Kwan Hoi-San

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: Acting

Born: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 1925-10-24

Died: 2006-09-11

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	Scarlet Boy	Monk Tong Sang	0
2	1963	The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue		0
3	1964	Queen of the Marketplace	洪牛	0
4	1964	The Rainbow Pass		30
5	1964	Buddha's Palm (Part 2)	Luk Yu	0
6	1964	Buddha's Palm Part 1		0
7	1964	如来神掌下集		0
8	1965	Sword of Swords		0
9	1965	The Furious Buddha's Palm		0
10	1965	Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family	3rd Uncle Kam-Shing	0
11	1965	Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill	3rd Uncle Kam-Shing	0
12	1966	The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon	Constable Kwan	0
13	1967	Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell	Policeman	0
14	1969	Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu		60
15	1977	On Probation		0
16	1978	Illusions Come True		0
17	1978	The Tough Kung Fu Kid		0
18	1979	The Money Trip		40
19	1979	The Dragon, The Odds	Gold Haired Lion	0
20	1980	The Kung Fu Warrior		0
21	1980	Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey		50
22	1980	House of the Lute		20
23	1980	The Struggle		0
24	1981	The Executor	Uncle Suk	65
25	1981	Mahjong Heroes	Yau Bun Lap	55
26	1982	Kid from Kwangtung	Master Wu Changjiu	52
27	1982	Coolie Killer	Choi	67
28	1982	Brothers from the Walled City	Chan Yuan Loong	65
29	1982	Energetic-21	Alan's Father	0
30	1982	Interpol	Boss Ching	0
31	1983	Roving Swordsman	Master Bai Yu-Lou	61
32	1983	Struggle for Leader		0
33	1983	Shaolin and Wu Tang	Master Law	66
34	1983	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Uncle Kwai	64
35	1983	The Lost Generation		10
36	1983	Project A	Captain Chik	72
37	1984	The Siamese Twins	Medical Director Cheung	0
38	1985	The Young Vagabond	So's Father	52
39	1985	Hong Kong Butcher		60
40	1985	Curse		50
41	1985	Crocodile Evil		0
42	1985	Working Class	Uncle Ha	61
43	1985	Dead Curse		0
44	1986	Fury of the Heaven	Ling Hoi Faat Bye	0
45	1986	A Man from Holland		40
46	1986	Bloody Sorcery	Au Yeung	0
47	1986	The Carnal Sutra Mat		54
48	1987	Ghost's Lover		0
49	1987	Back To The Beyond	Sau-Tak	55
50	1987	Reincarnation	Peter's Father	55
51	1987	Project A: Part II	Navy Captain Chi	71
52	1987	Devil Sorcery	Master Chan	50
53	1988	One Way Ticket to Bangkok		0
54	1988	Ghost's Hospital		0
55	1988	The Criminal Hunter	Master Hou	0
56	1988	Devil Curse	Taoist Priest	0
57	1989	Dark Side of China Town		0
58	1989	My Heart Is That Eternal Rose	Uncle Cheung	71
59	1989	Running Mate		0
60	1990	Eight Diagram Cudgel		0
61	1990	Behind Bars	Uncle Ninth	0
62	1990	Manchester Death Warrant		50
63	1990	Day of Thunder	Uncle Chuck	90
64	1990	Queen of Temple Street		64
65	1990	The Unmatchable Match	Uncle Kin	69
66	1991	Mission of Condor	Chief Insp. Chan Fong	43
67	1991	The Transmigration Romance	Hell Judge	0
68	1991	Lee Rock	Sergeant Chan	64
69	1991	The Banquet	Chicken Roll	55
70	1992	Legend of Wong Tai Sin	Taoist Master	0
71	1992	All's Well, Ends Well	Papa Shang	69
72	1992	Casino Tycoon	Fu Lao Cha	64
73	1992	Hard Boiled	Mr. Hoi	75
74	1992	Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung	Mayor	66
75	1992	The Vengeance		20
76	1992	Deadly Dream Woman	Mr Yip	42
77	1992	Devil of Rape		10
78	1993	The Tale Of A Heroine		30
79	1993	Whore & Policewoman	Prosecutor Yin Li Shan	0
80	1993	A Moment of Romance II	Bill	59
81	1993	Man of the Times		35
82	1993	A Roof with a View		50
83	1993	Perfect Exchange	Robinson Shun	56
84	1993	Heroes Among Heroes	Beggar Chie	62
85	1994	Marked for Murder		60
86	1994	追捕野狼帮		0
87	1994	The Great Conqueror's Concubine	Zhao Gao	77
88	1994	Kung Fu Kid		50
89	1995	A Touch of Evil		60
90	1995	O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body	Dad	50
91	1998	Portland Street Blues	Uncle Pun	58
92	1998	Exodus from Afar		45
93	2000	What Is A Good Teacher	Old Won	73
94	2000	Queen of Kowloon		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Luk Siu Fung (Series I)		0
2	1976	When The Legend Dies		0
3	1976	Water Margin		0
4	1977	Luk Siu Fung (Series II)		0
5	1978	Vanity Fair		0
6	1978	The Giants		0
7	1978	Luk Siu Fung (Series III)		0
8	1978	One Sword		0
9	1978	Conflict		0
10	1978	Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long		0
11	1979	The God of Sabre		0
12	1979	Mitsubish Series		0
13	1979	Chor Lau-heung	高冠英	80
14	1979	Over the Rainbow		0
15	1979	The Good The Bad The Ugly		90
16	1979	This Land Is Mine		0
17	1980	The Family		0
18	1980	Five Easy Pieces		0
19	1980	The Adventurers		0
20	1981	The Lonely Hunter		0
21	1981	In Love and War		0
22	1981	Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan		0
23	1981	The Hawk	趙鴻毅	0
24	1981	The Legend of Wonder Lady		0
25	1981	The Understudy		0
26	1982	The Checkmate		0
27	1982	Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils	慕容博	0
28	1982	Stardust		0
29	1982	Love & Passion		80
30	1983	The Radio Tycoon		0
31	1983	Sandwiches		0
32	1983	The Legend of the Condor Heroes	陸乘風	79
33	1983	Beyond the Rose Garden		0
34	1983	Encounter with Fortune		0
35	1984	Can Anybody Help		0
36	1984	The Foundation	任嘯天	100
37	1984	The Smiling Proud Wanderer		0
38	1984	The Duke of Mount Deer	Oboi	60
39	1984	The Young Detective		0
40	1984	The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung		85
41	1984	Summer Kisses Winter Tears		0
42	1985	The Young Wanderer		0
43	1985	The Rough Ride		100
44	1985	The Battle Among the Clans		0
45	1985	The Possessed	六指琴魔	0
46	1986	The Feud of Two Brothers	Song Yongran	90
47	1986	When Silken Hands Get Rough		0
48	1986	The SIB Files		0
49	1986	New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre	胡青牛	100
50	1987	Fate Takes A Hand		0
51	1987	The Price Of Growing Up		0
52	1987	The Legend of the Book and Sword	袁士霄	0
53	1988	Road To The Throne	Nan yuan da wang	0
54	1988	Twilight of a Nation		0
55	1989	Deadly Secret		0
56	1989	The Reincarnated of Wai		0
57	1989	Looking Back in Anger	Ni Kun	100
58	1989	The Sect of Blood & Iron		0
59	1989	Battle Of The Heart		0
60	1989	I Do I Do		0
61	1989	The Justice of Life		80
62	1989	Where Heroes Dare		80
63	1990	It Runs in the Family		70
64	1990	Rain In The Heart		0
65	1990	The Cop Story		0
66	1990	An Elite's Choice		0
67	1990	In The Realms of Joy		0
68	1991	The Breaking Point		0
69	1991	The Poor Rich Man		0
70	1991	未婚爸爸	丁水	0
71	1991	Big Family		0
72	1992	The Key Man	麦约翰	100
73	1992	Wong Fei Hung Returns	黄飞鸿	55
74	1993	The Legendary Ranger	荣耀	77
75	1993	Happy Returns		0
76	1993	The Mystery of the Condor Hero		0
77	1993	The Edge of Righteousness		90
78	1994	Conscience		0
79	1994	Love Is Hope (III)		0
80	1994	Mystery of The Sabre		0
81	1995	Plain Love		80
82	1995	A Kindred Spirit		0
83	1995	From Act to Act		85
84	1996	Cold Blood Warm Heart		82
85	1996	Hand of Hope		0
86	1997	A Recipe for the Heart		80
87	2000	The Kung Fu Master		0
88	2000	The Green Hope		0
89	2001	In the Realm of Success		0