Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez

Known For: Acting

Biography

Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez was born in South America in 1953. His father practiced as a doctor in Ecuador while his mother was a Peruvian-Chinese. Chi dropped out of college in his junior year to become an amateur race car driver in Hong Kong, and got to know a group of stunt drivers. In 1978, while visiting friends on a film set, he volunteered to take part in a stunt involving a car hitting a wall of glass, which marked his initiation into the film business. Chi began working as a stuntman and in the early 1980s, he was promoted to the position of action choreographer.

Filmography

2012

Skyfall ... (Stunt Coordinator)

2011

I Love Wing Chun ... (Stunt Coordinator)

2005

Initial D ... (Stunt Coordinator)

2004

Heat Team ... (Stunt Driver)

1999

Temptation of an Angel ... (Director)

1998

Knock Off

1997

Happy Together ... (Coordinating Producer)

1996

All of a Sudden as Choi's hired thug

1995

From the Same Family ... (Action Director)

1994

Fire Dragon as Rat
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai ... (Director)
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? as Joe (archive footage)

1993

A Moment of Romance II ... (Stunt Driver)
My Hero II as Gang Member
Lover of the Swindler

1992

Once Upon a Time in China II as White Lotus Sect Regiment Commander
Wicked City ... (Stunt Driver)
Five Lonely Hearts as Big Brother
Rhythm of Destiny as Pub guest fighting Bee

1991

Today's Hero as Man in Car Race
Son on the Run

1990

A Moment of Romance
To Spy with Love!! ... (Stunt Coordinator)
Days of Being Wild ... (Special Effects)

1989

All About Ah-Long as Motorcycle Racer
Web of Deception ... (Stunt Driver)
Wild Search

1988

School on Fire as Sa Pei
Tiger Cage ... (Stunt Driver)