Dean Shek
Hong Kong actor and producer (1949–2021)
Dean Shek (17 June 1949[1] – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong actor and producer. He was best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 movie Drunken Master, Lung Sei in the 1987 movie A Better Tomorrow II, and Snooker in the 1990 movie The Dragon from Russia.
Dean Shek | |||||||||||
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 Shek at The Wit and Wisdom of Cinema City event held at the Hong Kong Film Archive in 2016 | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1949 Beijing, China | ||||||||||
| Died | 20 September 2021 (aged 72) | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, film presenter | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1968–1992 | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Lau Chun-yue (1979–2021) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 石天 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 石天 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Charlie Shek | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Shek died from cancer on 20 September 2021, at the age of 72.[2] He had been diagnosed with the disease two months before his death.[3]
References change
- ↑ 吴冬妮 (2021-11-02). "香港影人、新艺城创始人石天因病去世，曾主演《英雄本色2》". 新京報. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ↑ "細仔證實石天已逝 黃百鳴尊重亡友遺願未搞追思會". Oriental Press Group. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "新藝城」元老石天10月已癌逝 家人盼低調 暫不辦追思". 噓！星聞. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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