Person
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Born 27 November 1912 Died 17 December 1980, aged 68 Hong Kong, China TMDB ↗
Yuen Siu-Tien (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Chinese martial arts film actor in the late 1970s. Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real life son Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen died having a heart attack in 1979.
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The numbers
50age in their first credit on record (1963)
17years on screen and counting
2credits in 1978, their busiest year
13dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 67 The Buddhist Fist
1980as Sleeping monk
Age: 66 The Story of the Drunken Master
1979as Beggar So
Age: 65 Drunken Master
1978as Beggar So
Age: 65 Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
Age: 62 The Valiant Ones
1975as Pirate with bow
Age: 62 The Young Rebel
1975as Rong's Sifu
Age: 61 The Association
1974as Sifu
Age: 56 Dragon Swamp
1969as Ding Long (fisherman)
Age: 54 Jin ou
1967as Henchman
Age: 52 Red Dragon
1965
Age: 51 Operation Hong Kong
1964
Age: 50 The Killing Flag (Part 1)
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