Chen Kuan-Tai

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Chen Kuan-Tai

Chan Goon-Tai, Chen Kwan-Tai, Chan Koon-Tai, Chan Kuan-Tai, Chen Kung-Tai, Chen Guan-Tay, Chen Guan-Tai, Chan Kun-Tai, Ah Tai
Born: September 24th, 1945 (China)


Filmography *(1969-2022)*

	Actor (164 films)
		Two Sisters Who Steal (1969) ... Thug
		Redress (1969) ... Robber with coloured face
		Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) ... Guard
		Modern School Life (1970) ... Peter
		Vengeance! (1970) ... Feng's door guard/Hu's bodyguard
		Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation (1970)
		The Secret of the Dirk (1970) ... Black Tiger Clan member
		The Chinese Boxer (1970) ... Diao's thug
		Cold Blade (1970)
		Magic Swords (1971) ... Hung Tien Piao
		The Duel (1971) ... Liu Shou Yi's man
		Sister Maria (1971) ... Gang member
		Story of Thirty-Six Killers (1971) ... Jiao Meng
		The Comet Strikes (1971) ... Waiter
		The Chase (1971) ... One of three killers
		Bus Stop (1971) ... Gang member
		The Invincible Iron Palm (1971)
		Many Faces of a Diamond (1972)
		Huo Tang De Ai Ren (1972)
		The Boxer from Shantung (1972) ... Ma Yung Chen (Ma Yongzheng)
		The Hurricane (1972) ... Extra
		Impetuous Fire (1972) ... Shi Di-Fen
		The Water Margin (1972) ... Tattooed Dragon, Shi Jin
		The Bloody Fight (1972) ... Japanese Shen Ta Kuei
		The Bloody Fists (1972) ... Okagawa Takeo
		Young People (1972) ... Ho Tai
		The 14 Amazons (1972) ... Soldier
		Man of Iron (1972) ... Chow Yun-Wan/Qiu Lian-Huan
		Sonny Come Home (1972)
		Four Riders (1972) ... Li Wei-Shi
		The Two Faces of Love (1972)
		The Blood Brothers (1973) ... Huang Chung
		The House of 72 Tenants (1973) ... Police contstable [cameo]
		Thunderbolt (1973) ... knight in orange / Extra
		Iron Bodyguard (1973) ... Big Blade Wang Wu
		The Savage 5 (1973) ... Ma Dao
		All Men Are Brothers (1973) ... Shi Jin
		The Bloody Escape (1973) ... Bandit Gu Hui
		Heroes Two (1974) ... Hung Hsi Kuan
		Men from the Monastery (1974) ... Hung Sze-Kuan (Hung Hsi-Kuan)
		Hong Kong 73 (1974) ... Ambulance driver
		The Tea House (1974) ... Boss Wang Cheng
		Five Tough Guys (1974) ... Master Wu Wen-Yuan
		The Floating Clouds (1975)
		The Flying Guillotine (1975) ... Ma Tang
		Temperament of Life (1975)
		Lover's Destiny (1975) ... Guan Shao-Feng
		Big Brother Cheng (1975) ... Wang Cheng
		The Imposter (1975) ... Captain Lo Gin Yin
		The Big Holdup (1975) ... Ma Rulong
		The Spiritual Boxer (1975) ... Yi Wo's spiritual boxer in intro
		7-Man Army (1976) ... Private Jiang Ming Kun
		Challenge of the Masters (1976) ... Lu Ah Tsai
		Big Bad Sis (1976) ... Shing
		King Gambler (1976) ... Peng Tian Shi, Card Tyrant
		Layout (1977) ... Hsieh Hsiao-Lin
		The Hero Tattoo with Nine Dragons (1977) ... Ta Lung
		Executioners from Shaolin (1977) ... Hong Xi Guan
		The Iron Monkey (1977) ... Iron Monkey
		Tough Guy (1978) ... Cool Head
		Invincible Monkey Fist (1978)
		Flying Guillotine, Part II (1978) ... Ma Teng [deleted]
		Crippled Avengers (1978) ... Black Tiger Dao Tian-Du
		Iron Fists (1979) ... Cpt. Chiu Tien-Hsing
		Invincible Enforcer (1979) ... Min
		Big Boss of Shanghai (1979) ... Wong Chun Yung
		Killer Constable (1980) ... Leng Tian-Ying
		The Master (1980) ... Chin Tien Yun
		Rendezvous with Death (1980) ... Golden Rod Gu Feitian
		Red Rattlesnake (1981)
		Challenge of the Gamesters (1981) ... Zhang Lie
		Notorious Eight (1981) ... Zhou Shiqiang
		The Battle for the Republic of China (1981)
		Dangerous Person (1981)
		Ambitious Kung Fu Girl (1981) ... Qin Ge
		Deadly Duo (1981)
		Blood Brothers (1982)
		Raiders (1982)
		The Tycoon (1982)
		New Pilgrims to the West (1982)
		Little Flying Dragon (1982)
		Don't Love Any Stranger (1982) ... Inspector
		Winner Takes All (1982) ... Mr Miyamoto
		Dirty Trick (1982)
		Who Is the Killer? (1982)
		Rolls, Rolls, I Love You (1982) ... Cui Tung Sing
		Gang Master (1982) ... General Mang Yi Tu
		Human Lanterns (1982) ... Master Tan Fu
		Seven Knights (1982)
		Mission Thunderbolt (1983) ... [Footage from DON'T LOVE ANY STRANGER]
		The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983) ... Lee Tong
		A Life of Ninja (1983) ... Chow Han-Wei
		The Black Magic with Buddha (1983) ... Chin Ben
		The Lost Generation (1983) ... Paul
		Little Dragon Maiden (1983) ... Guo Jing
		Long Road to Gallantry (1984) ... Ling Han Feng
		Death Ring (1984)
		Thunderclap (1984)
		The 3 Heroes (1984)
		Butcher (1984)
		Majestic Thunderbolt (1984) ... [RED RATTLESNAKE footage]
		Chak Sing (1984)
		The Shanghai Thirteen (1984) ... Shin
		Return of the Bastard Swordsman (1984) ... Mochitsuki Soryu Han
		Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) ... Master Rong Feng
		I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad! (1984) ... Father - Master Chen
		How to Choose a Royal Bride (1985) ... Tian Di Hui chief
		The Dancing Warrior (1985) ... Rich man
		Fortune Hunters (1987) ... Leopard
		Long Fa Tang (1988)
		The Rebellious Husband (1988)
		Human Sentiment Law (1988)
		Just Heroes (1989) ... Tai
		Return to Action (1989) ... Chen Yun Chan
		The Sniping (1989)
		Angel's Mission (1989)
		The Fortune Code (1990) ... Triad boss gambler
		Sleazy Dizzy (1990) ... Chen Yuan Long
		Blood Stained Tradewind (1990) ... Arms buyer [cameo]
		Tri in Triad (1991)
		All Mighty Gambler (1991) ... Tai
		The Tigers (1991) ... Hon-Wai
		Today's Hero (1991) ... Triad Boss
		Heroin Tunnel (1992)
		The Trouble Couple (1992)
		Gambling Soul (1992) ... Policeman [cameo]
		Ghost Killer (1992)
		The World of Desire (1992) ... Uncle Won
		Shadow Cop (1993) ... Master Tai
		Angel of the Road (1993)
		Bogus Cops (1993) ... Officer Wu
		How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996) ... Liu Tin - king of gamblers
		The Final Winner (2001) ... Brother Cheng
		The Era of Vampires (2002) ... Zombie wrangler
		Power King (2002) ... Chan Kei
		Fearful 24 Hours (2004) ... Shih Jin Jiang
		Hero Youngster (2004) ... Mr Wei Bai-Hao
		Where Is Mama's Boy? (2005) ... Mad Cow
		My Wife Can Fight (2006)
		Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) ... Ma Kun
		The Valiant Ones New (2007)
		Kung Fu Hip-Hop (2008) ... Second Uncle
		Murderer (2009) ... Officer Tai
		14 Blades (2010) ... Fa Huang
		Fire of Conscience (2010) ... Captain Kan
		Gallants (2010) ... Dragon
		White Vengeance (2011) ... Qiu Ran
		The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) ... Golden Lion
		No Retreat (2012)
		Glory Days (2013) ... Brother Tai
		Game of Assassins (2013) ... Assassin
		The Real Iron Monkey (2013) ... Iron Monkey
		Conspirators (2013) ... Chai
		Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014) ... Baldy Bai
		The Choice (2015)
		The Master (2015) ... Dojo head
		Xin Gui Da Gui (2016)
		Muay Thai Girls (2016)
		Cherry Returns (2016)
		Shed Skin Papa (2016) ... Brother Tai
		Dealer/Healer (2017) ... Machete
		Keyboard Warriors (2018) ... Ching-Kit's father
		Iceman: The Time Traveler (2018) ... Eunuch Wei
		Legendary in Action (2022)

	Director (7 films)
		The Simple-Minded Fellow (1976)
		The Iron Monkey (1977)
		Invincible Monkey Fist (1978)
		Big Boss of Shanghai (1979)
		Dangerous Person (1981)
		Who Is the Killer? (1982)
		Return to Action (1989)

	Writer (2 films)
		Invincible Monkey Fist (1978)
		Dangerous Person (1981)

	Producer (6 films)
		The Crazy Instructor (1974)
		The Hero Tattoo with Nine Dragons (1977)
		Go a Little Crazy (1977)
		Return to Action (1989)
		Forsaken Cop (1990)
		Blood Stained Tradewind (1990)

	Martial Arts Director (6 films)
		Cold Blade (1970)
		The Chase (1971)
		Bus Stop (1971)
		The Invincible Iron Palm (1971)
		Thunderbolt (1973)
		Invincible Monkey Fist (1978)

	Martial Arts Consultant (1 film)
		The Invincible Kung Fu Trio (1977)

	Presenter (1 film)
		The Simple-Minded Fellow (1976)

	Executive Producer (1 film)
		The Crazy Instructor (1974)

	Planning (2 films)
		Sleazy Dizzy (1990)
		XanDa (2004)


Biography

	Born in Guangdong (China), Chen Kuan-tai was one of Shaw Brothers' first real, solidly trained martial arts stars that could in essence be considered a master of martial arts by his peers. He landed bit roles as a martial artist in his first films The Boxer From Shantung with Shaw Brothers in 1972. Chen branched out as an actor with his tender roles in The Tea House and its sequel Big Brother Cheng both directed by Kuei Chin-hung. The gave Chen the "legitimate actor" status. After starring in the box office sucesses Challenge Of The Masters and Executioners From Shaolin, both helmed by the legendary martial arts director Liu Chia-liang. Chen left Shaw Brothers. Chen returned to the Shaw's screen with Crippled Avengers in 1978. Starring in over 80 films, he's still going strong and only makes occasional public appearances nowadays. - Celestial Pictures release of Five Tough Guys Also in Tai Pan (1986)