James Tien Chuen

Born: 1942-05-28

James Tien-chun (Chinese: 田俊; born 28 May 1942) is a Hong Kong actor from Guangdong, China. He appeared in almost 70 films, primarily in Hong Kong action cinema, including roles in the films of martial arts stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. He often played villains or supporting roles. He retired from the Hong Kong film industry in 1996.


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Fist of Fury

as Fan Chun-hsia
Released: 1972-03-22

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor...

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The Big Boss

as Hsiu Chien
Released: 1971-10-23

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice...

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My Lucky Stars

as Prison Warden
Released: 1985-02-10

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in...

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Winners & Sinners

as Chan Chiu
Released: 1983-07-07

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to...

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Fearless Hyena

as Chen Peng-fei
Released: 1979-02-17

Lung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights,...

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Game of Death

as Charlie Wang
Released: 1978-03-23

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

as Boss Lau Yan Foo
Released: 1985-08-15

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky...

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Bruce Lee: The Legend

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-01-01

The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.

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Dragons Forever

as Boss Feng
Released: 1988-02-11

A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their...

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Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

as (archive footage)
Released: 2000-10-22

Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his...

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Spiritual Kung Fu

as Lu Qing
Released: 1978-11-23

Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is...

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Eastern Condors

as Angry Customer
Released: 1987-07-09

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise...

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The Millionaires' Express

as Shi Yu
Released: 1986-01-30

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants,...

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Fearless Hyena 2

as Ching Tsun-nam
Released: 1983-03-04

A pair of evil kung-fu artists, Heaven and Earth, are slaughtering the entire Yin-Yang brotherhood.

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Yes, Madam!

as Henry Tin Wai Keung
Released: 1985-11-20

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a...

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Hand of Death

as Commander Shih
Released: 1976-07-15

A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy...

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Heart of Dragon

as Mr. Kim Tin Chun
Released: 1985-09-14

A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is...

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Dragon Fist

as Fang Kang
Released: 1979-04-21

After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive...

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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

as Master Mao
Released: 1978-06-30

A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself...

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Mr. Vampire II

as Officer Tien
Released: 1986-08-15

Chaos ensues after a team of archaeologists accidentally breaks the seals of a sleeping vampire...

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Magnificent Bodyguards

as Tsang
Released: 1978-04-27

Chan is asked by a young, wealthy lady to take her sick brother to a particular doctor in order...

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The Prodigal Son

as Broken Right Arm Fighter
Released: 1981-11-10

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his...

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Righting Wrongs

as Johnny Kwong / Chou Ting-kuang
Released: 1986-11-27

Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to...

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Lucky Stars Go Places

as Police Special Force Commander
Released: 1986-06-20

Lucky Stars Go Places, also known as The Luckiest Stars, is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film...

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The Iron-Fisted Monk

as Shaolin Instructor
Released: 1977-08-25

Husker is a student of the Shaolin monks, learning kung fu so that he can avenge his uncle who...

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Burning Sensation

as Fire Dept Commander
Released: 1989-05-06

A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the...

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Carry on Pickpocket

as Sgt Wu's Superior
Released: 1982-03-31

Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their...

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The Blonde Fury

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-28

Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak,...

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Lee Rock II

as uncredited
Released: 1991-10-10

The second part of the trilogy chronicling the rise and fall of Hong Kong's top corrupt...

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Lee Rock

as Silverfish
Released: 1991-09-18

The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.

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Pantyhose Hero

as Tsen
Released: 1990-08-08

Two policemen must pretend to be a gay couple in order to investigate the murders of homosexuals...

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The Gambling Ghost

as Foster
Released: 1991-03-02

Sammo Hung plays three different characters: Fatty, Fatty's father and Fatty's grandfather, Hung...

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The Owl vs Bombo

as Au Gung / Au Gan
Released: 1984-12-12

Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of...

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Last Eunuch In China

as General Lei
Released: 1987-10-24

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Pom Pom

as Inspector Tien
Released: 1984-02-22

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young...

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Brothers Five

as Bandit
Released: 1970-03-26

The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung...

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A Taste of Cold Steel

as Taoist Sikong
Released: 1970-09-16

It's a no-holds-barred battle to the death for possession of the invaluable Purple Sword....

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Rosa

as Wang Ping Tang
Released: 1986-06-20

Hsia and Lei Kung are two bumbling cops assigned to protect the gorgeous Rosa, girlfriend to a...

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Spooky, Spooky

as Villager (opening scene)
Released: 1988-10-19

Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by...

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Money Maker

as Lacha
Released: 1991-05-22

When expert gambler Sandra Ng is killed by a rival, her ghost enlists Wong Jing and Ng Man-Tat,...

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Lost Souls

as uncredited
Released: 1980-11-26

Determined to escape from the harsh regime of China to the freedom of Hong Kong, three youths...

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Naughty! Naughty!

as Boss Feng's thug
Released: 1974-07-18

Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and...

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Blade of Fury

as Bandit Leader
Released: 1993-07-15

Wang Wu, A kung-fu expert, is depressed about the dismal state of the political affairs of...

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The Bedevilled

as Tseng Chia Chu
Released: 1975-01-01

In a small town found the only son of possession, the local, most influential family, dead and...

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The Crimson Charm

as Red-gowned Chief Au-Yang Kwun
Released: 1971-07-01

A noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman go up against the vicious Crimson Charm gang of...

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The Shaolin Plot

as Little Tiger
Released: 1977-04-06

When a terrible kung fu master seeks various martial arts manuals from around China to make...

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The Return of Pom Pom

as Insp. Tien
Released: 1984-06-22

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven return in this sequel to "Pom Pom." This time out, they...

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My Cousin, the Ghost

as Restaurant manager
Released: 1987-01-09

Cousin Big (Richard Ng) returns home from the UK in order to find a wife and settle down. He has...

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None But the Brave

as Chinese revolutionary
Released: 1973-05-09

Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a...

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The Inspector Wears Skirts IV

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-17

To save the Hong Kong Police Force's Banshee Squad from becoming defunct, the struggling new...

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The Dragon Tamers

as Nan Kung
Released: 1975-03-15

Carter Wong plays a young chinese martial arts student who travels to Korea to learn Taekwondo....

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The Eagle's Claw

as Security guard
Released: 1970-03-19

The Eagle's Claw is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung.

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Hero of Tomorrow

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-23

When Lee Sam, a ten-year veteran of the Hong Kong underworld, is released from prison, he...

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The Last Message

as traffic policeman
Released: 1975-08-21

Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One...

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The Final Game of Death

as Tien Da (Archival footage)
Released: 2023-07-17

A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all...

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The Invincible Eight

as Lei Kuei
Released: 1971-01-22

Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to...

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The Iron Buddha

as Bandit
Released: 1970-11-12

After a notorious rapist kills his master and entire clan, the Iron Buddha sets out for revenge....

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The Blade Spares None

as Chen Jo Yu
Released: 1971-04-30

Ho Li-Chun, a pretty but ruthless swordswoman, and three challengers are participating in an...

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The Eunuch

as Gui's men
Released: 1971-05-12

This rare release is set in the cloistered halls of the imperial palace, the home to many...

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Daddy, Father and Papa

as Brother Ho
Released: 1991-12-24

When a boy disappears from home his mother enlists the aid of two ex-lovers by telling each that...

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My Wacky, Wacky World

as Fake villager
Released: 1975-07-16

My Wacky, Wacky World is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Sammo Hung

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Shaolin Iron Finger

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

Martial arts superstar Carter Wong portrays a revolutionary who is an expert in the Iron Finger...

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The Nocturnal Demon

as uncredited
Released: 1990-12-22

Tow truck driver Tin bears an uncanny resemblance to a psychotic, serial killer, taxi driver --...

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Immortal Warriors

as uncredited
Released: 1978-09-25

Immortal Warriors is a Taiwanese Martial Arts movie.

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That Fiery Girl

as uncredited
Released: 1968-07-17

The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In...

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Game of Death Redux

as Mr. Tien, the Second Fighter
Released: 2019-07-20

An edit of Game of Death using unreleased footage. Hai Tien, a retired martial artist, is...

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Seaman No. 7

as Golden Hair (Boss)
Released: 1973-04-20

When a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law...

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The Seven Coffins

as uncredited
Released: 1975-04-10

Hsiao Tsui is the most beautiful girl in a prosperous prostitution house in a North China town....

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Naked Comes the Huntress

as Tu
Released: 1978-01-01

Three travellers in the snowy wastes of Mongolia are hunting for valuable ginseng. As they...

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The Chase

as Shih Hai-lung
Released: 1971-10-07

Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate...

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A Man Called Tiger

as Liu Han Ming
Released: 1973-02-01

A young man suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. Using...

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Vengeance of a Snow Girl

as Prince's son/Palace Guard of Armour
Released: 1971-10-29

Sworn-brothers expert martial artists are the targets of a mysterious killer, which seems to...

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Dark Rendezvous

as Thug
Released: 1969-12-11

Private eye Chang Wen Chiang receives a telephone call from his girlfriend Li Lan Hsing. He...

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A Pearl in Command

as Escort fighter
Released: 1969-06-18

A Pearl in Command is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung

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Thunderbolt

as Chen Ying Chieh
Released: 1973-10-11

The Fei Long Society, under the administration of chiefs Lung Lin, Pei Fen, Chen Ying-Chieh and...

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The Tattooed Dragon

as Jun Lee Kwan
Released: 1973-12-21

Written and directed by Lo Wei for Golden Harvest, this feature stars Wang Yu as a guy known...

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Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua

as uncredited
Released: 1980-09-11

1980 Taiwanese action packed Wuxia film directed by Lin Ying; written, produced and co-directed...

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