[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Shen Chan is an alias for Taiwanese actor Chan Yi-cheng. He was born on March 11, 1940, in Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. He worked exclusively for the Shaw Brothers where he started out in 1971 and, given his look and solid acting chops, quickly established himself in sinister henchman and gangster-type roles.
Besides being menacing or repellent, Chan Shen was also at ease in comedy, which allowed him to play the comic foil for the hero to make fun of in many movies.
Very little is known of his history and private life, except that he was briefly wed to Shaw Brothers' starlet Shirley Yu, which lasted only minutes as they got into a huge argument while registering to be married and Shirley Yu tore up the marriage certificate as soon as they walked out of city hall.
Sadly, Chen Shen died prematurely of a heart attack at only 44 on April 26, 1984. He had been so prolific that about half a dozen movies in which he appeared were released after his passing.
His only Spaghetti western appearance was in “La dove non batte il sole” (The Stranger and the Gunfighter) in 1974 as the Warlord’s commanding officer
CHAN, Shen (aka You Chan, Chan Cheng, Chan Shen) (Chan
Yi-cheng) [3/11/1940, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China – 4/26/1984,
Hong Kong, China (heart attack)] – film actor, married to actress Shirley Yu (Yu
Pei-Fang) [1954-2013] (1976-1976).
The Stranger and the Gunfighter – 1974 (Warlord’s
commanding officer)
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