Yuen Woo-Ping
Born: 1945-01-01 in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Known For: Directing
Biography
Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.
Filmography
2022
- Septet: The Story of Hong Kong ... (Writer)
2021
- My Country, My Parents ... (Stunts)
- Kung Fu Stuntmen
2019
- Ip Man 4: The Finale ... (Action Director)
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ... (Director)
2017
- The Thousand Faces of Dunjia ... (Director)
- Guardians of Martial Arts ... (Choreographer)
2016
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny ... (Director)
2015
- Ip Man 3 ... (Stunts)
2014
- Chef Nic
- Once Upon a Time in Shanghai ... (Action Director)
2013
- The Grandmaster as Chan Wah-shun
- Man of Tai Chi as VIP audience (uncredited)
2011
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair ... (Stunts)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey as Self
2010
- True Legend ... (Director)
- Enthiran ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Little Big Soldier
2008
- The Forbidden Kingdom ... (Executive Producer)
2006
- Fearless ... (Action Director)
- The Banquet ... (Producer)
2005
- Unleashed ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- House of Fury ... (Stunts)
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Kung Fu Hustle ... (Stunts)
- Double Dare as Self
2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Matrix Reloaded ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Matrix Revolutions ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Tai Chi Master ... (Director)
- The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
- Making 'Enter the Matrix' as Self
2002
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks ... (Choreographer)
2001
- Zu Warriors ... (Choreographer)
- The Matrix Revisited as Self - Kung Fu Choreographer
- Dragon Hero ... (Executive Producer)
2000
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ... (Action Director)
- The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' as Self
- 忠勇小状元 ... (Director)
1999
- The Matrix ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Legend of Dagger Lee ... (Director)
- Legend of Dagger Li ... (Director)
- Making 'The Matrix' as Self
- The New Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
1998
- The Water Margin ... (Action Director)
- The Master Of Tai Chi ... (Director)
1996
- Black Mask ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- Iron Monkey 2 ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- Tai Chi II ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
1995
- The Red Wolf ... (Director)
1994
- Wing Chun ... (Director)
- Fist of Legend ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Fire Dragon ... (Director)
- Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
1993
- Last Hero in China ... (Action Director)
- Iron Monkey ... (Director)
- Tai-Chi Master ... (Director)
- Madam City Hunter ... (Executive Producer)
- Heroes Among Heroes ... (Director)
- Bogus Cops as Sleeping Cop
1992
- Gameboy Kids as Master Dragon
- Twin Dragons ... (Stunts)
- Once Upon a Time in China II ... (Stunts)
- Wicked City as Sergeant Kayama
1991
- Once Upon a Time in China ... (Stunts)
- The Banquet as Man at Dinner
- Tiger Cage III ... (Director)
1990
- Tiger Cage II ... (Director)
- My Hero as Yi
1989
- In the Line of Duty 4 ... (Director)
- Just Heroes
1988
- Tiger Cage as Master Eight
- Three Against the World as Chia Yi Chen in Disguise
- Heart to Hearts as Headmaster Lau
- Spooky, Spooky
1987
- Eastern Condors as Yam Yan-Hei
1986
- The Close Encounters of Vampire ... (Director)
1985
- Mismatched Couples as Mini
1984
- Merry Christmas as Paula's Cousin
- Drunken Tai Chi ... (Director)
1983
- Shaolin Drunkard as Night watchman [cameo]
- The Champions ... (Producer)
1982
- The Miracle Fighters ... (Director)
- The Postman Strikes Back ... (Producer)
- Legend of a Fighter ... (Director)
- Oriental Voodoo ... (Director)
1981
- Game of Death II ... (Choreographer)
- Dreadnaught
1980
- The Buddhist Fist ... (Director)
1979
- The Magnificent Butcher ... (Director)
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis ... (Director)
1978
- Drunken Master as Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited)
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow ... (Director)
- Sensual Pleasures
- Born Invincible ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- My Darling Gals
- Dynamo ... (First Assistant Director)
1977
- The Secret Rivals 2
- Broken Oath ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- The Invincible Armour ... (Action Director)
1976
- The Oily Maniac as Tin Choi's Thug / Road Worker / Policeman
- The Magic Blade
- Bruce Lee and I ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- The Condemned
- The Web of Death as Extra (uncredited)
- Brotherhood
- Farewell to a Warrior as Soldier (Extra)
1975
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
- The Super Inframan as Science Research Center's Staff
- Lady of the Law
- The Gambling Syndicate
- The Protectors
- The Imposter
- Lover's Destiny
1974
- The Shadow Boxer ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- The Big Showdown
- Sex, Love and Hate
1973
- Blood Brothers as Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
- The Black Belt ... (Action Director)
- Fist to Fist
- Heroes of Sung
- The Awaken Punch
- Call to Arms
- The Bastard as Gu's Thug
- The Villains as Feng's Comrade
1972
- The Bloody Fists
- Man of Iron as Yu Chow-Kai's Thug
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship as Soldier
- The Angry Guest as Jin Long Student (uncredited)
- The Lizard as Casino Thug
- The Deadly Knives
- The Killer as Thug
- The Boxer from Shantung as Yang's Thug (uncredited)
- Revenge of the Dragon
- Four Riders as Thug in Nightclub
1971
- The New One-Armed Swordsman as (extra) (uncredited)
- The Deadly Duo
- The Anonymous Heroes as Drunk Officer (uncredited)
- King Eagle as Lo Brothers' Thug
- Duel of Fists as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)
- The Duel as Gan's Man Turns on Lights (uncredited)
- The Swift Knight
- The Rescue
- The Mad Killer
1970
- Vengeance! as Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)
- The Heroic Ones as King Jin's Soldier / Bandit
- The Chinese Boxer
- Swordswomen Three
- The Twelve Gold Medallions as Mountain Slicing Squad
- The Wandering Swordsman
- The Singing Killer
- The Winged Tiger
- The Secret of the Dirk
1969
- Dead End
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as (extra)
- Redress as Extra
- The Invincible Fist as (extra) (uncredited)
- Twelve Deadly Coins
- Supreme Sword
1968
- Golden Swallow as Golden Dragon Five Heroes
- The Sword of Swords as Shang's thug [extra]
- That Fiery Girl as Hulu Valley's bandit
- The Chivalrous Whip
- The Silver Fox
- The Tin Long Gang
- That Frightening Sword
- Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
- 麒麟寨
1967
- The One-Armed Swordsman as Feng's Disciple
- The Trail of the Broken Blade as (extra) (uncredited)
- The Sword and the Lute
- The Silent Swordsman
- Rape of the Sword
- The Assassin as (extra) (uncredited)
- 金鷗
- Dragnet of the Law
- Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
- King Drummer
- Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
- 月向那方圓
1966
- The Knight of Knights as Chaoching monk
- The Magnificent Trio as Soldier
- Twin Sisters as Thug
- 劫火紅蓮(上集)
1965
- The Lotus Lamp as God of Thunder's Fellow
- Temple of the Red Lotus as Red Lotus member
- The Twin Swords as Red Lotus member
1962
- Madam White Snake as Celestial spirit