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.

Movies

Queen of Kowloon

0 %|Nov 17, 2000

What Is A Good Teacher

73 %|May 25, 2000

Drama

Portland Street Blues

56.43 %|Feb 21, 1998

Crime, Drama

O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body

50 %|Sep 21, 1995

Crime, Horror

A Touch of Evil

60 %|Apr 27, 1995

Romance, Crime, Drama

Kung Fu Kid

40 %|Sep 19, 1994

Action

The Great Conqueror's Concubine

77 %|Jun 4, 1994

Drama, History

追捕野狼帮

0 %|Feb 27, 1994

Crime

Marked for Murder

70 %|Jan 1, 1994

Action

Heroes Among Heroes

62 %|Nov 11, 1993

Action

Perfect Exchange

55.56 %|Sep 30, 1993

Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Thriller, Action

A Roof with a View

50 %|Sep 16, 1993

Man of the Times

35 %|Aug 28, 1993

Crime, Comedy

A Moment of Romance II

59.17 %|Jun 11, 1993

Action, Romance, Crime

The Tale Of A Heroine

30 %|Jan 1, 1993

Adventure

Whore & Policewoman

0 %|Jan 1, 1993

Devil of Rape

10 %|Oct 28, 1992

Horror, Comedy, Fantasy

Deadly Dream Woman

42 %|Sep 10, 1992

Action

The Vengeance

20 %|Jun 2, 1992

Action, Crime

Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung

64 %|May 28, 1992

Action

Hard Boiled

75.32 %|Apr 16, 1992

Action, Thriller, Crime

Casino Tycoon I

65 %|Feb 20, 1992

Thriller, Crime

All's Well, Ends Well

68.2 %|Jan 25, 1992

Comedy, Romance

Legend of Wong Tai Sin

0 %|Jan 1, 1992

Fantasy

The Banquet

55 %|Nov 30, 1991

Comedy

Lee Rock

63 %|Sep 18, 1991

Drama, Crime

The Transmigration Romance

0 %|Jun 28, 1991

Comedy, Fantasy

Mission of Condor

50 %|Jun 7, 1991

Crime, Action

The Unmatchable Match

66.67 %|May 11, 1990

Crime, Action

Queen of Temple Street

64 %|Apr 21, 1990

Day of Thunder

90 %|Apr 1, 1990

Crime, Action, Drama

Manchester Death Warrant

50 %|Jan 1, 1990

Action, Crime, Drama

Eight Diagram Cudgel

0 %|Jan 1, 1990

Action, Fantasy

Behind Bars

0 %|Jan 1, 1990

TV Movie, Crime, Drama

Running Mate

0 %|Nov 4, 1989

Comedy

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

70 %|Apr 20, 1989

Action, Crime, Drama, Romance

Dark Side of China Town

0 %|Jan 14, 1989

Crime, Drama

Devil Curse

0 %|Dec 15, 1988

Horror

The Criminal Hunter

0 %|May 19, 1988

One Way Ticket to Bangkok

0 %|Jan 1, 1988

Ghost's Hospital

0 %|Jan 1, 1988

Horror, Comedy

Devil Sorcery

33 %|Oct 7, 1987

Horror

Project A: Part II

71.11 %|Aug 19, 1987

Action, Comedy

Reincarnation

55 %|Jun 11, 1987

Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Drama

Back To The Beyond

55 %|Jan 1, 1987

Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Ghost's Lover

0 %|Jan 1, 1987

Yu Pui Tsuen

54 %|Dec 12, 1986

Bloody Sorcery

0 %|Dec 11, 1986

Horror

A Man from Holland

40 %|Oct 25, 1986

Action

Fury of the Heaven

0 %|Jan 4, 1986

Fantasy, Horror

Dead Curse

0 %|Nov 21, 1985

Horror

Working Class

61.43 %|Aug 9, 1985

Romance, Comedy

Crocodile Evil

0 %|Aug 7, 1985

Horror

Curse

50 %|Apr 26, 1985

Horror, Fantasy

Hong Kong Butcher

60 %|Feb 1, 1985

Crime, Horror

The Young Vagabond

50 %|Jan 2, 1985

Action, Comedy

The Siamese Twins

0 %|Jul 24, 1984

Horror

Project A

71.95 %|Dec 22, 1983

Action, Comedy

The Lost Generation

10 %|Sep 21, 1983

Drama

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

64 %|Jul 21, 1983

Drama, Romance

Shaolin & Wu Tang

66 %|Jul 7, 1983

Action

Struggle for Leader

0 %|Apr 21, 1983

Action, Crime

Roving Swordsman

61 %|Jan 28, 1983

Action

Interpol

0 %|Nov 18, 1982

Adventure, Crime, Drama

Energetic-21

0 %|Sep 30, 1982

Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action

Brothers from the Walled City

65 %|Sep 1, 1982

Drama, Crime

Coolie Killer

67 %|Jun 30, 1982

Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller

Kid from Kwangtung

52 %|Feb 7, 1982

Action

Mahjong Heroes

54 %|Dec 22, 1981

Action, Comedy

The Executor

65 %|Mar 4, 1981

Action, Crime, Drama

The Struggle

0 %|Sep 4, 1980

Crime

House of the Lute

20 %|Mar 27, 1980

Horror, Drama

Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey

50 %|Mar 23, 1980

Action

The Kung Fu Warrior

0 %|Jan 24, 1980

The Dragon, The Odds

0 %|Jul 27, 1979

Comedy, Action

The Money Trip

40 %|Apr 5, 1979

Illusions Come True

0 %|Jul 20, 1978

Comedy

On Probation

0 %|Jul 28, 1977

Drama

Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

60 %|Dec 4, 1969

Action

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

0 %|Mar 29, 1967

Action, Crime, Adventure, Mystery

The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

0 %|Jun 11, 1966

Action, Crime, Thriller, Science Fiction

Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill

0 %|Dec 1, 1965

Drama

Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family

0 %|Nov 10, 1965

History, Drama

The Furious Buddha's Palm

0 %|Sep 22, 1965

Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Sword of Swords

0 %|May 11, 1965

Action, Adventure

如来神掌 下集

0 %|Mar 5, 1964

Buddha's Palm Part 1

0 %|Feb 26, 1964

Action, Fantasy

The Rainbow Pass

30 %|Jan 10, 1964

Drama

The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue

0 %|Mar 6, 1963

History, Drama

Scarlet Boy

0 %|Sep 12, 1962

Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History

Series

In the Realm of Success

0 %|Sep 17, 2001

The Green Hope

0 %|Oct 16, 2000

Drama

The Kung Fu Master

0 %|Jan 3, 2000

A Recipe for the Heart

80 %|Nov 10, 1997

Drama, Comedy

Hand of Hope

0 %|Oct 10, 1996

Cold Blood Warm Heart

82.5 %|Feb 5, 1996

Drama, Crime

From Act to Act

85 %|Oct 2, 1995

Comedy

A Kindred Spirit

0 %|May 15, 1995

Drama, Comedy

Plain Love

80 %|Apr 3, 1995

Drama

Mystery of The Sabre

0 %|Jul 7, 1994

Drama

Love Is Hope (III)

0 %|Apr 4, 1994

Drama

Conscience

0 %|Feb 28, 1994

The Edge of Righteousness

90 %|Dec 6, 1993

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Mystery of the Condor Hero

0 %|Jun 8, 1993

Action & Adventure, Drama

Happy Returns

0 %|Jun 7, 1993

The Legendary Ranger

77 %|Mar 1, 1993

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Wong Fei Hung Returns

55 %|Dec 7, 1992

Drama, Comedy

The Key Man

100 %|Jan 1, 1992

Family, Drama

Big Family

0 %|Oct 28, 1991

Drama

未婚爸爸

0 %|Jun 11, 1991

Drama

The Poor Rich Man

0 %|Jun 6, 1991

Family, Comedy

The Breaking Point

0 %|May 13, 1991

Drama

In The Realms of Joy

0 %|Sep 10, 1990

Drama

Rain In The Heart

0 %|Sep 10, 1990

The Cop Story

0 %|Sep 10, 1990

An Elite's Choice

0 %|Sep 10, 1990

It Runs in the Family

0 %|Aug 8, 1990

Hap Hak Hang

80 %|Dec 25, 1989

Drama, Comedy

The Justice of Life

80 %|Nov 13, 1989

Drama, Comedy

I Do I Do

0 %|Sep 11, 1989

Drama

Battle Of The Heart

0 %|Aug 21, 1989

The Sect of Blood & Iron

0 %|May 3, 1989

Looking Back in Anger

100 %|Apr 3, 1989

Drama

The Reincarnated of Wai

0 %|Feb 3, 1989

The Deadly Mystert

0 %|Jan 2, 1989

Twilight of a Nation

0 %|Nov 28, 1988

Drama, War & Politics

Road To The Throne

0 %|May 30, 1988

Drama

The Legend of the Book and Sword

0 %|Oct 19, 1987

The Price Of Growing Up

0 %|Aug 27, 1987

Drama

Fate Takes A Hand

0 %|Jul 20, 1987

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

100 %|Nov 3, 1986

Action & Adventure

The SIB Files

0 %|Jun 7, 1986

Action & Adventure, Crime

When Silken Hands Get Rough

0 %|Jun 6, 1986

The Feud of Two Brothers

90 %|May 12, 1986

The Possessed

0 %|Dec 9, 1985

Drama

The Battle Among the Clans

0 %|Jul 18, 1985

The Rough Ride

100 %|Apr 22, 1985

Drama

The Young Wanderer

0 %|Jan 21, 1985

Summer Kisses Winter Tears

0 %|Dec 24, 1984

The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung

85 %|Nov 12, 1984

The Young Detective

0 %|Jul 11, 1984

The Duke of Mount Deer

60 %|Jul 9, 1984

Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Smiling Proud Wanderer

0 %|Apr 2, 1984

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

The Foundation

100 %|Feb 6, 1984

Drama, Action & Adventure

Can Anybody Help

0 %|Feb 1, 1984

Encounter with Fortune

0 %|Jul 11, 1983

Beyond the Rose Garden

0 %|May 16, 1983

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

79 %|Feb 21, 1983

Drama, Action & Adventure

The Radio Tycoon

0 %|Jan 3, 1983

Drama

The Man in the Middle

0 %|Jan 3, 1983

Love & Passion

80 %|Nov 29, 1982

Drama, Family

星塵

0 %|May 3, 1982

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

0 %|Mar 22, 1982

Drama, Action & Adventure

The Checkmate

0 %|Mar 1, 1982

The Understudy

0 %|Dec 28, 1981

The Legend of Wonder Lady

0 %|Nov 16, 1981

The Hawk

0 %|Aug 31, 1981

Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan

0 %|Jun 2, 1981

In Love and War

0 %|May 11, 1981

Drama, War & Politics

The Lonely Hunter

0 %|Feb 9, 1981

Drama

The Adventurers

0 %|Nov 24, 1980

Drama

The Family

0 %|Aug 4, 1980

Five Easy Pieces

0 %|Aug 4, 1980

Drama

This Land Is Mine

0 %|Dec 31, 1979

Drama

The Good The Bad The Ugly

90 %|Oct 1, 1979

Over the Rainbow

0 %|Sep 10, 1979

Drama

Chor Lau-heung

80 %|Sep 3, 1979

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Mitsubish Series

0 %|May 21, 1979

The God of Sabre

0 %|Jan 1, 1979

Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long

0 %|Oct 30, 1978

Conflict

0 %|Oct 2, 1978

Drama

One Sword

0 %|Sep 25, 1978

Luk Siu Fung (Series III)

0 %|Jun 5, 1978

The Giants

0 %|May 1, 1978

Drama

Vanity Fair

0 %|Jan 2, 1978

Drama

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)

0 %|Aug 8, 1977

Drama

Water Margin

0 %|Nov 15, 1976

When The Legend Dies

0 %|Nov 1, 1976

Luk Siu Fung (Series I)

0 %|Dec 29, 1975