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Chuan Yuan
Hong Ga,  Kang Chia,  Chuen Yuen ,  Chuan Yun,  Dong Chuan-Yuan
Birthplace: Taiwan





 
Filmography (1963-1995)
 
  Actor (98 films)
    Hsiang Chien Chai (1963)    
    Formosa Night Boat (1964) ... Wen Ji
    Taipeh Water Gate No. 14 (1964)    
    Filial Daughter's Desire (1965)    
    Wu Shi Feng Yun (1965)    
    The Dusk Hometown (1965)    
    Little Loafer (1965)    
    Xin Ai Bi Ge Ren (1965)    
    Evening City (1965)    
    Hsiang Su He Pan (1965)    
    Lovers Become Family (1965)    
    Fantong Gua Chelun (1966)    
    Kai Zhang Da Ji (1966)    
    Ai Pi Su Chiao Chiang (1966)    
    More Children Let Father Starve (1966)    
    Underworld Knight (1966)    
    Evil Amoung Good (1967)    
    Hsiang I Teng Pa Nien (1968)    
    The Enchanted Chamber (1968) ... Adulterer
    The Fastest Sword (1968) ... Pi Cheng Wan
    Nu Xing De Fu Chou (1969)    
    Tomorrow Is Another Day (1969) ... Hsiao Li
    Dark Semester (1969) ... Kao Te Sheng
    Raw Passions (1969) ... Witness
    Torrent of Desire (1969) ... Mona's boyfriend
    Farewell, My Love (1969) ... Li Wen-Yang
    Dark Rendezvous (1969) ... Li Hsin-Chien
    My Son (1969) ... Ruffian
    Ripples (1970) ... Fei Nan-Chia
    Double Bliss (1970) ... Xiaobai
    The Golden Knight (1970) ... Clan Leader Nan Huai
    Vengeance! (1970) ... Adjutant Gao Hong Tu
    The Night Is Young (1970)    
    The Lady Hermit (1971) ... Black Demon's disciple #2
    The Duel (1971) ... Kan Wen Pin
    The Long Chase (1971) ... Bandit Chang Piao
    The Imperial Swordsman (1972) ... Yin Shu-Tang
    The Thunderbolt Fist (1972) ... Fang Tie Wa
    Chiu Chow Kung Fu (1973) ... Captain Kimura
    The Virgins (1973) ... Rapist
    The Flying Tiger (1973)    
    Tiger Tiger Tiger (1973)    
    Hei Nu Sha Hsing (1974)    
    Exorcising Sword (1975)    
    General Stone (1976) ... General
    Iron Fan and Magic Sword (1976)    
    Remembrance (1976)    
    Shaolin Monk (1976) ... Great Taoist
    Seven Spirit Pagoda (1976)    
    Chivalrous Inn (1977)    
    The Gloomy Tower (1977) ... Lo Tzu-Ching
    The Rebel of Shao-Lin (1977) ... Lu Chien Jen
    The Invincible Armour (1977) ... Mr. Liu
    The Eighteen Jade Arhats (1978) ... Pai Yung Ming
    Return of the Kung Fu Dragon (1978) ... General
    The Smart Cavalier (1978)    
    Revengeful Swordswoman (1979) ... Ku Lun
    The Crane Fighter (1979) ... Yang Su
    Fists of Bruce Lee (1979) ... Lawyer Shen
    Queen Bee's Revenge (1981)    
    A Sword Named Revenge (1981)    
    The Story of Lu Sheau-Feng (1981)    
    The Monk's Fight (1981)    
    Spoony Love (1982)    
    Da Shou Wang (1982)    
    Seven Steps to Showdown (1982)    
    The Dynamite Trio (1982) ... Sha Lung
    Underground Wife (1982)    
    The Imprisoned (1982)    
    Handsome Vagabond (1982)    
    I Want to Be a Good Person (1982)    
    Breaking Through the Black Whirl (1982)    
    Who Knows About Me (1983)    
    The Boy from the Dark Street (1983)    
    Chinese Magic (1983)    
    Ta Gong Gui Wo Fa Cai (1984)    
    Friends & Brothers (1984)    
    Pink Trap (1985)    
    Hateful Woman (1985)    
    Sheng Gong Ma (1985)    
    Ghost Rapist (1986)    
    Diamond Ninja Force (1986) ... [GHOST RAPIST footage]
    Ninja Operation 4: Thunderbolt Angels (1986) ... [THE RETURN footage]
    The Return (1986)    
    Black Leopard (1986)    
    King of Snake (1987)    
    Yen Nu Fa Ching (1987)    
    Death Code Ninja (1987) ... [THE IMPRISONED footage]
    The Ghost Story (1987)    
    My Name Is Woman (1987)    
    American Commando: Angel's Blood Mission (1987) ... [I WANT TO BE... footage]
    Touching Breast Alley (1987)    
    Love Struck (1988)    
    The Long Gun (1988)    
    Ninja: American Warrior (1988) ... [Queen Bee's Revenge footage]
    Firefox's Killer (1990)    
    A Lustful Night (1993) ... [Yen Nu Fa Ching footage]
    Honey Bee (1995)    
  Planning (1 film)
    Ghost Rapist (1986)    
 
 
Biography
 
  Born as Dong Chuan-Yuan in Tainan, Taiwan; Chuen is also known as Kang Jia. His mother is Dutch, and his younger brother Kang Hua was a boxer and later joined the showbiz. The two brothers achieved fame early in their careers by starring in Taiwanese-speaking films, then they moved to Hong Kong to work for Shaw Brothers. Chuan Yuan's Shaw debut was Wu Chia-Hsiang's "Dark Semester", where he was lauded for portraying a street punk. He then starred in a leading role in "The Night Is Young" directed by Lo Chien and co-starring Yu Feng. Chuan Yuan's other notable works in the 1970s include "Vengeance!", "The Duel" (1971), "The Long Chase", "The Lady Hermit", "The Thunderbolt Fist", "Imperial Swordsman" and "The Virgins".

From the Celestial DVD edition of "The Thunderbolt Fist".