# Chin Han (actor, born 1938)

Ronald Bi Jen-hsu (born 4 December 1938), known by his stage name Chin Han, is a retired Hong Kong actor, director, screenwriter and producer born in mainland China. He has appeared in over 50 Mandarin-language films in Hong Kong and Taiwan, many of them produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1960s and the 1970s.

## Personal life

Born in Weihai, Republic of China, Pi Jen-hsu moved to Hong Kong as a small child during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. After finishing from New Method College, his first career was in a hong. In 1961, he entered Shaw Brothers Studio, working as a script supervisor for director Yueh Feng. In 1964, he rose to fame when Yueh Feng cast him in a major Huangmei opera film Lady General Hua Mu-lan, opposite superstar Ivy Ling Po.
In 1966, Chin Han married Ivy Ling Po. They moved to Taiwan in 1973 where they continued to work in the film industry until immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s. After retirement, they made guest appearances in their son Kenneth Bi's directorial debut Rice Rhapsody (2004).

## Filmography
### Film
#### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | Revenge of a Swordswoman (原野奇俠傳) | Han Dahai | |
| 1963 | The Love Eterne (梁山伯與祝英台) | | extra, opera film |
| 1964 | Between Tears and Smiles (故都春夢) | street stunt performer | extra |
| 1964 | Lady General Hua Mu-lan (花木蘭) | Li Guang | opera film |
| 1964 | The Female Prince (雙鳳奇緣) | Li Rulong | opera film |
| 1964 | The Warlord and the Actress (血濺牡丹紅) | Lin Keqiang | |
| 1965 | Sons of Good Earth (大地兒女) | university student | extra |
| 1965 | Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore (心花朵朵開) | Lawyer Fan | |
| 1966 | The Blue and the Black (藍與黑) | Ho Meng | 2-part film series |
| 1966 | The Joy of Spring (歡樂青春) | Tu Shao-hua | |
| 1967 | The Dragon Creek (龍虎溝) | Guo Jianming | |
| 1967 | The Midnight Murder (三更寃) | Wang Zhengtu | opera film |
| 1967 | My Dream Boat (船) | Chi Yuan | |
| 1967 | Song of Tomorrow (明日之歌) | Yu Ming | |
| 1968 | Summer Heat (狂戀詩) | Chu Ta-wei | |
| 1969 | Diary of a Lady-Killer (獵人) | Chou Kuo-hsiung | |
| 1969 | River of Tears (相思河畔) | Feng Chi-wei | |
| 1970 | Brothers Five (五虎屠龍) | Gao Hao | |
| 1970 | The Heroic Ones (十三太保) | Li Siyuan | |
| 1970 | Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers? (噴火美人魚) | Chen Ta-kang | |
| 1971 | Long Road to Freedom (五枝紅杏) | Lin Chung | |
| 1971 | The Swift Knight (來如風) | Liu Xuanping | |
| 1971 | Sons and Daughters (千萬人家) | | |
| 1971 | Duel for Gold (火併) | Meng Long | |
| 1972 | The Killer (大殺手) | Ma Yi | |
| 1972 | The Champion of Champions (大地龍蛇) | Jiang Hanyun | |
| 1972 | Finger of Doom (太陰指) | Lu Tianbao | |
| 1972 | Trilogy of Swordsmanship (群英會) | Li Jingrang | Segment 2: "The Tigress" (胭脂虎) |
| 1973 | The Champion (豪客) | Lu Fu | |
| 1973 | Woman of the Night (夜生活的女人) | Su Po-hsuan | Segment 1 (anthology film) |
| 1973 | The Boxers (虎豹兄弟) | | |
| 1974 | Crazy Nuts of Kung Fu (鬼馬兩金剛) | | |
| 1974 | Thirteen (早熟) | Lu Tao-jan | |
| 1974 | The Two Faces of Love (小孩與狗) | | |
| 1974 | Sergeant Hsiung (大摩天嶺) | Hsiung Chi-lao | |
| 1974 | Green Green Meadow (青青草原上) | Fang Chen-huai | |
| 1975 | Eight Hundred Heroes (八百壯士) | Shangkuan Chih-piao | |
| 1975 | The Chinese Amazons (女兵日記) | | |
| 1976 | Crossroad (十字路口) | Ho Wen-chang | also director, writer, producer |
| 1976 | April Melody (四月的旋律) | | |
| 1976 | The Last Battle of Yang Chao (大忠烈) | Shi Kefa | |
| 1977 | The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho (鄭和下西洋) | Zhu Di | |
| 1977 | Heroes of the Eastern Skies (筧橋英烈傳) | Liu Cuigang | |
| 1979 | The Battle of Ku-ning-tou (古寧頭大戰) | Hu Lien | |
| 1980 | Magnificent 72 (碧血黃花) | Huang Keqiang | |
| 1981 | A Sword Named Revenge (名劍風流) | Ji Wuqing | |
| 1981 | Heroes from the Sky (天降神兵) | | guest star |
| 1981 | The Thrilling Sword (神劍動山河) | King Gaoxing | |
| 1981 | The Coldest Winter in Peking (皇天后土) | Commander Qiu | guest star |
| 1983 | The Longest Night (最長的一夜) | army commander | guest star |
| 1983 | The Lost Generation (風水二十年) | casino debt collector | guest star |
| 1987 | Master Hui Neng (六祖慧能傳) | Emperor Wu of Liang | guest star |
| 2004 | Rice Rhapsody (海南鸡饭) | Bill's grandpa | guest star |

#### As director

* 1965: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies (艷諜三盲女)
* 1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 2 (盲女地下司令)
* 1966: Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies 3 (盲女大逃亡)
* 1966: The In-law Marriage (親姆娶親家)
* 1967: The Other Day's Typhoon (颱風雨彼日)
* 1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, writer and producer
* 1978: Dream of the Red Chamber (新紅樓夢) – also writer (opera film)
* 1980: The Imperious Princess (金枝玉葉) – also co-producer (opera film)

#### As writer

* 1967: The Three Desperate Drunks (賭命三醉客)
* 1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, director and producer
* 1978: Dream of the Red Chamber (新紅樓夢) – also writer (opera film)

#### As producer

* 1976: Crossroad (十字路口) – also actor, director and writer
* 1980: The Imperious Princess (金枝玉葉) – also director (opera film)

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Our Land, Our People (吾土吾民) | Zuo Baogui | |
| 1986 | The Legend of Imperial Consort Yang (楊貴妃傳奇) | Li Longji | |