John Shum Kin-Fun

Born: 1952-01-01

John Shum Kin-Fun (Chinese: 岑建勳) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Sham. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist. He is easily recognisable from his spectacles and curly hair.


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Miracles: The Canton Godfather

as Daily Sun Reporter
Released: 1989-06-15

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old...

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New Police Story

as Eric Chow
Released: 2004-09-23

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks,...

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Winners & Sinners

as Curly
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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Bodyguards and Assassins

as Ah Suen's father
Released: 2009-12-18

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to...

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Wheels on Meals

as Mental Patient (Laughing)
Released: 1984-08-17

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a...

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Double Impact

as Hong Kong Marine Police
Released: 1991-07-31

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their...

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

as Wormgrass
Released: 1985-08-15

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

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Three

as Photographer (segment "Going Home")
Released: 2002-07-09

An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim...

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A Simple Life

as Guest at Premiere
Released: 2011-09-04

The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's...

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Pedicab Driver

as Master 5
Released: 1989-02-11

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both...

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Yes, Madam!

as Strepsil
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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Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

as Police Chief
Released: 1984-01-25

A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a...

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I Love Maria

as Curly
Released: 1988-03-10

RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their...

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The Eighth Happiness

as Audience member (cameo)
Released: 1988-02-11

Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get...

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Where's Officer Tuba?

as Photographer
Released: 1986-03-20

Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to...

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Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

as Interpol Officer
Released: 1980-12-04

Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young...

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The Lunatics

as Dr. Shum
Released: 1986-06-05

A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter...

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Curry and Pepper

as Chin Wontons
Released: 1990-05-23

Two best friends and cop partners become the subject of a beautiful news reporter's documentary....

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Going Home

as Photographer
Released: 2002-05-01

A cop and his son move into a worn-down apartment building. The boy is first menaced by a...

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McDull, the Alumni

as uncredited
Released: 2006-01-22

In McDull, the Alumni, our protagonist has grown up. He is no longer the little boy who banters...

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To Hell with the Devil

as Mr. Fong
Released: 1982-04-08

A shmo makes a deal with the devil so he can become a great Pop star just to impress his dream...

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Painted Faces

as Stagehand
Released: 1988-09-16

This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended...

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Friendly Ghost

as Father Ngai
Released: 1985-01-31

Male chauvinist Ah Wai often boasts of his wife's submission to him. He even persuades her to...

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The Return of Pom Pom

as Beethoven
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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The Banquet

as Curly
Released: 1991-11-30

Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival...

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Double Trouble

as uncredited
Released: 1984-09-07

To help his sister with her debts, John goes to a pawnshop when robbers rush in. John draws...

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Mr. Sunshine

as Store manager
Released: 1989-07-13

Shop assistant in the electronics store, May Bao (Kent Cheng) - good-natured fat man, always...

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Little Cop

as Drug seller
Released: 1989-03-25

Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite...

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Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom

as Beethoven
Released: 1985-09-03

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a...

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Pom Pom Strikes Back

as Beethoven
Released: 1986-08-14

The Hong Kong detectives, Chau and Beethoven, are back once more. This time, their mission is to...

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Pom Pom

as Beethoven / Johnny
Released: 1984-02-22

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

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A Complicated Story

as Steven
Released: 2013-03-26

Needing money for her brother’s medical treatment, Liu Yazi agrees to become a surrogate mother...

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Sisters of the World Unite

as uncredited
Released: 1991-12-05

Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men.

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All the Wrong Clues

as Piano player in bar
Released: 1981-07-23

A private investigator and a police inspector team up to pursue a notorious mobster, who is...

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Charlie's Bubble

as uncredited
Released: 1981-12-01

The poetry of teenagers in love is one of the most endearing and enduring traditions in cinema....

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King of Chess

as Ching Ling
Released: 1991-09-06

Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the...

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From Here to Prosperity

as audience at magic show
Released: 1986-01-09

In Thailand in the 1950s, Detective Au Wei is shot to death by Cha Tin-Hung in a raid because of...

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It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!

as Lion Head
Released: 1985-12-19

An illegal dealing of a soda-canned bomb between a crooked Hong Kong cop and two Japanese...

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The Island

as Teacher Cheung
Released: 1985-10-11

John Shum leads an expedition to an supposedly deserted island only to find out that it's...

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The Miracle Box

as Dr Fan
Released: 2004-04-08

Joanna wanted to become a physician. After she meets Albert, a cancer survivor and fellow...

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Lucky Encounter

as Master Lionhead
Released: 1992-06-10

Two inventors encounter a friendly little ghost, and stumble onto a plot to capture the ghost's...

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18 Times

as David So
Released: 1988-11-03

The gorgeous Cherie Chung is a cursed bride in the hilarious romantic comedy 18 Times! Gigi...

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Sealed with a Kiss

as uncredited
Released: 1981-08-13

A romance between two mentally handicapped youngsters.

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Guns of Dragon

as Yip
Released: 1993-09-24

a HK cop (Mark Cheng) comes to New York City to try and patch things up with his estranged wife...

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The Goofy Gang

as Yacht repairman [cameo]
Released: 1987-02-19

Wai is a waiter in a country club. One day at work he is humiliated by the wife of a millionaire...

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Goodbye Darling

as Choi Sum
Released: 1987-10-22

Tai (Raymond Wong), a loving and caring husband and Josephine (Cherrie Chung), his sweet and...

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Starry Is the Night

as uncredited
Released: 1988-10-13

As Cai Mei, a single 40 year old woman and a social worker starts a relationship with a...

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Mr Cinema

as Luk Yau
Released: 2007-06-15

Zhou Heung Kong (Anthony Wong) runs the film projector in a Hong Kong cinema and staunchly...

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Edge of Darkness

as Chu Kar-Mann
Released: 1988-11-17

A Hong Kong cop's first undercover assignment sends him on a psychological downward spiral,...

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Gun Is Law

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-01

Hong Kong crime movie from 1983

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Happy Sixteen

as uncredited
Released: 1982-12-01

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