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Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong Kong wuxia and martial arts films that dated back to the black-and-white period, and is most familiar to Western audiences for his portrayal of the primary villain, Han, in the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon, which starred Bruce Lee.
Kien Shih (1913-2009) was a Chinese actor and martial arts expert who appeared in hundreds of films, including Enter the Dragon (1973) and Rivals of Kung Fu (1974). He was born in Guangdong, China and died in Hong Kong, China.
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Shih Kien as Han (voice dubbed by Keye Luke), Bob Wall as O'Hara, Han's bodyguard; Angela Mao Ying as Su-lin, Lee's sister. Betty Chung as Mei-ling, an undercover operative; Geoffrey Weeks as Braithwaite, a British Intelligence agent; Yang Sze as Bolo, Han's enforcer. Peter Archer as Parsons, an arrogant New Zealand martial artist
Veteran actor Shih Kien, who played Bruce Lee's archrival in the movie Enter the Dragon, has died aged 96. Shih made his film debut in 1940 and went on to star in around 350 films. He is best...
Shih Kien is memorable as Han, the criminal mastermind of the piece. Alamy. Enter the Dragon counts as one of the most profitable films ever made (Credit: Alamy) The film has more than stood...
Jun 5, 2009 · June 5, 2009 2:25pm. HONG KONG — Veteran Hong Kong actor Shih Kien, who played Bruce Lee’s archrival in the 1973 movie “Enter the Dragon,” has died at age 96. “With his death, Hong Kong has...
Jun 6, 2009 · Shih Kien, a veteran Hong Kong actor who played the villain Han in Enter the Dragon, passed away in 2009. He also starred in about 350 films, mostly as a martial arts expert or a Wong Fei-hong character.
