| Chi Kuan-chun 戚冠軍 |
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| Chinese name | 戚冠軍 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 戚冠军 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Qi Guànjūn (Mandarin) |
| Born | June 14, 1949 Guangdong, China |
| Occupation | Actor |
Chi Kuan-chun (born June 14, 1949[1]), also known as Chik Goon-Gwan,[2] is a Hong Kong martial arts actor and Hung Ga practitioner,[2][3] best known as Shaolin rebel Hu Huei Chien (Hu Hui Gan), a role he played in several movies[4] in 1970's and he was repeatedly co-starred with Alexander Fu Sheng.[5]
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Born as Wu Dong-wai[2] in Guangdong Province, China,[6] he went to Hong Kong with his family at early age.[4] He graduated from Sam Yuk Middle School and took acting course at the Cathay Studio[2] in 1968.[6] After winning first place at the "Manhood Competition" held by the Chiang Jiang Film Company, Chi joined Shaw Brothers. His acting debut was Chang Cheh's Men From The Monastery, and had since appeared in his later movies including Shaolin Martial Arts, Disciples Of Shaolin, The Shaolin Avengers and Magnificent Wanderers.[2] After completing his contract with Shaw Brothers in 1976, Chi founded Champion Film Company.[2][4] In 1977, he went to Taiwan to play in independent movies there and starred in films like Showdown at the Cotton Mill.[4][5]
In 1990s he retired from acting but made a comeback in Lau Kar Leung's Drunken Monkey in 2003[2] and then in Tsui Hark's Seven Swords in 2005.[4][5]
Chi Kuan-chun started his Hung Gar training in 1961 with Master Chiu Wai[6] in Hong Kong and is the 4th generation disciple of Wong Fei-Hung lineage.[3][7] In October 2000,[6] he established his own Hung Gar school, Chi Kuan-Chun Martial Arts Hong Quan Institute.[4]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Men from the Monastery | 1974 | Hu Huei Chien | |
| Five Shaolin Masters | 1974 | Li Shih-Kai | |
| Shaolin Martial Arts | 1974 | Pa Chung/Chen Bao Rong | |
| Disciples of Shaolin | 1975 | Wang Hon | |
| Marco Polo | 1975 | Zhou Xingzheng | |
| Seven Man Army | 1976 | Private Chu Tiancheng | |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1976 | Shuai Fang Yun | |
| Shaolin Temple | 1976 | Hu Hui Gan | |
| The Shaolin Avengers | 1976 | Hu Huigan | |
| Eagle's Claw | 1977 | Chen Tien Chun | |
| Magnificent Wanderers | 1977 | Shi Da Yong | |
| The Naval Commandos | 1977 | Capt. Hu Jing Duan | |
| The Golden Mask (film) | 1977 | Lung Chun San | |
| The Iron Monkey | 1977 | Fung Kong | |
| The Murder of Murders | 1978 | ||
| Shaolin Invincible Guys | 1978 | ||
| Shaolin Kung Fu Master | 1978 | ||
| Eagle's Claw and Butterfly Palm | 1978 | patriot (cameo) | |
| Revenge of the Shaolin Kid | 1978 | Lee Tien Chow | |
| Showdown at the Cotton Mill | 1978 | Hu Huigan | |
| Ways of Kung Fu | 1978 | Ta Kung | |
| Green Jade Statuette | 1978 | Wu Kang | |
| Iron Fisted Eagle's Claw | 1979 | ||
| Shaolin Red Master | 1979 | Su | |
| Relentless Broken Blade | 1979 | ||
| Immortal Warriors | 1979) | cameo | |
| The Big Rascal | 1979 | Ho | Director/writer |
| Snake Shadow, Lama Fist | 1979 | Chi Yuen | |
| Yoga and the Kung Fu Girl | 1979 | Ho Fei | |
| The Battle of Guningtou | 1979 | ||
| Yongmun Swordsman | 1979 | ||
| Roving Heroes | 1980 | ||
| Beggars Have No Equal | 1980 | ||
| Queen Bee | 1981 | ||
| Black Eagle's Blades | 1981 | ||
| Eagle Fists | 1981 | Liu Chin Chun | |
| Queen Bee's Revenge | 1981 | ||
| Iron Neck Li | 1981 | Iron Neck Li Yung | |
| Little Flying Dragon | 1982 | ||
| Lone Ninja Warrior | 1982 | Wild Wolf | |
| Bloody Mission | 1982 | ||
| Crazy Horse, Intelligent Monkey | 1982 | ||
| Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery | 1982 | ||
| Rescue from Hades | 1982 | ||
| Shanghai 13 | 1984 | Leopard | |
| Thunder of Gigantic Serpent | 1984 | ||
| King of Snake | 1984 | ||
| Lucky Dragon | 1991 | ||
| Lady Killer (1) | 1992 | ||
| Wolf of Revenge | 1992 | ||
| Guardian Angel | 1994 | ||
| Drunken Monkey | 2003 | Yu Hoi Yeung | |
| Seven Swords | 2005 | Qiu Luo Dong |