Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 1950 in Hong Kong, Kai attended the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and 1960s. He was instructed by Master Yu Jim Yuen and became a member of the Seven Little Fortunes along with fellow students including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen. Like the other students, he took his sifu's given name – "Yuen". In his biography, Jackie Chan stated that Yuen Wah's martial arts ability was well respected among his fellow students. After leaving the opera school, many of the students entered the Hong Kong film industry. Yuen Wah was given an anglicised stagename, Sam Yuen, but like Yuen Biao (Bill Yuen / Jimmy Yuen), the name was not used. Rather than reverting to their birth names, both retained their opera school names, as did several other former students.
Career
Known for his agility and acrobatic skills, Yuen Wah began his film career working as Bruce Lee's stunt double in the films Fist of Fury (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973). He also made his acting debut in Fist of Fury, as a Japanese who asks Bruce Lee's character to crawl like a dog and is soundly beaten for it. He began to receive a number of roles in Shaw Brothers films.
Yuen's versatility, his lean, wiry frame and later, his distinctive moustache often saw him cast as the villain in most films. During the 1980s, he worked on several films with former classmates Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, both in an action director / stunt co-ordinator capacity, and in acting roles as villainous characters. The films included Mr. Vampire (1985), My Lucky Stars (1985), Millionaire's Express (1986), Eastern Condors (1986), and Dragons Forever (1988).
During the 1990s, whilst still appearing in a number of films, Yuen began to focus on television series roles for TVB. In 1996, he starred as a Taoist priest fighting jiangshi vampires in the series The Night Journey. His comical and endearingly scrooge-like image earned him popularity on the Hong Kong television circuit. Since then, he has appeared in over 20 different television series.
Yuen Wah has starred in more than 60 films and worked on over 160. In the early 1970s, Yuen worked as a stuntman and extra, later progressing to stunt coordinator / action director roles, as well as full-fledged acting parts.
During the 1980s he made a number of appearances, primarily as villainous characters in the films of his former-China Drama Academy friends, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.
From the mid-1990s, Yuen embarked on a television career in Hong Kong. To date, he has appeared in 23 different series for broadcaster TVB. He also appeared in a show for Taiwanese channel CTS – a remake of the film A Chinese Ghost Story titled Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story.
Yuen is credited with over 180 films as an actor and over 40 films as a martial arts director.[2]
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action film actor action choreographer stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series Yuen Wah元華BornYung Kai chi 容繼志 1952 09 02 2 September 1952 age 70 British Hong KongOther namesYung Chi Sam YuenOccupation s actor action choreographerYears active1966 presentChildren1 son 1 daughterAwardsHong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor2005 Kung Fu Hustle Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actor2005 Kung Fu HustleChinese nameTraditional Chinese元華Simplified Chinese元华TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYuan HuaYue CantoneseJyutpingJyun4 Waa4 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditBorn Yung Kai chi on 2 September 1950 in Hong Kong Kai attended the China Drama Academy a Peking opera school in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and 1960s He was instructed by Master Yu Jim Yuen and became a member of the Seven Little Fortunes along with fellow students including Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Yuen Biao Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen Like the other students he took his sifu s given name Yuen In his biography Jackie Chan stated that Yuen Wah s martial arts ability was well respected among his fellow students After leaving the opera school many of the students entered the Hong Kong film industry Yuen Wah was given an anglicised stagename Sam Yuen but like Yuen Biao Bill Yuen Jimmy Yuen the name was not used Rather than reverting to their birth names both retained their opera school names as did several other former students Career EditKnown for his agility and acrobatic skills Yuen Wah began his film career working as Bruce Lee s stunt double in the films Fist of Fury 1972 and Enter the Dragon 1973 He also made his acting debut in Fist of Fury as a Japanese who asks Bruce Lee s character to crawl like a dog and is soundly beaten for it He began to receive a number of roles in Shaw Brothers films Yuen s versatility his lean wiry frame and later his distinctive moustache often saw him cast as the villain in most films During the 1980s he worked on several films with former classmates Jackie Chan Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao both in an action director stunt co ordinator capacity and in acting roles as villainous characters The films included Mr Vampire 1985 My Lucky Stars 1985 Millionaire s Express 1986 Eastern Condors 1986 and Dragons Forever 1988 During the 1990s whilst still appearing in a number of films Yuen began to focus on television series roles for TVB In 1996 he starred as a Taoist priest fighting jiangshi vampires in the series The Night Journey His comical and endearingly scrooge like image earned him popularity on the Hong Kong television circuit Since then he has appeared in over 20 different television series In 2004 Yuen was cast as The Landlord in Stephen Chow s comedy film Kung Fu Hustle During the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards his colleagues took the opportunity to award him with the award for Best Supporting Actor 1 Yuen made his debut in an English language film in Aiming High in 1998 He appeared in another English language production the 2008 Baz Luhrmann period film Australia alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman He played a supporting role in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Yuen Wah has starred in more than 60 films and worked on over 160 In the early 1970s Yuen worked as a stuntman and extra later progressing to stunt coordinator action director roles as well as full fledged acting parts During the 1980s he made a number of appearances primarily as villainous characters in the films of his former China Drama Academy friends Sammo Hung Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao From the mid 1990s Yuen embarked on a television career in Hong Kong To date he has appeared in 23 different series for broadcaster TVB He also appeared in a show for Taiwanese channel CTS a remake of the film A Chinese Ghost Story titled Eternity A Chinese Ghost Story Yuen is credited with over 180 films as an actor and over 40 films as a martial arts director 2 Filmography EditMain article Yuen Wah filmographyReferences Edit Cynthia Fuchs 8 April 2005 Kung Fu Hustle PopMatters Archived from the original on 18 August 2008 Retrieved 7 May 2010 Yuen Wah Retrieved 7 July 2021 External links EditYuen Wah at IMDb Biographical essay at brns com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuen Wah amp oldid 1136852298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
