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Dean Shek(1949-2021)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Regina Kent and Dean Shek in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
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Drunken Master (1978)
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Dean Shek was born on 17 June 1949 in Beijing, China. He was an actor and producer, known for A Better Tomorrow II (1987), Drunken Master (1978) and Chu jia ren (1975). He was previously married to Lau Chun-yue. He died on 31 October 2021 in Hong Kong.
BornJune 17, 1949
DiedOctober 31, 2021(72)
BornJune 17, 1949
DiedOctober 31, 2021(72)
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Jackie Chan, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek, and Siu-Tin Yuen in Drunken Master (1978)
Dean Shek in Zui jia bo sha (1978)
Jackie Chan and Dean Shek in Drunken Master (1978)
Chow Yun-Fat, Dean Shek, Lung Ti, and Kenneth Tsang in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

Known for

Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow II
7.2
  • Lung Si
  • 1987
Jackie Chan, Dean Shek, and Siu-Tin Yuen in Drunken Master (1978)
Drunken Master
7.4
  • Ko Choi(as Shih Tien)
  • 1978
Chu jia ren (1975)
Chu jia ren
  • Actor(as Tien Shih)
  • 1975
A Family Affair (1984)
A Family Affair
6.7
  • Grandfather
  • 1984

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Actor

  • My Beloved Bodyguard (2016)
    My Beloved Bodyguard
  • The Raid (1991)
    The Raid
  • The Dragon from Russia (1990)
    The Dragon from Russia
  • Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Eric Tsang, and Chingmy Yau in Ba bao qi bing (1989)
    Ba bao qi bing
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
    A Better Tomorrow II
  • Cherie Chung, Brigitte Lin, and Sally Yeh in Peking Opera Blues (1986)
    Peking Opera Blues
  • The Family Strikes Back (1986)
    The Family Strikes Back
  • City Hero (1985)
    City Hero
  • Kung Hei Fat Choy (1985)
    Kung Hei Fat Choy
  • A Family Affair (1984)
    A Family Affair
  • The Perfect Wife (1983)
    The Perfect Wife
  • All the Wrong Spies (1983)
    All the Wrong Spies
  • Fearless Hyena 2 (1983)
    Fearless Hyena 2
  • Richard Ng in It Takes Two (1982)
    It Takes Two
  • To Hell with the Devil (1982)
    To Hell with the Devil

Producer

  • Carrie Ng in Angel Hunter (1992)
    Angel Hunter
  • The Dragon from Russia (1990)
    The Dragon from Russia
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Lung Ti in City War (1988)
    City War
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Joey Wang in Fractured Follies (1988)
    Fractured Follies
  • Lady in Black (1987)
    Lady in Black
  • Happy Ghost II (1985)
    Happy Ghost II
  • Mark Cheng and Sally Yeh in Cupid One (1985)
    Cupid One
  • Teddy Robin Kwan and Yin-Tze Pan in Run Tiger, Run (1984)
    Run Tiger, Run
  • A Family Affair (1984)
    A Family Affair
  • Banana Cop (1984)
    Banana Cop
  • Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
    Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
  • Tai shang tai xia (1983)
    Tai shang tai xia
  • Kidnapped (1983)
    Kidnapped
  • Papa Can Her Your Me Sing (1983)
    Papa Can Her Your Me Sing
    • (as Shih Tien)
  • Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places (1983)
    Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places

Additional Crew

  • The Raid (1991)
    The Raid
  • The Dragon from Russia (1990)
    The Dragon from Russia
  • Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Eric Tsang, and Chingmy Yau in Ba bao qi bing (1989)
    Ba bao qi bing
  • Yukari Ôshima in Huan le long hu bang (1986)
    Huan le long hu bang
  • Abracadabra (1986)
    Abracadabra
  • Raymond Pak-Ming Wong in The Isle of Fantasy (1985)
    The Isle of Fantasy
  • Why Me? (1985)
    Why Me?
  • Leslie Cheung, Bonnie Law, and Loletta Lee in For Your Heart Only (1985)
    For Your Heart Only
  • Zhua gui te gong dui (1985)
    Zhua gui te gong dui
    • (as Dean Shek Tin)
  • Si yan zai (1985)
    Si yan zai
  • Gu lian hua (1985)
    Gu lian hua
  • Mark Cheng and Sally Yeh in Cupid One (1985)
    Cupid One
  • Xiao jiang (1985)
    Xiao jiang
  • Teddy Robin Kwan and Yin-Tze Pan in Run Tiger, Run (1984)
    Run Tiger, Run
  • Hong yun dang tou (1984)
    Hong yun dang tou

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Drunken Master
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Drunken Master (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive HD Trailer
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Drunken Master (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive HD Trailer

Personal details

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    • June 17, 1949
    • Beijing, China
    • October 31, 2021
    • Hong Kong(cancer)
    • 1979 - October 31, 2021 (his death)

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    • Often plays characters with a very distinctive appearance, whether it be an enormous mole, unusual facial hair or a band aide on his head.

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