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Anthony Chan

Anthony Chan

Actor and director, also producer and writer · Born October 1, 1952 (74) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Anthony Chan Yau is a Hong Kong actor and the drummer for the band Wynners. In 1981, Chan formed a film production company with Kenny Bee and produced Monkey Business. Chan joined Shaw Brothers in 1983 and produced his remarkable project Let’s Make Laugh, which was directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting. Then, Cheung and Chan formed a production company afterwards. One of Chan’s most ambitious projects was A Fishy Story, starring by Kenny Bee and Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, in which Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk won the best actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In recent years, Chan emigrated to US and retired from the film industry.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 1, 1952 (74)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Works as
Actor and director, also producer and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Anthony Chan's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
22%
Survival
20%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Self
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
8
Joyful
6
Tense
4
Dread
3
Absurd
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anthony Chan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Chan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

85 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sons of the Neon Night(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Last Jiangshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • 今晚有歌廳 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Set Sail 2024 - China Central Radio and Television Station New Year's Eve Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Enter the Fat Dragon(2020)

    as Chief Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Master of Four Eyes 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Master of Four Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as 友叔

  • House of the Rising Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Script · Writer · Actor

  • The Yuppie Fantasia 3(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Never Say Goodbye - The Wynners Live In Concert 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Paris Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr Chow

  • Rigor Mortis(2013)

    as Yau

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I Love Hong Kong 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • East Meets West(2011)

    as The Wynner

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 温拿38大跃进演唱会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Anthony Chan Yau

  • Fortune King Is Coming to Town! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Taxi Driver

  • The Tigers: The Legend of Canton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Shum Si Koon

  • Three Days of a Blind Girl(1993)

    as Dr. Jack Ng

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Americanize Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Second to None (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Chan Chi Keung

  • Hero of the Beggars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · as Hotel Manager

  • Miracle 90 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Frankie

  • Big Little Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Changing Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Yau

  • Twin Dragons(1992)

    as Hotel Concierge

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Banquet(1991)

    as Mr. Chan's Friend

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Nocturnal Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Officer Chan

  • Till Death Shall We Start (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as David

  • When Fortune Smiles(1990)

    Director · Producer · as Private Eye Wong

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Her Fatal Ways(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Fishy Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer · as Paul Chow

  • Miracles: The Canton Godfather(1989)

    as Reporter at Pier

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Little Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mental Hospital Doctor

  • Mr. Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Yau

  • The Bachelor's Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Four Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Chan Mo/Chen Wu

  • Mr. Vampire Saga IV(1988)

    as Four Eyed Taoist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spooky, Spooky(1988)

    as Inspector

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • On the Run(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Three Wishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Chan Hong Tai

  • In the Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Hold-up Man

  • One Husband Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Hsia Chin-Hsin

  • Paper Marriage(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • To Err Is Humane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Detective Wong

  • Last Eunuch In China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Gui ma bao biao zei mei ren(1987)

    as Supt Chan [cameo] · as Superintendent Chan

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Project A 2(1987)

    as Policeman #365

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Romancing Star(1987)

    as Man in office

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Happy Bigamist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · as Hsia Hsin

  • Armour of God(1986)

    as Member of The Losers (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Stars Go Places(1986)

    Writer · as Long Legs

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Chen Chih Tao

  • Why, Why, Tell Me Why!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tallie Yau

  • Millionaires' Express(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Bedfellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Mr. Vampire(1985)

    as Taoist Priest

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Dragon(1985)

    as Danny's Tutor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Carry On Doctors and Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · as Dr. Chen

  • Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars(1985)

    as Lotta

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Girl with the Diamond Slipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Acting coach at Ju's audition

  • The Flying Mr. B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Let's Make Laugh II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mr Chan

  • Funny Triple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Gold Finger

  • Behind the Yellow Line(1984)

    as Ng Wai

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · as Doctor

  • The Return of Pom Pom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Hawker on the run [cameo]

  • Family Light Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Pai

  • Let's Make Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bailiff

  • The Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Reader

  • Six Is Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Monkey Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Snake

  • The Merry Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Play While You Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lou Jiewen

  • Crazy World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Lucky by Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ma Lan-Tu

  • Spring in Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Part Time Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Cute Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ma Qian

  • Making It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Rainbow In My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Gonna Get You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Let's Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • 溫拿 Never Say Goodbye 2016 香港紅館演唱會 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1975 to 2025; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Rigor Mortis (2013)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Vampire (1985)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Armour of God (1986)

Film career

19752025

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 85: 71 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting9 of 85: 0 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting3 of 85: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 85: 4 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 85: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

85 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s48 · 45 acting · 8 crew1990s15 · 14 acting · 4 crew2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Anthony Chan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

East Meets West (2011)

60th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Vampire (1985)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Anthony Chan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Chan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Cheung shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors