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
2021
2020
2019
2015
- Paris Holiday as Mr Chow
2013
2011
- East Meets West as The Wynner
- 温拿38大跃进演唱会 as Anthony Chan Yau
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
- My Americanize Wife
- Miracle 90 Days as Frankie
- Changing Partner as Yau
- Second to None as Chan Chi Keung
- Big Little Man
- Hero of the Beggars as Hotel Manager
1991
- The Banquet as Mr. Chan's Friend
- 梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情
1990
- Till Death Shall We Start as David
- Her Fatal Ways ... (Producer)
- When Fortune Smiles as Private Eye Wong
- The Nocturnal Demon as Officer Chan
1989
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Reporter at Pier
- Mr. Fortune as Yau
- The Bachelor's Swan Song ... (Producer)
- Four Loves as Chan Mo/Chen Wu
- A Fishy Story as Paul Chow
- Little Cop as Mental Hospital Doctor
1988
- Mr Vampire Saga 4 as Four Eyed Taoist
- Paper Marriage ... (Producer)
- Three Wishes as Chan Hong Tai
- One Husband Too Many as Hsia Chin-Hsin
- On the Run ... (Producer)
- Spooky, Spooky as Inspector
- In the Blood as Hold-up Man
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 Band
- 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
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Lotta
- Mr. Vampire as Taoist Priest
- Carry On Doctors and Nurses as Dr. Chen
- Girl with the Diamond Slipper as Acting coach at Ju's audition
- The Flying Mr. B
- Heart of Dragon as Danny's Tutor
- Funny Triple as Gold Finger
- Let's Make Laugh II as Mr Chan
1984
- The Return of Pom Pom as Hawker on the run [cameo]
- Behind the Yellow Line as Ng Wai
- Family Light Affair as Pai
- Mr. Virgin as Doctor
1983
- The Trail as Reader
- Let's Make Laugh as Bailiff
1982
- Monkey Business as Snake
- Six Is Company
1981
- Play While You Play as Lou Jiewen
- Lucky by Chance as Ma Lan-Tu
- Crazy World
- The Merry Couple
1980
- Cute Girl as Ma Qian
- Spring in Autumn
- Part Time Job