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Kwan Hoi-San

Born 1925-10-24

Herman Kwan Hoi-San (Chinese: 關海山) (October 23, 1925 in Guangzhou, Guangdong — September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. his English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered apoplexy attack and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.

Known for

Hard Boiled 1992 · 7.7 Project A 1983 · 7.2 Project A 2 1987 · 7.0 All's Well, Ends Well 1992 · 7.2 Heroes Among Heroes 1993 · 6.0 Portland Street Blues 1998 · 6.6 Casino Tycoon 1992 · 5.9 A Moment of Romance II 1993 · 6.1 Da qiao ying xiong zhuan 1981 · 5.4 Huang Fei Hong xi lie: Zhi yi dai shi 1992 · 6.7 The Siamese Twins 1984 · 5.1 O.C.T.B. Case: The Floating Body 1995 · 5.1