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Vladan AU
06-05-2009, 09:52 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98JQBC81&show_article=1

Hall of Fame H.K. actor Shek Kin dies at age 96+

HONG KONG, June 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Shek Kin, a Hall of Fame actor who played the villain character and fought Bruce Lee in the movie "Enter the Dragon," died Wednesday from unspecified illness, his family said Thursday. He was 96. Nicknamed the "Wicked Man Kin," Shek was made famous for playing wicked roles in movies and television dramas in a long acting career dating back from 1939.

He shot to fame after playing the villain against the hero character Wong Fei-hung in a series of kung fu movies and other black-and-white Cantonese classics.

Shek played the devilish role of Mr. Han against Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon."

He retired in 1993 with failing health.

Tantheman
06-05-2009, 10:10 AM
Whoah. Two of the greats dead in the last couple of days. Very sad news. Generations of fans will never forget Shek Kin for that Enter the Dragon role, one of the greatest movie villains of all time. We must not forget the important role he played in the evolution of Kung fu cinema with the early Wong Fei Hung movies also. I will toast to him tonight, as I toasted to David Carradine last night