movie | 如来神掌 下集 | 1964-03-05 | |
| Movie | Buddha's Palm Part 1 | 1964-02-26 | |
| Movie | The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue | 1963-03-06 | |
| Movie | Scarlet Boy | Monk Tong Sang | 1962-09-12 |