Chan Shen
(Chan Yi-Cheng)
- 5 Fingers Of Death
- The Condemned
- Unbeatable Dragon
- The Imposter
- Claw Of The Eagle
- Super Ninjas
- Lady Of The Law
- Spearmen Of Death
- Women In Torture Camp
- Battle For Shaolin
- Kung Fu Warlords
- Bamboo House Of Dolls
- Shaolin Handlock
- The Deadly Knives
- Shaolin Abbot
- The Devil's Mirror
- Swordsman & Enchantress
- The Bloody Parrot
- The Swift Knight
- Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang
- Daredevils Of Kung Fu
- Stranger & The Gunfighter
- Avenging Shaolin Warriors
- He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
- Sword Stained With Royal Blood
Biography
Villains do come rougher and tougher, but it's his intensity that sets him apart from other villains. He's definitely come up the ranks from earlier Shaw Bros' films. His acting is so good, that you almost forget he's not really a martial-artist. Like Tien Yeh, he's good at getting other people to kick your butt, there's no real need for him to actually do it. He will go down in the studio's history, as one of the most dependable villains, to ever grace their screens. He has appeared in, basically, every major film, the studio shot.
He's paid his dues for a long time and is a very good actor (check him out as the Head Monk in the Shaw hit Battle For Shaolin). I believe that he got stuck playing villain roles because he has a look about him. If he only had the skills to back up those menacing looks, he would have been a force to reckon with. In Women In Torture Camp, he played a Pervert, who likes to make time with young boys (where he actually, looked like he was enjoying himself).
He's paid his dues for a long time and is a very good actor (check him out as the Head Monk in the Shaw hit Battle For Shaolin). I believe that he got stuck playing villain roles because he has a look about him. If he only had the skills to back up those menacing looks, he would have been a force to reckon with. In Women In Torture Camp, he played a Pervert, who likes to make time with young boys (where he actually, looked like he was enjoying himself).
It is his acting, that has kept this man around in kung-fu movies for years. He appeared in numerous films with the Venoms - Spearmen Of Death, Unbeatable Dragon, and Super Ninjas, just to name a few. I (also) liked him as the stubborn teacher in Master Of Kung Fu, who wouldn't listen to Ku Feng (in his first starring role as the Hero). He was undoubtedly, one of the best "Character actors" to work at Shaw studios. I don't recall him working away from the studio, since he joined. He was a very underrated actor, who always added something special, to all the films, he's appeared in.