Chow Yun-Fat
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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- Born:
- May 18, 1955 In Hong Kong, China
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 165
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie Cold War III 2027
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Cold War III | Oswald S.C. Kan | 2027 |
| Movie | Detective Chinatown 1900 | Bai Xuanling | 2025-01-29 |
| Movie | One More Chance | Water Ng | 2023-06-21 |
| Series | The Do Show | Unknown | 2023-06-29 |
| Movie | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | Jade Emperor | 2022-11-02 |
| Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
| Movie | Project Gutenberg | Painter | 2018-09-30 |
| Movie | Duckweed | Self (archive footage) | 2017-01-28 |
| Movie | Cold War II | Oswald S.C. Kan | 2016-07-08 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau III | Ken Shek / Ko Chun | 2016-02-06 |
| Series | 鲁豫有约一日行 | Unknown | 2016-08-26 |
| Movie | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | Jade Emperor | 2016-11-30 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau II | Ken / Ko Chun | 2015-02-19 |
| Movie | Office | Ho Chung Ping | 2015-09-24 |
| Movie | The Monkey King | Jade Emperor | 2014-01-09 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau | Ken | 2014-01-30 |
| Series | Voice | Unknown | 2012-08-27 |
| Movie | The Assassins | Chancellor Cao Cao | 2012-09-26 |
| Movie | The Last Tycoon | Cheng Daqi | 2012-12-22 |
| Movie | Beginning of the Great Revival | Yuan Shikai | 2011-06-23 |
| Movie | Confucius | Confucius | 2010-02-11 |
| Movie | Shanghai | Anthony Lan-Ting | 2010-06-10 |
| Movie | Let the Bullets Fly | Huang Silang | 2010-12-20 |
| Movie | Dragonball Evolution | Master Roshi | 2009-03-12 |
| Movie | The Children of Huang Shi | Chen Hansheng | 2008-04-03 |
| Movie | Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' | Self | 2007-03-27 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Sao Feng | 2007-05-19 |
| Movie | The Making of Hard Boiled | Unknown | 2007-07-24 |
| Movie | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | Zhichang Pan / 潘知常 | 2007-08-03 |
| Movie | Curse of the Golden Flower | Emperor Ping | 2006-12-14 |
| Movie | Waiting Alone | Fa Ge (cameo) | 2005-09-08 |
| Movie | Bulletproof Monk | The Nameless Monk | 2003-03-28 |
| Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
| Movie | An Autumn Diary | An Autumn's Tale footage | 2001-06-11 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Li Mu Bai | 2000-07-06 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' | Self | 2000-12-08 |
| Movie | The Corruptor | Nick Chen | 1999-03-12 |
| Movie | Anna and the King | King Mongkut | 1999-12-16 |
| Movie | The Replacement Killers | John Lee | 1998-02-06 |
| Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage | Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (archive footage) | 1996-12-13 |
| Movie | Peace Hotel | Wong Ah Ping | 1995-04-12 |
| Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
| Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Himself (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunt | Jeffrey Chang Ching | 1994-01-29 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers' Return | Ko Chun | 1994-12-15 |
| Movie | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Ng San Shui | 1992-02-01 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | 1992-04-16 |
| Movie | Full Contact | Jeff / Gou Fei | 1992-07-23 |
| Movie | Once a Thief | Red Bean Puddin / Joe | 1991-02-02 |
| Movie | Prison on Fire II | Chung Tin Ching | 1991-06-22 |
| Movie | The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon | Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink | 1990-01-18 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers II | Ko Chun | 1990-12-13 |
| Movie | The Killer | Jong | 1989-03-24 |
| Movie | All About Ah-Long | Ah Long | 1989-03-16 |
| Series | Celebrity Talk Show | 周润发 | 1989-03-10 |
| Movie | Wild Search | Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong | 1989-06-03 |
| Movie | Triads: The Inside Story | Lee Man Ho | 1989-08-03 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Mark | 1989-10-20 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star III | Mechanic in flashback (uncredited) | 1989-12-21 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers | Ko Chun | 1989-12-14 |
| Movie | Tiger on the Beat | Sergeant Francis Li | 1988-03-19 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star II | Big Mouth Fat [cameo] | 1988-01-21 |
| Movie | The Diary of a Big Man | Chow Ting Fat | 1988-07-21 |
| Movie | The Eighth Happiness | Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long | 1988-02-11 |
| Movie | Fractured Follies | Joe Leung | 1988-07-06 |
| Movie | The Greatest Lover | Qian Jin / Nelson Chow | 1988-07-30 |
| Movie | City War | Dick Lee | 1988-12-21 |
| Movie | Goodbye My Friend | Hung | 1988-10-05 |
| Movie | When Tat Fu Was Young | Unknown | 1988-09-23 |
| Movie | Rich and Famous | Lee Ah Chai | 1987-05-27 |
| Movie | Code of Honor | Fai | 1987-03-26 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star | Wong Yat Fat | 1987-06-25 |
| Movie | Tragic Hero | Lee Ah Chai | 1987-02-20 |
| Movie | Scared Stiff | Inspector Chow | 1987-03-06 |
| Movie | City on Fire | Ko Chow | 1987-02-13 |
| Movie | An Autumn's Tale | Samuel Pang | 1987-07-16 |
| Movie | Prison on Fire | Chung Tin Ching | 1987-11-13 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow II | Ken Lee | 1987-12-17 |
| Movie | Spiritual Love | Pu Yung Tsai | 1987-10-15 |
| Movie | Flaming Brothers | Tin | 1987-07-30 |
| Movie | The Missed Date | Peter | 1986-05-24 |
| Movie | Dream Lovers | Song Yu | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Story of Rose | Charles / Ga Ming | 1986-02-21 |
| Movie | The Lunatics | Chung | 1986-06-05 |
| Movie | Witch from Nepal | Joe | 1986-02-27 |
| Movie | Love Unto Wastes | Detective Lam Chun-Keung | 1986-08-30 |
| Movie | My Will, I Will | Detective | 1986-11-20 |
| Movie | A Hearty Response | Ho Ting-Bon | 1986-10-30 |
| Movie | 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife | Soccer Fat | 1986-06-05 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow | Mark Lee | 1986-08-02 |
| Movie | The Seventh Curse | Wesley | 1986-11-22 |
| Movie | Women | Derek Sun | 1985-06-12 |
| Series | The Battle Among the Clans | Unknown | 1985-05-27 |
| Series | The Yang's Saga | Lui Dong-bun | 1985-10-21 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Mr. Chow | 1985-10-29 |
| Series | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | Unknown | 1984-04-02 |
| Movie | The Occupant | Insp Valentino Chow | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | Love in a Fallen City | Fan Liu-Yuan | 1984-08-02 |
| Movie | Hong Kong 1941 | Yip Kim-Fay | 1984-11-02 |
| Series | Police Cadet | 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing | 1984-10-29 |
| Movie | The Bund Part II | 许文强 | 1983-01-25 |
| Series | The Radio Tycoon | Unknown | 1983-01-03 |
| Movie | Katanyu Prakasit | Unknown | 1983-02-12 |
| Movie | The Bund | Hui Man Keung | 1983-01-20 |
| Movie | Bloody Money | Bullet | 1983-03-22 |
| Series | The Super Power | Unknown | 1983-08-01 |
| Movie | Last Affair | Kwong Ping | 1983-12-09 |
| Series | Angels And Devils | Unknown | 1983-08-08 |
| Series | The Maverick | Unknown | 1982-01-04 |
| Movie | The Head Hunter | Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | The Postman Strikes Back | Fu Jun | 1982-06-04 |
| Series | The Legend of Master So | 苏灿 | 1982-09-27 |
| Series | The Shell Game (II) | 阿龙 | 1981-04-13 |
| Movie | The Story of Woo Viet | Woo Viet | 1981-04-23 |
| Movie | The Executor | Ng Tao | 1981-03-04 |
| Movie | Soul Ash | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
| Series | The Fate | Unknown | 1981-06-29 |
| Series | Good Old Times | 欧阳汉 | 1981-12-14 |
| Series | Hero's Blood Road | Unknown | 1981-10-05 |
| Series | The Bund | 许文强 | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | God Father | Git | 1980-01-23 |
| Series | The Brothers | Unknown | 1980-04-21 |
| Movie | Pursuit | Killer | 1980-06-26 |
| Movie | Modern Heroes | Sgt Chu Hwa Tai | 1980-09-18 |
| Movie | Joy to the World | Yam Chung-Lung | 1980-06-07 |
| Series | The Shell Game | Unknown | 1980-09-15 |
| Series | The Landlord | Unknown | 1979-01-01 |
| Series | The Cheap Detective | Unknown | 1979-02-12 |
| Series | Man From Hong Kong | Ben | 1979-04-30 |
| Series | I Am Woman | Unknown | 1979-03-05 |
| Series | The Good The Bad The Ugly | Unknown | 1979-10-01 |
| Movie | Miss "O" | Koon | 1978-04-28 |
| Series | Vanity Fair | Unknown | 1978-01-02 |
| Movie | Their Private Lives | Ko Ming Chung | 1978-01-12 |
| Series | The Giants | Unknown | 1978-05-01 |
| Series | Hong Kong Story II | 主持 | 1978-08-07 |
| Series | Conflict | Unknown | 1978-10-02 |
| Series | Disco Fever | Unknown | 1978-08-07 |
| Movie | Bed for Day, Bed for Night | Unknown | 1977-03-31 |
| Series | 13 | Unknown | 1977-05-23 |
| Movie | Hot Blood | Ah Cheng | 1977-09-23 |
| Series | A House is Not a Home | 何严明 | 1977-08-01 |
| Series | Hero | Unknown | 1977-08-08 |
| Movie | Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom | Unknown | 1976-04-29 |
| Series | The First Love | Unknown | 1976-08-09 |
| Movie | The Reincarnation | Unknown | 1976-03-31 |
| Series | The Killer | Unknown | 1976-03-29 |
| Series | Teenager | Unknown | 1976-09-06 |
| Series | This Generation | Unknown | 1976-04-26 |
| Series | Mystery Beyond | Unknown | 1976-07-15 |
| Series | 畸人列傳 | Unknown | 1976-12-26 |
| Movie | Massage Girls | Ah Gin | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile | Unknown | 1976-11-25 |
| Series | C.I.D.(Series 2) | Unknown | 1976-12-28 |
| Movie | Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung | Unknown | 1976-11-04 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1976-10-04 |
| Series | Dream Of The Red Chamber | 蒋玉涵 | 1975-07-14 |
| Series | Chinese Folklore | Unknown | 1974-11-04 |
| Series | Murder of Passion | Unknown | 1974-12-30 |
| Series | The God of Aqua | Unknown | 1974-12-30 |
| Series | 歷年TVB台慶經典回顧 | Unknown | 1968-11-19 |
| Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |