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
1995
- Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter as Self
1982
1980
- The Buddhist Fist as Sleeping monk
- The Six Directions of Boxing
- Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
1979
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
- Sleeping Fist as Old Fox
- The Story of the Drunken Master as Beggar So
- Blind Fist of Bruce as The Blind Master
- The World of Drunken Master as [Cameo]
- The Mystery of Chess Boxing as Master Cook
- Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist as Yuen Hsiao-Tien
- Crystal Fist as Cook / Teacher
- Mad Mad Kung Fu as Bamboo Stick
- Iron Bridge Kung-Fu as Piggy
- Horse Boxing Killer
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
- 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
- The Dragon Lives Again as Hua Tao
- Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers as Head Snake Demon
1976
- Karate from Shaolin Temple as Yuen Yun
- Wong Fay Hung
1975
- The Valiant Ones as Pirate with bow
- The Young Rebel as Rong's Sifu
- "Fertility" Bank
- Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
1974
- Martial Arts as Street performer
- Shaolin Martial Arts as Master Liang Hong
- The Association as Sifu
1973
- The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
- The Kiss of Death as Yuen
- Fist to Fist as Sleeping Waiter
- Iron Bull
- 英雄榜
1972
- The Warlord as Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
- 鸿运当头
1969
- Dragon Swamp as Ding Long (fisherman)
- The One-armed Magic Nun
- Supreme Sword
- Sword of Emei as Chiu's man
- Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
- 银刀血剑
- Iron Bones
- 黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
- 鐵髮紅姑
- The Fragrant Sword
- 黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
- 血羅巾
- 黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
- 殺氣嚴霜
1968
1967
- The Sword and the Lute as Red Lotus Clan member
- The Witch
- The Silent Swordsman as Sun Moon Clan member
- The Goddess of Mercy as Dancing Soldier
- Paragon of Sword and Knife
- Jin ou as Henchman
- 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
1965
- Red Dragon
- The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
- 箫声震武林（上集） as 慧明僧
- The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
- Six Fingers
- 箫声震武林（下集） ... (Action Director)
- Sword of Swords as Pole-fighter
- The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
- 999离奇三凶手
- 火凤狂龙
1964
- The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
- The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two as Monk Yi Tin
- Buddha's Palm (Part 2) ... (Martial Arts Choreographer)
- Operation Hong Kong
- Devil's Palm (Part One) as Buddhist Master
- Spy No. 13 as Agent A
- The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One as Monk Yi Tin
- 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
- Hong Kong Hot Harbor
- Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1) ... (Choreographer)
1961
- Secret Book
- A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two as imperial guard
- 花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓
1960
- The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine as Gangster