# Dean Shek

_Hong Kong actor and producer (1949–2021)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Dean Shek, also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name. Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film Drunken Master, Lung Sei in the 1987 film A Better Tomorrow II, and Snooker in the 1990 film The Dragon from Russia.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 17 June 1949 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tianjin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P19))
- **Died:** 20 September 2021 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P570))
- **Place of death:** Hong Kong ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P20))
- **Citizenship:** People's Republic of China ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor; film producer; screenwriter; film director; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464#P106))

## Questions

**When was Dean Shek born?**  
Dean Shek was born on 17 June 1949 in Tianjin.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dean Shek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Shek) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5246464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246464) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dean Shek 20160409.jpg by Wpcpey (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dean_Shek_20160409.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Dean Shek". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dean-shek. Retrieved 9 November 2026.