John Shum Kin-Fun

Biography

John Shum Kin-Fun (Chinese: 岑建勳) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Sham. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist. He is easily recognisable from his spectacles and curly hair.

Most Famous Work

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Legacy of Rage

(1986) Producer

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Yes, Madam!

(1985) Producer

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Royal Warriors

(1986) Producer

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The Banquet

(1991) Producer

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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

(1989) Executive Producer

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An Autumn's Tale

(1987) Producer

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Wushu

(2008) Producer

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Magnificent Warriors

(1987) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	Steven	A Complicated Story 2013-03-26 Movie
2011	Guest at Premiere	A Simple Life 2011-09-04 Movie
2009	Ah Suen's father	Bodyguards and Assassins 2009-12-18 Movie
2007	Luk Yau	Mr Cinema 2007-06-15 Movie
2006	N/A	McDull, the Alumni 2006-01-22 Movie
2004	Eric Chow	New Police Story 2004-09-23 Movie
	Dr Fan	The Miracle Box 2004-04-08 Movie
2002	Photographer (segment "Going Home")	Three 2002-07-09 Movie
	Photographer	Going Home 2002-05-01 Movie
1994	Himself	Moving the Mountain 1994-09-15 Movie
1993	Yip	Guns of Dragon 1993-09-24 Movie
1992	Master Lionhead	Lucky Encounter 1992-06-10 Movie
1991	N/A	Sisters of the World Unite 1991-12-05 Movie
	Curly	The Banquet 1991-11-30 Movie
	Ching Ling	King of Chess 1991-09-06 Movie
	Hong Kong Marine Police	Double Impact 1991-07-31 Movie
1990	Chin Wontons	Curry and Pepper 1990-05-23 Movie
1989	Store manager	Mr. Sunshine 1989-07-13 Movie
	N/A	Miracles 1989-06-15 Movie
	Drug seller	Little Cop 1989-03-25 Movie
	Master 5	Pedicab Driver 1989-02-11 Movie
1988	Chu Kar-Mann	Edge of Darkness 1988-11-17 Movie
	David So	18 Times 1988-11-03 Movie
	N/A	Starry Is the Night 1988-10-13 Movie
	Stagehand	Painted Faces 1988-09-16 Movie
	Curly	I Love Maria 1988-03-10 Movie
	Audience member (cameo)	The Eighth Happiness 1988-02-11 Movie
1987	Choi Sum	Goodbye Darling 1987-10-22 Movie
	Yacht repairman [cameo]	The Goofy Gang 1987-02-19 Movie
1986	Beethoven	Pom Pom Strikes Back 1986-08-14 Movie
	Dr. Shum	The Lunatics 1986-06-05 Movie
	Photographer	Where's Officer Tuba? 1986-03-20 Movie
	audience at magic show	From Here to Prosperity 1986-01-09 Movie
1985	Lion Head	It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! 1985-12-19 Movie
	Strepsil	Yes, Madam! 1985-11-20 Movie
	Teacher Cheung	The Island 1985-10-11 Movie
	Beethoven	Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom 1985-09-03 Movie
	Wormgrass	Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars 1985-08-15 Movie
	Father Ngai	Friendly Ghost 1985-01-31 Movie
1984	N/A	Double Trouble 1984-09-07 Movie
	Mental Patient (Laughing)	Wheels on Meals 1984-08-17 Movie
	Beethoven	The Return of Pom Pom 1984-06-22 Movie
	Beethoven / Johnny	Pom Pom 1984-02-22 Movie
	Police Chief	Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street 1984-01-25 Movie
1983	Curly	Winners & Sinners 1983-07-07 Movie
	N/A	Gun Is Law 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	N/A	Happy Sixteen 1982-12-01 Movie
	Mr. Fong	To Hell with the Devil 1982-04-08 Movie
1981	N/A	Charlie's Bubble 1981-12-01 Movie
	N/A	Sealed with a Kiss 1981-08-13 Movie
	Piano player in bar	All the Wrong Clues 1981-07-23 Movie
1980	Interpol Officer	Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind 1980-12-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Producer	Wushu 2008-10-23 Movie
1991	Producer	The Banquet 1991-11-30 Movie
	Executive Producer	Thousand Pieces of Gold 1991-04-26 Movie
1989	Producer	Eight Taels of Gold 1989-12-21 Movie
	Producer	Seven Warriors 1989-06-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	My Heart Is That Eternal Rose 1989-04-20 Movie
1988	Producer	King of Stanley Market 1988-09-10 Movie
	Producer	Fury 1988-01-16 Movie
1987	Producer	People's Hero 1987-12-03 Movie
	Executive Producer	People's Hero 1987-12-03 Movie
	Producer	An Autumn's Tale 1987-07-16 Movie
	Producer	The Wrong Couples 1987-06-11 Movie
	Producer	Magnificent Warriors 1987-04-16 Movie
	Producer	Final Victory 1987-03-12 Movie
1986	Producer	Legacy of Rage 1986-12-20 Movie
	Producer	Brotherhood 1986-11-22 Movie
	Producer	Kiss Me Goodbye 1986-10-16 Movie
	Producer	Pom Pom Strikes Back 1986-08-14 Movie
	Producer	Passion 1986-07-24 Movie
	Producer	Royal Warriors 1986-06-26 Movie
	Producer	The Lunatics 1986-06-05 Movie
1985	Producer	Yes, Madam! 1985-11-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	Welcome 1985-05-23 Movie
	Executive Producer	Night Caller 1985-04-17 Movie
1984	Producer	Hong Kong 1941 1984-11-02 Movie
	Production Supervisor	Double Trouble 1984-09-07 Movie
1981	Production Consultant	Charlie's Bubble 1981-12-01 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Presenter	Mr. Sunshine 1989-07-13 Movie
	Presenter	Seven Warriors 1989-06-24 Movie
1988	Presenter	King of Stanley Market 1988-09-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv