Ronald Bi Jen-hsu (born 4 December 1938), known by his stage name Chin Han, is a retired Hong Kong actor, director, screenwriter and producer born in mainland China. He has appeared in over 50 Mandarin-language films in Hong Kong and Taiwan, many of them produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1960s and the 1970s.
Personal life Born in Weihai, Republic of China, Pi Jen-hsu moved to Hong Kong as a small child during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. After finishing from New Method College, his first career was in a hong. In 1961, he entered Shaw Brothers Studio, working as a script supervisor for director Yueh Feng. In 1964, he rose to fame when Yueh Feng cast him in a major Huangmei opera film Lady General Hua Mu-lan, opposite superstar Ivy Ling Po.
In 1966, Chin Han married Ivy Ling Po. They moved to Taiwan in 1973 where they continued to work in the film industry until immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s. After retirement, they made guest appearances in their son Kenneth Bi's directorial debut Rice Rhapsody (2004).
Filmography
Film As actor Year Title Role Notes1963 Revenge of a Swordswoman () Han Dahai The Love Eterne () extra, opera film1964 Between Tears and Smiles () street stunt performer extraLady General Hua Mu-lan () Li Guang opera filmThe Female Prince () Li Rulong opera filmThe Warlord and the Actress () Lin Keqiang 1965 Sons of Good Earth () university student extraHong Kong, Manila, Singapore () Lawyer Fan 1966 The Blue and the Black () Ho Meng 2-part film seriesThe Joy of Spring () Tu Shao-hua 1967 The Dragon Creek () Guo Jianming 1967 The Midnight Murder () Wang Zhengtu opera film1967 My Dream Boat () Chi Yuan 1967 Song of Tomorrow () Yu Ming 1968 Summer Heat () Chu Ta-wei 1969 Diary of a Lady-Killer () Chou Kuo-hsiung River of Tears () Feng Chi-wei 1970 Brothers Five () Gao Hao The Heroic Ones () Li Siyuan Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers? () Chen Ta-kang 1971 Long Road to Freedom () Lin Chung The Swift Knight () Liu Xuanping Sons and Daughters () Duel for Gold () Meng Long 1972 The Killer () Ma Yi The Champion of Champions () Jiang Hanyun Finger of Doom () Lu Tianbao Trilogy of Swordsmanship () Li Jingrang Segment 2: "The Tigress" ()1973 The Champion () Lu Fu Woman of the Night () Su Po-hsuan Segment 1 (anthology film)The Boxers () 1974 Crazy Nuts of Kung Fu () Thirteen () Lu Tao-jan The Two Faces of Love () Sergeant Hsiung () Hsiung Chi-lao Green Green Meadow () Fang Chen-huai 1975 Eight Hundred Heroes () Shangkuan Chih-piao The Chinese Amazons () 1976 Crossroad () Ho Wen-chang also director, writer, producerApril Melody () The Last Battle of Yang Chao () Shi Kefa 1977 The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho () Zhu Di Heroes of the Eastern Skies () Liu Cuigang 1979 The Battle of Ku-ning-tou () Hu Lien 1980 Magnificent 72 () Huang Keqiang 1981 A Sword Named Revenge () Ji Wuqing Heroes from the Sky () guest starThe Thrilling Sword () King Gaoxing The Coldest Winter in Peking () Commander Qiu guest star1983 The Longest Night () army commander guest starThe Lost Generation () casino debt collector guest star1987 Master Hui Neng () Emperor Wu of Liang guest star2004 Rice Rhapsody () Bill's grandpa guest star As director 1965: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies () 1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 2 () 1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 3 () 1966: The In-law Marriage () 1967: The Other Day's Typhoon () 1976: Crossroad () – also actor, writer and producer 1978: Dream of the Red Chamber () – also writer (opera film) 1980: The Imperious Princess () – also co-producer (opera film)
As writer 1967: The Three Desperate Drunks () 1976: Crossroad () – also actor, director and producer 1978: Dream of the Red Chamber () – also writer (opera film)
As producer 1976: Crossroad () – also actor, director and writer 1980: The Imperious Princess () – also director (opera film)
Television series Year Title Role Notes1981 Our Land, Our People () Zuo Baogui 1986 The Legend of Imperial Consort Yang () Li Longji
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