Wei Ping-ao
Born: 1929-11-29 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Died: 1989-12-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
Filmography
1985
- Secrets of the Inner Chamber as Master Charng
- Turbo Dragon
1982
1981
- Spooky Kookies as Bo's Dad
- Three Funny Detectives
- The Taxi Driver
1978
- Fists of Bruce Lee as Octopus
1977
1976
- The Legend of Bruce Lee as Movie Producer
- Laugh In
- The Ghost
1975
- Shantung Man in Hong Kong
- Dragon Gate as His Majesty
- Invisible Master
- The Phantom Lute as Hsin Kwei
1974
- Naughty! Naughty! as Wei Ping Ao
- The Snake Girl Drops In as Witch
- Tornado of Chu-chiang
1973
- The Fate of Lee Khan as Wen Mei Chi
- Fist of Unicorn as San Tin
- Tales of Larceny as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
- Honor and Love
- Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self
- Adventure in Denmark as Travel Agent
- Spring in Pattaya as Pin Hao
1972
- The Way of the Dragon as Ho
- Fist of Fury as Interpreter Wu
- Hapkido as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
- Filthy Guy
- Love Is an Elusive Wind
1970
- Valley of the Fangs as Hu San
- Wrath of the Sword as Zhang Xiao-Shan
- The Winged Tiger as You Ming
- Double Bliss as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
1969
- The Millionaire Chase as Jiang Wen Qiang
- River of Tears as Li Laosan
- The Three Smiles as Zhu Zhi Shan
1968
- Divorce, Hong Kong Style as Hsiao Pai
- Hong Kong Rhapsody as Wei Chung Liang
1967
- The Trail of the Broken Blade as Shi Gan
- Kiss and Kill as Chien Kun
- Sing High, Sing Low
- Song of Tomorrow as TV host
- King Drummer as Li Yuan-Ming
1966
- Downhill They Ride
- Poisonous Rose as Fourth Brother
1961
- Good Neighbors as Chen Hsi-Ting
1960
1956
- Journey to Kwan Shan
- Remote Love as Bu La-Te