Acting Shek began his career as a contracted actor at
Shaw Brothers Studio in 1968, making his first brief appearance in the film
Twin Blades of Doom (1969). He received more substantial roles at Shaws, in musicals such as
The Singing Killer, romantic films including
A Time For Love (1970), comedies such as
The Human Goddess (1972) and martial arts films such as
The Fists of Vengeance (1972). Shek left Shaw Brothers in 1973. The same year, he appeared in
Master with Cracked Fingers, the first film to feature
Jackie Chan in a starring role. He made his directorial debut in 1975 with
The Monk, and worked as
assistant director on
Black Alice (1975), ''
A Queen's Ransom (1976), Iron Fisted Monk'' (1977). Throughout the late 1970s, Shek continued to work with the likes of Jackie Chan and
Sammo Hung on period kung fu films including
Broken Oath (1977),
Warriors Two (1978), ''
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978), Drunken Master (1978), Odd Couple (1979) and Dance of the Drunk Mantis'' (1979). Shek is credited as producer on 22 films, most of which were for the
production company Cinema City & Films Co., which he co founded with
Karl Maka and
Raymond Wong in 1980. Throughout the 1980s, he appeared in action, crime and comedy films such as
Aces Go Places and
John Woo's
A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987). He also directed four films during the period, which were
The Perfect Wife?! (1983),
A Family Affair (1984),
Kung Hei Fat Choy (1985) and
The Family Strikes Back (1986), which were all box office hits. Shek last made his public appearance with his former
Cinema City & Films Co. collaborators at the
36th Hong Kong Film Awards. ==Personal life==