Chuan Yuan

Name: Chuan Yuan
Native name: 川原
Also Known as: Kang Chia, Yuan Chuan
Nationality: Taiwanese
Gender: Male

Born as Dong Chuan Yuan in Tainan, Taiwan; Chuan is also known as Kang Chia. His mother is Dutch, and his younger brother Kang Hua was a boxer and later joined showbiz. The two brothers achieved fame early in their careers by starring in Taiwanese-speaking films, then they moved to Hong Kong to work for Shaw Brothers. Chuan Yuan's Shaw debut was Wu Chia Hsiang's "Dark Semester", where he was lauded for portraying a street punk. He is fluent in the local Taiwanese Minnan dialect, Mandarin and Japanese. He was active from 1963-1995

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Year	Title	Role	Rating
1985	Lu Gang Alley Taiwanese Movie, 1985, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1984	King of Snakes Taiwanese Movie, 1984, (Support Role)	Support Role	10.0
1983	Pink Trap Taiwanese Movie, 1983, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1983	Who Knows About Me Taiwanese Movie, 1983, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1983	The Boy from Dark Street Taiwanese Movie, 1983, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1982	I Want to Be a Good Person Taiwanese Movie, 1982, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1982	Underground Wife Taiwanese Movie, 1982, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1982	Breaking Through the Black Whirl Taiwanese Movie, 1982, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1981	Queen Bee's Revenge Taiwanese Movie, 1981, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1981	A Sword Named Revenge Taiwanese Movie, 1981, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.6
1981	The Story of Lu Sheau Feng Taiwanese Movie, 1981, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1981	The Dynamite Trio Hong Kong Movie, 1981, Sha Lung (Main Role)	Sha Lung Main Role	0.0
1979	The Eighteen Jade Arhats Hong Kong Movie, 1979, Pai Yung Ming (Support Role)	Pai Yung Ming Support Role	6.0
1979	Fists of Bruce Lee Hong Kong Movie, 1979, Shen [Lawyer] (Support Role)	Shen [Lawyer] Support Role	0.0
1979	The Monk's Fight Taiwanese Movie, 1979, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1979	The Crane Fighter Taiwanese Movie, 1979, Yang Su [Ping's father] (Support Role)	Yang Su [Ping's father] Support Role	0.0
1978	Fighting of Shaolin Monks Hong Kong Movie, 1978, [Great Taoist] (Support Role)	[Great Taoist] Support Role	0.0
1978	Dancing Kung Fu Taiwanese Movie, 1978, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.0
1978	Revengeful Swordswoman Taiwanese Movie, 1978, Ku Lun (Support Role)	Ku Lun Support Role	7.0
1977	Chivalrous Inn Taiwanese Movie, 1977, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1977	The Invincible Armour Hong Kong Movie, 1977, Mr. Liu (Guest Role)	Mr. Liu Guest Role	6.9
1977	Rebel of Shaolin Taiwanese Movie, 1977, Lu Chien Jen (Guest Role)	Lu Chien Jen Guest Role	5.0
1977	The Gloomy Tower Taiwanese Movie, 1977, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1976	General Stone Taiwanese Movie, 1976, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1976	Return of the Kung Fu Dragon Taiwanese Movie, 1976, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1976	Seven Spirit Pagoda Taiwanese Movie, 1976, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1975	Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Taiwanese Movie, 1975, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1974	Chiu Chow Kung Fu Taiwanese Movie, 1974, Captain Kimura (Main Role)	Captain Kimura Main Role	0.0
1973	The Flying Tiger Taiwanese Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1972	The Thunderbolt Fist Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Fang Tie Wa (Main Role)	Fang Tie Wa Main Role	6.3
1972	The Imperial Swordsman Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Yin Shu Tang (Main Role)	Yin Shu Tang Main Role	6.3
1971	The Long Chase Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Chang Piao [Bandit] (Support Role)	Chang Piao [Bandit] Support Role	0.0
1971	Iron Fan and Magic Sword Taiwanese Movie, 1971, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1971	The Duel Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Kan Wen Pin (Support Role)	Kan Wen Pin Support Role	7.2
1971	Lady Hermit Hong Kong Movie, 1971, [Black Demon's disciple #2] (Guest Role)	[Black Demon's disciple #2] Guest Role	7.4
1970	My Son Hong Kong Movie, 1970, [Ruffian] (Guest Role)	[Ruffian] Guest Role	7.0
1970	Vengeance Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Gao Hong Tu [Adjutant] (Support Role)	Gao Hong Tu [Adjutant] Support Role	7.3
1970	The Golden Knight Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Nan Huai [Clan Leader] (Guest Role)	Nan Huai [Clan Leader] Guest Role	0.0
1970	Double Bliss Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Xiao Bai (Support Role)	Xiao Bai Support Role	0.0
1970	Ripples Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Fei Nan Chia (Guest Role)	Fei Nan Chia Guest Role	0.0
1969	Dark Rendezvous Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Li Hsin Chien (Support Role)	Li Hsin Chien Support Role	6.0
1969	Farewell, My Love Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Li Wen Yang (Support Role)	Li Wen Yang Support Role	0.0
1969	Torrent of Desire Hong Kong Movie, 1969, [Mona's boyfriend] (Support Role)	[Mona's boyfriend] Support Role	0.0
1969	Raw Passions Hong Kong Movie, 1969, [Witness] (Guest Role)	[Witness] Guest Role	0.0
1969	Dark Semester Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Kao Te Sheng (Support Role)	Kao Te Sheng Support Role	0.0
1969	Tomorrow is Another Day Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1968	The Enchanted Chamber Hong Kong Movie, 1968, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0

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