Chow Yun-Fat
Born May 18, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Hong Kong, China
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Detective Chinatown 1900
2025
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as Bai Xuanling
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Age: 69
Cold War II
2016
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as Oswald S.C. Kan
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Age: 61
The Monkey King
2014
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as Jade Emperor
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Age: 58
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
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as Huang Silang
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Age: 55
Shanghai
2010
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as Anthony Lan-Ting
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Age: 55
Dragonball Evolution
2009
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as Master Roshi
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Age: 53
The Children of Huang Shi
2008
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as Chen Hansheng
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Age: 52
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
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as
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Age: 52
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
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as Captain Sao Feng
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Age: 52
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Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 51
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
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as Emperor Ping
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Age: 51
Bulletproof Monk
2003
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as The Nameless Monk
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Age: 47
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 46
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The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 45
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
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as Li Mu Bai
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Age: 45
Anna and the King
1999
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as King Mongkut
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Age: 44
The Corruptor
1999
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as Nick Chen
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Age: 43
The Replacement Killers
1998
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as John Lee
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Age: 42
Peace Hotel
1995
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as Wong Ah Ping
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Age: 39
God of Gamblers' Return
1994
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as Ko Chun
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Age: 39
Treasure Hunt
1994
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as Jeffrey Chang Ching
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Age: 38
Full Contact
1992
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as Jeff / Gou Fei
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Age: 37
Hard Boiled
1992
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as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
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Age: 36
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
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as Ng San Shui
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Age: 36
Prison on Fire II
1991
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as Chung Tin Ching
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Age: 36
Once a Thief
1991
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as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
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Age: 35
God of Gamblers II
1990
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as Ko Chun
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Age: 35
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
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as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
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Age: 34
God of Gamblers
1989
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as Ko Chun
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Age: 34
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
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as Mark
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Age: 34
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
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as Lee Man Ho
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Age: 34
Wild Search
1989
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as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
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Age: 34
The Killer
1989
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as Jong
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Age: 33
All About Ah-Long
1989
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as Ah Long
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Age: 33
City War
1988
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as Dick Lee
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Age: 33
Goodbye My Friend
1988
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as Hung
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Age: 33
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
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as
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Age: 33
The Greatest Lover
1988
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as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
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Age: 33
Diary of a Big Man
1988
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as Chow Ting Fat
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Age: 33
Fractured Follies
1988
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as Joe Leung
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Age: 33
Tiger on the Beat
1988
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as Sergeant Francis Li
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Age: 32
The Eighth Happiness
1988
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as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
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Age: 32
The Romancing Star II
1988
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as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
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Age: 32
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
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as Ken Lee
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Age: 32
Prison on Fire
1987
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as Chung Tin Ching
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Age: 32
Spiritual Love
1987
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as Pu Yung Tsai
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Age: 32
Flaming Brothers
1987
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as Tin
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Age: 32
An Autumn's Tale
1987
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as Samuel Pang
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Age: 32
The Romancing Star
1987
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as Wong Yat Fat
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Age: 32
Rich and Famous
1987
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as Lee Ah Chai
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Age: 32
Code of Honor
1987
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as Fai
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Age: 31
Scared Stiff
1987
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as Inspector Chow
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Age: 31
Tragic Hero
1987
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as Lee Ah Chai
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Age: 31
City on Fire
1987
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as Ko Chow
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Age: 31
A Better Tomorrow
1986
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as Mark Lee
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Age: 31
The Lunatics
1986
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as Chung
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Age: 31
Story of Rose
1986
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as Charles / Ga Ming
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Age: 30
Why Me?
1985
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as Mr. Chow
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Age: 30
Women
1985
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as Derek Sun
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Age: 30
The Occupant
1984
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as Insp Valentino Chow
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Age: 29
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
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as
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Age: 27
The Story of Woo Viet
1981
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as Woo Viet
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Age: 25
The Executor
1981
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as Ng Tao
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Age: 25
Soul Ash
1981
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as
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Age: 25
Modern Heroes
1980
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as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
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Age: 25
Pursuit
1980
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as Killer
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Age: 25
Joy to the World
1980
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as Yam Chung-Lung
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Age: 25
God Father
1980
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as Git
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Age: 24
Miss "O"
1978
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as Koon
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Age: 22
Their Private Lives
1978
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as Ko Ming Chung
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Age: 22
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
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as
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Age: 21