Dean Shek

Dean Shek (17 June 1949[1] – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong actor and producer. He was best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 movie Drunken Master, Lung Sei in the 1987 movie A Better Tomorrow II, and Snooker in the 1990 movie The Dragon from Russia.

Dean Shek
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Shek at The Wit and Wisdom of Cinema City event held at the Hong Kong Film Archive in 2016
Born
Lau Wai-sing
劉偉成 (Traditional)
刘伟成 (Simplified)
Liú Wěi Chéng (Mandarin)
Lau4 Wai2 Sing4 (Cantonese)

(1949-06-17)17 June 1949
Beijing, China
Died20 September 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 72)
OccupationActor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, film presenter
Years active1968–1992
Spouse(s)Lau Chun-yue (1979–2021)
Dean Shek
Traditional Chinese 石天
Simplified Chinese 石天
Musical career
Also known asCharlie Shek
OriginHong Kong

Shek died from cancer on 20 September 2021, at the age of 72.[2] He had been diagnosed with the disease two months before his death.[3]

References

  1. 吴冬妮 (2021-11-02). 香港影人、新艺城创始人石天因病去世,曾主演《英雄本色2》. 新京報. https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/163583068914675.html. Retrieved 2021-11-05. 
  2. "細仔證實石天已逝 黃百鳴尊重亡友遺願未搞追思會". Oriental Press Group. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "新藝城」元老石天10月已癌逝 家人盼低調 暫不辦追思". 噓!星聞. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.