Charlie Chin

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Charlie Chin
秦祥林
Born	Chin Hsiang-lin (1948-05-19) May 19, 1948 (age 76) Nanjing, Republic of China
Citizenship	United States, Taiwan
Alma mater	Fu Xing Drama School
Occupation	actor
Years active	1966–1991
Era	1968 - 1992
Spouses	Josephine Siao ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1978)​ Cao Chang Li ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	Gary Chin (son) Kevin Chin (son)
Awards	Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor 1975 Long Way from Home 1977 At the Side of Skyline
Chinese name
Chinese	秦祥林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qín Xianglín Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ceon4 coeng4 lam4

Charlie Chin Hsiang-lin (Chinese: 秦祥林; pinyin: Qín Xianglín; Jyutping: Ceon4 coeng4 lam4) is a Taiwanese actor, born on  May 19, 1948 in Nanking and grew up in Hong Kong. Throughout the twenty-four years of his acting career, Chin had participated in over one hundred films. As a member of the "Two Qins, Two Lins" (二秦二林), Charlie Chin is known for portraying the romantic interest of the female lead in a love triangle in Literary Romantic Films (愛情文藝片) in the 1970s. He received two Golden Horse Awards for his performance as best leading actor.