Date of birth: 1950-09-02
Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Wah Yuen, Wong Yuen-Wah, Yu Wah, Yuan Hua, Sam Yung, Yung Gai-Chi, Yung Kai-Chi, W. Yuen, Sam Yuen, Yung Chi, 元華, 원화, 元华, Nguyên Hoa, یوان وا, یوئن وه
Yuen Wah (born 2 September 1950) is a Hong Kong based Chinese action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series. Was a member of the "Seven Little Fortunes" performance troupe in Yu Jim-Yuen's China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yuen Wah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
1992-05-28
When Master Tak, an old martial arts master, disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find him
1988-02-11
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting
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It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone h
1997-06-17
Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end
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When a precious Tibetan bead is stolen by rogue members of the mysterious Gemini Clan, the protector
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Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. Howev
1990-04-07
Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dyna
1980-06-17
One of Shaw Brothers' most productive directors, Sun Chung's action films had strong tension, snappy
1990-04-05
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachmen
1992-01-10
As the evil sect known as the Black Section of Esoteric Buddhism wreaks havoc on Tibet, a young monk
1974-01-12
The Village of Tigers is known as the home of all evil doers throughout the land, ruled by their lea
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Chow plays a naive young kung fu student who leaves his rural home on a small island to find his for
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A powerful crime syndicate known as the Chi Sha clan is a vast network of deadly criminals proficien
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A martial arts comedy about 3 good friends - a wealthy businessman, a kung fu master n a swindler. T
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Losing her mother at a tender age, Yim Wing Chun (Bai Jing) grew up under the wing of Master Ng Mui
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Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's bod
1988-11-15
When Hsiang Ming's wife is murdered, he takes up the hunt for her killer. The killer turns out to no
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1980-03-28
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants th
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Uncle Hua, an esteemed antique dealer, stands against the Green Dragon Gang to protect his neighborh
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Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding t
2009-04-02
Lantern Street represented a nickname for abandonment. Under the shadow of the neon lights, you woul
1993-02-06
While master Wong Fei Hung is away traveling, the impulsive Lau Zhai (Yuen Biao), an initiate into W
1984-10-10
A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every wa
1977-10-14
A swordsman does everything it takes to bring justice. However, he has a drinking problem which even
2001-08-09
A gangster is killed by a mysterious woman. The cops (led by our boy Mikey) lose her, but soon disco
2004-08-19
Office Yohji Ho meets a female android who comes from the future, in a drug raid. The android's miss
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2013-03-06
During the early years of the Republic era, in the North-East region of China, the people are suffer
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A group of specialists are recruited to steal from a police station.
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A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
1973-02-17
Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and entertainer
2009-07-03
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan st
1983-01-01
Max Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location kno
1974-01-12
Mr. Chi goes to Thailand to assist a close friend, Nai Sin, in preparing his Muay Thai boxers for a
1991-01-10
In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of al
1979-06-16
Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan. Not
1989-08-12
When 16th-century Ming guard Fong Sau-Ching sets out to capture vicious rapist Fung San, both men en
1995-12-15
Three high-octane cops--an unorthodox one from Hong Kong, a straitlaced one from the Mainland, and o
1986-01-30
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines
1987-07-09
A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a
1988-12-22
A Taoist priest protests against the idea of a Buddhist priest being his neighbour. They often argue
1987-01-01
Austin Wai plays Sum, a secret agent posing as the security chief of a remote mining colony where se
1987-03-06
Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halle
1976-04-24
Lo Lieh stars as Sima Jun, a killer working for a corrupt lord whose orders are followed without que
1983-10-06
On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. W
1982-01-01
Two princes are seperated by birth; one is raised by the Prime Minister, the other by three mad Shao
2008-11-18
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch
1980-05-02
The plot is a trifle about an obnoxious restaurant delivery boy causing trouble with some local bad
1982-05-18
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1984-07-14
A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti
1976-02-20
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1974-08-02
An Australian cop heads to Hong Kong to head off the supply of a new designer drug which raises the
1988-12-21
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2010-11-11
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2011-03-31
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1992-01-01
After the total defeat of his love rival, Ching must now deal with the love rival's brother, Wan To,
2005-08-04
In the macho triad world where heroes are molded from blood, brawn and brains, what place is there f
2006-07-27
Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fig
1985-11-07
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1980-12-11
When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-ye
2006-01-29
A young woman keeps her true persona a secret in this martial arts action-romance written and direct
1991-03-07
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1977-01-20
After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on
1976-01-16
An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970'
1985-02-10
Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamond
2015-07-03
A monk leaves his monastery and ventures out into the real world for the first time in his life, and
1976-10-28
Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the "Five
1977-12-15
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
1977-03-05
Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace sudd
1981-01-31
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal li
1981-07-19
A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is -
1984-09-20
Former wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by Chor Yu
1982-12-22
Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tra
1978-07-08
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1995-01-31
Yukari Oshima plays a traffic cop who gets promoted to the drug task force and faces Yuen Wah's synd
1985-09-14
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later
2005-11-01
Fanny is a skilled mahjong player and young housewife, who's usually forbidden from her tile-clickin
2007-01-18
In the wake of his father's heart attack, Ken must battle his father's mistress - who persuaded her
2005-06-03
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2016-04-01
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea m
1991-10-23
A pair of detectives are after a smuggling ring, and when they come to the leader, they need back-up
1990-12-22
Tow truck driver Tin bears an uncanny resemblance to a psychotic, serial killer, taxi driver -- and
1974-01-01
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2006-03-30
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2010-03-18
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2006-06-16
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2005-12-22
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2006-11-05
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1992-11-06
The "Saint" is a secret group comprised of a martial arts master and his two oddball daughters. They
1993-10-21
The result of a top secret project spearheaded by the Chinese government to create the ultimate sold
1988-10-19
Years ago, a village head in the Hong Kong countryside executed a man for committing adultery by dro
2000-11-30
A comic book artist uses supernatural means to avenge his mother's death.
1991-10-09
Valentino is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Kwan, a fellow con artist. Together, they
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1981-04-17
A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her l
1988-03-18
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1988-07-30
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1962-12-05
A child learns martial arts in order to become a Kung Fu warrior. Features the Seven Little Fortunes
2007-01-26
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1966-08-30
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1966-08-23
The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Bia
1973-05-23
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1973-09-01
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1973-08-17
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1990-07-21
An update of the 1960s Chinese martial arts story, Buddha's Palm, friends Charles and Chi (Andy Lau,
1998-03-28
A late 90s action vehicle with several Girls with Guns ambitions seen in its casting, most obviously
1977-12-03
Lotus never had a chance. Her mother seethed with anger at being unjustly imprisoned for turning her
1979-05-30
Director Chu Yuan was already famous for his many collaborations with respected novelist Ku Lung and
1978-10-18
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgett
2001-02-08
Southern Mo and Northern Ma are professional corpse escorts. They have been given the task of contro
1973-05-31
Ah Lung is a decent law abiding citizen armed with deadly martial arts skills. He soon discovers he
1990-08-03
A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Man
1975-07-16
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1977-04-20
The twin brother of the Silver Fox attempts to avenge his brother's death and get a hidden treasure
1976-07-20
Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the t
1976-06-18
Two rivals, Sheng from the South and Shao from the North, have one common enemy, the Silver Fox. The
1977-04-06
When a terrible kung fu master seeks various martial arts manuals from around China to make himself
1977-12-26
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug mo
1978-07-12
My Kung Fu Master is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy
1978-11-08
Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspir
2009-05-17
More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influence
1978-04-21
Ti Lung is the Nameless Swordsman bent on defeating the faceless King of Swords to claim the title,
1980-07-24
Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles betwee
1976-07-10
Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hu
1979-08-09
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
2018-02-16
Driven by the desire for the huge reward, Tang Ren tricked Qin Feng to New York, to attend the World
1977-07-06
The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and
1978-03-30
Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime thrillers wh
1995-09-28
Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pay
1984-06-19
The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sw
1978-02-19
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1979-12-04
Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Changqing is known as th
2018-04-28
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1992-05-01
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1983-12-16
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1981-11-26
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1977-09-09
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1983-10-15
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1980-10-17
Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain ev
2018-12-20
Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Ko
1976-07-15
A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Sha
2020-01-01
1972-12-16
This sword-filled thriller centers on the title location--an inn where the down and dirty meet to pl
1974-07-19
The "Organization" will go to any lengths to sell their drugs. But this time, they made a mistake...
2018-06-15
Eating crayfish is more about eating crayfish, do you know? Divided into old school and new school.
1973-07-19
Rebels try use the smuggling route to get the gold and map past the corrupt officials. Everybody was
2020-05-01
A timeless love story of a scholar who falls in love with a female ghost and tries to free her from
2020-04-30
Embark on an epic quest with heroes and ancient alien beasts from the ancient book 'The Classic of M
1972-03-22
Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has be
1975-02-19
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations of Ja
1973-05-09
Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (
1979-01-25
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets st
1975-04-10
Hsiao Tsui is the most beautiful girl in a prosperous prostitution house in a North China town. But
1973-11-29
A man is jailed unfairly for his debts, so his son (rarely used actor Steve Yu) takes up a job as a
1982-07-14
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lant
1974-09-28
After an unsanctioned match between a Chinese martial arts student and a Thai boxer results in disgr
2005-11-10
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1972-10-01
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2022-07-07
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2021-08-28
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2021-09-10
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2021-09-01
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1973-01-05
An officer of the law and his father are framed for a robbery they did not commit. With only his fat
1975-12-21
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1963-03-06
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1994-12-04
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1978-06-10
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1979-07-18
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