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Sun Yueh

Acting Born Oct 26, 1930 Yuyao, Zhejiang, China 24 credits

Biography

Sun Yueh (Chinese: 孫越; pinyin: Sūn Yuè; 26 October 1930 – 1 May 2018) was a Taiwanese actor. Born in Yuyao, Zhejiang on 26 October 1930, he moved to Taiwan in 1949. Sun appeared in his first film in 1962, and retired in 1989. Over the course of his career, he received the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1968, and the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor in 1983. Sun stopped smoking after his baptism as a Christian in 1981, and in later life became a humanitarian known for his work with the John Tung Foundation. He cautioned youth against the use of tobacco, and drew attention to ailments related to smoking, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.In 2010, Sun received a Golden Horse Award for special contributions.

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Known for

Golden Horse Awards

as Host
Film

Pedicab Driver

as Fong the Baker

Full filmography

  • Golden Horse Awards (1962) as Host
  • City on Fire (1987) as Inspector Lau Ting-Kuang
  • Pedicab Driver (1989) as Fong the Baker
  • Fantasy Mission Force (1983) as Sun
  • Boxer Rebellion (1976) as Xiao Li
  • 惊情48小时 (2013) as 程铁 /Tie Cheng
  • Fire Dragon (1983) as (archive footage)
  • Legend of the Mountain (1979) as General Han
  • Raining in the Mountain (1979) as Esquire Wen An
  • Fist of Fury 2 (1977)
  • Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983) as Uncle Ya
  • Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1977) as Highness's Toady
  • Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969) as Huang Lin
  • Outside the Window (1973)
  • The Outsiders (1986)
  • The Great Hunter (1975)
  • The Magic Ring (1976)
  • Infernal Street (1973) as Kasinoangestellter
  • Of Cooks and Kung Fu (1979)
  • Seven Foxes (1985)
  • The Women Soldiers (1981)
  • The Last Day of Hsianyang (1968) as Chao
  • Devil Killer (1980) as Diao Si
  • Moonlight Murderer (1980)