John Shum Kin-Fun
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1952
Place of Birth: Enping, Jiangmen, China
Known For
From Here to Prosperity
In Thailand in the 1950s, Detective Au Wei is shot to death by Cha Tin-Hung in a raid because of Cha's involvement with black market diamonds and jewelery. Wei's daughter Chun Chun swears revenge, helped by Wei's friend Yeh Tai-kor, a professional con-man.
Edge of Darkness
A Hong Kong cop's first undercover assignment sends him on a psychological downward spiral, unable to separate his two identities after unearthing a connection between his supervisor and the crime syndicate he's investigating.
Three: Going Home
A cop and his son move into a worn-down apartment building. The boy is first menaced by a neighbor girl and then goes missing. The father tries to look for him by knocking on the neighbor girl's door but finds that no girl lives there.
Celebrity Talk Show
Papa
A 15-year-old boy murders his mother and sister. The father, Nin Yuen, returns to his cafe, haunted by memories of a once-happy family: his wife preparing breakfast, his son playing video games, and his daughter caring for their calico cat. Yuen finds himself unable to hate the living or forget the dead. As they confront life’s cruelty, will Yuen and his son’s strained relationship ever find redemption?
The Miracle Box
Joanna wanted to become a physician. After she meets Albert, a cancer survivor and fellow doctor, her life changes. Albert's cancer has returned. He encourages Joanna to carry on. He believes that God placed her here for a reason and will eventually reveal his plans. After his passing, Joanna takes up his mettle and becomes a brilliant doctor. Her self-sacrifice became an inspiration to millions in the grip of a deadly epidemic.
Little Cop
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the fact that he comes from a family of criminals. As an adult, he joins the police force, where he is first placed with the Narcotics Bureau. During a drug raid operation, he catches a drug dealer. He is later transferred, first to the Anti-Porno Bureau where he falls in love with a call girl, then to the Regional Crime Unit where he works under Inspector Chu. During a drug raid operation, Lee kills drug lord Ng Cheung. Ng's father hires a killer, Thousand Faces Man to take revenge on Lee. After several confrontations, Lee finally brings Thousand Faces Man to justice. The corrupt director of a mental hospital places Lee in the mental hospital for a year, during which time he develops mental disorders. After being discharged from the hospital, he becomes a restaurant waiter.
A Simple Life
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
An illegal dealing of a soda-canned bomb between a crooked Hong Kong cop and two Japanese traffickers goes bad after an associate decides to go against their plans...
The Island
John Shum leads an expedition to an supposedly deserted island only to find out that it's inhabited by a group of seriously demented characters, lead by Peter Chan Lung. This is a family that stays together, slays together and when the youngest one is refused in marriage to one of the young girls of the troupe they turn into savage maniacs.
Filmography
as Steven
as Guest at Premiere
as Ah Suen's Father
as Luk Yau
as Medical Professor
as Eric Chow
as Dr Fan
as Photographer (segment "Going Home")
as Photographer
as Yip
as Master Lionhead
as Curly
as Ching Ling
as Hong Kong Marine Police
as Chin Wontons
as Store manager
as Daily Sun Reporter
as Drug Seller
as 岑建勋
as Master 5
as Chu Kar-Mann
as Stagehand
as David So
as Curly
as Audience member (cameo)
as Choi Sum
as (Narrator)
as Yacht Repairman [cameo]
as Beethoven
as Dr. Shum
as Photographer
as Audience at Magic Show
as Lion Head
as Strepsil
as Teacher Cheung
as Beethoven
as Wormgrass
as Father Ngai
as Mental Patient (Laughing)
as Beethoven
as Beethoven / Johnny
as Police Chief
as Curly
as Mr. Fong
as Piano Player in Bar
as Interpol Officer