Chow Yun-Fat

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 138

Gender Male

Birthday 1955-05-18 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Lamma Island, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Also Known As

Yun-Fat Chow
周潤發
周润发
Zhōu Rùnfā
Chow Yun Fat
주윤발
发哥
小马哥
Fat Tsai
Châu Nhuận Phát

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Chow Yun-Fat

Biography

Chow Yun-Fat is an Asian-born film actor who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo.

Known For

Acting

—		Be Water, My Friend
—		Cold War III as Oswald Kan

2022

as Jade Emperor

2019

as Himself (archive footage)

2018

as Painter

2017

as (archive footage)

2016		Cold War II as Oswald Kan
2016		The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse as Himself (archive footage)
2016		From Vegas to Macau III as Ken Shek / Ko Chun

2015		Office as Ho Chung-ping
2015		From Vegas to Macau II as Ken

2014		From Vegas to Macau as Ken
2014		The Monkey King as Jade Emperor

2012		The Last Tycoon as Cheng Daqi
2012		The Assassins as Chancellor Cao Cao

2011

as Yuan Shikai

2010		Let the Bullets Fly as Huang Silang
2010		Shanghai as Anthony Lan-Ting
2010		Confucius as Confucius

2009

as Master Roshi

2008

as Chen Hansheng

2007		Bloopers of the Caribbean as Self
2007		The World of Chow Yun-Fat as Self
2007		The Postmodern Life of My Aunt as Pan Zhichang
2007		Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Captain Sao Feng

2006

as Emperor Ping

2005

as Fa Ge (cameo)

2003		Golden Chicken 2 as archive footage
2003		Bulletproof Monk as The Nameless Monk

2002		Golden Chicken as archive footage
2002		Ultimate Fights from the Movies as archive footage

2001

as An Autumn's Tale footage

2000

as Master Li Mu Bai

1999		Anna and the King as King Mongkut
1999		The Corruptor as Lieutenant Nick Chen

1998

as John Lee

1996		God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (archive footage)
1996		Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 as Himself

1995		Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Himself
1995		Peace Hotel as Wong A Ping / Killer

1994		God of Gamblers' Return as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
1994		Treasure Hunt as Jeffrey Chang Ching
1994		Cinema of Vengeance as Himself (uncredited)

1993

as Himself

1992		Full Contact as Jeff / Gou Fei
1992		Hard Boiled as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992		Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Ng San Shui

1991		Prison on Fire II as Chung Tin Ching
1991		Once a Thief as Red Bean Puddin / Joe

1990		God of Gamblers II as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
1990		The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink

1989		The Romancing Star III as Mechanic in flashback (uncredited)
1989		God of Gamblers as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
1989		A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon as Mark Gor
1989		Triads: The Inside Story as Lee Man-Ho
1989		The Killer as Ah Jong
1989		Wild Search as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989		All About Ah-Long as Ah Long

1988		City War as Dick Lee
1988		Goodbye My Friend as Hung
1988		When Tat Fu Was Young
1988		The Greatest Lover as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988		The Diary of a Big Man as Chow Ting Fat
1988		Fractured Follies as Joe Leung
1988		Tiger on the Beat as Sgt. Francis Li
1988		The Eighth Happiness as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988		The Romancing Star II as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]

1987		A Better Tomorrow II as Ken Gor / Ken Lee
1987		Prison on Fire as 41671 / Chung Tin Ching
1987		Spiritual Love as Pu Yung Tsai
1987		Flaming Brothers as Tin
1987		An Autumn's Tale as Samuel Pang
1987		The Romancing Star as Wong Yat Fat
1987		Rich and Famous as Boss Li Ah Chai
1987		Code of Honor as Fai
1987		Scared Stiff as Inspector Chow
1987		Tragic Hero as Boss Li Ah Chai
1987		City on Fire as Ko Chow

1986		My Will, I Will as Detective
1986		A Hearty Response as Ho Ting-Bon
1986		The Seventh Curse as Wesley
1986		100 Ways to Murder Your Wife as Fa
1986		Love Unto Wastes as Detective Lan
1986		A Better Tomorrow as Mark Gor / Mark Lee
1986		The Missed Date as Peter
1986		Dream Lovers as Song Yu
1986		Witch from Nepal as Joe
1986		Lost Romance as Charles and Ga Ming [2 roles]
1986		The Lunatics as Chung

1985		Why Me? as Mr Chow
1985		Police Cadet '85 (40 episodes)
1985		The Yang's Saga (6 episodes) as Lui Dong-bun
1985		The Battle Among the Clans (30 episodes)
1985		Women as Derek Sun

1984		Hong Kong 1941 as Yip Kim-Fay
1984		Police Cadet (40 episodes) as Cheung Ging Sing
1984		The Occupant as Insp Valentino Chow
1984		Love in a Fallen City as Fan Liu-Yuan
1984		The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (30 episodes)

1983		The Last Affair as Kwong Ping
1983		But dou san hung (20 episodes)
1983		天降财神 (20 episodes)
1983		Blood Money as Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat)
1983		The Bund Part II as 许文强
1983		上海滩 as 许文强
1983		The Bund as Hui Man Keung
1983		播音人 (30 episodes)

1982		The Legend of Master So (20 episodes) as 苏灿
1982		The Postman Fights Back as Fu Jun
1982		The Head Hunter as Yuen Lik/Nguen Dich

1981		鱷魚潭 (20 episodes)
1981		前路 (20 episodes)
1981		火凤凰 (20 episodes)
1981		The Story of Woo Viet as Woo Viet
1981		The Executor as Ng Tao
1981		Soul Ash

1980		Modern Heroes as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980		Pursuit as Killer
1980		Joy to the World as Yam Chung-Lung
1980		The Bund (25 episodes) as Hui Man-keung
1980		God Father as Git

1979		The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (80 episodes) as 程纬
1979		The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1 episode)
1979		龙潭群英 (11 episodes) as Ben

1978		奋斗 (85 episodes)
1978		强人 (110 episodes)
1978		Miss "O" as Koon
1978		Their Private Lives as Ko Ming Chung

1977		Hot Blood as Ah Cheng
1977		家变 (110 episodes)
1977		Bed for Day, Bed for Night

1976		The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976		Hotel (129 episodes)
1976		Massage Girls as Ah Gin
1976		Mystery Beyond (54 episodes)
1976		Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976		The Reincarnation
1976		大江南北 (20 episodes)

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