Chen Kuan-Tai
Acting
Born: Sep 24, 1945
From: Guangdong, China
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chen Kuan-Tai (Chinese: 陳觀泰, born 24 September 1945 in Guangdong, China) is a Chinese martial arts film star. He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of the first solid trained, martial arts stars employed by the company. His first appearance in a Shaw work was in the 1969 film The Chinese Boxer, alongside Jimmy Wang Yu and Ben McDonald. Chen branched out as an actor with his tender roles in The Tea House and its sequel Big Brother Cheng, both directed by Chih-hung Kwei. 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lion Kun Seng Keng | 2014 | — | |
| The Man with the Iron Fists | Gold Lion | 2012 | 5.5 |
| Gallants | Dragon | 2010 | 6.4 |
| Scary Banquet | Qian Shouchang | 2009 | — |
| Murderer | Tai | 2009 | 6.5 |
| Iron Fist Pillage | (archive footage) | 2001 | 10.0 |
| Opium and the Kung Fu Master | Yung Feng | 1984 | 6.917 |
| Shanghai 13 | Shin / Brother Tai | 1984 | 6.136 |
| Human Lanterns | Tan Fu | 1982 | 6.125 |
| Deadly Duo | 1981 | — | |
| Crippled Avengers | Black Tiger Dao Tian-Du | 1978 | 6.881 |
| Invincible Monkey Fist | 1978 | 7.0 | |
| Executioners from Shaolin | Hong Xiguan | 1977 | 6.9 |
| Challenge of the Masters | Lu Ah Tsai | 1976 | 6.192 |
| 7-Man Army | Chiang Ming-kun | 1976 | 6.158 |
| The Flying Guillotine | Ma Teng | 1975 | 6.696 |
| Big Brother Cheng | Wang Cheng | 1975 | 6.333 |
| The Bloody Escape | Bandit Gu Hui | 1975 | 6.0 |
| The Imposter | Lo Chin-Ying | 1975 | 7.2 |
| All Men Are Brothers | Tattooed Dragon / Shih Chen | 1975 | 7.0 |
| The Savage Five | Ma Tao | 1974 | 6.429 |
| Blood Brothers | Huang Chung | 1973 | 6.368 |
| Iron Bodyguard | Big Blade Wang Wu | 1973 | 6.136 |
| The Water Margin | Tattooed Dragon, Shi Jin | 1972 | 6.935 |
| The Boxer from Shantung | Ma Yung Chen | 1972 | 6.878 |
| Man of Iron | The Iron Man | 1972 | 7.105 |
| Four Riders | Li Wei-shi | 1972 | 6.083 |
| Betrayer | Hung Tien Piao | 1971 | 9.0 |
| Cold Blade | 1970 | — | |
| The Chinese Boxer | Casino guard (uncredited) | 1970 | 6.2 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1945 |
| From | Guangdong, China |