John Shum
Hong Kong actor and film producer
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::summary Hong Kong actor and film producer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John Sham |
| image | 岑建勳.jpg |
| birth_name | John Sham Kin-Fun |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hong Kong |
| occupation | actor, producer |
| years_active | 1980–present |
| spouse | Au Yim-cheung (m. 1970–75) |
| Tina Lau (m. 1984–88) | |
| Shallin Tse (m. 1991–2005) | |
| awards |
| | module | {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | | t | 岑建勳 | | s | 岑建勋 | | p | Cén Jiànxūn | | j | Sam4 Gin3 Fan1 | ::
| name = John Sham | image = 岑建勳.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = John Sham Kin-Fun | birth_date = | birth_place = Hong Kong | occupation = actor, producer | years_active = 1980–present | spouse = Au Yim-cheung (m. 1970–75) Tina Lau (m. 1984–88) Shallin Tse (m. 1991–2005) | awards =
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 岑建勳 | s = 岑建勋 | p = Cén Jiànxūn | j = Sam4 Gin3 Fan1 John Sham Kin-Fun (; born 1952), commonly known as John Shum, is a Hong Kong actor, film producer, and political activist. He is best known for his contributions to the Hong Kong New Wave.
Biography
Shum was educated in Hong Kong, the UK and the US. Upon his return to Hong Kong, he co-founded "City Magazine" with John Chan, and worked as its editor. At the same time, he began working in television and radio.
He was also a student activist in the 1970s back in his youth and was a member of a Trotskyist vanguard party the Revolutionary Marxist League.
In 1983, he set up the film production company D&B Films, along with Sammo Hung and Dickson Poon. He later founded another film company with John Chan, Maverick Films Ltd.{{cite web | title = HKMDb entry | work = John Sham Kin-Fun | url=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=5153&display_set=eng | accessdate = 2008-04-23 }}
Sham's most prolific period working as an actor was during the 1980s. Of the 45 films he has appeared in, 33 were during this period. Notable appearances include Sammo Hung's Lucky Stars films Winners and Sinners (1983) and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985), and starring roles alongside comedy partner Richard Ng in the Pom Pom series (1984–1986).
Sham is credited as a producer on over 20 films, including Hong Kong 1941 (1984), The Lunatics (1986), Legacy of Rage (1986) and The Banquet (1991). He also worked as an assistant director on the 1987 Michelle Yeoh film Magnificent Warriors and also has credits on a number of other films, with roles such as planning, executive production and presentation.
In 1992, Sham co-hosted the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.
Throughout much of the 1990s, films took a back seat as Shum was heavily involved with the Pro-Democracy movement in Hong Kong.{{cite web | title = Hong Kong Cinemagic entry | work = John Sham Kein | url = http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=130 | accessdate = 2008-04-23 | archive-date = 2008-05-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513143055/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=130 | url-status = dead
In 2005, he was appointed the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, by the government-sponsored Film Development Committee (FDC).{{cite web |title = The Film Services Office |work = Appointments to Film Development Committee |url = http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/accessibility/eng/FDC_01.cfm |accessdate = 2008-04-23 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081023151848/http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/accessibility/eng/FDC_01.cfm |archivedate = 2008-10-23 |title = HAF (Hong Kong Asian Film Financing) |work = Kingdom of Fire - Tiantang Meirongshi |url = http://www.haf.org.hk/haf/pdf/project05/project15.pdf |accessdate = 2008-04-23 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721093804/http://www.haf.org.hk/haf/pdf/project05/project15.pdf |archivedate = 2011-07-21
His latest role is as executive producer, alongside Jackie Chan, for the film Wushu (2008), which was directed by Antony Szeto and starred Sammo Hung.
Filmography
Films
- A Complicated Story 一個複雜故事 (2013), actor
- A Simple Life 桃姐 (2011), actor
- Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 (2009), actor
- Mr. Cinema 老港正傳 (2007), actor
- McDull, the Alumni 春田花花同學會(2006), actor
- New Police Story 新警察故事 (2004), actor
- The Miracle Box 天作之盒 (2004), actor
- King of Chess 棋王 (1991), actor
- Yes, Madam 一皇家師姐 (1985), actor
- Winners and Sinners 奇谋妙计五福星 (1983), actor
References
References
- [https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1274474/ John Shum at douban.com]
- [http://chinesemov.com/actors/John%20Sham.html John Shum at chinesemov.com]
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