OT: a veteran HK wuxia series actor has died.

[Ken Cheng]

Mr. Kwan Hoi San, veteran actor featured in over a dozen TVB wuxia series of the 1970s and 1980s, died today.

[Whsie]

when you say today, do you mean 9/11 or September 12th?

[Ken Cheng]

when you say today, do you mean 9/11 or September 12th?

It was the 11th in Hong Kong (where Mr. Kwan resided).

[Extremer88]

A really experienced actor...

[Exodus]

that's so sad i recently saw a old series with him

[strife_au]

Bad month... many famous deaths

[AnhHung]

Which wuxia character (that he played) made the most impression on you?
Mine: Doctor who sees death, but dont bother to save.

[Ken Cheng]

I thought he was quite memorable as wuxia supervillains such as the Jade Taoist from the third LUK SIU FUNG series and as the super-powerful Mo Yung Bok from DGSD '81.

Notably, both characters were invented or altered from characters in the Gu Long and Jin Yong novels they were derived from. There was no "Jade Taoist" in THE HAUNTED VALLEY volume of the LUK SIU FUNG novel series (the Wooden Taoist served that role), and of course, DGSD's Mo Yung Bok didn't really become a supervillain.

Nevertheless, Kwan Hoi San made those characters memorable.

Outside of wuxia series, I'll never forget Mr. Kwan's performance as Fong Hei Man's (Dodo Cheng's character) father Fong Wai Ho in THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.

[Allen D]

he was pretty good as xue yi ren in miu kiu wai's CLH

[kamii]

Wow this actor.....loved him in all those old series. I remember he was in that series with tony leung chiu wai, the twins.....and he was an old loony but powerful martial arts. Also remember him being Mo Yong Bok in the old DGSD.....most recent series i saw him in was 'the green hope' i think, but thats not wuxia and was really old.....made in late 90's i think. He looked really old and tired in that......r.i.p now...

[frymantis]

here a list of all the parts he was in

http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/kwan_hoi_san.htm

I remember him in a ton of stuff I watched as a kid.

[Ken Cheng]

here a list of all the parts he was in

http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/kwan_hoi_san.htm

Actually, that's just a listing of some of the movies he's been featured in; it doesn't even cover the dozens of series he must have appeared in for TVB from the 1970s to the 2000s.

[duguxiaojing]

RIP ......iv'e seen him in a couple of HK serials, and IIRC he played one of HYS crippled students in LOCH 84.

[Felix]

Which wuxia character (that he played) made the most impression on you?
Mine: Doctor who sees death, but dont bother to save.

"World's Number One Swordsman" in New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung.