Yuan Chuan
- Actor
Born as Dong Chuan-yuan in Tainan, Taiwan; Chuan is also known as Kang
Chia. His mother is Dutch, and his younger brother Kang Hua was a boxer
and later joined showbiz. The two brothers achieved fame early in their
careers by starring in Taiwanese-speaking films, then they moved to
Hong Kong to work for Shaw Brothers. Chuan Yuan's Shaw debut was Wu
Chia-hsiang's "Dark Semester", where he was lauded for portraying a
street punk.
