Frankie Chan
Hong Kong actor, film director and musician
- Born
- 30 November 1951, British Hong Kong
- Citizenship
- British Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- actor, writer, film producer, composer, film director
- Films here
- 3 (2 as director, 1 as cast)
Franklin Chan Fan-kei (born 1951) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, action director, and composer.
Chan is best known to Hong Kong action cinema fans as the main antagonist in Sammo Hung's The Prodigal Son, in which he faces Yuen Biao in the final reel. Chan has starred in a number of modern action films, most notably Burning Ambition, Outlaw Brothers and Carry On Pickpocket.
Chan also composed music and scores for many films in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including Writing Kung Fu (1979), Odd Couple (1979), The Young Master (1980), The Buddhist Fist (1980), Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991), Chungking Express (1994) and Fallen Angels (1995).
In 2011, Chan directed Legendary Amazons, a film about the female Generals of the Yang clan.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Prodigal Son | Cast |
| 1995 | Thunderbolt | Director |
| 1996 | How to Meet the Lucky Stars | Director |
Frequent collaborators
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Facts from Wikidata Q5490946 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.