Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: hong kong - caption: chan shen - birth name: chan yi-cheng - yearsactive: 1971 -- 1985 - death date: 26 april 1984 - birth date: 11 march 1940 - name: chan shen - tradchinesename: - image: chanshen.jpg - birth place: taichung , taiwan - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chan shen .
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chan shen -lrb- 11 march 1940 - 26 april 1984 -rrb- was a taiwanese born hong kong film actor .he is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in hong kong action cinema in the 1970s .already an established film actor in taiwan , he entered the hong kong film industri in 1971 .he was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year .in his fourteen-year film career in hong kong , he appeared in 160 action films .much of his career was spent at hong kong 's shaw studio .