Highest rated as cast or director
Chow Yun-Fat's 16 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by The Killer (82) and A Better Tomorrow (79), against 64 for those from the 1990s.
Biography
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.
Acted in 159
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
The Do Show
TV
- 2022
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
Office
Ho Chung Ping
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
The Making of Stranglehold
Movie
- 2006
- 2005
Waiting Alone
Fa Ge
- 2003
- 2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(archive footage)
The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled
Movie
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1995
- 1994
Treasure Hunt
Jeffrey Chang Ching
- 1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Ng San Shui
- 1991
Prison on Fire II
Chung Tin Ching
- 1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1980s
- 1989
Triads: The Inside Story
Lee Man Ho
Wild Search
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
- 1988
City War
Dick Lee
Goodbye My Friend
Hung
When Tat Fu Was Young
Movie
The Greatest Lover
Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
Diary of a Big Man
Chow Ting Fat
Fractured Follies
Joe Leung
The Eighth Happiness
Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
- 1987
Spiritual Love
Pu Yung Tsai
Scared Stiff
Inspector Chow
- 1986
My Will, I Will
Detective
Love Unto Wastes
Detective Lam Chun-Keung
The Lunatics
Chung
The Missed Date
Peter
Dream Lovers
Song Yu
Witch from Nepal
Joe
Story of Rose
Charles / Ga Ming
- 1985
Why Me?
Mr. Chow
Women
Derek Sun
- 1984
The Occupant
Insp Valentino Chow
Love in a Fallen City
Fan Liu-Yuan
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
令狐冲 · 30 episodes
- 1983
Last Affair
Kwong Ping
Angels And Devils
TV
The Super Power
TV
Katanyu Prakasit
Movie
The Bund Part II
许文强
The Bund
Hui Man Keung
播音人 (數碼修復版)
韦业昌 · 30 episodes
- 1982
The Legend of Master So
苏灿 · 20 episodes
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)
苏灿 · 20 episodes
The Postman Strikes Back
Fu Jun
The Head Hunter
Nguen Dich
The Maverick
TV
- 1981
Good Old Times
欧阳汉 · 20 episodes
The Shell Game (II)
阿龙 · 20 episodes
The Executor
Ng Tao
Soul Ash
Movie
- 1980
Modern Heroes
Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
Pursuit
Killer
Joy to the World
Yam Chung-Lung
God Father
Git
1970s
- 1979
Man From Hong Kong
Ben · 11 episodes
I Am Woman
TV
The Cheap Detective
TV
The Landlord
TV
- 1978
Disco Fever
TV
Hong Kong Story II
主持 · 14 episodes
Miss "O"
Koon
Their Private Lives
Ko Ming Chung
- 1977
Hot Blood
Ah Cheng
Hero
TV
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
Movie
- 1976
C.I.D.(Series 2)
TV
畸人列傳
TV
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
Movie
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
Movie
七女性
TV
Massage Girls
Ah Gin
Teenager
TV
The First Love
TV
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
Movie
This Generation
TV
The Reincarnation
Movie
The Killer
TV
- 1975
Dream Of The Red Chamber
蒋玉涵 · 7 episodes
- 1974
Murder of Passion
TV
The God of Aqua
TV
No release date
Cold War III
Oswald S.C. Kan
Cold War 1995
Oswald S.C. Kan
Wrote 2
1990s
- 1995
1980s
- 1989
Sound 1
1980s
- 1988
Diary of a Big Man
Songs
Appearances6
2020s
- 2026
Intermission
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2017
2000s
- 2002
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Self
- 2000
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Self
1990s
- 1991
Pioneers of Television Gala
Self
1960s
- 1962
