Shih Kien (simplified Chinese: 石坚; traditional Chinese: 石堅; pinyin: Shí Jiān; Jyutping: Sek6 Gin1; 1 January 1913 - 3 June 2009) was a veteran Chinese actor from Hong Kong. He is sometimes credited as Shek Kin (Cantonese pronunciation) or Kien Shih (in the Western order).
Shih starred in many of the early Hong Kong Cantonese Wuxia films. His name has become synonymous with "villainy" as he played the roles of villains most of the time. In Hong Ko...
more
Shih Kien (simplified Chinese: 石坚; traditional Chinese: 石堅; pinyin: Shí Jiān; Jyutping: Sek6 Gin1; 1 January 1913 - 3 June 2009) was a veteran Chinese actor from Hong Kong. He is sometimes credited as Shek Kin (Cantonese pronunciation) or Kien Shih (in the Western order).
Shih starred in many of the early Hong Kong Cantonese Wuxia films. His name has become synonymous with "villainy" as he played the roles of villains most of the time. In Hong Kong, there is a slang expression for comparing one's evil deeds with Shih Kien's, despite the fact that those deeds were committed by the villains he played. Shih was well-respected within the Hong Kong motion picture industry and recognised as a kind and passionate person.
Shih's works dated back to the black and white Wuxia era. He played the roles of villains in almost all of the Wuxia classic films of that time, such as Yu Lai Shan Jeung (1964) (如來神掌) and Luk Ji Kam Mo (六指琴魔) (1965). Later in his career, he took on a comedic role with...
less
