Well you gotta understand, to us Hongers Shih Kien was not just Mr.Han to us.
He was THE villian actor probably of the century for HK Cinema. Although he was way before my time, he was still in high gear till the early 90's.
If he was 30 years younger, I'd say his status equals to Jack Nicholson of Hong Kong. He even has that sinister Jack grin with the eyebrows. However, since fame and fortune for actors in Hong Kong cinema was more lean towards the late 80's - 90's (actors of the 50's-60's were paid very poorly), and the era he was in, i suppose he is closer to Bela Lugosi.
Plus, he was the original villan of the Wong Fei Hung series, where he fought the original Wong Fei Hung probably over 100 times in the 50's, like Skeletor and He-Man. He even has a cameo in the first Jet Li Once Upon a Time in China - Wong Fei Hung movie.