Ronald Bi Jen-hsu (born 4 December 1938), known by his stage name Chin Han, is a retired Hong Kong actor, director, screenwriter and producer born in mainland China. He has appeared in over 50 Mandarin-language films in Hong Kong and Taiwan, many of them produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1960s and the 1970s.
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Personal life
Born in Weihai, Republic of China, Pi Jen-hsu moved to Hong Kong as a small child during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. After finishing from New Method College, his first career was in a hong. In 1961, he entered Shaw Brothers Studio, working as a script supervisor for director Yueh Feng. In 1964, he rose to fame when Yueh Feng cast him in a major Huangmei opera film Lady General Hua Mu-lan, opposite superstar Ivy Ling Po.
In 1966, Chin Han married Ivy Ling Po. They moved to Taiwan in 1973 where they continued to work in the film industry until immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s. After retirement, they made guest appearances in their son Kenneth Bi's directorial debut Rice Rhapsody (2004).
Filmography
Film
As actor
As director
1965: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies (艷諜三盲女)
1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 2 (盲女地下司令)
1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 3 (盲女大逃亡)
1966: The In-law Marriage (親姆娶親家)
1967: The Other Day's Typhoon (颱風雨彼日)
1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, writer and producer
1978: Dream of the Red Chamber (新紅樓夢) – also writer (opera film)
1980: The Imperious Princess (金枝玉葉) – also co-producer (opera film)
As writer
1967: The Three Desperate Drunks (賭命三醉客)
1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, director and producer
1978: Dream of the Red Chamber (新紅樓夢) – also writer (opera film)
As producer
1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, director and writer
1980: The Imperious Princess (金枝玉葉) – also director (opera film)