Frankie Chan
Franklin Chan Fan-kei (born 1951) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, action director, and composer. Chan is best known to Hong Kong action cinema fans as the main antagonist in Sammo Hung's The Prodigal Son, in which he faces Yuen Biao in the final reel. Chan has starred in a number of modern action films, most notably Burning Ambition, Outlaw Brothers and Carry On Pickpocket.
Also recorded as Frankie Chan Fan-kei · Chan Fan-kei · Chen Xunqi · Chen Hsun-Chi
Frankie Chan
- Name
- Frankie Chan
- Birth Name
- Chan Wing-yuk
- Born
- 30 November 1951
- Birthplace
- British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- British Hong Kong · People's Republic of China
- Languages
- Standard Chinese
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Franklin Chan Fan-kei (born 1951) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, action director, and composer. Chan is best known to Hong Kong action cinema fans as the main antagonist in Sammo Hung's The Prodigal Son, in which he faces Yuen Biao in the final reel. Chan has starred in a number of modern action films, most notably Burning Ambition, Outlaw Brothers and Carry On Pickpocket.
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Frankie Chan (born 1951) is an actor, composer and film director, among other activities and a national of the British Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The actor was born in British Hong Kong. Languages used include Standard Chinese.
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Chan also composed music and scores for many films in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including Writing Kung Fu (1979), Odd Couple (1979), The Young Master (1980), The Buddhist Fist (1980), Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991), Chungking Express (1994) and Fallen Angels (1995). In 2011, Chan directed Legendary Amazons, a film about the female Generals of the Yang clan.
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• Name — Frankie Chan • Birth Name — Chan Wing-yuk • Born — 30 November 1951 • Birthplace — British Hong Kong • Occupation — * Actor • film director • film producer • martial artist • composer • Years Active — 1970–present
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Filmography as director
• The Perfect Match (1982) • Just for Fun (1983) • Silent Romance (1984) • Unforgettable Fantasy (1985) • Goodbye My Love (1986) • Sweet Surrender (1986) • The Good, the Bad & the Beauty (鬼馬保鎌賊美人,1987) • Criminal Hunter (1988) • Angel of Return (1989) • Outlaw Brothers (1990) • Fun and Fury (1992) • A Warrior's Tragedy (1993) • A Warrior's Tragedy 2 (1993) • The Wrath of Silence (1994) • Oh! Yes Sir! (1994) • Tragic Commitment (1995) • How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996) • I.Q. Dudettes (2000) • Live and Die in Chicago (2002) • Legendary Amazons (2011) • Impetuous Love in Action (2014) • Super Model Fantasy (2019)
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1951
Frankie Chan born at British Hong Kong.
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His recorded language was Standard Chinese. Recorded as actor, writer, film producer, composer and film director.
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