Pak Wai Kwan

Kwan Shan

  • Name: Kwan Shan
  • Native name: 關山
  • Also Known as: Guan Shan, Shan Kwan, Guan Bo Wei, Kuan Shan
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 20, 1933
  • Died: October 1, 2012
Kwan Shan was a Hong Kong actor. He was one of the Shaw Brothers's leading men during Hong Kong's sixties golden age of Mandarin cinema. Born to a Manchu family originating from the northern province of Liaoning, Kwan Pak Wai had a difficult early life. When his war refugee parents both died, he was forced to drop out of school in order to become his family's breadwinner, working a variety of menial jobs including as a miner and dock worker. Reportedly, it was upon viewing the ghost movie "Beyond the Grave" (1954) that Kwan decided to become an actor.

By 1973, Kwan Shan's days as a leading man were now behind him. He was able to settle comfortably into supporting roles for movies and television, mainly playing fatherly figures. By the mid-eighties, he slowly faded out of movies and turned his attention to various other business ventures instead.

Married to actress Chang Ping Sie in 1961, Kwan Shan is father to Rosamund Kwan, who began her own movie career in the early eighties. Having migrated to the USA for a period, Kwan Shan returned to Hong Kong to be close to his loved ones. He lived out the rest of his life quietly and passed away from lung cancer in October 2012.

(Source: HKCM, Gendron) Edit Biography
Producing Director
Year Title Type Rating
1972 The Brutal Boxer
Movie
5.8
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1979 Dragon Strikes
Hong Kong Drama, 1979, 60 eps
Sam Sim Seung Yan (Support Role)
60
Sam Sim Seung Yan
Support Role
8.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1994 Wonder Seven
Hong Kong Movie, 1994,
[Chief of Wonder Seven] (Support Role)
[Chief of Wonder Seven]
Support Role
7.6
1993 Executioners
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
[President] | [President's decoy] (Support Role)
[President] | [President's decoy]
Support Role
6.8
1988 Police Story 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
Mr. Fung (Support Role)
Mr. Fung
Support Role
7.6
1987 A Better Tomorrow 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Ko Ying Pui (Support Role)
Ko Ying Pui
Support Role
7.6
1987 Lady In Black
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Director Cheung (Support Role)
Director Cheung
Support Role
7.0
1986 Dream Lovers
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
Cheung Hark Nam (Support Role)
Cheung Hark Nam
Support Role
6.5
1986 Shanghai Express
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
[Train robber] (Guest Role)
[Train robber]
Guest Role
7.2
1983 The Lost Generation
Taiwanese Movie, 1983,
[Hotel manager] (Guest Role)
[Hotel manager]
Guest Role
0.0
1983 Air Disaster
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1982 Godfathers of Fury
Taiwanese Movie, 1982,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1981 The Coldest Winter in Peking
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1981 The Professional Killer
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
Captain Tien (Support Role)
Captain Tien
Support Role
0.0
1980 The Pioneers
Taiwanese Movie, 1980,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1979 The Battle of Guningtou
Taiwanese Movie, 1979,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1978 Making It
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Liang [Tycoon] (Support Role)
Liang [Tycoon]
Support Role
0.0
1978 Naked Comes the Huntress
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Abbot] (Support Role)
[Abbot]
Support Role
0.0
1977 The Lady Killer
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1977 The Shaolin Plot
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Ku Cheng Feng (Support Role)
Ku Cheng Feng
Support Role
7.0
1977 Broken Oath
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Liu Da Xiong / General Liu (Support Role)
Liu Da Xiong / General Liu
Support Role
7.3
1976 Chelsia My Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
Li Pak Ho (Support Role)
Li Pak Ho
Support Role
0.0
1976 The Himalayan
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
Mr. Tseng (Support Role)
Mr. Tseng
Support Role
5.0
1976 Last Challenge of the Dragon
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Lung's son-in-law] (Support Role)
[Lung's son-in-law]
Support Role
0.0
1975 Shantung Man in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1975 Sup Sap Bup Dup
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1975 Kissed By the Wolves
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1975 Seven Coffins
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
Master Hung (Support Role)
Master Hung
Support Role
0.0
1974 The Tournament
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
[Chinese association boss] (Guest Role)
[Chinese association boss]
Guest Role
0.0
1974 Farewell Dearest
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1974 Hiroshima 28
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
Imai Eisaku (Support Role)
Imai Eisaku
Support Role
0.0
1972 The Adventure
Taiwanese Movie, 1972,
Wan Shi Bao (Support Role)
Wan Shi Bao
Support Role
0.0
1971 Woman Guerilla with Two Guns
Taiwanese Movie, 1971,
[Guerilla leader] (Guest Role)
[Guerilla leader]
Guest Role
0.0
1971 Desperate Chase
Taiwanese Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 A Cause to Kill
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
Li De Chang (Main Role)
Li De Chang
Main Role
0.0
1970 Thunderstorm Sword
Taiwanese Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Farewell, My Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
Liu Shi Ming (Main Role)
Liu Shi Ming
Main Role
0.0
1969 Dark Semester
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
Tu Ching Kang (Main Role)
Tu Ching Kang
Main Role
0.0
1969 Unfinished Melody
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
Hu Zhong Ning (Main Role)
Hu Zhong Ning
Main Role
0.0
1967 Susanna
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
Lin Cheng Ting (Main Role)
Lin Cheng Ting
Main Role
0.0
1967 Swan Song
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
Du Fan (Main Role)
Du Fan
Main Role
0.0
1967 Sing High, Sing Low
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1967 Too Late for Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
Li Guo Liang (Main Role)
Li Guo Liang
Main Role
0.0
1966 The Joy of Spring
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
[Himself] (Guest Role)
[Himself]
Guest Role
0.0
1966 Rose, Be My Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
Ling Jia Cong (Main Role)
Ling Jia Cong
Main Role
0.0
1966 The Blue and the Black 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
Zhang Xing Ya (Main Role)
Zhang Xing Ya
Main Role
8.0
1966 The Blue and the Black
Hong Kong Movie, 1966,
Zhang Xing Ya (Main Role)
Zhang Xing Ya
Main Role
0.0
1965 Vermillion Door
Hong Kong Movie, 1965,
Wu Yu Qi (Main Role)
Wu Yu Qi
Main Role
0.0
1964 The Shepherd Girl
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Liu Ta Lung (Main Role)
Liu Ta Lung
Main Role
0.0
1964 Between Tears and Laughter
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Fan Jia Shu (Main Role)
Fan Jia Shu
Main Role
0.0
1963 The Adulteress
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
Yang Nai Wu (Main Role)
Yang Nai Wu
Main Role
0.0
1963 The Love Eterne
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
[Student] (Guest Role)
[Student]
Guest Role
7.2
1962 Dream of the Red Chamber
Hong Kong Movie, 1962,
Jia Lian (Guest Role)
Jia Lian
Guest Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Pak Wai
  • Family Name: Kwan
  • Native name: 關山
  • Also Known as: Guan Shan, Shan Kwan, Guan Bo Wei, Kuan Shan
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 20, 1933
  • Died: October 1, 2012

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