Biography
Lim Gan (林根), better known in Hong Kong by his stagename Sai Gwa-Pau (西瓜刨) (7 October 1918 – 12 March 2001) was a Hong Kong film actor who played roles in over 600 movies from the 1950s onwards. His stagename "Watermelon Slice" referred to his prominent protruding upper teeth. Sai Gwa-pau was well known for his comic roles and in particular his role (牙擦苏) in the film series based on the exploits of Wong Fei-hung.
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Filmography
all 211
Movies 206
TV Shows 5
Serves cake
Mean Street Story (1995)
Movie
Insurance buyer
Best of Best (1994)
Movie
Small Potato (1993)
Movie
Waiter
Operation Scorpio (1992)
Movie
Villager scolding Ah So
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China (1992)
Movie
Man from Guangdong (1991)
TV
Min's friend on tour bus
Her Fatal Ways 2 (1991)
Movie
Reader of Imperial Edict
An Eternal Combat (1991)
Movie
Stuttering Chauffeur
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Movie
Sunshine Friends (1990)
Movie
Tsu's ex KMT comrade
Her Fatal Ways (1990)
Movie
Cafe owner
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)
Movie
Guest at hotel reception
Three Against the World (1988)
Movie
Beggar
The Greatest Lover (1988)
Movie
Old Man Scared by Ghost
Devil and the Ghostbuster (1988)
Movie
Ghost's Hospital (1988)
Movie
Resident of old folks home
Flaming Brothers (1987)
Movie
Ms. Wong's father
My Cousin, the Ghost (1987)
Movie
10
Bong's father
The Ghost Snatchers (1986)
Movie
The Family Strikes Back (1986)
Movie
Puppy Love (1985)
Movie
Crazy Games (1985)
Movie
The Friendly Halves II (1985)
TV
I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad! (1984)
Movie
Rich Man Who Pinches Stool's Behind
Shanghai Blues (1984)
Movie
6
Villager
Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984)
Movie
Waiter
Wits of the Brats (1984)
Movie
Servant of fake fortune teller's son
Return of Bastard Swordsman (1984)
Movie
Yellow Peril (1984)
Movie
Rickshaw
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
Movie
5.25
Villager
Descendant of the Sun (1983)
Movie
Obsessed (1983)
Movie
Aces Go Places II (1983)
Movie
5.63
Taxi driver
The Red Panther (1983)
Movie
Man in Audience (extra) (uncredited)
The Boxer's Omen (1983)
Movie
Medicine Seller's Assistant
Winners & Sinners (1983)
Movie
5.52
Uncle Ken
Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983)
Movie
The Friendly Halves (1983)
TV
(extra) (uncredited)
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)
Movie
Police commissioner's servant
All the Wrong Spies (1983)
Movie
Casino clerk/Brothel
Tales of a Eunuch (1983)
Movie
Villager who report UFO
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983)
Movie
Boatman
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
Movie
6
Buddha's Palm (1982)
Movie
6
Tenant
Hex After Hex (1982)
Movie
Coffin keeper
Godfather from Canton (1982)
Movie
8th Prince's party guest
Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982)
Movie
Restaurant clerk
Rolls, Rolls, I Love You (1982)
Movie
Whoremonger
Passing Flickers (1982)
Movie
Food For The Sharks (1982)
Movie
Restaurant waiter
Clan Feuds (1982)
Movie
Inn Waiter
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
Movie
Prince's birthday guest (uncredited)
House of Traps (1982)
Movie
Bank teller
What Price Honesty? (1981)
Movie
Banquet's guest
The Black Lizard (1981)
Movie
Masked Avengers (1981)
Movie
An Old Kung Fu Master (1981)
Movie
Casino gambler
Challenge of the Gamesters (1981)
Movie
Hung's Servant
Dreadnaught (1981)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)
Movie
Beware Of Pickpockets (1981)
Movie
Shopper
My Young Auntie (1981)
Movie
Laughing Times (1980)
Movie
The Magnificent Kick (1980)
Movie
Casino gambler
Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980)
Movie
Shopper laughing at Butcher Wing
By Hook or By Crook (1980)
Movie
Fearless Dragons (1980)
Movie
Villager
We're Going to Eat You (1980)
Movie
6
Gambler
The Convict Killer (1980)
Movie
Master Tien's servant (uncredited)
The Young Master (1980)
Movie
2
Gambler in Hell
Heaven and Hell (1980)
Movie
Cunning Kids (1980)
Movie
Gambler
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979)
Movie
Ah So
The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
Movie
5.33
Brother worker
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)
Movie
Teahouse customer
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
Movie
The Dragon, The Odds (1979)
Movie
Martial artist after treasure (uncredited)
The Proud Twins (1979)
Movie
Stuttering servant
A Slice of Death (1979)
Movie
Zhou Clan's villager
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)
Movie
Townsfolk
The Daredevils (1979)
Movie
Tofu shop customer
Shaolin Rescuers (1979)
Movie
Mourner
The Shadow Boxing (1979)
Movie
Duel observer (uncredited)
Full Moon Scimitar (1979)
Movie
Old Bucktooth
Bolo (1979)
Movie
The Dragon, the Hero (1979)
Movie
Hawker
Crippled Avengers (1978)
Movie
6
Waiter
Invincible Shaolin (1978)
Movie
Patient with 3 wives
Mr. Funnybone Strikes Again (1978)
Movie
Lian Chengbi's guest (uncredited)
Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)
Movie
Hello Sexy Late Homecomers (1978)
Movie
Stutterer on Bus
Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)
Movie
Townsfolk (uncredited)
Shaolin Mantis (1978)
Movie
Carrots hawker
Shaolin Hand Lock (1978)
Movie
Sick old man
Ten Tigers of Shaolin (1978)
Movie
Waiter
Clan of Amazons (1978)
Movie
Mahjong ghost
Follow the Star (1978)
Movie
Townsfolk
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Movie
3.5
Execution spectator
Flying Guillotine II (1978)
Movie
6
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977)
Movie
Hawker assistant and tenant
Chinatown Kid (1977)
Movie
The Clumsy Gambler (1977)
Movie
Cook
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)
Movie
A House Is Not a Home (1977)
TV
Actor
Deadly Chase for Justice (1977)
Movie
Mr Kam's servant
To Kill a Jaguar (1977)
Movie
Mourner/whoremonger
Death Duel (1977)
Movie
Hotel clerk
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson (1977)
Movie
Waiter
King Gambler (1976)
Movie
Restaurant customer
The Web of Death (1976)
Movie
Man in the tea house
Big Bad Sis (1976)
Movie
Doctor Cho's patient
Love Swindler (1976)
Movie
The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides (1976)
Movie
Villager
Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Movie
Wong Fay Hung (1976)
TV
Inn waiter
The Dragon Missile (1976)
Movie
6
Scared shop-seller
Spirit of the Raped (1976)
Movie
Townsfolk
The Spiritual Boxer (1975)
Movie
Mental patient, likes death
The Last Message (1975)
Movie
Big Brother Cheng (1975)
Movie
Uncle Tak
Ghost Eyes (1974)
Movie
Uncle Pau
The Tea House (1974)
Movie
Extra
The Mini-Skirt Gang (1974)
Movie
Mahjong den clerk
Sinful Confession (1974)
Movie
Brothel keeper
The Young Dragons (1974)
Movie
Poor tenant
Sorrow of the Gentry (1974)
Movie
Fruits hawker
Naughty! Naughty! (1974)
Movie
(extra) (uncredited)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Movie
5.26
Buys Celia
The Bod Squad (1974)
Movie
Niu's boxing assistant
Crazy Bumpkins (1974)
Movie
Resident of Gossip St
Gossip Street (1974)
Movie
Man queueing at hospital
Hong Kong 73 (1974)
Movie
Magistrate's servant
Scandal (1974)
Movie
Men from the Monastery (1974)
Movie
Customer at Inn / Inn customer
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
Movie
Sauna worker
The Happiest Moment (1973)
Movie
Taoist priest
The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
Movie
Actor
We Visited Southeast Asia (1973)
Movie
The Pirate (1973)
Movie
Attendant in toilet
The Kiss of Death (1973)
Movie
Waiter
Facets of Love (1973)
Movie
Tiger (1973)
Movie
Casino employee
The Villains (1973)
Movie
Party musician
The Lizard (1972)
Movie
Scared casino guest
Stranger in Hong Kong (1972)
Movie
Flower in the Rain (1972)
Movie
Wine shop waiter
The Delightful Forest (1972)
Movie
Carries luggage in hotel
The Killer (1972)
Movie
Citizen (uncredited)
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
Movie
1
Waiter
Finger of Doom (1972)
Movie
Lu's servant (uncredited)
The Water Margin (1972)
Movie
Wrestling Spectator (extra) / Wrestling spectator
The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Movie
Nightclub customer
The Human Goddess (1972)
Movie
Painter
The Long Chase (1971)
Movie
(extra) (uncredited)
Lady with a Sword (1971)
Movie
Thai Boxing judge (uncredited)
Duel of Fists (1971)
Movie
Waiter
Duel for Gold (1971)
Movie
My Beloved (1971)
Movie
Pickpocket victim
Lucky Seven (1970)
Movie
Happy Times (1970)
Movie
Office cleaner
The Love Auction (1970)
Movie
Supreme Sword (1969)
Movie
Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves (1969)
Movie
Ah Han
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)
Movie
Hospital patient
How Master Cute Thrice Saved The Idiot Ming (1966)
Movie
Master Cute and Da Fanshu (1966)
Movie
Book Without Words (1965)
Movie
Rich man/ Gentleman
The Girl in the Bus (1965)
Movie
The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 (1965)
Movie
Master Cute (1965)
Movie
Lady Spy No. 1 (1965)
Movie
The Curse (1965)
Movie
Mr. Ou
Spy No. 13 (1964)
Movie
Lung's servant Ah Fat
The Diary of a Husband (1964)
Movie
Detective A
Horror by the Sea (1964)
Movie
Toothless Tiger
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two (1964)
Movie
Toothless Tiger
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One (1964)
Movie
The White-Bone Sword (1963)
Movie
Husband / Father at Hospital
Midnight Werewolf (1963)
Movie
Ah Kwai
The Mysterious Heroine (1962)
Movie
Fook, Cheung's servant
Yellow Giant (1962)
Movie
The Birth of Yue Fei (1962)
Movie
A Couple in Cold War (1962)
Movie
Marry in Haste (1962)
Movie
Song On
The Golden Cat (1961)
Movie
Ah Kan
Apartment Murder (1960)
Movie
The Talking Bird (1959)
Movie
Used furniture buyer
The Chair (1959)
Movie
Talisman vendor
Two Fools capture a Ghost (1959)
Movie
Night Trial of the Living Dead (1959)
Movie
Ah Kwong
Mr Wong's Adventures with the Unruly Girl (1959)
Movie
How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage (1959)
Movie
Costume Designer
The Magic Touch (1958)
Movie
Valley of the Love-Birds (1958)
Movie
A Virtuous Girl from a Humble House (1958)
Movie
Wong Fei-Hung's Battle with the Five Tigers in the Boxing Ring (1958)
Movie
Costume Designer
A Kiss for Me (1958)
Movie
Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce Battle (1958)
Movie
The Marriage Between the Quick and the Dead (1957)
Movie
Costume Designer
A Mellow Spring (1957)
Movie
Fatso Married Skinny (1956)
Movie
Cocky So
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan (1956)
Movie
The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man (1956)
Movie
The Haunted Pot (1956)
Movie
Ah Kan, pimp
The Seventh Heaven (1956)
Movie
Cocky So
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance (1956)
Movie
Fitness student
Backyard Adventures (1955)
Movie
Innkeeper
The Voyage of the Dead (1954)
Movie
Top Singers Two (1952)
Movie
Servant Ah Shing
Paying Nocturnal Mourning to White Lotus (1952)
Movie
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Movie
Ratings
Average 4.8
Based on 91.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1952
1971
1977
1972
1995
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-10-07
Deathday2001-03-12 (82 years old)
CitizenshipsHong Kong
Also Known As西瓜刨 , Sai Gwa-Paau, Sai Kwa-Pau, Lam Gan, Sai Kwa-Pou, Lam Shu-Gan, Lam Ken, 林根
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