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Kien Shih (1913–2009)

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Began film career in 1939 as a makeup man in Hong Kong. Expert at Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Appeared in most of the 99 original "Wong Fei Hung" films made from 1949 to 1970. Has appeared in several hundred films. Does not speak English, so his lines were overdubbed by Chinese-American actor Keye Luke.

Born:

Wing-Cheung Shek
in Shígang Village, Panyu, Guangdong, China

Died:

(age 96) in Hong Kong, China
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1995 Shi xiong di
Old Storyteller
 
1994 Jian ren shi jia
Kan San
 
1992 Huang Fei Hong xiao zhuan
 
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
Old man who gives advise (Cameo)
 
1990 Wu ye tian shi
Grandpa
 
1989 A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Mun's father
 
1989 Hu dan nu er hong
Liu Lung
 
1988 Tian xia (TV series) (voice)
 
1988 Nan bei ma da
Mr. Guan
 
1987 Duo ming jia ren
Fung's Father
 
1986 Mao shan xiao tang
 
1986 Mo fei cui
Sergeant Shi
 
1986 Yi tian tu long ji (TV series)
Sword Maker
 
1986 Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice
Interpol Boss
 
1986 E nan
Man in Picture
 
1986 Foo gwai lit che
Master Sek
 
1985 Hong Kong Godfather
Szetu Han
 
1985 Suet san fei wu (TV mini-series)
Sheung Kim-ming
 
1985 Bik hue gim (TV series)
Muk Yan-ching
 
1984 Three Stooges Go Undercover
 
1984 Dang doi lai ming
Chung Shin
 
1984 Gan yan gwai
Jian Ren - Uncle Ghost
 
1984 Tin si jup wai (TV series)
Suen Chi
 
1984 Siu mo kong wu (TV series)
Wong Yuan-baa
 
1983 Return of the Condor Heroes (TV series)
Kao Chin-yan
 
1983 Hua xin da shao
Mo Yan-sang
 
1982 Bruce, King of Kung Fu (as King Shih)
 
1982 Ru lai shen zhang
Heavenly Foot
 
1982 Tin lung bak bo (TV series)
Siu Yuen-san
 
1982 She diao ying xiong zhuan (TV series)
Kao Chin-jeun / Kao Chin-yan
 
1981 Jok gor juk (TV mini-series)
Chong Chi-yan
 
1981 Fat shan chaan sin sang (TV series)
Yip Ming-sum
 
1980 She mao he hun xing quan
 
1980 The Young Master
Chief Sang Kung
 
1980 Jung-ri's School of Yong-hyung-ma
Master
 
1979 The System
 
1979 Mong chung yan (TV series)
Lung Sing-saam
 
1978 Drunken Master
 
1978 Yi tian tu long ji (TV mini-series)
Tse Seun
 
1978 Wu Tang Swordsman
Lo Tien-fung
 
1976 Xia liu she hui
 
1976 Ban jin ba liang
Gow-suk - Uncle 9
 
1976 Hua sheng san shao bo yin jie
 
1976 The Prodigal Son
 
1976 Shu gim yan sau luk (TV series)
Cheung Chiu-chung
 
1976 Long jia jiang
Patriarch Lung
 
1974 Yinyang jie
 
1974 Hou quan kou si
Chow Li Ming - Charles Ming
 
1974 Rivals of Kung Fu
Master Shen Chiu Kung (as Shih Chien)
 
1974 From China with Death
 
1974 Fan mai ren kou
 
1974 Tiger's Claw
Tiger
 
1973 Enter the Dragon
Han (as Shih Kien)
 
1972 Wang ming tu
Master Xi - village leader
 
1972 Shi hou
 
1972 The Casino
Li-shan Ho
 
1972 Jin xuan feng
 
1972 Tian ya ke
 
1971 Gui liu xing
 
1971 Fei xia shen dao
 
1971 Ri yue shen tong
 
1971 Super Boxer
 
1970 Shen tan yi hao
 
1970 Nu jian kuang dao
Chang Si Fang
 
1969 Tong pi tie gu
Shek Tin-Geng
 
1969 E Mei ba dao
 
1969 Yin dao xue jian
 
1969 Long dan
 
1969 Shen tou zi mei hua
 
1969 Huang Fei-hong qiao duo sha yu qing
 
1969 Duo ming ci xiong jian
 
1969 Xiao wu shi
 
1969 Yu nu jian
 
1968 Tie er hu
To Chan-ping
 
1968 Xiao wu yi da po tong wang zhen
Chief Guard Fang Lui-ying
 
1968 Shen bian xia
 
1968 Duo ming dao
 
1968 Huang Fei-hong zui da ba jin gang
Iron Palm
 
1968 Tai ji men
Kuan (as Kin Sek)
 
1968 Blue Falcon
Lam Kei
 
1968 Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
 
1968 Huang Fei-hong xing shi du ba mei hua zhuang
 
1968 Du yan xia
 
1968 The Tin Long Gang
Scarface Wolf
 
1968 Fei xia xiao bai long
 
1968 Huang Fei-hong wei zhen wu yang cheng
 
1967 Wu di nu sha shou
 
1967 Tian jian jue dao
Tso Kam-pak
 
1967 Sha shou fen hong zuan
 
1967 Ying xiong ben se
One-eyed Dragon (as Sek Kin)
 
1967 Kong zhong nu sha shou
 
1967 Yu nu jin gang
 
1967 Hak ye mau ba hoi yeung wai
 
1967 Lady in Pink
 
1966 Jie huo hong lian shang ji
 
1966 The Infernal Gate, Part 2
 
1966 The Infernal Gate, Part 1
 
1966 Bi luo hong chen shang ji
 
1966 Sword of Love
Shek Dai-Hung
 
1966 Jin ding you long
 
1965 Te wu yi ling yi
 
1965 Huang jiang san nu xia
 
1965 Liu zhi qin mo
 
1965 Tit gim jyu han seung jaap (as Kin Sek)
 
1964 Qing xia qing chou
 
1964 Xuehua shenjian (as Kin Sek)
 
1964 Liu she dao
Chung Tin-bao
 
1964 The Dragon and the Bat
 
1964 Purple Lightning Sword
Yumyang Gwaisao
 
1964 Devil's Palm: Part 1
 
1963 Lei dian tian xian jian
 
1963 Nan long bei feng
Luk Fong-ho
 
1963 Guai xia yan zi fei
 
1962 Huang mao guai ren
 
1962 Mo ying jing hun
 
1962 Xi xue shen bian
 
1961 Tian shan long feng jian xia ji
 
1961 Yuan yang dao xia ji
 
1961 Yuan yang dao shang ji
 
1961 Tian shan long feng jian shang ji
 
1960 Zui hou wu fen zhong
 
1960 A Li Ba Ba yu si shi da dao
 
1960 Shi xiong di nu hai chu mo (as Kin Sek)
 
1960 Huang Fei-hong lei tai zheng ba zhan
 
1959 Qi jian xia Tian Shan
 
1959 Shi xiong di
General
 
1959 Fire Attack on Dirty Ho
Priest Dark Spirit
 
1958 She diao ying xiong zhuan
 
1958 How Huang Fei-hong and His Wife Conquered the Three Rascals (as Kin Sek)
 
1958 Sai chat hou si gei (as Kin Sek)
 
1958 Huang Fei-hong long zheng hou dou
 
1958 Jian qing
 
1957 Shui hu zhuan: zhi qu sheng chen gang
 
1957 Huang Fei-hong's King Lion Wins the Championship
 
1957 Huang Fei-hong Henan yu xie zhan
 
1957 Na Zha nao dong hai
East sea Dragon King
 
1956 Bai hao ying xiong chuan
 
1956 Huang Fei-hong Guanshan da he shou
Flying Spider
 
1956 Bu xia xiang wei zhui hun biao
 
1956 Huang Fei-hong gong chuan jian ba
 
1956 Huang Fei-hong Shamian fu shen quan
 
1956 Huang Fei-hong yi jiu long mu miao
 
1956 Fong Sze Yu Comes to Hung Sze Kuan's Rescue
Lee Sam-yeh
 
1956 Huang Fei-hong qi shi hui jin long
 
1955 Huang Fei-hong chang ti jian ba
 
1955 Backyard Adventures
Fitness instructor
 
1955 Tian chang di jiu
 
1954 Cheng da sao
 
1954 Bin cheng yan
 
1954 Qiu
Ko Hak-ming
 
1953 Chun
Ko Hak-ming
 
1953 Huang Fei-hong yi gun fu san ba
Wong Kwong-Jun
 
1953 She qing gui
 
1953 Ye du Yuan Yang Jiang
 
1953 Feng liu tian zi
 
1953 Jia
Ko Hak-ming
 
1952 Hu dan ying hun
Chiu Fu
 
1951 Yi fan feng shun
Lo Kin-ping
 
1951 Lei dian zhui feng jian
 
1950 The Bloody Fight Between Big Knife Wang Wu and the Invincible Kid
 
1950 Zhujiang lei
 
1949 Hung Sze Kuan's Bloody Battle at the Forest of Liu's Family
 
1949 Huang Fei Hong zhuan: Da po Ba Wang Zhuang
White-Head Pou
 
1949 Huang Fei-hong zhuan: Bian feng mie zhu
 
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1978 Wu Tang Swordsman (stunt coordinator)
 
1974 Hou quan kou si (assistant stunt coordinator)
 
1973 Enter the Dragon (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 Shi hou (stunt coordinator)
 
1969 Huang Fei-hong qiao duo sha yu qing (stunt coordinator)
 
1968 Shen bian xia (stunt coordinator)
 
1968 Huang Fei-hong zui da ba jin gang (stunt coordinator)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Xiang Gang lun xian
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2002 Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (video documentary)
Kien Shih
 
1992 Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (documentary)
 
1992 Fist of Fury 1991 II
Villain on tv
 
1977 Bruce Lee, the Legend (documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Shih Chien | Shih Kien | Sek Kin | Shek Kin | Kin Sek | King Shih
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Trivia:

Began film career in 1939 as a makeup man in Hong Kong. Expert at Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Appeared in most of the 99 original "Wong Fei Hung" films made from 1949 to 1970. Has appeared in several hundred films. Does not speak English, so his lines were overdubbed by Chinese-American actor Keye Luke. See more »

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