Kwan Tak-hing | |||||||||||
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關德興 | |||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1905 | ||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1996 (aged 91) | ||||||||||
| Burial place | Kowloon, British Hong Kong (former) San Francisco | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1932–1994 | ||||||||||
| Spouses | Chan Yat-chor
(m. 1928, unknown)Kwan Yut-chur
(m. 1984, died) | ||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 關德興 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 关德兴 | ||||||||||
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Kwan Tak-hing MBE (27 June 1905 – 28 June 1996) was a Hong Kong martial artist and actor best known for his portrayal of martial artist folk hero Wong Fei-hung in at least 77 films, between the 1940s and the 1980s. No one else in cinema history has portrayed the same person as many times. In total he made over 130 films. He was elected in 1955 as the chairman of the Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong. He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1982.[1]