Shih Kien (Chinese: 石堅, 1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), also known as Shek Wing-cheung, Sek Gin, or Shek Kin, was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor and martial artist. He was born on January 1, 1913 in Shigang, Guangzhou, China and died on June 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Sek Kin began his career in the film industry in 1939 as a make-up artist. He made his acting debut in 1940 with the film "Flower in a Sea of Blood". In the 1950s and 1960s, he became well-known for his roles as villains in kung fu films. He appeared in many popular films of this era, including the "Wong Fei Hung" series, the "Fong Sai Yuk" series, and "Buddha's Palm". In 1973, Sek Kin starred opposite Bruce Lee in the film "Enter the Dragon". He played the role of Han, the main villain of the film. Sek Kin's performance in "Enter the Dragon" was critically acclaimed and he is considered to be one of the greatest villains in kung fu cinema. In the 1970s and 1980s, Sek Kin continued to act in both films and television series. He also began to work as a production manager on films. In 1996, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Critics' Association. In 2003, he was given the Professional Achievement Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Sek Kin died on June 3, 2009 at the age of 96. He was a highly respected actor who made a significant contribution to the Hong Kong film industry. He is remembered for his iconic roles as villains in kung fu films and for his groundbreaking work in the early days of Hong Kong cinema.

Filmography

• 光影流情
• 2004Fights of Fury
• 1995Ten Brothers — Uncle Three
• 19941941 Hong Kong on Fire
• 1994Hong Kong Adam's Family — Kan San
• 1992Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
• Man from Guangdong
• 1990Midnight Angel
• 1990Widow Warriors
• 1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon — Michael's Father
• 1988Mother vs. Mother — Master Kwan
• The Vendetta
• Fate Takes A Hand
• 1987Lady in Black — Fung's Father
• The Dragon Sword
• 1986Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice — Interpol Ice Hockey Team Coach
• 1986Goodbye My Hero — Ling Ti's dead father
• 1986Magic Crystal — Sergeant Shih
• 1986Millionaires' Express — Master Sek
• 1986Sweet Surrender — Kin
• The Feud of Two Brothers
• 1986The First Vampire in China — Kent of Mt. Mao
• The Legend of Wong Tai Sin — 招爷爷
• The Master of Shaolin
• 1985Hong Kong Godfather — Boss Han
• The Rough Ride
• The Sword Stained With Royal Blood
• The Tough Fight
• 碧血劍 (數碼修復版) — 穆人清
• 1984A Friend from Inner Space — Jian Ren (ghost)
• 1984Hong Kong 1941 — Ha Chung-Sang
• Police Cadet — 鍾貴
• The Fearless Duo — 孫慈
• The Other Side of the Horizon
• The Smiling Proud Wanderer
• 1984Three Stooges Go Undercover — Mao Rensheng
• 1983Heroic Ones
• 1983Hong Kong Playboys — Mao Ying Ying's Father
• The Adventures Of The Woman Reporter
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes — 裘千仞、裘千丈
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes (Digital Remaster) — 裘千丈/裘千仞
• The Return of the Condor Heroes — 裘千仞（慈恩）
• 1982Buddha's Palm — Foot Monster
• Stardust
• The Legend of Master So — 苏松轩
• 蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版) — 苏松轩
• 错结良缘 — 乐添富
• Come Rain Come Shine
• Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan
• No One is Innocent
• The Understudy
• 情謎 — 罗伯楷
• 1980Lackey and the Lady Tiger — Fisherman
• The Brothers — 苏大鹏
• 1980The Legend Of Bruce Lee — Bruce's final opponent
• 1980The Ring of Death — Dragon Style Master
• 1980The Young Master — Chief Sheriff Sang Kwan
• The God of Sabre
• The Good The Bad The Ugly
• The Passenger
• The Sword of Romance — 俞放鹤
• 1979The System — Inspector Chan
• 刀神 (數碼修復版) — 魔教教主
• 名劍風流 (數碼修復版) — 俞放鹤
• Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
• One Sword
• The Giants
• 1978The Mysterious Heroes — Lo Tien Fung, Martial Arts Choreographer
• Vanity Fair
• 倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版) — 谢逊
• Hero
• 霸王谷
• Book And Sword
• Hotel
• 1976Low Society
• 1976The Big Family — Lung Kau-tong
• The Legend of the Book and Sword — 张召重
• 1976The Private Eyes — Head of Gang of Robbers
• Three Years & Eight Months
• When The Legend Dies
• Wong Fay Hung
• Kung Fu
• 1974Monkey Fist — Chow Li Ming
• 1974Rivals of Kung Fu — Master Shen Chiu Kung
• 1974Shaolin Tiger Claw
• 1974The Virgin Mart — Big Boss Qiang Han
• 1974Two Graves To Kung Fu
• 1974Wits to Wits — Casino boss
• 1973Enter the Dragon — Han
• 1972The Casino
• 1972The Fugitive — Master Xi
• 1972The Hurricane — Yuan Neng
• 1972The Roaring Lion — Chi Pao "Tiger"
• 1971Flyer & Magic Sword — Ho Tien-Long
• 1971The Comet Strikes — Sifu
• 1970Choi Lee Fat
• 1970Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
• 1970Wrath of the Sword — Zhang Qi-Feng
• 1969Supreme Sword
• 1969Sword of Emei — Chao/Chiu Ba-Tin
• 1969The Charming Killer — Lee Tien-Hung
• 1969The Little Warrior — Iron Faced Tiger
• 1969The Mysterious Sisters — Boss Ho Biu
• 1969The One-armed Magic Nun
• 1969Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
• 1969成家立室
• 1969银刀血剑
• 1969黄衫客
• 1968Buddhist Spiritual Palm
• 1968Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned — 歐陽乾
• 1968Duel at the Supreme Gate — Kuan Han Pin
• 1968Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer
• 1968Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
• 1968The Chivalrous Whip — Tit-biu, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1968The Magnificent Five
• 1968The One-Eyed Swordsman
• 1968The Saint
• 1968The Tin Long Gang — Scarface Wolf
• 1968Tragedy of the Poet King
• 1968Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship
• 1968方世玉三打木人巷
• 1968蓝鹰
• 1967Dragnet of the Law — Chan Lung
• 1967Girl with Cat's Eye — Choi Yuen Wah
• 1967Lady Black Cat Strikes Again — Fan Tai Hoi
• 1967Lightning Killer — Lee Tin-Fung
• 1967Paragon of Sword and Knife — Tso Kam-pak
• 1967Shaky Steps — To Lik
• 1967The Black Killer — Kam Gong
• 1967The Female Chivalry — Chung Chi-wang
• 1967The Golden Cat
• 1967The Lady Killer — Wu Wan-Lung
• 1967The Perilous Rescue — Wu Tin-hung
• 1967The Story of a Discharged Prisoner — One-Eye Jack
• 1967The Witch — Chiu Yuen Tsi
• 1966Bitter Fear — Father
• 1966Girl Detective 001 — Wu Hung
• 1966Lady Black Cat — Tong Long
• 1966The Black Musketeer 'F' — Inspector Chan
• 1966The Detective — Wu Him
• 1966中原奇俠 — 陰陽怪叟
• 1965Book Without Words — Blue Wolf
• 1965Eight Murderers — 劉全
• 1965Golden Butterfly, the Lady Thief — Chong Tak-ming
• 1965Six Fingers
• 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 1
• 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
• 1965The Furious Buddha's Palm — Iron-faced Asura
• 1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two) — Lui Tang-hung
• 1965Treasure Hunt
• 1965箫声震武林（上集） — 王滚龙
• 1965箫声震武林（下集） — 王滚龙
• 1964Devil's Palm (Part One) — Earth Demon Lord
• 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One — Lai Chun-wah
• 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two — Lai Chun-wah
• 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
• 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 2)
• 雪花神剑
• 1963Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
• 1963The Black Centipede
• 1963The Golden Hairpin Part 1
• 1963The Golden Hairpin Part 2
• 1963The House of Hatred
• 1963The Invincible Mandarin Duck Sword — Guanyin's Hand
• 1963The Killing Flag (Part 1) — Pun Ng
• 1963The Killing Flag (Part 2) — Pun Ng
• 1963The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
• 1963The White Bone Sword (Part 3) — Chung Ching
• 1963The White-Bone Sword (Part 4)
• 1963勾魂鬼爪 — 胡大勝
• 碧血金钗 — 金老二
• 1962How the Ape Girl Stole the Lotus Lamp
• 1962Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1) — Sung Kwai
• 1962The Blonde Hair Monster — Cheung Yan Lai
• 1962The Haunting Shadow
• 1962The Secret Book (New Series), Part 1
• 1962The White-Bone Sword (Part 1) — Black Wind Monk
• 1961Hound Murderer Case — Kiu Yat-Po
• 1961Intense Moment
• 1960Apartment Murder — Yim Tai-Hung
• 1960The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine — Chiu Yee-Kong
• 1960The Ten Brothers Vs. the Sea Monster — Commander
• 1960Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers — Advisor Lung
• 1960Wong Fei Hung's Battle with the Gorilla
• 1959How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage
• 1959King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace — King Kong (Human Form)
• 1959Road — Lui Tai-Hon
• 1959Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)
• 1959Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell
• 1958Story of the Vulture Conqueror — Yau Chu-kei
• 1958Wong Fei-Hung Seizes the Bride at Xiguan — 斬崩刀
• 1958Wong Fei-Hung's Battle with the Five Tigers in the Boxing Ring
• 1958Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce Battle
• 1957風火鬼頭刀
• 1956The White Crane Hero
• 1956Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan — Ching Tien-Chung
• 1956Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance — Kwok Hung-Bu
• 1956羊城殲霸戰 — 醉貓昌
• 1956黃飛鴻醒獅會麒麟 — 石橫
• 1955Backyard Adventures — Fitness Teacher
• 1955Eternal Love — Yam Chi-ming
• 1955Snow White and the Seven Fellows
• 1954Autumn — Ko Hak-ming
• 1954The Phantom of the Opera Boat
• 1954Wong Fei-Hung Tries His Shadowless Kick
• 1954香銷十二美人樓 — 賈彥齡
• 1953Family — Ko Hak-ming
• 1953Spring — Ko Hak-ming
• 1953代代平安
• 1951The Magical Flying Swordsman
• 1950Dawn Must Come — Cheung Kau
• 1950Midnight Bells
• 1950The Misguided Spirit in the Well
• 1949Wong Fei-Hung Burn the Tyrant's Lair
• 1949Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle — Grey Hair Fu
• 1947Nothing Compares to You
• 1947One-Eye Dragon, the Strange Hero

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2009The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee — Self
• A Century of Light and Shadow — Self
• 2004Dragon: Since 1973 — Self
• 2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong — Self
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu — Self
• 1984Bruce Lee, the Legend — Self
• 1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend — Self
• 1973Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon — Self
• 電視先鋒群星會 — Self