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Wei Ping-Ao

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Wei Ping-Ao

Born November 29, 1929 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaDied December 3, 198973 films

Wei Ping-Ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

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Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1988Sex of the Imperial
  2. 1988The 5 Kung Fu Kids
  3. 1988Journey to the West
  4. 1985Turbo Dragon
  5. 1985Secrets of the Inner ChamberMaster Charng
  6. 1984The Last Night of Madam Chin
  7. 1982Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
  8. 1982The Flute Player of Wrath
  9. 1982Monkey War
  10. 1982The Chinese StuntmanThe Director
  11. 1982Calamity of SnakesPeter Ma
  12. 1982Ninja in the Dragon's DenChemist
  13. 198236 Super Kids
  14. 1982Can't Stop the War
  15. 1981Spooky KookiesBo's Dad
  16. 1981The Taxi Driver
  17. 1981Three Funny Detectives
  18. 1979The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  19. 1979The Marvelous Kung Fu
  20. 1979Incredible Kung Fu MissionMaster Chan Chi
  21. 1978Fists of Bruce LeeOctopus
  22. 1977Duel with the Devils
  23. 1977One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
  24. 1977Golden Nun
  25. 1977The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho
  26. 1976Laugh In
  27. 1976The Ghost
  28. 1976Bruce Lee SuperdragonMovie Producer
  29. 1975Shantung Man in Hong Kong
  30. 1975Invisible Master
  31. 1975Dragon GateHis Majesty
  32. 1975The Phantom LuteHsin Kwei
  33. 1975Sea Gods and GhostsAu Ming-Ou
  34. 1974Naughty! Naughty!Wei Ping Ao
  35. 1974Tornado of Chu-chiang
  36. 1974The Snake Girl Drops InWitch
  37. 1973Honor and Love
  38. 1973The Fate of Lee KhanWen Mei Chi
  39. 1973Spring in PattayaPin Hao
  40. 1973Adventure in DenmarkTravel Agent
  41. 1973Fist of UnicornSan Tin
  42. 1973Tales of LarcenyRetinue Officer Bo Sin
  43. 1972The Way of the DragonHo
  44. 1972Filthy Guy
  45. 1972HapkidoBlack Bear Secretary Zhang
  46. 1972Love Is an Elusive Wind
  47. 1972Fist of FuryInterpreter Wu
  48. 1971The Brave Young Generation
  49. 1971Deaf and Mute Heroine
  50. 1970Valley of the FangsHu San
  51. 1970Wrath of the SwordZhang Xiao-Shan
  52. 1970The Winged TigerYou Ming
  53. 1970Double BlissZhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
  54. 1969River of TearsLi Laosan
  55. 1969The Three SmilesZhu Zhi Shan
  56. 1969Vengeance Is a Golden BladeMaster Jin
  57. 1969The Millionaire ChaseJiang Wen Qiang
  58. 1968Divorce, Hong Kong StyleHsiao Pai
  59. 1968Killer DartsLight Footed Hero
  60. 1968The Magnificent SwordsmanXiu Xiu's Brother
  61. 1968Hong Kong RhapsodyWei Chung Liang
  62. 1967King CatJiang Ping, Underwater Mouse
  63. 1967King DrummerLi Yuan-Ming
  64. 1967Song of TomorrowTV host
  65. 1967Kiss and KillChien Kun
  66. 1967Sing High, Sing Low
  67. 1967The Trail of the Broken BladeShi Gan
  68. 1966Poisonous RoseFourth Brother
  69. 1966Downhill They Ride
  70. 1961Good NeighborsChen Hsi-Ting
  71. 1960Conscience and Guilt
  72. 1956Terminal Bound
  73. 1956Remote LoveBu La-Te