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Kwan Tak Hing (born 27 June 1905 in Guandong, China, died 28 June 1996 in Hong Kong) was an actor who played the role of martial artist Wong Fei Hong in at least 77 films, between the 1940s and the 1980s. No-one else in cinema history has portrayed the same person so many times. In total he made over 130 films. He was elected to be the chairman of Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong in 1955. He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) in 1983.

Biography
He was the second child in the family. His father died early because of disease. When he was 12, he worked in construction sites. When he was 13, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant in Singapore and started to learn Cantonese opera.