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Herman Kwan Hoi-San was a Hong Kong actor. His English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (new voice theater troupe). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered a stroke and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Born
1925-10-23
Died
2006-09-11
Wikidata
Q5354311
Occupations opera singeractortelevision actor
Aliases Herman Kwan Hoi-SanHoi-San KwanKwan Hoi-sanGuanhai MountainUncle ShrimpGuanhai Mountain

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