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Wei Ping-ao

Nov 29, 1929 - Dec 03, 1989 (60 years old) in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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.

Known For

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The Way of the Dragon
Ho
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Fist of Fury
Interpreter Wu
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Hapkido
Black Bear Secretary Zhang
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Fists of Bruce Lee
Octopus
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Kiss and Kill
Chien Kun
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The Fate of Lee Khan
Wen Mei Chi
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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self
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Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Chemist
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Fist of Unicorn
San Tin
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Tales of Larceny
Retinue Officer Bo Sin

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