Philip Chan
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Philip Chan Yan-Kin is a Hong Kong
actor
, film director
, producer
, screenwriter
and music composer
of Taishan
area origin.
He worked as a Royal Hong Kong Police Force police inspector
before entering the entertainment industry
. His most memorable moment as a police inspector was during a press conference he held with members of Hong Kong's press at the scene of the 1979 Po Sang Bank
robbery, which was one of the biggest bank robbery case up until then in Hong Kong history. He resigned as a Superintendent of Police in 1976 to join Bang Bang Films as a Producer and simultaneously headed its Advertising Department, marketing the then very popular jeans and apparel brand-name in Hong Kong.
Philip first made his popularity in the then British Colony of Hong Kong by being the lead vocalist for the first all-Chinese college pop group, “The Astro-Notes” (taken after the Astronauts representing the US and the Sputniks representing the USSR during the space race in the early 60’s. He became a household name when he joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1965 by displaying courage and leadership in solving several sensational, major crime cases in the British Colony, including the first ever armed bank robbery in 1974 in which 11 hostages were held at ransom. He was nicknamed the “Singing Inspector” when he wrote the lyrics and went on TV to promote road safety for school children. His success in police work earned him a quick promotion to Superintendent of Police in 1975.
In 1976, he was invited by actress Josephine Siu (Siu Fong Fong) and director Pochi Leung to write a police screenplay involving heroin trafficking between Amsterdam and Hong Kong, “Jumping Ash”. The upbeat detective movie hit an instant box-office success in 1976, grossing one million dollars in three days and caused the young policeman to consider pursuing his greatest love of his life, films and music. . He resigned from public service to head the film production department and marketing department for Bang Bang Group, which was then the most successful jeans company in Hong Kong. He also took the helm in producing two popular youth programs on Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Limited and the then Rediffusion Television respectively to promote Bang Bang Fashion. He went on to become a renowned actor, script-writer, director and producer, with 14 films under his direction from 1976 to 1990. He is the Honorable Lifetime Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Director’s Guild and an Honorable Committee Member of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. He was also one of the principal emcees in Hong Kong’s leading television station, Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Limited (TVB) for over 15 years.
Intending to strengthen his skills in Management and Marketing, he spent less and less time in acting and producing and eventually became a full fletch executive working for several commercial conglomerates in Hong Kong:-
1. 1980’s General Manager, Capital Artist Company (華星娛樂唱片公司) – creating numerous hits and propelling a string of singers into super stardom, including Aaron Kwok (郭富城), Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文), Andy Hui (許志安), Edmond Leung (梁漢文) and Coco Lee .
2. 1990’s Managing Director, Metro Broadcasts Limited (香港新城電臺) – Hong Kong’s youngest radio station, owned by business tycoon Li Ka Shing was running on loss for five consecutive years since it opened. It was during this time that he produced numerous stage award shows and events that gave Metro Broadcast the success and increase in revenue that was long overdue. In three years he turned the business around.
3. Late 1990s until early 2000, Chief Operating Officer, Star East Group (東方魅力集團) – a stars/celebrities owned company engaged in the running of themed restaurants (including the then very successful Planet Hollywood). Philip was involved in the opening of the Star East Entertainment complexes in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and the driver of the franchised project in Chengdu. The Group has been sold to another listed company in 2002.
4. Since 2000 Proprietor and Chief Operating Officer, Endless Idea Management Limited – A promoter of concerts and event marketing in Hong Kong. Apart from supplying Hong Kong stars’ performances and concerts to Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Atlantic City, he also produced the very popular Winter Wonderland in Tsuen Wan for Sino Properties and the same show was, by demand, produced in Donguan, China.
5. 2003-2005 He was the Chief Executive Officer, Mandarin Films (東方電影).
6. 2005-2007 Chief Operating Officer, Emperor Motion Pictures (英皇電影). Once again he became a front-line filmmaker with the opening up of the China market. He simultaneously headed the Emperor Films/Shanghai Film Group joint-venture, the SFG Emperor Film Company(上映英皇电影有限公司)in Shanghai. During this period he produced two films, “Home Run” (回家的路)and the comedy ”The Fantastic Water babes”(出水芙蓉).
Philip has established himself as a successful all rounder in the television, film, radio and entertainment industries in Hong Kong. He is conversant with management as well as operational work. His solid human network in these fields is his greatest asset as a project leader. Since 1999 he started his penetration into the entertainment market of Mainland China in the fields of television production (the starting up of the Lucky Paid TV Channel in Shanghai), film production (for Emperor Films in the movie "Home Run" and its subsequent distribution. He acted as a concultant for the Canadian independent horror film “Walking the Dead” which was shot on location in Heibei, Northern China in 2009.
His other valuable asset lies in his 32 years as one of Hong Kong’s top masters of ceremony and show host. His unique style is the result of his congenial style and personality, his energy and humour. From grand TV appearances on “The Return Of Hong Kong’s Sovereignty to China” to the annual main Hong Kong beauty pageant “The Miss Hong Kong Pageant”, from the “Eastern China Flood Relief Charity Gala” at the People’s Hall in Beijing to “Miss Playboy International”, he never fails to host and entertain in good humour and good-taste.
As a manager he has an all round experience in radio, films and event planning and management. He is presently the Chairmana dn Chief Executive Officer of Endless Idea Management (Hong Kong) Limited and Fantasia Entertainment Production Group (Macao) Company Limited. These companies engage in event planning and production for major Casinos and Hotels in Macao and Mainland China. He has also formed a new film company, Good Earth Films, to consult and produce for overseas and Chinese film companies in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and music composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of Taishan
Taishan
Taishan is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. The city is part of the Greater Taishan Region....
area origin.
He worked as a Royal Hong Kong Police Force police inspector
Inspector
Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
before entering the entertainment industry
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
. His most memorable moment as a police inspector was during a press conference he held with members of Hong Kong's press at the scene of the 1979 Po Sang Bank
Po Sang Bank
Po Sang Bank was a bank established in 1949 in Hong Kong. All other banks operated by the Bank of China in the territory were merged into it in 2001, and the bank was renamed Bank of China ....
robbery, which was one of the biggest bank robbery case up until then in Hong Kong history. He resigned as a Superintendent of Police in 1976 to join Bang Bang Films as a Producer and simultaneously headed its Advertising Department, marketing the then very popular jeans and apparel brand-name in Hong Kong.
Philip first made his popularity in the then British Colony of Hong Kong by being the lead vocalist for the first all-Chinese college pop group, “The Astro-Notes” (taken after the Astronauts representing the US and the Sputniks representing the USSR during the space race in the early 60’s. He became a household name when he joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1965 by displaying courage and leadership in solving several sensational, major crime cases in the British Colony, including the first ever armed bank robbery in 1974 in which 11 hostages were held at ransom. He was nicknamed the “Singing Inspector” when he wrote the lyrics and went on TV to promote road safety for school children. His success in police work earned him a quick promotion to Superintendent of Police in 1975.
In 1976, he was invited by actress Josephine Siu (Siu Fong Fong) and director Pochi Leung to write a police screenplay involving heroin trafficking between Amsterdam and Hong Kong, “Jumping Ash”. The upbeat detective movie hit an instant box-office success in 1976, grossing one million dollars in three days and caused the young policeman to consider pursuing his greatest love of his life, films and music. . He resigned from public service to head the film production department and marketing department for Bang Bang Group, which was then the most successful jeans company in Hong Kong. He also took the helm in producing two popular youth programs on Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Limited and the then Rediffusion Television respectively to promote Bang Bang Fashion. He went on to become a renowned actor, script-writer, director and producer, with 14 films under his direction from 1976 to 1990. He is the Honorable Lifetime Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Director’s Guild and an Honorable Committee Member of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. He was also one of the principal emcees in Hong Kong’s leading television station, Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Limited (TVB) for over 15 years.
Intending to strengthen his skills in Management and Marketing, he spent less and less time in acting and producing and eventually became a full fletch executive working for several commercial conglomerates in Hong Kong:-
1. 1980’s General Manager, Capital Artist Company (華星娛樂唱片公司) – creating numerous hits and propelling a string of singers into super stardom, including Aaron Kwok (郭富城), Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文), Andy Hui (許志安), Edmond Leung (梁漢文) and Coco Lee .
2. 1990’s Managing Director, Metro Broadcasts Limited (香港新城電臺) – Hong Kong’s youngest radio station, owned by business tycoon Li Ka Shing was running on loss for five consecutive years since it opened. It was during this time that he produced numerous stage award shows and events that gave Metro Broadcast the success and increase in revenue that was long overdue. In three years he turned the business around.
3. Late 1990s until early 2000, Chief Operating Officer, Star East Group (東方魅力集團) – a stars/celebrities owned company engaged in the running of themed restaurants (including the then very successful Planet Hollywood). Philip was involved in the opening of the Star East Entertainment complexes in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and the driver of the franchised project in Chengdu. The Group has been sold to another listed company in 2002.
4. Since 2000 Proprietor and Chief Operating Officer, Endless Idea Management Limited – A promoter of concerts and event marketing in Hong Kong. Apart from supplying Hong Kong stars’ performances and concerts to Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Atlantic City, he also produced the very popular Winter Wonderland in Tsuen Wan for Sino Properties and the same show was, by demand, produced in Donguan, China.
5. 2003-2005 He was the Chief Executive Officer, Mandarin Films (東方電影).
6. 2005-2007 Chief Operating Officer, Emperor Motion Pictures (英皇電影). Once again he became a front-line filmmaker with the opening up of the China market. He simultaneously headed the Emperor Films/Shanghai Film Group joint-venture, the SFG Emperor Film Company(上映英皇电影有限公司)in Shanghai. During this period he produced two films, “Home Run” (回家的路)and the comedy ”The Fantastic Water babes”(出水芙蓉).
Philip has established himself as a successful all rounder in the television, film, radio and entertainment industries in Hong Kong. He is conversant with management as well as operational work. His solid human network in these fields is his greatest asset as a project leader. Since 1999 he started his penetration into the entertainment market of Mainland China in the fields of television production (the starting up of the Lucky Paid TV Channel in Shanghai), film production (for Emperor Films in the movie "Home Run" and its subsequent distribution. He acted as a concultant for the Canadian independent horror film “Walking the Dead” which was shot on location in Heibei, Northern China in 2009.
His other valuable asset lies in his 32 years as one of Hong Kong’s top masters of ceremony and show host. His unique style is the result of his congenial style and personality, his energy and humour. From grand TV appearances on “The Return Of Hong Kong’s Sovereignty to China” to the annual main Hong Kong beauty pageant “The Miss Hong Kong Pageant”, from the “Eastern China Flood Relief Charity Gala” at the People’s Hall in Beijing to “Miss Playboy International”, he never fails to host and entertain in good humour and good-taste.
As a manager he has an all round experience in radio, films and event planning and management. He is presently the Chairmana dn Chief Executive Officer of Endless Idea Management (Hong Kong) Limited and Fantasia Entertainment Production Group (Macao) Company Limited. These companies engage in event planning and production for major Casinos and Hotels in Macao and Mainland China. He has also formed a new film company, Good Earth Films, to consult and produce for overseas and Chinese film companies in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Filmography as actor
- The Fantastic Water Babes (2008)
- Home Run (2008)
- Good Times, Bed Times (2003)
- Nine Girls and a Ghost (2002)
- Love on DeliveryLove on DeliveryLove on Delivery is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-Chi, starring Stephen Chow, Christy Chung and Ng Man Tat.-Plot:...
(1994) - Television Commercial Pitchman - Fight Back to School IIIFight Back to School IIIFight Back to School 3 is a Hong Kong comedy film produced in 1993 starring Stephen Chow and Cheung Man. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing, who replaced Gordon Chan as the director of the third installment.-Plot:...
(1993) - Officer Chan - Police Story 3Police Story 3Police Story 3: Super Cop , also known as Super Cop in North America, is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts action crime comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. Jackie reprises his "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui character, a Hong Kong cop from Police Story and Police Story 2...
(1992) - Insp. Y.K. Chen - Hard BoiledHard BoiledHard Boiled is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony, an undercover cop, and Anthony Wong as Johnny Wong, a leader of criminal triads. The film features Tequila, whose partner is killed in a tea...
(1992) - Supt. Pang - Heart Against Hearts (1992) - Phillip
- The Magic Touch (1992) - Commissioner
- Twin Dragons (1992) - Hotel Manager
- Sisters of the World Unite (1991)
- The BanquetThe Banquet (1991 film)The Banquet , also known as Party of a Wealthy Family, is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film...
(1991) - Policeman - Double ImpactDouble ImpactThe score by Kempel was released as the Double Impact Original Soundtrack Recordings on 1993 by Silva America. The soundtrack was released on CD contained twelve tracks with a runtime of 40 minutes....
(1991) - Raymond Zhang - The TigersThe Tigers (film)The Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong. It is a film adaptation of the 1980s TVB serial, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong.-Plot:The Tigers tells the...
(1991) - Supt. Tsao Siu-Ping - Pantyhose Hero (1990) - Cameo appearance
- The Musical Vampire (1990)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) - Henry Wang
- Carry on Yakuza!! (1989) - Willie
- Widow Warriors (1989) - Liu Chuan-Hau
- The Immigrant Policeman (1989)
- City Warriors (1988) - Supt. Chan
- BloodsportBloodsport (film)Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts film directed by Newt Arnold and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres. The film is based on the claimed adventures of Frank Dux, and was followed by three sequels Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite , Bloodsport III and Bloodsport 4: The...
(1988) - Captain Chen - Hero of Tomorrow (1988) - Crow's Target
- Spy Games (1988) .... Ken's Boss
- The Romancing Star (1987) - Kenny
- Flaming Brothers (1987) - Chen
- Crazy Spirit (1987) - Inspector Chen
- Pom Pom Strikes Back (1986) - Inspector Chan
- Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom (1985) - Inspector Chan
- Night Caller (1985) - Steve Chan
- Owl vs. Dumbo (1984) - Cop
- The Return of Pom Pom (1984) - Inspector Chan
- Pom PomPom Pom (film)Pom Pom is a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Joe Cheung. It is the first in a series of four Pom Pom films starring Richard Ng and John Shum....
(1984) - Inspector Chan - Red Panther (1983) - Lai's Superior
- Return of the Condor Heroes (1983) TV Series - Luk Jin-yuan
- Gun Is Law (1983) - Chan Shing-Fung
- Winners and SinnersWinners and SinnersWinners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong....
(1983) - Inspector - Esprit d'amourEsprit d'amourEspirit d'amour is a 1983 Hong Kong romantic drama film. It is the first feature film directed by Ringo Lam who would go on to international fame for making gritty action films such as City on Fire.-Plot summary:...
(1983) - John Tang - Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger (1982)
- Hunting Head (1982) - Kim Tai-Yung
- Avengers from Hell (1981)
- Encore (1980) - The Uncle
- The Servant (1979)
- Between the Twins"(1978) TV Series
- Foxbat (1977)
- The Extra (1977)
- Jumping Ash (1976)