Chin Shih-chieh explained
Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright.
Biography
Chin was born in Pingtung County, Taiwan, on 29 December 1951, while his ancestral home in Hefei, Anhui. He graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.
Career
Chin is known for his work with the, the, and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of Ho Chu’s New Match for Lanling. He directed the 2002 production of She is Walking, She is Smiling staged at the National Theatre in Taipei, by the Performance Workshop.[1] He was cast in Art, a Gadot production, the next year alongside Ku Pao-ming and Lee Li-chun.[2] Chin was cast in Irma la Douce in 2007, and performed several times at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall,[3] [4] the National Theatre,[5] and the .[6] In 2008, Chin starred in Othello alongside Lee.[7] Performances were held throughout Taiwan,[8] marking Godot's twentieth anniversary.[9] As Othello's run stretched into January 2009, Chin remained on the cast.[10] [11] [12] Chin directed Ho Chu’s New Match a second time in May 2009.[13] In July 2009, Chin shared the with Wang Da-hong and four others.[14] In 2010, Chin appeared in The 39 Steps for Godot.[15] This was the first production to be licensed in Chinese while still on an original run in New York and London.[16] The next year, Chin took the stage in Tuesdays with Morrie, based on a memoir of the same name.[17] [18] [19] The performance ran in Taipei and Taichung through March 2012.[20] [21] [22] In 2013, Chin joined the cast of Stan Lai's A Dream Like A Dream.[23]
Chin film roles include Cho Li's directorial debut, Zoom Hunting (2010),[24] and Lin Fu-ching's first film (2012).[25] Chin has often worked with director Chung Mong-hong, appearing in The Fourth Portrait (2010),[26] and Soul (2013).[27] Chin narrated the 2015 documentary,[28] and portrayed a business tycoon in (2016).[29]
Selected filmography
- Wo ta lang er lai (1978)
- Liu chao guai tan (1979)
- Ho Chu's New Match (1980, 2009)
- You wo wu di (1980)
- Xin hai shuang shi (1981)
- Terrorizers (1986) - Zhou's lover
- Soursweet (1988) - Night Brother
- A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Ming's 7th Uncle
- Qi wang (1991) - Lanky Ngai
- Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring (1993) - Chiang Pin-Liu
- The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)
- Tian Di (1994) - Shantung Cat
- Island of Greed (1997) - Fai's Supervisor
- The Personals (1998)
- Guo jong (1999) - Mr. Liu
- Born to Be King (2000)
- She is Walking, She is Smiling (2002)
- Art (2003)
- The Rise of the Tang Empire (2006, TV Series) - Wei Zheng
- Irma La Douce (2007)
- Ting che (2008)
- Dou cha (2008)
- Othello (2008–2009, TV Series)
- Black & White (2009, TV Series)
- Empire of Silver (2009) - Manager Liu
- Tai bei piao xue (2009) - Master Ma
- Zoom Hunting (2010) - Doorman
- The Fourth Portrait (2010) - Chang
- Reign of Assassins (2010) - Doctor Li
- 17th Exit (公視人生劇展—十七號出入口) (2010) - Yuesheng Du
- Mang ren dian ying yuan (2010)
- The 39 Steps (2010) - Grandfather
- (2011, TV Series) - Yang Lei
- In Time with You (2011, TV Series) - Uncle Pai
- Tuesdays with Morrie (2011-2012, TV Series)
- (2012) - Tian Bian
- The Guillotines (2012) - Wan Jiang
- A Dream Like A Dream (2013)
- The Grandmaster (2013)
- Soul (2013) - Messenger
- Rock N' Road (2014, TV Series) - Ko Chung-Ming
- Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Wei Zhongxian
- (2014) - Shih Yung-Kuang
- Mr. Right Wanted (2015, TV Series) - Yu Wen
- Double Date (2015)
- Du yi wu er (2015)
- The Last Women Standing (2015) - Sheng's Father
- The Final Master (2015) - Zheng Shan'ao - The Grandmaster
- Detective Chinatown (2015) - Mr. Yan
- (2015, Documentary) - Narrator (voice)
- E ling zhi men (2016)
- Big Fish & Begonia (2016) - Ling Po (voice)
- Godspeed (2016) - Nadow's Father
- See You Tomorrow (2016) - God of Bing
- Ni hao, feng zi! (2016) - Nai'en Xiao
- The Apparition (2016)
- (2016)
- Provoking Laughter (2016)
- The Rise of a Tomboy (2016)
- Duckweed (2017) - Police director
- Once Upon a Time in the Northeast (2017) - Jiang Dong
- Surgeons (2017, TV Series) - Xiu Minqi
- (2017) - Wei Zhongxian
- Reset (2017) - Director
- Princess Agents (2017, TV Series) - Yuwen Xi
- Da Hu Fa (2017) - Ji'an
- Le portrait interdit (2017) - General Intendent Chen
- Inference Notes (2017) - Zhou
- Midnight Diner (2017, TV Series)
- Hua jia da ren zhuan nan hai (2018) - Mr. Fang
- The Way of the Bug (2018) - Uncle Da
- Great Expectations (2018, TV Series) - Huang Shang
- Ren jian, xi ju (2019) - Yang Taijun
- A Live Kidnap Show (2019)
- Wo de qing chun dou shi ni (2019) - Professor Wang
- Qi Huan Zhi Lv (2019)
- San Cha Ji (2020)
- Winter Begonia (2020)
Notes and References
- News: Bartholomew . Ian . CKS celebrates 15th anniversary . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 19 July 2002.
- News: Bartholomew . Ian . Taiwanese queue for a piece of 'ART' . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 28 November 2003.
- News: Events & Entertainments . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 29 June 2007.
- News: Events & Entertainment . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 6 July 2007.
- News: Events and entertainment . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 26 January 2007.
- News: Event & Entertainment . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 16 March 2007.
- News: [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] ]. 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 12 September 2009.
- News: [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] ]. 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 29 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819083035/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2008/08/29/2003421684/1 . 19 August 2018 . bot: unknown .
- News: Bartholomew . Ian . Othello redux: the new comedy of errors . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 19 September 2009.
- News: [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] ]. 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 9 January 2009.
- News: [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] ]. 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 16 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819083010/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/01/16/2003433871/1 . 19 August 2018 . bot: unknown .
- News: [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] ]. 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 23 January 2009.
- News: Exhibition . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 8 May 2009.
- News: National Award for Arts recipients announced . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 8 July 2009.
- News: EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 15 January 2010.
- News: EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 16 April 2010.
- News: Events and entertainment listings . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 8 March 2012.
- News: 'Tuesdays With Morrie' finally comes to Taiwan . 19 August 2018 . 18 February 2011.
- News: Events and entertainment listings . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 5 July 2011.
- News: Events and entertainment listings . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 4 March 2011.
- News: Events and entertainment listings . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 15 March 2012.
- News: Huang . Andrew C. C. . Drama: Lifelong learning . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 9 March 2012.
- News: Huang . Andrew C. C. . Stan Lai's 'Dream' returns to the National Theater . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 3 August 2013.
- News: Ho Yi . FILM REVIEW : If looks could thrill . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 16 April 2010.
- News: Ho Yi . Movie review: Jumping Boy 不倒翁的奇幻旅程 . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 27 April 2012.
- News: Ho Yi . FILM REVIEW: A little boy lost . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 22 October 2010.
- News: Ho Yi . Movie review: Soul . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 30 August 2013.
- News: Ho Yi . Movie review: The Rocking Sky . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 11 December 2015.
- News: Ho Yi . Movie review: Love in Vain . 19 August 2018 . Taipei Times . 11 March 2016.