Kim Chan

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Kim Chan (December 28, 1917 – October 5, 2008) was a Chinese–American actor and producer. He was most notable for his roles as Lo Si, a.k.a. The Ancient, in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element.

Early life, family and educationEdit

Kim Shung Chan was born in Guangdong, then under the government of the Republic of China. His father was a restaurant owner. Kim Chan emigrated to the US in 1928.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Chan was a familiar character actor, especially when he was elderly. An early role that brought him notice was in the Martin Scorsese classic The King of Comedy with Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis, in which he played Lewis' butler.<ref name= nyt>Template:Cite news</ref>

He played the character Lo Si a.k.a. The Ancient in 52 episodes of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues from 1993 thru 1997. He also played the villainous monk Ping Hai on the TV series.<ref name= nyt /> The series was a revised version of the original 1973 classic, Kung Fu with both series starring David Carradine. He played the recurring villain The Eggman in four episodes of the science fiction TV series Now and Again. He appeared in many guest roles in series, including Mad About You (1998), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2002), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004).

Other film roles include Uncle Benny Chan in Lethal Weapon 4(1998), the father of Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) in Shanghai Knights(2003), Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element (1997), <ref name= nyt /> Fuji in Who's the Man? (1993), Benny Wong in The Corruptor(1999), The Master in Zen Noir (2004), and a cameo appearance as a waiter in Private Parts (1997). He was also a producer on Zen Noir. <ref name= nyt />

He was featured in a photography exhibit when he was in his 90s. In October 2009, a year after his death, Chan appeared on the cover of the journal The Gerontologist beside his photography portrait.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honors and awardsEdit

In November 1999, the Screen Actors Guild presented Chan with an award for lifetime achievement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He received another award for lifetime achievement in August 2004 at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	A Face in the Crowd	Commercial Spokesperson	No Dialogue / Uncredited
1970	The Owl and the Pussycat	Theatre Cashier
1979	Squadra antigangsters	Chan Chu Kai	Uncredited
1982	Soup for One	Harold The Cook
1983	The King of Comedy	Jonno
1984	Over the Brooklyn Bridge	Japanese Buyer #2
1984	Moscow on the Hudson	Chinese Customer
1984	The Cotton Club	Ling
1985	Desperately Seeking Susan	Park Bum
1985	Streetwalkin'	Desk Clerk
1986	9½ Weeks	Chinatown Butcher
1986	Gung Ho	Member of Board
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Korean Flower Vendor
1986	No Mercy	Old Asian Man
1987	Fatal Attraction	Party Guest	Uncredited
1989	Cookie	Hong Kong Tailor
1989	Second Sight	Chinese Store Owner
1990	Cadillac Man	Dim Sum Cook
1990	Alice	Dr. Yang's Patient
1991	Thousand Pieces of Gold	Li Ping
1991	American Shaolin	Master Kwan
1993	Who's the Man?	Fuji
1994	Robot in the Family	Massage Parlor Patron #1
1996	Breathing Room	Meditation Teacher
1997	Private Parts	Waiter
1997	The Fifth Element	Mr. Kim
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Chinese Man
1997	Kundun	Second Chinese General
1998	Lethal Weapon 4	Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan
1999	A Fish in the Bathtub	Medicine Shop Owner
1999	The Corruptor	Benny 'Uncle Benny' Wong
1999	On the Q.T.	Asian Busker
2002	High Times' Potluck	Saki
2002	Rollerball		Uncredited
2003	Shanghai Knights	Chon Wang's Father
2004	Zen Noir	The Master
2005	The Honeymooners	Quinn
2006	16 Blocks	Sam

TelevisionEdit

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Equalizer	Man Sitting on Steps (uncredited)	Episode: "China Rain"
1986	Outlaws	Mr. Luk	Template:Citation needed
1990	Law & Order	Juror (uncredited)	Episode: "Indifference"
1991	Law & Order	Restaurant Manager	Episode: "Heaven"
1993–1997	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Lo Si (The Ancient) / Ping Hai	54 episodes
1999–2000	Now and Again	The Eggman	4 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Mr. Hsu	Episode: "Chinoiserie"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mr. Zhang	Episode: "Debt"

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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