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Stanley Fung

Stanley Fung Shui-fan (8 November 1944 – 31 October 2025) was a Hong Kong and Taiwanese actor and film director known for playing comedic roles. He was one of the Lucky Stars.

Stanley Fung
Born
Fung Siu-kan

(1944-11-08)8 November 1944
Shuntak, Kwangtung, China
Died31 October 2025(2025-10-31) (aged 80)
Linkou, New Taipei, Taiwan
Years active1967–2024
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馮淬帆
Simplified Chinese冯淬帆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFéng Cuìfān
Wade–GilesFêng2 Tsʻui4-fan1
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingFung4 Seoi6-faan4
Fung Siu-kan
Traditional Chinese馮兆覲
Simplified Chinese冯兆觐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFéng Zhàojǐn
Wade–GilesFêng2 Chao4-chin3
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingFung4 Siu6-gan2
Signature

Early life

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Fung was born in Guangdong, China in 1944.[1] He moved to Hong Kong when he was six.[1]

Career

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In 1967, Fung became an actor in Hong Kong films. Fung first appeared in the action film To Rose with Love (1967) directed by Chor Yuen. In 1974, Fung became a director and writer. His directorial debut was The Looks of Hong Kong (1974), a Mandarin-language drama. Fung was credited with over 135 films as an actor, 10 films as a director, four films as a writer and three films as a producer.[2]

Fung was one of the main cast of the Lucky Stars, a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 1990s.[1]

Fung first gained attention in Taiwan for the Mandarin dub of The Crazy Companies (1988), in which profanities were replaced by names of fruits, inspiring continued colloquial use of fruit-based terms for profanities.[1] Fung's television debut in Taiwan was in 1992, on the Chinese Television System drama Fairy Godfather.[1]

Personal life and death

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Fung relocated to Taiwan in 1989,[3] acquiring full citizenship of Republic of China in 1996.[1]

Fung was a longtime supporter of the Kuomintang (KMT). In 2020, he was invited by the KMT to speak at a public assembly, where he publicly supported cross-strait reunification under a democratic system.[4]

Fung lived at Linkou District of New Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

On 1 November 2025, New Taipei City Councillor Tsai Shu-chun [zh] reported on social media that Fung had died the previous day. He was 80.[1]

Filmography

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Sources:[5][6]

Films

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Huang, Sunrise; Lo, James (1 November 2025). "Veteran actor and OG catchphrase master Stanley Fung dies at age 81". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Stanley Fung Sui-Fan". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong comedian Stanley Fung dies days after friend Benz Hui". South China Morning Post. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Chung, Lawrence (30 September 2020). "Taiwan's KMT turns to comic actor to tackle election tragedy". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stanley Fung Sui-Fan". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Stanley Fung". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "To Rose with Love". Hong Kong Movie Database. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Sim, Sherlyn (1 November 2021). "Veteran Hong Kong actor Stanley Fung dies at 81". Straits Times.
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