Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 â€" 24 November 2009), also known as Chen
Hung-lieh and Golden Chan, was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying
villains from the 1960s to 1980s.Chan started his acting career after
joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in wuxia and
martial arts films. He rose to fame after portraying the antagonist in
the 1966 wuxia film, Come Drink with Me. Chna later got his first
leading role as a protagonist in the 1970 wuxia film, The Winged
Tiger. In 1988, Chan took a hiatus from his acting career and was
involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career
by joining TVB in 1995, left the following year and did not return
again until 2003. In 2004, Chan won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the historical drama series,
War and Beauty. He was the elder brother of Steve Chen Hao.At 4:20
p.m. on 24 November 2009, while waiting to tape an episode of Off
Pedder on TVB City, Chan Hung-lit complained of sudden chest pains and
fell into a coma in the changing room. He was transported by ambulance
to the emergency ward of Tseung Kwan O Hospital, where he died at 7:11
p.m. at the age of 66.
Hung-lieh and Golden Chan, was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying
villains from the 1960s to 1980s.Chan started his acting career after
joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in wuxia and
martial arts films. He rose to fame after portraying the antagonist in
the 1966 wuxia film, Come Drink with Me. Chna later got his first
leading role as a protagonist in the 1970 wuxia film, The Winged
Tiger. In 1988, Chan took a hiatus from his acting career and was
involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career
by joining TVB in 1995, left the following year and did not return
again until 2003. In 2004, Chan won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the historical drama series,
War and Beauty. He was the elder brother of Steve Chen Hao.At 4:20
p.m. on 24 November 2009, while waiting to tape an episode of Off
Pedder on TVB City, Chan Hung-lit complained of sudden chest pains and
fell into a coma in the changing room. He was transported by ambulance
to the emergency ward of Tseung Kwan O Hospital, where he died at 7:11
p.m. at the age of 66.
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