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Yuen Woo-ping

Yuen Woo-ping

Director · Born January 1, 1945 · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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Biography

Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; 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.

Directed 47

2000s

  1. 2006
  2. 2003

    The Tai Chi Master

    Director, Action Director

  3. 2000
  4. 忠勇小状元

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    The New Shaolin Temple

    Director

  2. 1998
  3. The Master of Tai Chi

    Director

  4. 1996
  5. 1995

    The Red Wolf

    Director, Action Director

  6. 1994

    Fire Dragon

    Director

  7. 1993
  8. 1991

    Tiger Cage III

    Director

  9. 1990

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988
  3. 1986

    The Close Encounters of Vampire

    Director

  4. 1985

    Mismatched Couples

    Director

  5. 1984
  6. 1983
  7. 1982
  8. Legend of a Fighter

    Director

  9. 1981

    Dreadnaught

    Director

  10. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978
  3. Dynamo

    First Assistant Director

  4. 1977
  5. 1973

    Heroes of Sung

    Action Director

  6. The Black Belt

    Action Director

Acted in 103

1990s

  1. 1993

    Bogus Cops

    Sleeping Cop

  2. 1992
  3. 1991
  4. 1990

    My Hero

    Yi

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988

    Three Against the World

    Chia Yi Chen in Disguise

  3. Heart to Hearts

    Headmaster Lau

  4. 1987
  5. 1985

    Mismatched Couples

    Mini

  6. 1984

    Merry Christmas

    Paula's Cousin

  7. 1983
  8. 1981

    Dreadnaught

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1978
  2. My Darling Gals

    Thug

  3. 1977
  4. 1976

    The Web of Death

    Extra (uncredited)

  5. Brotherhood

    Movie

  6. The Magic Blade

    Movie

  7. The Condemned

    Movie

  8. Farewell to a Warrior

    Soldier (Extra)

  9. 1975

    Lover's Destiny

    Movie

  10. The Imposter

    Movie

  11. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

    Movie

  12. Lady of the Law

    Bandit (uncredited)

  13. The Gambling Syndicate

    Movie

  14. The Protectors

    Movie

  15. 1974

    Sex, Love and Hate

    Movie

  16. 1973

    Heroes of Sung

    Movie

  17. The Villains

    Feng's Comrade

  18. The Bastard

    Gu's Thug

  19. Call to Arms

    Movie

  20. 1972

    Four Riders

    Thug in Nightclub

  21. The Lizard

    Casino Thug

  22. Revenge of the Dragon

    Movie

  23. The Deadly Knives

    Movie

  24. Trilogy of Swordsmanship

    Soldier

  25. The Boxer from Shantung

    Yang's Thug (uncredited)

  26. The Killer

    Thug

  27. 1971

    The Deadly Duo

    (uncredited)

  28. The Rescue

    Movie

  29. The Mad Killer

    Movie

  30. The Swift Knight

    Movie

  31. The Anonymous Heroes

    Drunk Officer (uncredited)

  32. King Eagle

    Lo Brothers' Thug

  33. 1970

    The Singing Killer

    Movie

  34. The Chinese Boxer

    Movie

  35. The Secret of the Dirk

    Movie

  36. Swordswomen Three

    Movie

  37. Vengeance!

    Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)

  38. The Winged Tiger

    Movie

  39. The Wandering Swordsman

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1969

    Redress

    Extra

  2. Dead End

    Movie

  3. The Invincible Fist

    (extra) (uncredited)

  4. Twelve Deadly Coins

    Movie

  5. 1968

    The Tin Long Gang

    Movie

  6. The Sword of Swords

    Shang's thug [extra]

  7. The Chivalrous Whip

    Movie

  8. That Fiery Girl

    Hulu Valley's bandit

  9. Red Lamp Shaded in Blood

    Movie

  10. The Silver Fox

    Movie

  11. 1967

    The Assassin

    (extra) (uncredited)

  12. King Drummer

    Movie

  13. Rape of the Sword

    Movie

  14. The Silent Swordsman

    Movie

  15. Lady Black Cat Strikes Again

    Movie

  16. The Sword and the Lute

    Movie

  17. Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

    Movie

  18. The Trail of the Broken Blade

    (extra) (uncredited)

  19. 1966

    Twin Sisters

    Thug

  20. The Magnificent Trio

    Soldier

  21. The Knight of Knights

    Chaoching monk

  22. 1965

    The Twin Swords

    Red Lotus member

  23. Temple of the Red Lotus

    Red Lotus member

  24. The Lotus Lamp

    God of Thunder's Fellow

  25. 1962

    Madam White Snake

    Celestial spirit

Other crew 54

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2021

    My Country, My Parents

    Stunts

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Revenge of a Shaolin Master

    Fight Choreographer

  3. 1978
  4. Dynamo

    Fight Choreographer

  5. 1977

    Broken Oath

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  6. 1976

    Brotherhood

    Choreographer

  7. 1975

    The Gambling Syndicate

    Choreographer

  8. 1974

    The Shadow Boxer

    Stunt Coordinator

  9. 1973

    The Devils

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  10. The Villains

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  11. The Bastard

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  12. Call to Arms

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  13. 1972

    The Lizard

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  14. 1971

    The Mad Killer

    Martial Arts Choreographer

Produced 7

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2006
  3. 2001

    Dragon Hero

    Executive Producer

1990s

  1. 1994
  2. 1993

    Madam City Hunter

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1983
  2. 1982

    The Postman Strikes Back

    Producer

Wrote 5

Created 1

2000s

  1. 2000

    忠勇小状元

    Creator

Appearances9

2010s

  1. 2019

    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2013

    Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois

    Self

  3. 2011

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    Self · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2004

    Double Dare

    Self

  2. 2003

    Making 'Enter the Matrix'

    Self

  3. 2001

    The Matrix Revisited

    Self - Kung Fu Choreographer

  4. 2000

    The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Making "The Matrix"

    Self

  2. 1994