Anthony Chan Yau
Born: 1952-10-01 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Known For: Acting
Biography
Anthony Chan Yau is a Hong Kong actor and the drummer for the band Wynners. In 1981, Chan formed a film production company with Kenny Bee and produced Monkey Business. Chan joined Shaw Brothers in 1983 and produced his remarkable project Let’s Make Laugh, which was directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting. Then, Cheung and Chan formed a production company afterwards. One of Chan’s most ambitious projects was A Fishy Story, starring by Kenny Bee and Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, in which Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk won the best actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In recent years, Chan emigrated to US and retired from the film industry.
Filmography
2025
- Sons of the Neon Night ... (Thanks)
- The Last Jiangshi
- 今晚有歌廳
2021
2020
- Enter the Fat Dragon as Chief Commissioner
2019
2015
- Paris Holiday as Mr Chow
2013
2011
- 温拿38大跃进演唱会 as Anthony Chan Yau
- East Meets West as The Wynner
2010
- Fortune King Is Coming to Town! as Taxi Driver
1993
- 3 Days of a Blind Girl as Dr. Jack Ng
- The Tigers: The Legend of Canton as Shum Si Koon
1992
- Twin Dragons as Hotel Concierge
- Big Little Man
- My Americanize Wife
- Hero of the Beggars as Hotel Manager
- Changing Partner as Yau
- Miracle 90 Days as Frankie
- Second to None as Chan Chi Keung
1991
- The Banquet as Mr. Chan's Friend
- 梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情
1990
- When Fortune Smiles as Private Eye Wong
- Till Death Shall We Start as David
- Her Fatal Ways ... (Producer)
- The Nocturnal Demon as Officer Chan
1989
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Reporter at Pier
- Little Cop as Mental Hospital Doctor
- Four Loves as Chan Mo/Chen Wu
- The Bachelor's Swan Song ... (Producer)
- A Fishy Story as Paul Chow
- Mr. Fortune as Yau
1988
- Mr Vampire Saga 4 as Four Eyed Taoist
- Spooky, Spooky as Inspector
- Paper Marriage ... (Producer)
- On the Run ... (Producer)
- In the Blood as Hold-up Man
- One Husband Too Many as Hsia Chin-Hsin
- Three Wishes as Chan Hong Tai
1987
- Project A - Part II as Policeman #365
- The Romancing Star as Man in office
- Last Eunuch In China
- The Good, The Bad & The Beauty as Supt Chan [cameo]
- To Err Is Humane as Detective Wong
- Happy Bigamist as Hsia Hsin
1986
- Armour of God as Member of The Losers (uncredited)
- Millionaires' Express
- Lucky Stars Go Places as Long Legs
- 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife as Chen Chih Tao
- Why, Why, Tell Me Why!! as Tallie Yau
- The Strange Bedfellow
1985
- Mr. Vampire as Taoist Priest
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Lotta
- Heart of Dragon as Danny's Tutor
- Girl with the Diamond Slipper as Acting coach at Ju's audition
- Carry On Doctors and Nurses as Dr. Chen
- The Flying Mr. B
- Funny Triple as Gold Finger
- Let's Make Laugh II as Mr Chan
1984
- Behind the Yellow Line as Ng Wai
- The Return of Pom Pom as Hawker on the run [cameo]
- Mr. Virgin as Doctor
- Family Light Affair as Pai
1983
- The Trail as Reader
- Let's Make Laugh as Bailiff
1982
- Six Is Company
- Monkey Business as Snake
1981
- The Merry Couple
- Lucky by Chance as Ma Lan-Tu
- Play While You Play as Lou Jiewen
- Crazy World
1980
- Part Time Job
- Cute Girl as Ma Qian
- Spring in Autumn