Danny Lau Dan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 18, 1945 (80 yrs)

place of birth

Weihai, Shandong, China

also known as

Danny Lau · 劉丹 · Dan Lau · 刘丹

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Liu Tan was born in Shanghai in 1945 and moved with his family to Hong Kong five years later. In 1968, Liu entered the actor training class run by Cathay Film Organisation and was signed up by the studio after graduated. Liu started his career in supporting roles until he got his big break in "An Apple A Day" in 1970. Liu moved to Shaw Brothers in 1971 and among the movies he appeared in "The Devil's Mirror" and "The Warlord". Liu left Shaw Brothers in 1972 to concentrate predominantly on voice dubbing while he still making sporadic appearance in films. In 1977, Liu joined TVB as a contract actor. His acclaimed role was as the villain in the classic series "The Bund". For the past two decades, Liu has made regular appearance in TVB and he was one of the popular artists in Hong Kong. -- From the Celestial DVD release of "The Devil's Mirror".

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Police Story
7.5

Police Story

1985as Drug Dealer (uncredited)
The Water Margin
6.9

The Water Margin

1972as Winged Tiger, Lei Heng
All Men Are Brothers
7.0

All Men Are Brothers

1975as Lei Heng
The Deadly Duo
6.3

The Deadly Duo

1971as Hero Ting Siu
Facets of Love
7.3

Facets of Love

1973as Zhang Yan-Lin
The House of 72 Tenants
6.8

The House of 72 Tenants

1973as Police Chief's Assistant
My Name Is Fame
6.8

My Name Is Fame

2006as Lau Dan
Devil Fetus
5.8

Devil Fetus

1983as Ji Cheung
Mahjong Heroes
6.3

Mahjong Heroes

1981as Chan Tai Min
Fatal Termination
6.6

Fatal Termination

1990as Officer Lau
The Bloody Escape
6.0

The Bloody Escape

1975
The Last Vampire
6.0

The Last Vampire

1988
The Warlord
6.4

The Warlord

1972as Chi Pei Cheng
Lost in Wrestling

Lost in Wrestling

2015as Egg Tart Master
Illicit Desire
5.6

Illicit Desire

1973as Lai Wang / Wang Xi-Zhi
Hitman Blues
8.0

Hitman Blues

1993
True Love
7.0

True Love

1992
Dead Curse
6.0

Dead Curse

1985
Hong Kong 73
6.0

Hong Kong 73

1974as Car Salesman
Take Care, Your Majesty
9.0

Take Care, Your Majesty

1983
A Mad World of Fools
6.0

A Mad World of Fools

1974
The Four Shaolin Challengers
4.7

The Four Shaolin Challengers

1977as Shiao Pei Li
Kidnap
7.7

Kidnap

1974
The Bund
5.7

The Bund

1983
The Devil's Mirror
6.5

The Devil's Mirror

1972as Wen Jianfeng
Forbidden Tales of Two Cities
5.5

Forbidden Tales of Two Cities

1975as Wei Hao
Dynamo
7.2

Dynamo

1978
Legends of Lust
4.8

Legends of Lust

1972
Gang of Four

Gang of Four

1978as Sheng Tan
Tales of Larceny
9.0

Tales of Larceny

1973
Revenge in Hong Kong
8.0

Revenge in Hong Kong

1981
Payment In Blood
7.5

Payment In Blood

1973as Inspector Chang
Faithfully Yours
9.5

Faithfully Yours

1995
My Kung Fu Master
7.0

My Kung Fu Master

1978as Master
Oriental Playgirls
3.7

Oriental Playgirls

1976as Liu Chia-Lien
Rape and Die
3.3

Rape and Die

1983
For Whom to Be Murdered
9.0

For Whom to Be Murdered

1978
Hex After Hex
4.8

Hex After Hex

1982as Johnny Tien
Naked Poison III

Naked Poison III

2003
My Friend Roy

My Friend Roy

1994
The Bastard
7.0

The Bastard

1973as Gu's Nephew #1
The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II
7.5

The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II

1982
親子大綁架

親子大綁架

2003
Expensive Tastes

Expensive Tastes

1982as Barrister Lau Kai
The Super Gang
5.5

The Super Gang

1984
Lucky, Lucky

Lucky, Lucky

1974
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
4.8

Tongs: A Chinatown Story

1986
Champion Operation
7.0

Champion Operation

1986
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - The Robbery

Hong Kong Criminal Archives - The Robbery

1991
Only the Brave Stands

Only the Brave Stands

1973