Paul Chun (Chinese: 秦沛; pinyin: Qín Pèi; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949.[1] In 1966, he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.

Paul Chun
秦沛
Born	Chiang Chang-nien (1945-06-26) 26 June 1945 (age 77) Shanghai, Republic of China
Other names	Paul Gor (Paul哥)
Occupation	actor
Years active	1948–present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Thelma Leung (divorced)
Children	Benji Chiang (son) Lesley Chiang (daughter)
Parent(s)	Yan Fa (father) Hung Wei (mother)
Relatives	Derek Yee (half-brother)
Family	David Chiang (brother) Yim Wai (sister)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor 1986 The Lunatics 1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actor 1986 The Lunatics TVB Anniversary Awards – My Favourite Powerhouse Actor now named: Best Supporting Actor 2003 The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow My Favourite Television Character 2002 Family Man Life Achievement Award 2008 Lifetime Achievement
Chinese name
Chinese	秦沛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qín Pèi
Chiang Chang-nien
Chinese	姜昌年
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Chāngnián

Early life

He was born as Chiang Chang-nien (Chinese: 姜昌年; pinyin: Jiāng Chāngnián) in Shanghai, China on 26 June 1945. His father was Yan Fa (嚴化). His mother was Hung Wei (紅薇). Both of his parents were renowned actors.[1]

He is the older brother of actor David Chiang and older half-brother of actor/ director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. His son Benji Chiang and his daughter Lesley Chiang are duo in the pop group "Benji and Lesley".[2][3][4]

Family

• Father: Yan Fa (嚴化)
• Mother: Hung Wei (紅薇)
• Brother: David Chiang, Derek Yee (half brother)
• Sister: Yim Wai (嚴慧)
• Ex-Wife: Thelma Leung (梁盛子)[5]
• Children: Benji Chiang (姜文杰), Lesley Chiang (姜麗文)

Career

In 1949, at age three, Chun started his acting career as a child-actor. From 1949 to 1954, Chun appeared in many films such as Chun lei (1949) directed by Li Pingqian and Dang fu xin (1949) directed by Feng Yueh (aka Griffin Yueh Feng) .[1][6][7]

In 1966, Chun (credited as Paul Chinpae) appeared as Cho-jen in The Sand Pebbles (1966), an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. In The Sand Pebbles, Chun was a young militant student killed by Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman (played by Steve McQueen).[1]

Chun has continuously acted for over 60 years. He is highly respected by many actors of his generation and also regarded as one of the greatest actors in Hong Kong of all time.

In 2010, Chun was the director with Cheyton Jain as co-director in The Chair, the Box, and the Broom (2010), a short film. In 2011, Chun was the director of Earth (2011), an animation short film about a giant robot shooting at some buildings.[8][9]

Filmography

Television series

Feature film

[12][13]

References

External links

• Paul Chun at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Paul Chun at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Paul Chun at chinesemov.com
• Paul Chun at IMDb