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Sun Chien
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Born January 26, 1955 in Taiwan under the name Suen Jian-yuan, Sun Chien (Chinese: 孫建) lost both parents while young and was brought up by his two sisters. In 1976, director Chang Cheh was recruiting new stars in Taiwan for the movie Chinatown Kid. Tae kwon do veteran Sun was selected among many competitors and was given the supporting role in the movie. Sun since developed his career in Hong Kong (notably as one of the 5 Venoms) and signed as a contract actor with Shaw Brothers for eight years. Being one of "Chang's Cohorts," he often starred in the director's action and martial arts movies. After Shaw Brothers ceased film production in 1986 to focus on TV projects, Sun lent his talents to …
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Born January 26, 1955 in Taiwan under the name Suen Jian-yuan, Sun Chien (Chinese: 孫建) lost both parents while young and was brought up by his two sisters. In 1976, director Chang Cheh was recruiting new stars in Taiwan for the movie Chinatown Kid. Tae kwon do veteran Sun was selected among many competitors and was given the supporting role in the movie. Sun since developed his career in Hong Kong (notably as one of the 5 Venoms) and signed as a contract actor with Shaw Brothers for eight years. Being one of "Chang's Cohorts," he often starred in the director's action and martial arts movies. After Shaw Brothers ceased film production in 1986 to focus on TV projects, Sun lent his talents to subpar "cut-and-paste" productions for producer Tomas Tang's Filmark International. In the early 90s he served as an action director and assistant director on several films before retiring in 1992.
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BODY OF WORK
Sun Chien's Filmography
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Angry Ranger
as Big Circle Han
The Plot
as Chan Nam
Instant Rage
The Vampire Is Alive
as Three Killed Warriors
Satanic Crystals
Mad Move
Ninja, Demon's Massacre
The Spy Inferno
Crocodile Fury
Fatal Command
Treasure Hunter
Operation Foxhunt
The Vampire Raiders
Yu Pui Tsuen II
as Woodcutter
Devil's Dynamite
Ninja: American Warrior
Project G-7
Mission War Flames
Ninja and the Warriors of Fire
Empire of Spiritual Ninja
Ninja's Extreme Weapons
Ninja in the Killing Field
Ninja Death Squad
Terminal Angels
Ninja Fantasy
Pursuit of a Killer
as Lei Kung
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
as Governor's Man
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
as Li Yi
Return of Bastard Swordsman
as Xie Ping
Little Dragon Maiden
as Chief Qiu
Bastard Swordsman
as Xie Ping
The Lady Is the Boss
as Ah Chang
The Lady Assassin
as Kam Fung Chi
Ode to Gallantry
as Bei Haishi
Human Lanterns
as Sgt. Poon
The Spirit of the Sword
as Bai Zhong
Clan Feuds
as Little Prince
House of Traps
as Yan Chun Min
What Price Honesty?
as Luo Zhang
Black Lizard
as Constable Tieh Fu
The Brave Archer 3
as Scholar
The Duel of the Century
as Hua Manlou
The Emperor and His Brother
as No. 7, Hu Tin Wang
The Rebel Intruders
as Tang Yu-Tung
Two Champions of Shaolin
as Chin Ta Lei (Jin Tailai)
Heaven and Hell
as Lin Wei Gang
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
as Wang Yin Lin
Kid with the Golden Arm
as Yang Hu Yun / Iron Feet Lad
The Magnificent Ruffians
as Feng Jia Ji
The Daredevils
as Xinzheng
Shaolin Rescuers
as Zhu Cai
Crippled Avengers
as Hu Ah-Kue
Invincible Shaolin
as Hsu Fong
The Five Venoms
as Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma
The Brave Archer 2
as Luk Koon Ying
Chinatown Kid
as Yang Jian Wen