Person
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Born 1 January 1957 Died 1 January 2026, aged 69 Hong Kong, British Crown Colony TMDB ↗
Yuen Cheung-yan (Chinese: 袁祥仁; 1957 – 2026) was an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo-ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies such as Shaolin Drunkard (1982) and The Miracle Fighters (1983). Son of Simon Yuen Siu-Tin.
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The numbers
8age in their first credit on record (1965)
60years on screen and counting
8credits in 2023, their busiest year
154dated credits on record
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Movie credits
CHEF
Age: 68 Good Autumn, Mommy
2025as Master Liu
Age: 68 Red Wedding Dress
2025as 刘庆山
Age: 68 Late Night Bookstore 4
2025as Lao Dianzhang
Age: 67 Horror Legend of Miao Ling
2024
Age: 67 Brotherhood of Blades 3 : Infernal Affairs
2024
Age: 67 The Plot of Fire
2024as Yang Bojiao
Age: 67 Thirteen Generals: Wind and the Cloud Rise Again
2024as Zhu Dengming
Age: 66 七令诡事录
2023
Age: 66 The Case of the Four Demon Coffins
2023
Age: 66 Tomb Keeper
2023as Wang Changgu
Age: 66 Uncle Maoshan
2023
Age: 66 Huang Miao Village's Tales of Mystery
2023
Age: 66 The Puppet
2023as Sun Haichao
Age: 66 Soul of Light
2023as Tu Lao
Age: 66 Sakra
2023as Xue Muhua
Age: 65 Ghost Blowing Lamp of the Popeye Man
2022as Master Guai
Age: 65 Song of the Assassins
2022as Old Assassin
Age: 65 Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning
2022
Age: 65 12 Hours
2022as Boss
Age: 65 Detective Dee and The Pact with the Underworld Gods
2022
Age: 64 Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021
Age: 64 Drunken Fist
2021
Age: 63 Crazy Beggar SuQiEr
2020as Old Beggar
Age: 63 Great God Monkey 2: Xiang Mo Pian
2020as Black Wind
Age: 63 The Foggy Monster
2020as Old Man
Age: 62 Medical Examiner Dr. Qin
2019as 张富国
Age: 62 Love of Heaven and Earth
2019
Age: 62 Binding Souls
2019as Principal
Age: 62 Unbeatable Youth
2019
Age: 62 Heroes Amidst Turmoil
2019
Age: 62 皇家龙虎豹
2019
Age: 62 吃鸡战场
2019
Age: 62 King Zhuan Yu
2019
Age: 61 Detective Bizarrerie Army Invincible
2018
Age: 61 探案錄財寶大劫案
2018
Age: 60 White Fish Town
2017
Age: 60 Soccer Killer
2017as Guo Hua Qiang
Age: 60 Vampire Cleanup Department
2017as Master Ginger
Age: 59 Good Take!
2016
Age: 57 Kung Fu Jungle
2014as Lui Ching-yuen
Age: 57 The House That Never Dies
2014
Age: 57 Black Comedy
2014
Age: 57 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
2014as Laughing Buddha
Age: 56 The Grandmaster
2013as Gold Pavilion Client
Age: 55 Kung Fu Man
2012
Age: 55 Mr. & Mrs. Gambler
2012
Age: 53 The Haunting Lover
2010as Uncle Shou
Age: 53 Just Another Pandora's Box
2010
Age: 52 Jump
2009
Age: 47 Kung Fu Hustle
2004as Beggar
Age: 46 The Tai Chi Master
2003
Age: 46 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003as Deranged Mongol
Age: 43 Charlie's Angels
2000as Chinese Man on Plane (uncredited)
Age: 39 How to Meet the Lucky Stars
1996
Age: 39 Forbidden City Cop
1996as Evil Mother
Age: 38 The Red Wolf
1995as Cruise passenger
Age: 37 Fist of Legend
1994as Captain Jie
Age: 37 Young Wisely 2
1994
Age: 36 Tai-Chi Master
1993as Taoist Priest Ling
Age: 36 Master Wong vs. Master Wong
1993as Master Yuen
Age: 36 Flying Dagger
1993as Never Die
Age: 36 Young Wisely 1
1993
Age: 35 King of Beggars
1992
Age: 35 The Big Deal
1992as Che Hai
Age: 35 Deadly Dream Woman
1992as Ying's sifu
Age: 35 New Dragon Gate Inn
1992as Iron
Age: 35 Wizard's Curse
1992
Age: 35 Truant Heroes
1992as Doggie's Dad
Age: 34 The Banquet
1991
Age: 34 You Bet Your Life
1991as Chi
Age: 34 Once Upon a Time in China
1991as Yim's Opponent
Age: 33 Coup De Grace
1990as Uncle Yen
Age: 32 Funny Ghost
1989
Age: 32 Operation Pink Squad II
1989as Buddist Monk
Age: 31 Operation Pink Squad
1988as Drug Dealer
Age: 31 Tiger Cage
1988as Policeman
Age: 31 Dragons Forever
1988as Thug on Ship (uncredited)
Age: 29 The Close Encounters of Vampire
1986
Age: 29 Happy Din Don
1986as Ironhand
Age: 29 A Heroic Fight
1986as Master Lin Wang
Age: 28 Lucky Diamond
1985as IQ
Age: 28 Mob Busters
1985
Age: 27 Taoism Drunkard
1984as Chiu's Granny / Drunken Taoist
Age: 27 Drunken Tai Chi
1984as Puppetteer
Age: 26 Shaolin Drunkard
1983as Granny/ Shaolin Drunkard Chan
Age: 26 The Fung-shui Master
1983
Age: 25 The Miracle Fighters
1982as Old Woman
Age: 25 Legend of a Fighter
1982
Age: 24 Dreadnaught
1981as Marshal's Assistant
Age: 23 The Buddhist Fist
1980as stutterer with bird cage
Age: 22 A Massacre Survivor
1979as Teaches agility and defense with rings
Age: 21 Soul of the Sword
1978as Pai Kwa Hall's Swordsman
Age: 21 The Vengeful Beauty
1978as Captured Flying Guillotine (uncredited)
Age: 21 Clan of Amazons
1978as Juiling's Man
Age: 21 Flying Guillotine II
1978as Flying Guillotine Man
Age: 20 Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
1977as Thug
Age: 20 The Sentimental Swordsman
1977as Yun's Invited Hero
Age: 20 The Battle Wizard
1977as Revenger after Xiang Yaocha / Bandit
Age: 20 The Mighty Peking Man
1977as Bomb Unit Soldier / The Peking Man
Age: 20 The Jade Tiger
1977
Age: 20 Clans of Intrigue
1977as Star Gang member
Age: 20 Instant Kung Fu Man
1977
Age: 19 The Web of Death
1976as One of 7 Buddies of Heisong Clan/waiter (uncredited)
Age: 19 The Magic Blade
1976as Chien's Man (uncredited)
Age: 19 The Dragon Missile
1976as Palace Fight
Age: 19 Farewell to a Warrior
1976
Age: 19 Killer Clans
1976as Roc Society Member
Age: 19 Bruce Lee and I
1976as Thug Attacking Betty in Bar (uncredited)
Age: 18 The Super Inframan
1975
Age: 18 Lady of the Law
1975as Bandit (uncredited)
Age: 18 All Men Are Brothers
1975as Rebel Officer
Age: 17 Na Cha the Great
1974
Age: 17 The Stranger and the Gunfighter
1974as Constable
Age: 16 Fist to Fist
1973as Thug
Age: 16 The Awaken Punch
1973as Thug
Age: 16 The Heroine
1973
Age: 16 The Villains
1973as Feng's Comrade
Age: 16 Blood Brothers
1973as Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
Age: 16 The Bastard
1973as Gu's Thug
Age: 16 Eagle Shadow Fist
1973as Japanese Officer
Age: 15 Man of Iron
1972as Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Age: 15 The Prodigal Boxer
1972
Age: 15 The Delightful Forest
1972as Jiang's Thug (uncredited)
Age: 15 The Angry Guest
1972as Jin Long Student (uncredited)
Age: 15 The Boxer from Shantung
1972as Yang's Thug (uncredited)
Age: 14 Duel of Fists
1971as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)
Age: 14 The Anonymous Heroes
1971as Drunk Officer (uncredited)
Age: 14 The Duel
1971as Old Chin's Man (uncredited)
Age: 14 The New One-Armed Swordsman
1971as Lung's Disciple (extra) (uncredited)
Age: 13 The Chinese Boxer
1970
Age: 13 The Heroic Ones
1970as King Jin's Soldier
Age: 13 The Twelve Gold Medallions
1970as Mountain Slicing Squad
Age: 13 Vengeance!
1970as Adjutant Gao's Officer (uncredited)
Age: 13 The Wandering Swordsman
1970
Age: 12 Have Sword, Will Travel
1969as Extra (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 12 Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
1969
Age: 12 The Invincible Fist
1969as Lee's Bandit (uncredited)
Age: 12 The Flying Dagger
1969as Uncle's Man (uncredited)
Age: 12 Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1969as Flying Fighter King Deng Fei
Age: 12 The Singing Thief
1969as Wang's henchman
Age: 11 The Sword of Swords
1968as Shang's thug [extra]
Age: 11 Golden Swallow
1968as Golden Dragon Five Heroes
No poster
Age: 11 哪宅闹东海
1968
Age: 10 The Assassin
1967as (extra) (uncredited)
Age: 10 The One-Armed Swordsman
1967as Feng's Disciple
Age: 10 Man from Interpol
1967
Age: 10 Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
1967
Age: 10 The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967as Captured Assassin (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 10 金鷗
1967
Age: 9 The Magnificent Trio
1966
Age: 9 The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon
1966as BDG Thug
Age: 8 The Lotus Lamp
1965as God of Thunder's Fellow
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