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Chow Yun-Fat

Actor

Chow Yun-Fat

Born May 18, 1955 in Hong Kong, China105 films

Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon poster7.4Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000The Killer poster7.6The Killer1989A Better Tomorrow poster7.4A Better Tomorrow1986Curse of the Golden Flower poster6.9Curse of the Golden Flower2006Let the Bullets Fly poster7.8Let the Bullets Fly2010Anna and the King poster6.8Anna and the King1999A Better Tomorrow II poster7.1A Better Tomorrow II1987

Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. TBACold War IIIOswald S.C. Kan
  2. TBAThe Golden Sting
  3. TBACold War 1995Oswald S.C. Kan
  4. 2026Cold War 1994Oswald S.C. Kan
  5. 2025Detective Chinatown 1900Bai Xuanling
  6. 2023One More ChanceWater Ng
  7. 2022The Monkey King: The Legend BeginsJade Emperor
  8. 2018Project GutenbergPainter
  9. 2016Cold War IIOswald S.C. Kan
  10. 2016From Vegas to Macau IIIKen Shek / Ko Chun
  11. 2015OfficeHo Chung Ping
  12. 2015From Vegas to Macau IIKen / Ko Chun
  13. 2014From Vegas to MacauKen
  14. 2014The Monkey KingJade Emperor
  15. 2012The Last TycoonCheng Daqi
  16. 2012The AssassinsChancellor Cao Cao
  17. 2011Beginning of the Great RevivalYuan Shikai
  18. 2010Let the Bullets FlyHuang Silang
  19. 2010ShanghaiAnthony Lan-Ting
  20. 2010ConfuciusConfucius
  21. 2009Dragonball EvolutionRoshi
  22. 2008The Children of Huang ShiChen Hansheng
  23. 2007The Postmodern Life of My AuntZhichang Pan / 潘知常
  24. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndCaptain Sao Feng
  25. 2006Curse of the Golden FlowerEmperor Ping
  26. 2005Waiting AloneFa Ge (cameo)
  27. 2003Bulletproof MonkThe Nameless Monk
  28. 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonLi Mu Bai
  29. 1999Anna and the KingKing Mongkut
  30. 1999The CorruptorNick Chen
  31. 1998The Replacement KillersJohn Lee
  32. 1995Peace HotelWong Ah Ping
  33. 1994God of Gamblers' ReturnKo Chun
  34. 1994Treasure HuntJeffrey Chang Ching
  35. 1992Full ContactJeff / Gou Fei
  36. 1992Hard BoiledInsp. 'Tequila' Yuen
  37. 1992Now You See Love... Now You Don'tNg San Shui
  38. 1991Prison on Fire IIChung Tin Ching
  39. 1991Once a ThiefRed Bean Puddin / Joe
  40. 1990God of Gamblers IIKo Chun
  41. 1990The Fun, the Luck & the TycoonLam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
  42. 1989God of GamblersKo Chun
  43. 1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonMark
  44. 1989Triads: The Inside StoryLee Man Ho
  45. 1989Wild SearchSgt. Lau Chun-Pong
  46. 1989The KillerJong
  47. 1989All About Ah-LongAh Long
  48. 1988City WarDick Lee
  49. 1988Goodbye My FriendHung
  50. 1988When Tat Fu Was Young
  51. 1988The Greatest LoverQian Jin / Nelson Chow
  52. 1988Diary of a Big ManChow Ting Fat
  53. 1988Fractured FolliesJoe Leung
  54. 1988Tiger on the BeatSergeant Francis Li
  55. 1988The Eighth HappinessFang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
  56. 1988The Romancing Star IIBig Mouth Fat [cameo]
  57. 1987A Better Tomorrow IIKen Lee
  58. 1987Prison on FireChung Tin Ching
  59. 1987Spiritual LovePu Yung Tsai
  60. 1987Flaming BrothersTin
  61. 1987An Autumn's TaleSamuel Pang
  62. 1987The Romancing StarWong Yat Fat
  63. 1987Rich and FamousLee Ah Chai
  64. 1987Code of HonorFai
  65. 1987Scared StiffInspector Chow
  66. 1987Tragic HeroLee Ah Chai
  67. 1987City on FireKo Chow
  68. 1986The Seventh CurseWesley
  69. 1986My Will, I WillDetective
  70. 1986A Hearty ResponseHo Ting-Bon
  71. 1986Love Unto WastesDetective Lam Chun-Keung
  72. 1986A Better TomorrowMark Lee
  73. 1986The LunaticsChung
  74. 1986100 Ways to Murder Your WifeSoccer Fat
  75. 1986The Missed DatePeter
  76. 1986Dream LoversSong Yu
  77. 1986Witch from NepalJoe
  78. 1986Story of RoseCharles / Ga Ming
  79. 1985Why Me?Mr. Chow
  80. 1985WomenDerek Sun
  81. 1984Hong Kong 1941Yip Kim-Fay
  82. 1984The OccupantInsp Valentino Chow
  83. 1984Love in a Fallen CityFan Liu-Yuan
  84. 1983Last AffairKwong Ping
  85. 1983Bloody MoneyBullet
  86. 1983Katanyu Prakasit
  87. 1983The Bund Part II许文强
  88. 1983The BundHui Man Keung
  89. 1982The Postman Strikes BackFu Jun
  90. 1982The Head HunterYuen Lik / Nguen Dich
  91. 1981The Story of Woo VietWoo Viet
  92. 1981The ExecutorNg Tao
  93. 1981Soul Ash
  94. 1980Modern HeroesSgt Chu Hwa Tai
  95. 1980PursuitKiller
  96. 1980Joy to the WorldYam Chung-Lung
  97. 1980God FatherGit
  98. 1978Miss "O"Koon
  99. 1978Their Private LivesKo Ming Chung
  100. 1977Hot BloodAh Cheng
  101. 1977Bed for Day, Bed for Night
  102. 1976The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
  103. 1976Massage GirlsAh Gin
  104. 1976Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
  105. 1976The Reincarnation