Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Born: December 28, 1917
Died: October 5, 2008
in Guangdong, Republic of China
Kim Chan (December 28, 1917 – October 5, 2008) was a Chinese–American actor and producer. He was most notable for his roles as Lo Si, a.k.a. The Ancient, in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element.

Movies for Kim Chan...

Inside Rupert Pupkin
Title: Inside Rupert Pupkin
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'
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16 Blocks
Title: 16 Blocks
Character: Sam
Released: March 1, 2006
Type: Movie
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
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Ninja Bombs
Title: Ninja Bombs
Character: Lee
Released: August 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Have you ever been in a situation where you don't know what to say? Well now you won't have to with new, Ninja Bombs!
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Title: Jonny Zero
Released: January 14, 2005
Type: TV
Jonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It starred Franky G, GQ, and Brennan Hesser. It was cancelled after eight episodes. It began airing on Monday nights on ABC TV in Australia in early 2007.
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Zen Noir
Title: Zen Noir
Character: The Master
Released: April 21, 2004
Type: Movie
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High Times Potluck
Title: High Times Potluck
Character: Saki
Released: October 17, 2003
Type: Movie
High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana.
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Shanghai Knights
Title: Shanghai Knights
Character: Chon Wang's Father
Released: February 6, 2003
Type: Movie
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.
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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Title: A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 17, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Mr. Hsu
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Title: Now and Again
Released: September 24, 1999
Type: TV
Now and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train. Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
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Title: Now and Again
Character: The Eggman
Released: September 24, 1999
Type: TV
Now and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train. Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Mr. Zhang
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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On the Q.T.
Title: On the Q.T.
Character: Asian Busker
Released: April 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A struggling violin player has his morals tested after he meets a wise musician while playing in the subway who introduces him to the music world in N.Y.C.
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The Corruptor
Title: The Corruptor
Character: Benny Wong
Released: March 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
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A Fish in the Bathtub
Title: A Fish in the Bathtub
Character: Medicine Shop Owner
Released: March 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.
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Lethal Weapon 4
Title: Lethal Weapon 4
Character: Benny Chan
Released: July 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.
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Kundun
Title: Kundun
Character: Second Chinese General
Released: December 25, 1997
Type: Movie
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.
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The Devil's Advocate
Title: The Devil's Advocate
Character: Chinese Man
Released: October 17, 1997
Type: Movie
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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The Fifth Element
Title: The Fifth Element
Character: Mr. Kim
Released: May 2, 1997
Type: Movie
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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Private Parts
Title: Private Parts
Character: Waiter
Released: March 7, 1997
Type: Movie
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
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Vanishing Son IV
Title: Vanishing Son IV
Character: Son
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian is also befriended by the ghost of brother Wago. Wago must act as an angel to Jian-wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit and run plan to kill Jian-wa so he doesn't talk to the police.
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Vanishing Son II
Title: Vanishing Son II
Character: Son (Old Man)
Released: July 23, 1994
Type: Movie
The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gangfight which involved his brother Wago. Jian-wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms as a group of racist whites feud with harmless Vietnamese fishermen. Jian-wa decides to side with the Vietnamese and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.
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Who's the Man?
Title: Who's the Man?
Character: Fuji
Released: April 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.
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Title: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character: Lo Si
Released: January 27, 1993
Type: TV
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27, 1993 to January 1, 1997, and was broadcast in over 70 countries. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reruns of the show have been aired on TNT. The show was canceled when its producer, Prime Time Entertainment Network, ceased operations and no other network opted to continue the series.
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Title: Mad About You
Released: September 23, 1992
Type: TV
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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American Shaolin
Title: American Shaolin
Character: Master Kwan
Released: October 1, 1991
Type: Movie
After being humiliated in the ring a young karate student travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, and in the process becoming the first American Shaolin.
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Thousand Pieces of Gold
Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold
Character: Li Ping
Released: April 26, 1991
Type: Movie
In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.
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Alice
Title: Alice
Character: Dr. Yang's Patient
Released: December 25, 1990
Type: Movie
Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for the handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of well-established rut.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Restaurant Manager
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Cadillac Man
Title: Cadillac Man
Character: Dim Sum Cook
Released: May 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
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Title: CBS Summer Playhouse
Character: Yuchi
Released: June 12, 1987
Type: TV
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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Title: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character: Waiter
Released: May 21, 1987
Type: TV
Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and more.
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No Mercy
Title: No Mercy
Character: Old Asian Man
Released: December 19, 1986
Type: Movie
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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We're Puttin' on the Ritz
Title: We're Puttin' on the Ritz
Character: Mr. Mao
Released: July 26, 1986
Type: Movie
Two employees of a reclusive millionaire, Micki the secretary and Max the chauffeur, decide to attend a society function to which their employer has been invited. In the course of the evening, Max and Micki establish new identities in the world of high society and, while rubbing shoulders with the elite, they uncover a scam that tests their sleuthing skills as much as their social skills.
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Gung Ho
Title: Gung Ho
Character: Member of Board
Released: March 14, 1986
Type: Movie
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
Title: Nine 1/2 Weeks
Character: Chinatown Butcher
Released: February 9, 1986
Type: Movie
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
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Streetwalkin'
Title: Streetwalkin'
Character: Desk Clerk
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh, brutal life of being a prostitute.
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Title: Spenser: For Hire
Released: September 20, 1985
Type: TV
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
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Desperately Seeking Susan
Title: Desperately Seeking Susan
Character: Park Bum
Released: March 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.
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The Cotton Club
Title: The Cotton Club
Character: Ling
Released: December 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Title: Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Character: Japanese Buyer #2
Released: March 2, 1984
Type: Movie
A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
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The King of Comedy
Title: The King of Comedy
Character: Jonno
Released: December 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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The Owl and the Pussycat
Title: The Owl and the Pussycat
Character: Theatre Cashier
Released: November 3, 1970
Type: Movie
Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?