Paul Chun

Paul Chun
秦沛
Born	Chiang Chang-nien (1945-05-17) 17 May 1945 (age 80) Shanghai, Republic of China
Other names	Paul Gor (Paul哥)
Occupation	actor
Years active	1948–present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Thelma Leung (divorced)
Children	Benji Chiang (son) Lesley Chiang (daughter)
Parents	Yan Fa (father) Hung Wei (mother)
Relatives	David Chiang (brother) Yim Wai (sister) Derek Yee (half-brother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor 1986 The Lunatics 1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actor 1986 The Lunatics TVB Anniversary Awards – My Favourite Powerhouse Actor now named: Best Supporting Actor 2003 The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow My Favourite Television Character 2002 Family Man Life Achievement Award 2008 Lifetime Achievement
Chinese name
Chinese	秦沛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qín Pèi
Chiang Chang-nien
Chinese	姜昌年
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāng Chāngnián

Paul Chun (Chinese: 秦沛; Jyutping: ceon4 pui3; pinyin: Qín Pèi; born 17 May 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949.^[1] In 1966, he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.

He was born as Chiang Chang-nien (Chinese: 姜昌年; pinyin: Jiāng Chāngnián) in Shanghai, China on 17 May 1945. His father was Yan Fa (嚴化) and his mother was Hung Wei (紅薇). Both of his parents were renowned actors.^[1]

He is the older brother of actor David Chiang and actress Yim Wai (嚴慧). His half-brother is actor and director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. He was married to Thelma Leung (梁盛子).^[2] His son Benji Chiang (姜文杰) and his daughter Lesley Chiang (姜麗文) comprise the pop music duo, Benji and Lesley.^[3][4][5]

In 1949, at age three, Chun started his acting career as a child actor. From 1949 to 1954, Chun appeared in many films such as Chun lei (1949) directed by Li Pingqian and Dang fu xin (1949) directed by Feng Yueh (aka Griffin Yueh Feng).^[1]

In 1966, Chun (credited as Paul Chinpae) appeared as Cho-jen in The Sand Pebbles (1966), an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. In The Sand Pebbles, Chun was a young militant student killed by Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman (played by Steve McQueen).^[1]

Chun has continuously acted for over 70 years. He is highly respected by many actors of his generation and also regarded as one of the greatest actors in Hong Kong of all time.

In 2010, Chun was the director with Cheyton Jain as co-director in The Chair, the Box, and the Broom (2010), a short film. In 2011, Chun was the director of Earth (2011), an animation short film about a giant robot shooting at some buildings.^{[citation needed]}

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• Paul Chun at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Paul Chun at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Paul Chun at chinesemov.com
• Paul Chun at IMDb