Chow Yun-Fat
May 18, 1955 (69 years old) in Hong Kong, China
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.
Known For
Detective Chinatown 1900
Bai Xuanling
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng
Credits
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Cold War III FutureOswald S.C. Kan★ NR -
Bai Xuanling★ 6.2 -
One More Chance 2023Water Ng★ 5.5 -
Project Gutenberg 2018Painter★ 7.1 -
Duckweed 2017Self (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
Cold War II 2016Oswald S.C. Kan★ 6.2 -
Ken Shek / Ko Chun★ 4 -
Office 2015Ho Chung Ping★ 5.9 -
Ken / Ko Chun★ 5 -
From Vegas to Macau 2014Ken★ 5 -
The Monkey King 2014Jade Emperor★ 5.5 -
The Last Tycoon 2012Cheng Daqi★ 6.4 -
The Assassins 2012Chancellor Cao Cao★ 5.7 -
Yuan Shikai★ 4.6 -
Let the Bullets Fly 2010Huang Silang★ 7.8 -
Shanghai 2010Anthony Lan-Ting★ 6.1 -
Confucius 2010Confucius★ 6 -
Dragonball Evolution 2009Master Roshi★ 2.9 -
Chen Hansheng★ 6.7 -
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常★ 5.5 -
Captain Sao Feng★ 7.3 -
Emperor Ping★ 6.9 -
Waiting Alone 2005Fa Ge (cameo)★ 6.9 -
Bulletproof Monk 2003The Nameless Monk★ 5.5 -
(archive footage)★ 4.9 -
Li Mu Bai★ 7.4 -
Anna and the King 1999King Mongkut★ 6.8 -
The Corruptor 1999Nick Chen★ 6.1 -
John Lee★ 6.2 -
Peace Hotel 1995Wong Ah Ping★ 5.8 -
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'★ 6.6 -
Treasure Hunt 1994Jeffrey Chang Ching★ 5.5 -
Full Contact 1992Jeff / Gou Fei★ 6.8 -
Hard Boiled 1992Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen★ 7.5 -
Ng San Shui★ 6 -
Prison on Fire II 1991Chung Tin Ching★ 6.8 -
Once a Thief 1991Red Bean Puddin / Joe★ 6.7 -
God of Gamblers II 1990高進★ 6.8 -
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink★ 5.8 -
God of Gamblers 1989Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'★ 7.3 -
Mark★ 6.4 -
Lee Man Ho★ 5.8 -
Wild Search 1989Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong★ 6.7 -
The Killer 1989Jong★ 7.6 -
All About Ah-Long 1989Ah Long★ 7.2 -
City War 1988Dick Lee★ 6.4 -
Goodbye My Friend 1988Hung★ NR -
★ 6 -
The Greatest Lover 1988Qian Jin / Nelson Chow★ 4.6 -
Chow Ting Fat★ 6.2 -
Fractured Follies 1988Joe Leung★ 5.3 -
Tiger on the Beat 1988Sergeant Francis Li★ 6.5 -
The Eighth Happiness 1988Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long★ 5.8 -
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]★ 4.2 -
A Better Tomorrow II 1987Ken Lee★ 7.1 -
Prison on Fire 1987Chung Tin Ching★ 6.9 -
Spiritual Love 1987Pu Yung Tsai★ 6.1 -
Flaming Brothers 1987Tin★ 6.2 -
An Autumn's Tale 1987Samuel Pang★ 7.3 -
The Romancing Star 1987Wong Yat Fat★ 5.6 -
Rich and Famous 1987Lee Ah Chai★ 6.3 -
Code of Honor 1987Fai★ 9 -
Scared Stiff 1987Inspector Chow★ 7 -
Tragic Hero 1987Lee Ah Chai★ 6 -
City on Fire 1987Ko Chow★ 7 -
The Seventh Curse 1986Wesley★ 6.8 -
My Will, I Will 1986Detective★ NR -
A Hearty Response 1986Ho Ting-Bon★ 6.3 -
Love Unto Wastes 1986Detective Lam Chun-Keung★ 6.6 -
A Better Tomorrow 1986Mark Lee★ 7.4 -
The Lunatics 1986Chung★ 7.4 -
Soccer Fat★ 5.1 -
The Missed Date 1986Peter★ NR -
Dream Lovers 1986Song Yu★ 6.3 -
Witch from Nepal 1986Joe★ 5.4 -
Story of Rose 1986Charles / Ga Ming★ 6 -
Why Me? 1985Mr. Chow★ 8 -
The Yang's Saga 1985Lui Dong-bun★ 7.8 -
★ NR -
Women 1985Derek Sun★ 6.7 -
Hong Kong 1941 1984Yip Kim-Fay★ 5.9 -
Police Cadet 1984張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing★ NR -
The Occupant 1984Insp Valentino Chow★ 6.1 -
Fan Liu-Yuan★ 6 -
★ NR -
Last Affair 1983Kwong Ping★ 6.7 -
Angels And Devils 1983★ NR -
The Super Power 1983★ NR -
Bloody Money 1983Bullet★ 4 -
Katanyu Prakasit 1983★ NR -
The Bund Part II 1983许文强★ 5.3 -
The Bund 1983Hui Man Keung★ 5.7 -
The Radio Tycoon 1983★ NR -
苏灿★ 9 -
Fu Jun★ 6.3 -
The Head Hunter 1982Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich★ 5.2 -
The Maverick 1982★ NR -
Good Old Times 1981欧阳汉★ NR -
Hero's Blood Road 1981★ NR -
The Fate 1981★ NR -
Woo Viet★ 6.2 -
The Shell Game (II) 1981阿龙★ NR -
The Executor 1981Ng Tao★ 6.5 -
Soul Ash 1981★ NR -
Modern Heroes 1980Sgt Chu Hwa Tai★ 7 -
The Shell Game 1980★ 4 -
Pursuit 1980Killer★ 6 -
Joy to the World 1980Yam Chung-Lung★ 6 -
The Brothers 1980★ NR -
God Father 1980Git★ 5 -
★ 9 -
Man From Hong Kong 1979Ben★ NR -
I Am Woman 1979★ NR -
The Cheap Detective 1979★ NR -
The Landlord 1979★ NR -
Conflict 1978★ NR -
Disco Fever 1978★ NR -
Hong Kong Story II 1978主持★ NR -
The Giants 1978★ NR -
Miss "O" 1978Koon★ NR -
Their Private Lives 1978Ko Ming Chung★ NR -
Vanity Fair 1978★ NR -
Hot Blood 1977Ah Cheng★ NR -
Hero 1977★ NR -
何严明★ NR -
13 1977★ NR -
★ NR -
C.I.D.(Series 2) 1976★ NR -
畸人列傳 1976★ NR -
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★ NR -
Hotel 1976★ NR -
Massage Girls 1976Ah Gin★ NR -
Teenager 1976★ NR -
The First Love 1976★ NR -
Mystery Beyond 1976★ NR -
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This Generation 1976★ NR -
The Reincarnation 1976★ NR -
蒋玉涵★ 6 -
Murder of Passion 1974★ NR -
The God of Aqua 1974★ NR -
Chinese Folklore 1974★ NR -
Golden Horse Awards 1962Self★ NR
