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
2026
- Blades of the Guardians as Old Man
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)
- Up Idol
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)
- Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois as Self
2011
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair ... (Fight Choreographer)
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey as Self
2010
- True Legend ... (Director)
- Enthiran ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Little Big Soldier
2008
- The Forbidden Kingdom ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
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
- The Matrix Reloaded ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- 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)
- 忠勇小状元 ... (Director)
- The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' as Self
1999
- The Matrix ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Legend of Dagger Lee ... (Director)
- Legend of Dagger Li ... (Director)
- The New Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
- Making "The Matrix" as Self
1998
- The Water Margin ... (Action Director)
- The Master of Tai Chi ... (Director)
1996
- Black Mask ... (Action Director)
- Tai Chi II ... (Director)
- Iron Monkey 2 ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
1995
- The Red Wolf ... (Director)
1994
- Fist of Legend ... (Fight Choreographer)
- Wing Chun ... (Director)
- Fire Dragon ... (Director)
- Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
1993
- Tai-Chi Master ... (Director)
- Iron Monkey ... (Director)
- Last Hero in China ... (Action Director)
- Heroes Among Heroes ... (Director)
- Madam City Hunter ... (Executive Producer)
- Bogus Cops as Sleeping Cop
1992
- Twin Dragons ... (Stunts)
- Once Upon a Time in China II ... (Stunts)
- Wicked City as Sergeant Kayama
- Gameboy Kids as Master Dragon
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 ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- Just Heroes
1988
- Tiger Cage as Master Eight
- Three Against the World as Chia Yi Chen in Disguise
- Heart to Hearts as Headmaster Lau
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
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis ... (Director)
- The Magnificent Butcher ... (Director)
- Revenge of a Shaolin Master ... (Fight Choreographer)
1978
- Drunken Master as Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited)
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow ... (Screenplay)
- Sensual Pleasures
- Born Invincible ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- My Darling Gals
- Dynamo ... (First Assistant Director)
1977
- The Invincible Armour ... (Action Director)
- Broken Oath ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- The Secret Rivals 2
1976
- The Web of Death as Extra (uncredited)
- Bruce Lee and I ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- The Oily Maniac as Tin Choi's Thug / Road Worker / Policeman (uncredited)
- The Magic Blade
- Brotherhood
- The Condemned
- Farewell to a Warrior as Soldier (Extra)
1975
- The Super Inframan as Science Research Center's Staff (uncredited)
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
- Lady of the Law as Bandit (uncredited)
- The Gambling Syndicate
- The Protectors
- Lover's Destiny
- The Imposter
1974
- Sex, Love and Hate
- The Big Showdown
- The Shadow Boxer ... (Stunt Coordinator)
1973
- Blood Brothers as Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
- Fist to Fist
- The Awaken Punch
- The Bastard as Gu's Thug
- The Villains as Feng's Comrade
- The Devils ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- Heroes of Sung
- Call to Arms
- The Black Belt ... (Action Director)
1972
- The Boxer from Shantung as Yang's Thug (uncredited)
- The Bloody Fists
- Four Riders as Thug in Nightclub
- Man of Iron as Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
- The Angry Guest as Jin Long Student (uncredited)
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship as Soldier
- The Deadly Knives
- The Killer as Thug
- Revenge of the Dragon
- The Lizard as Casino Thug
1971
- The New One-Armed Swordsman as (extra) (uncredited)
- The Rescue
- The Deadly Duo as (uncredited)
- Duel of Fists as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)
- King Eagle as Lo Brothers' Thug
- The Anonymous Heroes as Drunk Officer (uncredited)
- The Duel as Gan's Man Turns on Lights (uncredited)
- The Swift Knight
- The Mad Killer
1970
- The Heroic Ones as King Jin's Soldier / Bandit
- Vengeance! as Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)
- The Chinese Boxer
- The Twelve Gold Medallions as Mountain Slicing Squad
- The Wandering Swordsman
- Swordswomen Three
- The Singing Killer
- The Secret of the Dirk
- The Winged Tiger
1969
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as (extra) (uncredited)
- Supreme Sword
- The Invincible Fist as (extra) (uncredited)
- Dead End
- Twelve Deadly Coins
- Redress as Extra
1968
- Golden Swallow as Golden Dragon Five Heroes
- The Sword of Swords as Shang's thug [extra]
- Red Lamp Shaded in Blood
- That Fiery Girl as Hulu Valley's bandit
- 麒麟寨
- The Tin Long Gang
- The Silver Fox
- The Chivalrous Whip
- That Frightening Sword
1967
- The One-Armed Swordsman as Feng's Disciple
- Rape of the Sword
- The Trail of the Broken Blade as (extra) (uncredited)
- The Sword and the Lute
- The Assassin as (extra) (uncredited)
- The Silent Swordsman
- King Drummer
- Dragnet of the Law
- 月向那方圓
- 金鷗
- Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
- Lady Black Cat Strikes Again
1966
- The Magnificent Trio as Soldier
- 劫火紅蓮(上集)
- The Knight of Knights as Chaoching monk
- Twin Sisters as Thug
1965
- The Lotus Lamp as God of Thunder's Fellow
- The Twin Swords as Red Lotus member
- Temple of the Red Lotus as Red Lotus member
1962
- Madam White Snake as Celestial spirit