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Yuen Woo-ping

Directing Born Jan 1, 1945 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 24 credits

Biography

Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.

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Known for

Film

Blades of the Guardians

as Old Man
Film

Sensual Pleasures

1978
Film

Drunken Master

as Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited)
Film

The Grandmaster

as Chan Wah-shun
Film

The Banquet

as Man at Dinner
Film

Eastern Condors

as Yam Yan-Hei

Hetalia

2009
Film

Just Heroes

1989

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

as Golden Dragon Five Heroes

Full filmography

  • Blades of the Guardians (2026) as Old Man
  • Sensual Pleasures (1978)
  • Chef Nic (2014)
  • Drunken Master (1978) as Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited)
  • The Grandmaster (2013) as Chan Wah-shun
  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) as Self
  • The Banquet (1991) as Man at Dinner
  • Eastern Condors (1987) as Yam Yan-Hei
  • Little Big Soldier (2010)
  • Wicked City (1992) as Sergeant Kayama
  • Blood Brothers (1973) as Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
  • Just Heroes (1989)
  • Man of Tai Chi (2013) as VIP audience (uncredited)
  • The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) as (extra) (uncredited)
  • The Bloody Fists (1972)
  • Dreadnaught (1981)
  • Vengeance! (1970) as Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)
  • Golden Swallow (1968) as Golden Dragon Five Heroes
  • The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) as Feng's Disciple
  • Tiger Cage (1988) as Master Eight
  • The Heroic Ones (1970) as King Jin's Soldier / Bandit
  • Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) as (extra) (uncredited)
  • Duel of Fists (1971) as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)
  • The Anonymous Heroes (1971) as Drunk Officer (uncredited)