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Sun Chien

Sun Chien

Birthday: 1955-01-01 | Place of Birth: Taiwan

Born January 26, 1955 in Taiwan under the name Suen Jian-yuan, Sun Chien (Chinese: 孫建) lost both parents while young and was brought up by his two sisters. In 1976, director Chang Cheh was recruiting new stars in Taiwan for the movie Chinatown Kid. Tae kwon do veteran Sun was selected among many competitors and was given the supporting role in the movie. Sun since developed his career in Hong Kong (notably as one of the 5 Venoms) and signed as a contract actor with Shaw Brothers for eight years. Being one of "Chang's Cohorts," he often starred in the director's action and martial arts movies. After Shaw Brothers ceased film production in 1986 to focus on TV projects, Sun lent his talents to subpar "cut-and-paste" productions for producer Tomas Tang's Filmark International. In the early 90s he served as an action director and assistant director on several films before retiring in 1992.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1984
Shaolin Rescuers

as    Zhu Cai

1983
The Lady Is the Boss

as    Ah Chang

1983
Little Dragon Maiden

as    Chief Qiu

1982
Ode to Gallantry

as    Bei Haishi

1982
Human Lanterns

as    Sgt. Poon

1982
House of Traps

as    Yan Chun Min

1981
The Black Lizard

as    Constable Tieh Fu

1981
The Duel of the Century

as    Hua Manlou

1981
What Price Honesty?

as    Luo Zhang

1981
The Emperor and His Brother

as    No. 7, Hu Tin Wang

1981
The Brave Archer 3

as    Scholar

1981
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

as    Wang Yin Lin

1980
Two Champions of Shaolin

as    Chin Ta Lei (Jin Tailai)

1980
The Rebel Intruders

as    Tang Yu-Tung

1979
The Five Venoms

as    Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma

1979
The Daredevils

as    Xinzheng

1978
Crippled Avengers

as    Hu Ah-Kue

1977
Chinatown Kid

as    Yang Jian Wen