--- name: "Tsao Chien" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tsao-chien" fi1m_id: "tsao-chien" imdb_id: "nm0134866" tmdb_id: 1173739 wikidata_id: "Q11090945" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 September 1922" died: "10 August 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T16:57:51.659222+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tsao Chien ## Identity Tsao Chien - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tsao-chien - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tsao-chien - **IMDb ID:** nm0134866 - **TMDB ID:** 1173739 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11090945 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11090945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1173739 Actor. Born 8 September 1922 in Taiwan. Died 10 August 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 September 1922, Taiwan - **Died:** 10 August 2002 - **Also known as:** 曹健, Cao Jian, Tso Kin, Cho Gin, Chou Kin, Tsao Chin, Tsang Kin, Chao Chien, Tsao Gen, Cho Kin - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11090945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134866/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1173739 ## Biography Tsao Chien (also credited as Cao Jian, Tso Kin and Cho Gin) was a Taiwanese actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1957 and 1996. His screen credits include the role of Magistrate Xu Zheng-qing in *A Touch of Zen* (1971), General Wu Ning in *Dragon Inn* (1967), a tea-house waiter in *The Boxer from Shantung* (1972) and Fong’s father in *Island of Fire* (1991). Born in Beijing in 1922, he moved to Taiwan with a theatre troupe in 1949 and began his film career in 1957. He also worked extensively in television from the early 1960s. He died in Taipei in 2002. *Sources: hkmdb.com, mydramalist.com, zh.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *A Touch of Zen* (1970), Fi1m 86, as Magistrate Xu Zheng-qing — [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md) ## Complete filmography (86) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Justice Pao* (1993), series, as 王延龄 - *玉琳国师之再世情缘* (1992), series, Actor - *Island of Fire* (1991), as Fong's Father - *Heroic Pioneers* (1986), Actor - *The Outsiders* (1986), Actor - *The Last Night of Madam Chin* (1984), Actor - *Even the Sun is Sobbing* (1984), as General Lei - *All the King's Men* (1983), Actor - *The Challenge of the Lady Ninja* (1983), as Ninja Sensei - *Growing Up* (1983), as Mr. Zhu - *The Wheel of Life* (1983), as Lu Zizhen, part 1 - *Nightmarish Highway* (1982), Actor - *Godfather from Canton* (1982), as Agent - *Leave It to Destiny* (1981), Actor - *A Sword Named Revenge* (1981), Actor - *Errant Love* (1981), as Mr. Ho - *Love with Cloud* (1981), as President Her - *秋水长天* (1980), series, Actor - *Don't Forget the Promise* (1980), Actor - *Keep Out of Danger* (1980), Actor - *Love Under a Rosy Sky* (1979), Actor - *By Love Obsessed* (1979), Actor - *Legend of Heavenly Mother Ma-Tsu* (1979), Actor - *Flying Masters of Kung Fu* (1979), as Healing Master - *The Fate* (1979), Actor - *Deadly Opponents* (1978), Actor - *Bachelor's Delight* (1978), Actor - *Swift Shaolin Boxer* (1978), as Lord Ho - *Snuff Bottle Connection* (1977), as Chancellor Pu - *The Glory of the Sunset* (1977), as Prof. Lu - *The Shaolin Brothers* (1977), Actor - *Fighting of Shaolin Monks* (1976), as Chi Yun's Father - *Painted Waves of Love* (1976), Actor - *Return of the 18 Bronzemen* (1976), as Court Official - *The Everlasting Glory* (1976), Actor - *One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers* (1976), as Chow Yi To/Chu - *The Dragon vs. Needles of Death* (1976), as Master Fung - *Enter the Panther* (1975), Actor - *Fist of Shaolin* (1975), Actor - *He Loved Once Too Many* (1975), Actor - *Hot Wave* (1975), Actor - *Land of the Undaunted* (1975), Actor - *News Hen* (1974), Actor - *The House for Love* (1974), Actor - *Desperate Crisis* (1974), Actor - *Bruce Takes Dragon Town* (1974), Actor - *The Fists of Vengeance* (1974), Actor - *The Furious Killer* (1973), Actor - *Outside the Window* (1973), Actor - *Beach of the War Gods* (1973), as Commander Hsiao - *Chinese Kung Fu and Acupuncture* (1973), as Taoist priest - *Infernal Street* (1973), as Dr. Chau - *The Way of the Tiger* (1973), Actor - *Impetuous Fire* (1973), Actor - *The Hero of Chiu Chow* (1972), as Manager Tiao - *The Escape* (1972), as Mr. Yeung - *A Kiss to Remember* (1972), Actor - *The Dark Alley* (1972), Actor - *Man on the Police Gazette* (1972), Actor - *The Invincible* (1972), Actor - *The Boxer from Shantung* (1972), as Tea House Waiter (uncredited) - *The Ferocious Brothers* (1972), Actor - *Rage of the Tiger* (1971), as Chow Chang's Father - *A Story of Lou Bo-Wen* (1971), Actor - *Black and White Umbrellas* (1971), Actor - *The Playful Girl* (1971), Actor - *Shadow Girl* (1971), as Bridegroom's father - *Founding of the Ming Dynasty* (1971), Actor - *Four Moods* (1970), Actor - *A Touch of Zen* (1970), as Magistrate Xu Zheng-qing — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md) - *Clover* (1970), Actor - *Thunderstorm Sword* (1970), Actor - *Vengeance of Snow-Maid* (1970), Actor - *I Hate You Deeply* (1970), Actor - *Iron Mistress* (1969), as Hsin Tsan - *"Golden Sand" Sword* (1969), Actor - *Axing the Coffin: Death is Eternal* (1969), Actor - *Purple Darts* (1969), Actor - *Black Invitation* (1969), as Father Huang - *The Absurd Brave* (1969), Actor - *The Trios of the Peach Garden* (1968), Actor - *The Swordsman of All Swordsmen* (1968), as Yun Chung-Chun - *The Young Lovers and the Escaped Prisoner* (1968), Actor - *Dragon Inn* (1967), as General Wu Ning - *Beauty of Beauties* (1965), Actor - *Our Neighbor* (1963), as Chen A-fa --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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