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Kim Chan

Kim Chan

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Kim Chan was a Chinese-born American actor and producer who spent decades as a character actor, often in elderly roles. Born in Shanghai, he moved to the Bronx with his family and began acting in the 1940s, drawing notice in Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy. He was best known as Lo Si, the Ancient, in the television series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, a part he played in 52 episodes between 1993 and 1997. His many films included The Fifth Element (1997), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Shanghai Knights (2003), Who's the Man? (1993) and The Corruptor (1999), and he also produced Zen Noir. The Screen Actors Guild gave him a lifetime achievement award in 1999, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival honored him in 2004. He retired from acting in 2007 and died in 2008.

90years old at death

  • Born Guangdong
  • Died Brooklyn
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
36 years1970 to 2006

Genres

First and latest

Did you know?!

  1. Big break

    Chan gained attention early on for playing the butler to Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy, a Martin Scorsese film that also starred Robert De Niro.

Kim Chan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Lethal Weapon 41998 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan

    IMDb rating 6.6182K votes

  2. The Corruptor1999 Action, Crime, Dramaas Benny Wong

    IMDb rating 6.120K votes

  3. The Fifth Element1997as Thai

    IMDb rating 7.6552K votes

  4. Shanghai Knights2003as Chon Wang's Father

    IMDb rating 6.2118K votes

  5. The Owl and the Pussycat1970as Theatre Cashier

    IMDb rating 6.44.8K votes

  6. 16 Blocks2006as Sam

    IMDb rating 6.6139K votes

  7. Nine 1/2 Weeks1986as Chinatown Butcher

    IMDb rating 5.948K votes

  8. American Shaolin1991as Master Kwan

    IMDb rating 5.91.8K votes

Worked with

Kim Chan shares two films with Bruce Willis, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bruce Willis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce WillisKim Basinger, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kim BasingerDanny Glover, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Danny GloverJackie Chan, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Jackie ChanBrian Cox, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Brian CoxMickey Rourke, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Mickey RourkeRichard DonnerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Richard Donner

Films together

Box office

What Kim Chan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$749 million

8 of the 10 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.

Of the 10 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Lethal Weapon 41998as Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan$285 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Lethal Weapon 41998as Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan
    $285M38.1% of the total
  2. 2
    The Fifth Element1997as Thai
    $264M35.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Shanghai Knights2003as Chon Wang's Father
    $88M11.8% of the total
  4. 4
    16 Blocks2006as Sam
    $66M8.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Corruptor1999as Benny Wong
    $15M2.0% of the total
  6. 6
    No Mercy1986as Old Asian Man
    $12M1.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Who's the Man?1993as Fuji
    $11M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Nine 1/2 Weeks1986as Chinatown Butcher
    $6.7M0.9% of the total

Online

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