Chen Sing  

                                                                                                  (Chan Sing, Chen Hsing, Chen Xing)

                                 Actor

 

                                      There's hardly a kung fu star in existence who has not, at some point, felt the wrath of 

                                    martial arts heavy Chen Sing. Chen's forceful presence dominated the genre throughout

                                       the 1970's and early 80's in dozens of pictures in which he almost always played the 

                                             bad guy, making him among the most recognizable faces in kung fu cinema.

 

                                      Chen Sing began his career at Shaw Brothers, appearing in several of Chang Cheh's 

                                  classics starring David Chiang and Ti Lung. In 1976, Lo Wei cast him as the Japanese                   

                                     villain in the 'sequel' to Fist of Fury, New Fist of Fury starring a young Jackie Chan.

                                   Jackie was just one of the scores of actors who had to contend with Chen Sing onscreen.

                                  Others include Wang Tao, Yasuaki Kurata, Bruce Li, Chu Kong, Stephen Tung Wai,  

                                    Carter Wong, Bruce Le, Phillip Ko Fei, Jim Kelly, Billy Chong, Jimmy Wang Yu,

                                       David Chiang,  Ti Lung, Chan Wai Man, Meng Fei, John Liu, Chen Kuan Tai  

                                                                                 and Angela Mao Ying. 

                                                                              

                                           Chen had fun with his tough guy image in two famous Hui Brothers comedies- 

                                   Security Unlimited (1981), as the leader of a group thieves, and Aces Go Places (1982),  

                              where he played the boss of a turtlenecked crime syndicate opposite Sam Hui and Karl Maka.

                                 The following year Chen played himself in John Woo's comedy Plain Jane To the Rescue.

                                    During a movie shoot, Josephine Siao played a stand in for an actress who was to be 

                                    repeatedly slapped by Chen, who did not pull his punches in the slightest for poor Siao. 

                                          After being pummelled one too many times, Siao remarks, "Damn Chen Sing!"

                                

                                  In actuality, Chen was noted for his consummate professionalism- even Siao herself used

                                   him in her 1976 directorial triumph Jumping Ash. Though his image was concretely set

                                       as the bonecrushing bad guy, Chen Sing did play heroes on a few occasions- often

                                                                              as a solemn Buddhist monk! 

                                   Chen was the title character in Sammo Hung's spectacular directorial debut, The Iron 

                                    Fisted Monk (1977). Chen also took the title role in Shaolin Monk, where he portrayed

                                          the Indian Zen Buddhist Bodhidharma, who is said to have introduced Shaolin 

                                                                                         kung fu to China.

                                                      

                                                                         Chen Sing Filmography

                                                                                             

                                                                             

 

                                                      

 

 

                                           

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