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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.

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Kim Chan
Born	December 28, 1917 Guangdong, Republic of China
Died	October 5, 2008(2008-10-05) (aged 90) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Years active	1951–2007

Early life

Kim Shung Chan was born in Shanghai, then under the government of the Republic of China. His father was a restaurant owner, and he emigrated to the United States in 1928.[1] 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.[2]

Career

He was a familiar veteran character actor in roles that included Chon Wang's (Jackie Chan) father in Shanghai Knights,[2] Fuji in Who's the Man?^{[citation needed]} Saki in High Times' Potluck, Benny Wong in The Corruptor, "Uncle Benny" Chan in Lethal Weapon 4, The Master in Zen Noir, and Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element. He also played the recurring villain "The Eggman" in the cult science fiction series Now and Again, and a cameo waiter in Private Parts. Kim also played the character Lo Si aka: "The Ancient" in 52 episodes of "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" from 1993 thru 1997. Kung Fu: The Legend Continues was a revised version of the original 1973 classic, Kung Fu with both series starring David Carradine.

In November 1999, Screen Actors Guild presented Chan with an award for lifetime achievement.[3]

Chan received another award for lifetime achievement in August 2004, at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.[4]

In October 2009, a year after his death, Chan appeared on the cover of The Gerontologist.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	A Face in the Crowd	Commercial Spokesperson	Film debut / 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
	Moscow on the Hudson	Chinese Customer
	The Cotton Club	Ling
1985	Desperately Seeking Susan	Park Bum
	Streetwalkin'	Desk Clerk
1986	9½ Weeks	Chinatown Butcher
	Gung Ho	Member of Board
	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Korean Flower Vendor
	No Mercy	Old Asian Man
1987	Fatal Attraction	Party Guest	Uncredited
1989	Cookie	Hong Kong Tailor
	Second Sight	Chinese Store Owner
1990	Cadillac Man	Dim Sum Cook
	Alice	Dr. Yang's Patient
1991	Thousand Pieces of Gold	Li Ping
1992	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
	The Fifth Element	Mr. Kim
	The Devil's Advocate	Chinese Man
	Kundun	Second Chinese General
1998	Lethal Weapon 4	Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan
1999	A Fish in the Bathtub	Medicine Shop Owner
	The Corruptor	Benny 'Uncle Benny' Wong
	On the Q.T.	Busker
2002	High Times' Potluck	Saki
2003	Shanghai Knights	Chon Wang's Father
2004	Zen Noir	The Master
2005	The Honeymooners	Quinn
2006	16 Blocks	Sam	(final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role
1986	Outlaws	Mr. Luk
1993-1997	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Lo Si (The Ancient) / Ping Hai
1999-2000	Now and Again	The Eggman

References

External links

• Kim Chan at IMDb
• Kim Chan's obituary (in Chinese)
• The Low Rent Kim Chan Fan Club
• Sole, Magdalena. "A Zen Tale". TransImage. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
• Lin, Thomas (19 June 2007). "A Tough Act I, but the Second Has Some Funny Bits". Newspaper Article. The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
• Lin, Thomas. "Kim Chan: The Zen of Comedy". Video. The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
• Lennon, Sheila. "Time Lapse Blog". Blog. Providence Journal. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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