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| Yuen Cheung-yan | |||||||||||
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| Born | Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | actor, director, stuntman, fight choreographer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1966–present | ||||||||||
| Parent | Yuen Siu-tien (1912–1979) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Action Choreography 1992 Once Upon a Time in China | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 袁祥仁 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袁祥仁 | ||||||||||
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Yuen Cheung-yan is a Hong Kong actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who has worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo-ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies such as Shaolin Drunkard (1983) and The Miracle Fighters (1983).
Filmography
As actor
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The One-Armed Swordsman | 獨臂刀 | Chi student | |
| 1968 | Golden Swallow | 金燕子 | ||
| 1973 | Police Woman | 女警察 | ||
| 1980 | The Buddhist Fist | 佛掌羅漢拳 | Leader of Thugs | |
| 1982 | The Miracle Fighters | 奇門遁甲 | Tun Kap / Old Woman | |
| 1983 | Shaolin Drunkard | 天師撞邪 | ||
| 1984 | Drunken Tai Chi | 笑太極 | Puppeteer | |
| 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China | 黃飛鴻 | ||
| 1992 | King of Beggars | 武狀元蘇乞兒 | Hung Yat-San | |
| 1993 | Flying Dagger | 神經刀與飛天貓 | Never Die | |
| 1993 | Tai Chi Master | 太極張三豐 | Reverend Ling | |
| 2004 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | The Beggar | |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | 惡戰 | Laughing Buddha | |
| 2017 | Vampire Cleanup Department |
As director
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Taoism Drunkard | 鬼馬天師 | |
| 1985 | Lucky Diamond | 祝您好運 | |
| 1989 | Dark Side of Chinatown | 西雅圖大屠殺 | |
| 1989 | Funny Ghost | 猛鬼撞鬼 | |
| 1989 | Live Hard | 鐵膽雄風 | |
| 1990 | Coup de Grace | 起尾注 | |
| 1990 | Here Comes a Vampire | 猛鬼霸王花 | |
| 1992 | Wizard's Curse | 妖怪都市 | |
| 1993 | Kung Fu Vampire | 湘西屍王 |
As fight choreographer
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Miracle Fighters | 奇門遁甲 | Nominated for second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography |
| 1988 | In the Line of Duty III - Force of the Dragon | 皇家師姐III：雌雄大盜 | |
| 1990 | Pedicab Driver | 群龍戲鳳 | Nominated for ninth Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography |
| 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China | 黃飛鴻 | Winner of the eleventh Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography |
| 1993 | Iron Monkey | 少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮 | Nominated for the thirteenth Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | n/a | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | n/a | |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | n/a | |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | n/a | |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | n/a |
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