ACTOR
Chow Yun-Fat
Known for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Dragonball Evolution
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…
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- Born
- May 18, 1955
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, China
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
FILM
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndCaptain Sao Feng · 2007
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
FILM
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonLi Mu Bai · 2000
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
FILM
Dragonball EvolutionRoshi · 2009
★ 2.9
★ 2.9
FILM
A Better TomorrowMark Lee · 1986
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
Filmography
Movies
The Reincarnation
1976
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
Massage GirlsAh Gin
1976
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Hot BloodAh Cheng
1977
Their Private LivesKo Ming Chung
1978
Miss "O"Koon
1978
God FatherGit
1980
Joy to the WorldYam Chung-Lung
1980
PursuitKiller
1980
Modern HeroesSgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980
Soul Ash
1981
The ExecutorNg Tao
1981
The Story of Woo VietWoo Viet
1981
The Head HunterNguen Dich
1982
The Postman Strikes BackFu Jun
1982
The BundHui Man Keung
1983
The Bund Part II许文强
1983
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
Bloody MoneyBullet
1983
Last AffairKwong Ping
1983
Love in a Fallen CityFan Liu-Yuan
1984
The OccupantInsp Valentino Chow
1984
Hong Kong 1941Yip Kim-Fay
1984
WomenDerek Sun
1985
Why Me?Mr. Chow
1985
Story of RoseCharles / Ga Ming
1986
Witch from NepalJoe
1986
Dream LoversSong Yu
1986
The Missed DatePeter
1986
The LunaticsChung
1986
100 Ways to Murder Your WifeSoccer Fat
1986
A Better TomorrowMark Lee
1986
Love Unto WastesDetective Lam Chun-Keung
1986
A Hearty ResponseHo Ting-Bon
1986
My Will, I WillDetective
1986
The Seventh CurseWesley
1986
City on FireKo Chow
1987
Tragic HeroLee Ah Chai
1987
Scared StiffInspector Chow
1987
Code of HonorFai
1987
Rich and FamousLee Ah Chai
1987
The Romancing StarWong Yat Fat
1987
An Autumn's TaleSamuel Pang
1987
Flaming BrothersTin
1987
Spiritual LovePu Yung Tsai
1987
Prison on FireChung Tin Ching
1987
A Better Tomorrow IIKen Lee
1987
The Romancing Star IIBig Mouth Fat [cameo]
1988
The Eighth HappinessFang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988
Tiger on the BeatSergeant Francis Li
1988
Fractured FolliesJoe Leung
1988
Diary of a Big ManChow Ting Fat
1988
The Greatest LoverQian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
Goodbye My FriendHung
1988
City WarDick Lee
1988
All About Ah-LongAh Long
1989
The KillerJong
1989
Wild SearchSgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989
Triads: The Inside StoryLee Man Ho
1989
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonMark
1989
God of GamblersKo Chun
1989
The Fun, the Luck & the TycoonLam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1990
God of Gamblers IIKo Chun
1990
Pioneers of Television GalaSelf
1991
Once a ThiefRed Bean Puddin / Joe
1991
Prison on Fire IIChung Tin Ching
1991
Now You See Love... Now You Don'tNg San Shui
1992
Hard BoiledInsp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
Full ContactJeff / Gou Fei
1992
Treasure HuntJeffrey Chang Ching
1994
God of Gamblers' ReturnKo Chun
1994
Peace HotelWong Ah Ping
1995
The Replacement KillersJohn Lee
1998
The CorruptorNick Chen
1999
Anna and the KingKing Mongkut
1999
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonLi Mu Bai
2000
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'Self
2000
Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodSelf
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies(archive footage)
2002
Bulletproof MonkThe Nameless Monk
2003
Waiting AloneFa Ge (cameo)
2005
Curse of the Golden FlowerEmperor Ping
2006
SW
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'Self
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndCaptain Sao Feng
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
The Postmodern Life of My AuntZhichang Pan / 潘知常
2007
The Children of Huang ShiChen Hansheng
2008
Dragonball EvolutionRoshi
2009
ConfuciusConfucius
2010
ShanghaiAnthony Lan-Ting
2010
Let the Bullets FlyHuang Silang
2010
Beginning of the Great RevivalYuan Shikai
2011
The AssassinsChancellor Cao Cao
2012
The Last TycoonCheng Daqi
2012
The Monkey KingJade Emperor
2014
From Vegas to MacauKen
2014
From Vegas to Macau IIKen / Ko Chun
2015
OfficeHo Chung Ping
2015
From Vegas to Macau IIIKen Shek / Ko Chun
2016
Cold War IIOswald S.C. Kan
2016
DuckweedSelf (archive footage)
2017
Project GutenbergPainter
2018
The Monkey King: The Legend BeginsJade Emperor
2022
One More ChanceWater Ng
2023
Detective Chinatown 1900Bai Xuanling
2025
Cold War 1994Oswald S.C. Kan
2026
IntermissionSelf (archive footage)
2026
Cold War IIIOswald S.C. Kan
TG
The Golden Sting
Cold War 1995Oswald S.C. Kan
Television
Golden Horse AwardsSelf · 2 eps
1962
Look Back at TVB Anniversary Awards Over the Years5 eps
1968
Chinese Folklore150 eps
1974
Murder of Passion3 eps
1974
The God of Aqua7 eps
1974
Dream Of The Red Chamber蒋玉涵 · 7 eps
1975
The Killer20 eps
1976
This Generation25 eps
1976
Mystery Beyond54 eps
1976
The First Love11 eps
1976
Teenager26 eps
1976
Hotel129 eps
1976
七女性7 eps
1976
畸人列傳1 eps
1976
C.I.D.(Series 2)13 eps
1976
1311 eps
1977
A House is Not a Home何严明 · 110 eps
1977
Hero5 eps
1977
Vanity Fair85 eps
1978
The Giants110 eps
1978
Disco Fever8 eps
1978
Hong Kong Story II主持 · 14 eps
1978
Conflict徐承熙 · 85 eps
1978
The Landlord12 eps
1979
The Cheap Detective12 eps
1979
I Am Woman13 eps
1979
Man From Hong KongBen · 11 eps
1979
The Good The Bad The Ugly80 eps
1979
The Bund许文强 · 25 eps
1980
The Brothers石晖 · 75 eps
1980
The Shell Game20 eps
1980
The Shell Game (II)阿龙 · 20 eps
1981
The Fate倪骏 · 20 eps
1981
Hero's Blood Road20 eps
1981
Good Old Times欧阳汉 · 20 eps
1981
The Maverick20 eps
1982
The Legend of Master So苏灿 · 20 eps
1982
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)苏灿 · 20 eps
1982
The Radio Tycoon30 eps
1983
播音人 (數碼修復版)韦业昌 · 30 eps
1983
The Super Power20 eps
1983
Angels And Devils20 eps
1983
The Smiling Proud Wanderer30 eps
1984
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)令狐冲 · 30 eps
1984
Police Cadet張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing · 40 eps
1984
The Battle Among the Clans30 eps
1985
The Yang's SagaLui Dong-bun · 6 eps
1985
Celebrity Talk Show周润发 · 1 eps
1989
Everybody Loves Somebodyuncredited · 1 eps
1989
Voice1 eps
2012
鲁豫有约一日行1 eps
2016
The Do Show40 eps
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