Shih Kien 1913-2009

Leslie Cheung over 15 years ago

Legendary actor Shih Kien, passed away on Wednesday afternoon (June 3). He died of kidney failure at the age of 96 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He is famous of his villain characters in various movies, such as Villain Kien in various Wong Fei-hung films, and fought against the late Bruce Lee as Mr. Hon in Enter The Dragon.

He moved from silver screen to TV when he joined TVB in 1975. From then he continued his successful actor career in TV dramas. In 1993, he announced his retirement from acting career.