Charlie Chin

Charlie Chin
秦祥林
Born
Chin Hsiang-lin

(1948-05-19) May 19, 1948 (age 76)
CitizenshipUnited States, Taiwan
Alma materFu Xing Drama School
Occupationactor
Years active1966–1991
Era1968 - 1992
Spouses
(m. 1976; div. 1978)
Cao Chang Li
(m. 1988)
ChildrenGary Chin (son)
Kevin Chin (son)
AwardsGolden Horse AwardsBest Actor
1975 Long Way from Home
1977 At the Side of Skyline

Chinese name
Chinese秦祥林
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQín Xianglín
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCeon4 coeng4 lam4

Charlie Chin Hsiang-lin (Chinese: 秦祥林; pinyin: Qín Xianglín; Jyutping: Ceon4 coeng4 lam4) is a Taiwanese actor, born on  May 19, 1948 in Nanking and grew up in Hong Kong. Throughout the twenty-four years of his acting career, Chin had participated in over one hundred films. As a member of the "Two Qins, Two Lins" (二秦二林), Charlie Chin is known for portraying the romantic interest of the female lead in a love triangle in Literary Romantic Films (愛情文藝片) in the 1970s. He received two Golden Horse Awards for his performance as best leading actor.


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