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Philip Chan

Date of birth: 1945-01-25

Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Phillip Chan Yan-Kin, 陳欣健, Chen Hsin-Chien, 陈欣健, Philip Chan Yan-Kin, Philip Chan

Philip Chan

Biography

Philip Chan Yan-Kin (Chinese: 陳欣健, born 25 January 1945) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and music composer of Taishan area origin.

Movie Credits

Bloodsport
3.5

Bloodsport

1988-02-26

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite

Hard Boiled
3.8

Hard Boiled

1992-04-16

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In or

Winners & Sinners
3.4

Winners & Sinners

1983-07-07

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind th

Double Impact
3.1

Double Impact

1991-07-31

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their pare

Hero of Tomorrow
3

Hero of Tomorrow

1988-09-23

When Lee Sam, a ten-year veteran of the Hong Kong underworld, is released from prison, he dispatches

Hui's Comedy: A Look Back Featurette
3.3

Hui's Comedy: A Look Back Featurette

2016-04-04

Look back on 4 comedy classics with 7 top filmmakers of our time. Explore the cultural impact of The

Heart Against Hearts
3

Heart Against Hearts

1992-04-16

George Lam and Carol Cheng play a couple who finally settle down after a long-running love marathon.

Now You See Love... Now You Don't
3

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

1992-02-01

This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a ti

Sisters of the World Unite
0

Sisters of the World Unite

1991-12-05

Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men.

Good Times, Bed Times
2.6

Good Times, Bed Times

2003-07-25

This is the story of Carrie (Sammi Cheng), who plays a tabloid reporter who is doing a story on pin

Love You for Loving Me
1

Love You for Loving Me

2013-11-08

Kick Ass Girls
2.8

Kick Ass Girls

2013-11-14

Boo, Miu and TT each are facing problems with life, friendships and love, and decides to go on their

Love on Delivery
3.5

Love on Delivery

1994-02-04

Ho Kam-An is a lovestruck dim sum delivery boy who falls for a beautiful judo student. After being h

Pom Pom
3

Pom Pom

1984-02-22

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young gir

The Handcuff
3.5

The Handcuff

1979-09-05

Chan Wai Man is Ah Keung, a thug and assassin who tries to go straight after his job becomes to dang

Let's Rage the Gangland
0

Let's Rage the Gangland

1988-01-01

Hong Kong movie

Private Life
3.5

Private Life

1987-08-13

Sam Lee has just been crowned Miss Hong Kong 1986, and she meets rich playboy George on a plane. The

The Tigers
2.7

The Tigers

1991-07-02

Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after r

Crazy Spirit
0

Crazy Spirit

1987-01-01

A buddhist priest trying to exorcise suburban home.

Mr. Sunshine
0

Mr. Sunshine

1989-07-13

Shop assistant in the electronics store, May Bao (Kent Cheng) - good-natured fat man, always ready t

One Step Ahead
0

One Step Ahead

1980-08-21

Hong Kong movie

Encore
2

Encore

1980-10-02

Story of young love.

Horses
0

Horses

1978-05-11

Horses is a Hong Kong Drama starring Bill Tung

Krazy Kops
0

Krazy Kops

1981-09-10

Hong Kong movie

Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams
0

Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams

1978-11-27

Several women from Taiwan came to Hong Kong in search of their dreams. Blessed with a beautiful voic

Pantyhose Hero
3

Pantyhose Hero

1990-08-08

Two policemen must pretend to be a gay couple in order to investigate the murders of homosexuals in

Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
3

Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom

1985-09-03

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a jew

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
3.3

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

1985-08-15

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. T

Night Caller
1.5

Night Caller

1985-04-17

Inspector James Wong, a family guy cop, goes deep into a case and gets involved with a deranged kill

Avengers from Hell
3.9

Avengers from Hell

1981-04-02

Three macabre short stories about gambling, vengeance and homicide.

The Return of Pom Pom
3.3

The Return of Pom Pom

1984-06-22

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven return in this sequel to "Pom Pom." This time out, they join

Pom Pom Strikes Back
3.2

Pom Pom Strikes Back

1986-08-14

The Hong Kong detectives, Chau and Beethoven, are back once more. This time, their mission is to pro

Rainbow In My Heart
0

Rainbow In My Heart

1978-03-25

Chung is in charge of an advertising company in Hong Kong. He's about to marry a model Woo. But Chun

The Owl vs Bombo
2.4

The Owl vs Bombo

1984-12-12

Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money

Fight Back to School 3
3.2

Fight Back to School 3

1993-01-14

Chow Sing Sing returns, only this time he doesn’t go back to school. Instead, Chow goes undercover a

The Magic Touch
3.1

The Magic Touch

1992-01-24

Hui Wai Tak tells people's fortunes by feeling their bones. In reality though, he is a scam artist w

Twin Dragons
3.4

Twin Dragons

1992-01-15

Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the p

Double Decker
0

Double Decker

1984-12-07

A drama film directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Peter Yung.

Police Story 3: Super Cop
3.4

Police Story 3: Super Cop

1992-07-04

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

The Head Hunter
2.6

The Head Hunter

1982-03-25

Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a profess

Little Cop
3.4

Little Cop

1989-03-25

Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the f

The Romancing Star
2.8

The Romancing Star

1987-06-25

Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a gar

Super Fool!
0

Super Fool!

1981-07-29

Kwong and Ming, two boys from rural China, sneak into Hong Kong to get quick rich. But they are inst

The Red Panther
0

The Red Panther

1983-10-27

A cop suffering from "posterior ulcers" tries to catch a serial killer who seeks out victims with me

Esprit D'amour
2.5

Esprit D'amour

1983-12-15

A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall bui

From Here to Prosperity
0

From Here to Prosperity

1986-01-09

In Thailand in the 1950s, Detective Au Wei is shot to death by Cha Tin-Hung in a raid because of Cha

The Banquet
2.6

The Banquet

1991-11-30

Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer

The Mad Monk
2.9

The Mad Monk

1993-07-29

The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on them b

The Immigrant Policeman
0

The Immigrant Policeman

1989-01-19

An intricate mystery unravels when immigrant policeman (ANTHONY TANG) uncovers a cache of counterfei

The Two Jolly Cops
0

The Two Jolly Cops

1985-05-31

Gordon Liu stars in this Hong Kong cop buddy movie as a detective, who is assigned to find an heires

A Century of Light and Shadow
0

A Century of Light and Shadow

2005-01-01

Revisit 100 years of Chinese cinema through the RTHK TV program A Century of Light and Shadow. Aired

Always
2.8

Always

2015-08-31

Hong Kong's international vortex unites Liam Chan; a successful lawyer in Hong Kong; and Yan Li; an

City Warriors
3.5

City Warriors

1988-10-20

A soldier from Mainland China arrives at Hong Kong to look for his estranged sister and finds out th

A Tale of Three Cities
3.4

A Tale of Three Cities

2015-08-28

A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged

Big Brother
0

Big Brother

1990-01-01

Lee Wai is just been released from prison and is trying to start a new life. He has been imprisoned

Widow Warriors
2.8

Widow Warriors

1990-03-10

The males in a triad family are betrayed and gunned down by a rival gang and the women in the famil

Foxbat
2.8

Foxbat

1977-12-15

In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.

Flaming Brothers
3.1

Flaming Brothers

1987-07-30

Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code

Fury
3.5

Fury

1988-01-16

Chik (Philip Chan), Lucky (Michael Wong), Chi-to (Waise Lee), and his ex-girlfriend Ngao (Carrie Ng)

Cops and Robbers
3.3

Cops and Robbers

1979-11-06

Cops and Robbers depicts a city where ordinary citizens hold little trust for the police; far remove

No Way Back
4.4

No Way Back

1990-05-25

After an undercover cop is brutally slain, his friend goes deep undercover to find those who are res

Gun Is Law
0

Gun Is Law

1983-01-01

Hong Kong crime movie from 1983

Nine Girls and a Ghost
2.3

Nine Girls and a Ghost

2002-11-23

A girl receives a Mini Cooper that is possessed by Marco, a ghost.

Spy Games
2.6

Spy Games

1989-12-27

A japanese singer believes her father has been kidnapped. She goes to Hong Kong to find him.

The Sweet and Sour Cops
0

The Sweet and Sour Cops

1981-06-06

The Sweet and Sour Cops is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy starring Kent Cheng.

Carry On Yakuza
0

Carry On Yakuza

1989-05-11

Charlie Chan is a boxer who goes to Japan to take on a local hotshot in the ring. A gang of yakuzas

The Servants
0

The Servants

1979-07-19

Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home wi

Fatal Bet
0

Fatal Bet

1989-06-22

Sam Rogers and Crab are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with Japanese gangsters, how far

Race 1
3.2

Race 1

2021-01-15

The once dominating LIONS team gradually declined after the death of team leader Lao Shen. Unwilling

Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger
2.8

Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger

1982-08-14

Dragon Kong, a victor of a millionaire's martial-arts contest, is about to begin the most dangerous

The Prosecutor
3.7

The Prosecutor

2024-12-08

A poor young man is wrongly charged with drug trafficking after being deceived. An ex-prosecutor inv

The Big Call
3.6

The Big Call

2017-12-08

With telecom fraud cases going increasingly rampant, it’s a war in the air against invisible enemy i

Shut Down
0

Shut Down

2020-09-12

Good-for-Nothing Heros
2.5

Good-for-Nothing Heros

2012-03-08

Qiao Renliang plays the leading role of Peng Da, a rag collector who accidentally becomes the manage

Show Me Your Love
5

Show Me Your Love

2016-11-24

Told from Nin’s perspective, Show Me Your Love subtly reveals how the mother and son had been estran