Chen Kuan-Tai — Actor (53)
Ghost Killer (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
俾鬼玩
other title: 俾鬼玩
Drug courier Lousy Chao and his wife Ngor are killed by his boss, after being framed for drug substitution. His ghost finds a man with the same birthday, Ming, to help take revenge. The unfortunate Ming has just proposed to Hung, but Lousy hijacks his body, and starts by killing his immediate boss Shing Yiang To in a sauna. This alarms Shing's boss Nan. Meanwhile, the possessed Ming take nightclub host Jenny home for "late supper". Hung is sure something is amiss, and consults her taoist uncle Shun. Nan is further shaken when his partner Chuen is killed, but still keeps an appointment with Thai drug dealer Buddha. Up until this point, both Ming and Nan consider ghosts to be "bullshit", but they are soon convinced otherwise...
Blood Stained Tradewind (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
血在風上
other title: 血在風上 / Blood Stained Tradewinds
Shing and Hsiong are competitive young men raised by the head of a powerful Triad group. Shing appears to have the winning edge; his gunfighting skills are unsurpassed earning him the nickname Golden Gun and the pretty daughter of the Triad boss appears to favour him more than eager brother Hsiong. But when Shing turns down his godfather’s appointment to head the triad group his luck runs out and he’s kicked out of the group and shunned by the family. Hsiong becomes the new boss and the pretty daughter marries him instead. Shing moves to Macau and becomes a common labourer and rooms with Carrie Ng and her small son. But Carrie’s kid brother is a bad egg who brings the world of crime back into Shing’s life. Then all hell breaks loose and everyone’s life is in jeopardy when traitors and double crossers rise up and take over.
Deadly Life of a Ninja (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
亡命忍者
director: Lee Tso-Nam actor: Yasuaki Kurata / Chen Kuan-Tai
other title: Die Rache des Ninjas / Life of Ninja
A businessman and his sister-in-law are targeted for assassination by a band of evil ninjas and their vicious leader (Yasuaki Kurata). The ninjas are committing bizarre murders all over the city, and the police can't seem to pick up their trail -- so they call in ninja hunter and Kendo master Mr. Chow. To take down the silent killers, Mr. Chow will have to fight against incredible odds in this campy ninja classic.
The Dancing Warrior (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
霹靂情
other title: 霹靂情 / Dancing Warrior
This flick is about this gung fu dancing, alcoholic beverage guzzler named Andy Ho (Cheng Tien Chi). The title of this flick sounds like this bad warrior who kills with ease, but its not. Actually, Andy is a nice guy who has a hard time keeping a job. He runs into some rich guy who convinces him to come to the United States to work for him. Andy agrees to come to the U.S. of A. but is in for a surprise, as Mr. Big Bucks wants Andy to participate in his slugfest tournaments that he uses to make money via gambling. Andy declines and the next you know, Mr. Big Bucks is devising a plan to get rid of him! (mpongpun, HKMDB)
The Big Holdup (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大劫案
director: Chor Yuen actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Chen Kuan-Tai
other title: 大劫案
A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers! Chan Koon Tai leads the diverse pack of criminals, which also includes such Shaw Brothers luminaries as Ngok Wah, Chung Wong, Ling Yun, and a young Danny Lee in one of his first featured roles. The group pulls off the robbery in action-packed fashion, but betrayal and the relentless police end up marking the five robbers for death.
Lover's Destiny (1975) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新啼笑姻緣
director: Chor Yuen actor: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan / Tsung Hua
other title: 新啼笑姻緣
Director Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial arts films, by adding compelling storylines and a good dose of drama. Despite being without his regular cohorts Ku Lung and Ti Lung here, Chu shows his master stroke as he delves into the dastardly ways of evil warlords in China back in the 1910’s. Drama and action both take centre-stage as Tsung Hua and Ching Li fall prey to a lecherous general (Stanley Feng Tsui-fan) who rapes and forces the latter to become his concubine. With the help of two street performers (the deft and agile Chen Kuan-tai and Shih Szu) he once helped, Tsung hatches a plot to save his beloved – with deadly consequences.
The Tea House (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
成記茶樓
director: Kuei Chih-hung actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Wong Yu
other title: 成記茶樓
Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!
Notorious Eight (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
千门八将
director: Sun Chung actor: Tony Liu Tian-jue / Lo Lieh
other title: 千门八将
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the public now after having been involved with Japanese war criminals.
Invincible Enforcer (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
八萬罪人
director: Cheng Kang actor: Tony Liu Tian-jue / Fan Lei
other title: 八萬罪人
A young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even when he's eventually released, the police continue to persecute him until he feels he has no choice but to become a real criminal.
King Gambler (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
賭王大騙局
director: Cheng Kang actor: Tsung Hua / Chen Kuan-Tai
other title: 賭王大騙局
Chan is Peng Tianshi, who becomes the "Card Tyrant" in response to the gambling world dominance of the Sha family. But Peng also has a Sha family member blinded in retaliation for an earlier loss, leaving the Sha family with a debt of vengeance that needs to be repaid! Sha Tong (Zong Hua) sets in motion an elaborate plan to make turn the rich and affluent Peng into a penniless former king of the gambling world! But can the "Card Tyrant" be bested?
Five Tough Guys (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
五大漢
director: Pao Hsueh-Li actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Wai Wang
other title: 五大漢
The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life martial arts champion who starred in many films for the studio) in order to protect a patriotic general from a scheming usurper. To this end, the unlikely heroes act as the general’s escorts on a dangerous journey to a distant British consulate, beset by enemies and sinister Japanese interference along the way.
Challenge of the Gamesters (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
千王鬥千霸
director: Wong Jing actor: Wong Yu / Patrick Tse Yin
other title: 千王鬥千霸
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.