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Shih Kien

1913 - 2009

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Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, Sek Gin or Shek Kin (Chinese: 石堅; pinyin: Shí Jiān; Jyutping: Sek6 Gin1), was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong Kong wuxia and martial arts films that dated back to the black-and-white period, and is most familiar to international audiences for his portrayal of the primary villain, Han, in the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon that starred Bruce Lee. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shih Kien is the 1,465th most popular actor (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from China (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shih Kien ranks 1,465 out of 13,578. Before her are Dennis Farina, Jehanne D'Alcy, Greer Garson, Nicoletta Braschi, Krister Henriksson, and Ricardo Darín. After her are Jessica Alba, Wallace Shawn, Ángela Molina, Babita, Barbara Eden, and Maureen O'Sullivan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Shih Kien ranks 106. Before her are Johannes Steinhoff, Álvaro Cunhal, Wolfgang Lüth, Heinz Kohut, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, and Haxhi Lleshi. After her are Sebastiano Baggio, Franck Pourcel, Pak Song-chol, Masatoshi Nakayama, Willi Hennig, and José Sánchez del Río. Among people deceased in 2009, Shih Kien ranks 92. Before her are Glenn Davis, James Whitmore, Armen Takhtajan, Philip José Farmer, Andrew Wyeth, and Félix Malloum. After her are Alicia de Larrocha, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Manea Mănescu, Brittany Murphy, Yves Rocher, and Oleg Yankovsky.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shih Kien ranks 506 out of 1,610. Before her are Shen Buhai (-385), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Bai Chongxi (1893), Cao Kun (1862), and Feng Menglong (1574). After her are Gengshi Emperor (null), Ling Tong (189), Ji Kang (223), Mei Lanfang (1894), Yi Xing (683), and Sun Simiao (581).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Shih Kien ranks 11. Before her are Gong Li (1965), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Yuen Biao (1957), Run Run Shaw (1907), and Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920). After her are Zhou Xuan (1920), Na Moon-hee (1941), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Cheng Pei-pei (1946), Joan Chen (1961), and Ti Lung (1946).

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