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Wang Kuan-hsiung

b. 1950

Taiwanese film actor

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About Wang Kuan-hsiung

Born 1950. Wang Kuan-hsiung is a Taiwanese film director and film actor.

Wang Kuan-hsiung is a Taiwanese former actor who was a well-known and popular leading man in the kung fu film genre of the 1970s and 1980s.

Career Wang is mostly known for his role as Chan Ming Lung aka "The Iron Ox" in Iron Ox, The Tiger's Killer (1974), which is a tale about a student taking on a group of men, the Five Tigers, in duels to avenge the death of his teacher. This film also featured a well-known actor of the genre, Wong Fei-Lung. Other films in a similar vein around the same time were Two Dragons Against Tiger (1974) and Chase Step By Step (1975).

Wang's early films include Kung Fu Queen, Chaochow Guy, Chase Step by Step, Iron Ox The Tiger's Killer (aka The Angry Fist), and Two Dragons Against Tiger, which were all "old school" type of kung fu films that were produced in the 1970s.

Wang received a Golden Horse Award for the film White Jasmine, aka Mo li hua, a 1980 film that also starred Sylvia Chang.

Wang later branched out to writing and directing films that included Lewd Lizard (1979) and Yellow Skin (1985), as well as some production work.

Wang retired from the film business in 1984. Frank Wong Goon-Hung Wong Jacky Wong Kuan-hsing Wang Kuan Hsiung Huang Wang Kuan Hsing Wang Kwn-Shong Wong Goon-Hung Wong Gwan-Sheong Wong Koon Hung Wong Kwan-Hsiung

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Important facts

Born
1950, Tainan
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Awards
Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Wang Kuan-hsiung?

Taiwanese film actor

When was Wang Kuan-hsiung born?

Wang Kuan-hsiung was born in 1950 in Tainan.

What is Wang Kuan-hsiung's occupation?

Wang Kuan-hsiung is a film director and film actor.

What nationality is Wang Kuan-hsiung?

Wang Kuan-hsiung is Taiwanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wang Kuan-hsiung

· Wikidata: Q15916147

· DBpedia: Wang Kuan-hsiung

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