Danny Lau Dan
Date of birth: 1945-12-18
Place of birth: Weihai, Shandong Province, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Danny Lau, 劉丹, Dan Lau, 刘丹, 刘庆基, 劉慶基, 丹爷, 叉烧炳, لاو دان
Biography
Liu Tan was born in Shanghai in 1945 and moved with his family to Hong Kong five years later. In 1968, Liu entered the actor training class run by Cathay Film Organisation and was signed up by the studio after graduated. Liu started his career in supporting roles until he got his big break in "An Apple A Day" in 1970. Liu moved to Shaw Brothers in 1971 and among the movies he appeared in "The Devil's Mirror" and "The Warlord". Liu left Shaw Brothers in 1972 to concentrate predominantly on voice dubbing while he still making sporadic appearance in films. In 1977, Liu joined TVB as a contract actor. His acclaimed role was as the villain in the classic series "The Bund". For the past two decades, Liu has made regular appearance in TVB and he was one of the popular artists in Hong Kong. -- From the Celestial DVD release of "The Devil's Mirror".
Movie Credits
The Bastard
1973-02-06
Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Begg
Revenge in Hong Kong
1981-10-09
A housewife witnesses the depraved son of a wealthy businessmen killing a woman and testifies agains
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - The Robbery
1991-01-01
My Friend Roy
1994-01-01
Hong Kong movie
Hex After Hex
1982-06-23
Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but hell, literally, really has no wrath like a lusting
The Devil's Mirror
1972-06-15
The Jiuxian Witch and her Bloody Ghouls Clan (somehow you just know that these aren’t the good guys)
Expensive Tastes
1982-09-10
The psychotic son of a rich man continues to get away with raping young women, with the help of an u
Only the Brave Stands
1973-11-15
Only the Brave Stands is a Hong Kong Eastern starring Chan Wai Man.
Mad, Mad, Mad Swords
1969-09-16
The star in Mad Mad Mad swords is a common man with numerous weaknesses and a complete worthless stu
My Name Is Fame
2006-09-01
Fai, a talented actor who has won the Best New Artist of the Hong Kong Film Awards and always plays
ICAC: Investigation
1978-03-01
The last episode of Ann Hui and Yim Ho’s “ICAC” Series (1978), unfortunately, was banned by the auth
Forbidden Tales of Two Cities
1975-01-09
Li Han-hsiang, one of the most experienced and respected filmmakers in Hong Kong, wrote and directed
The Rivals
1970-05-14
The Northern and Southern Champion swordsmen discover the Tartars have murdered their families and t
Look of the Money
1981-01-01
Hong Kong movie
The Security
1981-09-11
Ah Wei used to be a policeman but his many battle scars and bullet wounds have demoted him to the da
Hong Kong Confidential
2010-09-16
One week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The day of changes comes whe
Gang of Four
1978-01-05
Hong Kong crime movie from 1978
Ironside 426
1977-10-20
Crack police officer Damon (aka: #426) is ordered to infiltrate the triad as mounting crime waves hi
Oriental Playgirls
1976-03-03
In this gossipy film, the rise of several well-known Chinese actresses to local movie prominence is
Illicit Desire
1973-08-04
Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortunetellers, and several Buddhist monks fi
Mahjong Heroes
1981-12-22
When gambling champ Yau retires, his heir is forced to enlist the help of legendary gambler Patrick
Super Power
1980-06-20
A dying Manchu kung fu fighter sends his three sons on a mission of revenge against the five Souther
The Four Shaolin Challengers
1977-10-06
Lin Che Jong, A student of Wong Fei Hung stands up to gangsters from the local crime family,and open
Police Story
1985-12-14
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone,
Devil Fetus
1983-09-07
After a couple purchases an antique vase at a market, the woman is possessed and killed by a demonic
Faithfully Yours
1995-09-01
Baau Wing Cheung juggles his career as a voice actor in HK with his wife Kitty's desire to emigrate
Host for a Ghost
1984-09-27
Here's a movie about a spirit who escapes "the pain of hell" by agreeing to return among the living.
Dead Curse
1985-11-21
When Inspector Ma and his team raid an occult ceremony and successfully thwart a child sacrifice, th
The Super Gang
1984-11-12
Arsenals of round kicks and backfist strikes explode in this stunning tale of intrigue between two g
Rape and Die
1983-03-11
Ah-feng is a teenager who is raped by her Mother's boyfriend. Following her subsequent pregnancy she
Queen Hustler
1975-01-23
He Ming-Zhu (Chen Ping) seeks revenge againts a gambling syndicate (led by Wang Hsieh) who forced he
Killing Does Not Pay
1979-05-07
A young Taipei hair stylist disappears, a short while after a black box containing a dead body is fo
Lost in Wrestling
2015-06-15
Female Mongolian wrestler, Na Ren, was invited to participate in a women’s wrestling show in Japan.
Monkey Comes Again
1971-01-26
Sequel to the 1969 Cathay Studios film The Monkey In Hong Kong.
The Discharged
1977-11-23
Hong Kong action / crime / drama.
The Great Plot
1970-01-01
The Great Plot is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie
My Kung Fu Master
1978-07-12
My Kung Fu Master is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy
The Mad Cold-Blooded Murder
1981-10-23
Cops Bruce Le and Carter Wong track a white-gloved call girl killer.
A Mad World of Fools
1974-09-13
A whacky 1974 comedy starring David Chiang who was also the director, that's one to see. Well it cer
For Whom to Be Murdered
1978-11-02
Two young men from Singapore make holiday in Hong Kong. One of them dreams about a murder. After wit
The Lost Generation
1983-09-21
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from ma
Before Dawn
1984-05-24
Mok Ka Bo is a young lad with a few problems. He's just cut loose from a relationship with Fung, a v
Hitman Blues
1993-01-01
Ting Sau-Ling (Jacqueline Ng) is kidnapped by a gang in Shenzhen but she's rescued by Lau Koon (Rob
Fatal Termination
1990-03-03
A Hong Kong police detective investigating weapons smuggling through the airport runs into a corrupt
Hong Kong 73
1974-04-24
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock specula
The Water Margin
1972-03-17
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Or
The Warlord
1972-08-17
No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a
The Bund
1983-01-20
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
1986-05-22
A Chinese immigrant to America is sucked up into the Chinese underworld when he finds greater accept
The Bund Part II
1983-01-25
A Grand Statement
1981-01-16
A Grand Statement is a Hong Kong Crime-Thriller starring Kent Cheng.
First Exposure
1982-01-01
Tycoon, Tang Shih Hai, rules most of the businesses in Hong Kong. Many of his officials have been as
Payment In Blood
1973-07-12
Fang Chih Kien (Elliot Ngok) witnesses a triad murder. When he picks the killer out of a lineup, the
Cul-De-Sac
2002-01-01
Hong Kong movie
Facets of Love
1973-04-05
This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts a
The House of 72 Tenants
1973-09-21
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building sp
The Last Vampire
1988-01-01
The Deadly Duo
1971-12-22
The plot involves patriots during the Sung Dynasty and their attempts to rescue a kidnapped prince f
All Men Are Brothers
1975-05-10
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" co
毒计
1979-09-19
hong kong film
嫁不嫁
1970-01-01
hong kong film
The Supreme Winner
1993-01-01
Hong Kong movie
Temptation of the Spiritual World
1992-01-01
Hong Kong movie
Fussy Ghost
1993-01-01
Hong Kong movie
True Love
1992-12-03
A Cinderella story between a rich boy and a cosmetics salesgirl.
The Wrong Bedfellow
1993-01-01
Hong Kong movie
一千靈異夜之血的疑惑
1992-01-01
hong kong film
Champion Operation
1986-04-17
Action flick about the war between Hong Kong triad and Mainland gangs.
Challenge on Chasing Girls
1984-03-08
Romantic comedy.
Mission to Kill
1983-06-02
Mission to Kill (1983)
Take Care, Your Majesty
1983-08-12
shaw production
The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II
1982-05-20
The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy starring Kent Cheng.
The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors
1981-07-01
Hong Kong comedy.
Struggle to Survive
1980-11-06
It happened in Hong Kong in the early 1970s. At that time, the Chinese people were in a difficult si
One Way Only
1979-03-29
Hong Kong movie
Illusions Come True
1978-07-20
A simple story about an ordinary man trying to survive in our vicious world. All of us can relate to
滿宮春
1979-06-16
hong kong film
The Chase
1978-08-17
Hong Kong movie
The Gory Murder
1978-01-01
Following the procedural work of the Hong Kong police department as they try to retrieve clues from
Ten Tigers of Shaolin
1978-04-11
The noble Ten Tigers, one woman and nine men, protect their Cantonese region the villainous Lord Yun
Dynamo
1978-04-18
Nobody would think that Bruce Li and Yuen Wo Ping has much in common but this epic film proves other
玩火的人
1977-06-13
hong kong film
The Scoundrel
1977-01-01
Taiwanese movie
義劫愛神號
1975-08-14
hong kong fillm
The Wandering Life
1975-06-04
The Wandering Life is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Sammo Hung
No End of Surprises
1975-12-05
No End of Surprises is a Hong Kong Comedy Drama starring Jackie Chan.
The Bloody Escape
1975-10-25
Gu Hui, a member of the ‘Wolf Head Gang’ becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to abandon th
武松
1984-01-01
taiwan films
Lucky, Lucky
1974-12-19
Hong Kong movie
Kidnap
1974-11-28
Crime drama based on true incidents around a Kidnapping - and murder case ,also taking much time des
Tales of Larceny
1973-01-01
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is
Legends of Lust
1972-11-16
Contains a trilogy of stories that on the surface level all relate directly to lust
霸行三千里
1971-01-01
hong kong film
龙吟虎啸
1969-12-04
hong kong films
異鄉客
1970-12-22
hong kong film
屠龙
1970-06-11
hong kong film
壮士血
1970-04-30
hong kong film
關不住的春光
1970-01-01
hong kong film
小苹果
1970-04-04
hong kong film
Naked Poison III
2003-01-01
Feng Ailian is the most popular actress in the film industry today, but because of Song Runxiang's w
雙槍假面人
1994-01-01
china films
情冤
1994-01-01
hong kong film
親子大綁架
2003-12-14