Paul Chun
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Paul Chun (秦沛; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949.[1] In 1966, he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.
Early life
On June 26, 1945 Chun was born as Chiang Ch`ang-Nien in Shanghai, China. His father was Yan Fa. His mother was Hong Wei. Both of his parents were renowned actors.[1]
He is the older brother of actor David Chiang and older half-brother of actor/ director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. His son Benji Chiang and his daughter Lesley Chiang are duo in the pop group "Benji and Lesley".[2][3][4]
Family
- Father: Yan Fa (嚴化)
- Mother: Hong Wei (紅薇)
- Brother: David Chiang (姜大衛), Derek Yee (爾冬陞) half brother
- Sister: Yim Wai (嚴慧)
- Children: Benji Chiang (姜文杰), Lesley Chiang (姜麗文)
Career
In 1949, at age three, Chun started his acting career as a child-actor. From 1949 to 1954, Chun appeared in many films such as Chun lei (1949) directed by Pingqian Li and Dang fu xin (1949) directed by Feng Yueh (aka Griffin Yueh Feng) .[1][5][6]
In 1966, Chun (credited as Paul Chinpae) appeared as Cho-jen in The Sand Pebbles (1966), an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. In The Sand Pebbles, Chun was a young militant student killed by Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman (played by Steve McQueen).[1]
Chun has continuously acted for over 60 years. He is highly respected by many actors of his generation and also regarded as one of the greatest actors in Hong Kong of all time.
In 2010, Chun was the director with Cheyton Jain as co-director in The Chair, the Box, and the Broom (2010), a short film. In 2011, Chun was the director of Earth (2011), an animation short film about a giant robot shooting at some buildings.[7][8]
Filmography
Television series
Feature film
References
- ^ a b c d Gendron, Yves. Jan 2007. "Biography of Paul Chun Pui hkcinemagic.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Benji & Lesley". youtube.com
- ^ "Benji & Lesley". benjiandlesley.com
- ^ "Benji & Lesley". babybombs.com
- ^ "Chun lei (1949) imdb.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Dang fu xin (1949) imdb.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "The Chair, the Box, and the Broom (2010) imdb.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Earth (2011) imdb.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ 1983. "Wo ai Ye Laixiang (1983) imdb.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ 1983. "All the Wrong Spies (1983) lovehkfilm.com". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Paul Chun at hkmdb
- ^ Paul Chun at chinesemov.com
External links
- Paul Chun at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Paul Chun at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Paul Chun at chinesemov.com
- Paul Chun at IMDb
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