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
- Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Chemist
- Can't Stop the War
- Calamity of Snakes as Peter Ma
- Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
- The Chinese Stuntman as The Director
- Monkey War
- The Flute Player of Wrath
- 36 Super Kids
1981
- Spooky Kookies as Bo's Dad
- The Taxi Driver
- Three Funny Detectives
1979
- Incredible Kung Fu Mission as Master Chan Chi
- The Marvelous Kung Fu
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
1978
- Fists of Bruce Lee as Octopus
1977
1976
- Laugh In
- Bruce Lee Superdragon as Movie Producer
- The Ghost
1975
- Shantung Man in Hong Kong
- Sea Gods and Ghosts as Au Ming-Ou
- 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
- Fist of Unicorn as San Tin
- Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self
- The Fate of Lee Khan as Wen Mei Chi
- Tales of Larceny as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
- Spring in Pattaya as Pin Hao
- Adventure in Denmark as Travel Agent
- Honor and Love
1972
- Fist of Fury as Interpreter Wu
- The Way of the Dragon as Ho
- Hapkido as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
- Filthy Guy
- Love Is an Elusive Wind
1970
- Valley of the Fangs as Hu San
- Double Bliss as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
- Wrath of the Sword as Zhang Xiao-Shan
- The Winged Tiger as You Ming
1969
- Vengeance Is a Golden Blade as Master Jin
- River of Tears as Li Laosan
- The Millionaire Chase as Jiang Wen Qiang
- The Three Smiles as Zhu Zhi Shan
1968
- Divorce, Hong Kong Style as Hsiao Pai
- Killer Darts as Light Footed Hero
- The Magnificent Swordsman as Xiu Xiu's Brother
- Hong Kong Rhapsody as Wei Chung Liang
1967
- The Trail of the Broken Blade as Shi Gan
- King Cat as Jiang Ping, Underwater Mouse
- King Drummer as Li Yuan-Ming
- Kiss and Kill as Chien Kun
- Sing High, Sing Low
- Song of Tomorrow as TV host
1966
- Poisonous Rose as Fourth Brother
- Downhill They Ride
1961
- Good Neighbors as Chen Hsi-Ting
1960
1956
- Remote Love as Bu La-Te
- Terminal Bound