Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Born: 1912-11-27 in Hong Kong, China
Died: 1980-12-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yuen Siu-Tien (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Chinese martial arts film actor in the late 1970s. Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real life son Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen died having a heart attack in 1979. Leader of the Yuen Clan and father of: Peace Yuen Wo-Ping; Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan; Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi; Simon Yuen Yat-Choh; Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung and Yuen Lung-Kui.
Filmography
2004
1995
- Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter as Self
1982
1981
- An Old Kung Fu Master
- Master with Cracked Fingers as Old Master
1980
- The Buddhist Fist as Sleeping monk
- The Six Directions of Boxing
- Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
1979
- The Story of the Drunken Master as Beggar So
- Blind Fist of Bruce as The Blind Master
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
- Sleeping Fist as Old Fox
- The World of Drunken Master as [Cameo]
- Horse Boxing Killer
- The Mystery of Chess Boxing as Master Cook
- Mad Mad Kung Fu as Bamboo Stick
- Crystal Fist as Cook / Teacher
- Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist as Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
- Iron Bridge Kung-Fu as Piggy
1978
- Drunken Master as Beggar So
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
- Heroes of the East as Ho To's Sifu
- Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat
- Drunken Master Strikes Back as Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed
1977
- Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers as Head Snake Demon
- The Dragon Lives Again as Hua Tao
1976
- Wong Fay Hung
- Karate from Shaolin Temple as Yuen Yun
1975
- The Valiant Ones as Pirate with bow
- The Young Rebel as Rong's Sifu
- "Fertility" Bank
- Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
1974
- Shaolin Martial Arts as Master Liang Hong
- The Association as Sifu
- Martial Arts as Street performer
1973
- Fist to Fist as Sleeping Waiter
- The Kiss of Death as Yuen
- Iron Bull
- 英雄榜
- Chinese Kung Fu
1972
- The Warlord as Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
- 鸿运当头
1969
- Dragon Swamp as Ding Long (fisherman)
- The Fragrant Sword
- The One-armed Magic Nun
- Sword of Emei as Chiu's man
- Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
- 银刀血剑
- Supreme Sword
- 血羅巾
- 黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
- 黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
- 黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
- 鐵髮紅姑
- 殺氣嚴霜
- Iron Bones
1968
1967
- The Sword and the Lute as Red Lotus Clan member
- The Goddess of Mercy as Dancing Soldier
- The Witch
- The Silent Swordsman as Sun Moon Clan member
- Jin ou as Henchman
- Paragon of Sword and Knife
- 紅衣少女
1966
- Come Drink with Me as Jade Faced Tiger's Man
- One Duel Too Many
- The Knight of Knights as Chaoching monk
- One Duel Too Many (Part 2) as 岑大化
- 中原奇俠 as 東海騰蛟
1965
- Six Fingers
- The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
- The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
- 箫声震武林（下集） ... (Action Director)
- 箫声震武林（上集） as 慧明僧
- Sword of Swords as Pole-fighter
- 999离奇三凶手
- Red Dragon
- The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
- 孫悟空三戲百花仙
- 火凤狂龙
1964
- The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
- The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One as Monk Yi Tin
- The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two as Monk Yi Tin
- Spy No. 13 as Agent A
- Devil's Palm (Part One) as Buddhist Master
- Operation Hong Kong
- Buddha's Palm (Part 2) ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains as Lau Hok-jan
1963
1962
- Hunting for the Murderer as 歹徒
- The Birth of Yue Fei
- Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1) ... (Choreographer)
- Hong Kong Hot Harbor
1961
- A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two as imperial guard
- Secret Book
- 花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓
1960
- The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine as Gangster