Kwan Tak Hing (born 1905 in Guandong, China, died 28 June1996 in Hong Kong) was an actor who played the role of martial artistWong Fei Hong in over 70 films between the 1940s and the 1980s. Nobody in cinema history has portrayed the same person so many times. In total he made over 130 films. He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) in 1983. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广ä¸; Traditional Chinese: 廣æ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1; Vietnamese: Quảng Äông), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Wong Fei Hung (黃飛鴻 huang2 fei1 hong2) (1847 - 1924) was a healer, martial artist and revolutionary who became a Chinese folk hero. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross...
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Kwan Tak Hing at The Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...
Noted actor KwanTakHing's Wong Fei Hung series (mostly under the direction of Wu Pang) holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest running movie series.
Kwan's movie career spanned over three decades and included unique reprisals of his famed role after the series ended production, including his involvement with a thirteen episode Hong Kong television series in 1977.
Born in Kwantung, and trained in classical Chinese opera, Kwan was actually a master of White Crane kungfu, and was highly skilled with a bullwhip.