Wei Ping-ao

Born: 1929-11-29

Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.


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Fist of Fury

as Interpreter Wu
Released: 1972-03-22

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor...

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The Way of the Dragon

as Ho
Released: 1972-12-30

Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being...

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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

as Self
Released: 1973-10-14

This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting...

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Ninja in the Dragon's Den

as Chemist
Released: 1982-06-23

A Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after...

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Hapkido

as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
Released: 1972-10-01

Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the...

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The Fate of Lee Khan

as Wen Mei Chi
Released: 1973-12-06

Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty procures the battle...

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Valley of the Fangs

as Hu San
Released: 1970-06-10

Intrigue in the court means that the wife and daughter of framed scholar Sung have to travel to...

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Tales of Larceny

as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
Released: 1973-01-01

In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that...

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The Chinese Stuntman

as The Director
Released: 1982-07-15

The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film released in 1981. Bruce Li (who also directs)...

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Deaf and Mute Heroine

as uncredited
Released: 1971-02-17

Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine....

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The Trail of the Broken Blade

as Shi Gan
Released: 1967-03-04

Chivalrous swordsman Jun-zhao goes in search of a fugitive named Li Yueh in order to reunite him...

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Filthy Guy

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-21

Sammo Hung is a poor village orphan called 'Filthy Guy' for his unwashed / diseased head whose...

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Naughty! Naughty!

as Wei Ping Ao
Released: 1974-07-18

Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and...

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Wrath of the Sword

as Zhang Xiao-Shan
Released: 1970-05-28

The last of the Bai Family seeks revenge of the death of her whole family.

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The Millionaire Chase

as Jiang Wen Qiang
Released: 1969-05-20

Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.

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The Legend of Bruce Lee

as Movie Producer
Released: 1976-01-01

The young Bruce Lee (Ho Tsung-Tao AKA Bruce Li) has studied the philosophy and art of kung fu...

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The Three Smiles

as Zhu Zhi Shan
Released: 1969-09-23

The film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering...

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King Drummer

as Li Yuan-Ming
Released: 1967-11-15

Ling Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a...

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Calamity of Snakes

as uncredited
Released: 1982-06-26

During the construction of luxury apartment buildings a huge nest of thousands of snakes is...

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Kiss and Kill

as Chien Kun
Released: 1967-08-19

A military plane carrying a nuclear load explodes mid-air after being hit by mysterious...

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River of Tears

as Li Laosan
Released: 1969-11-25

Mysterious songstress Fang Biyu is loved by two brothers, Qiwei and Qijun. After freeing herself...

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Adventure in Denmark

as Travel Agent
Released: 1973-06-28

Two Chinese men go to Copenhagen for some reason. While one of them philanders around with...

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Fists Of Bruce Lee

as Octopus
Released: 1979-04-17

Bruce Lee (Bruce Li) is assigned to go undercover as Lee Min-Chin to investigate a drug ring....

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Hong Kong Rhapsody

as Wei Chung Liang
Released: 1968-01-29

There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's...

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Can't Stop the War

as uncredited
Released: 1982-02-25

In 1945, Japan had surrendered but the news did not reach a small village in China. The local...

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The Marvelous Kung Fu

as uncredited
Released: 1979-01-01

A troupe of comedians, including midgets, provide entertainment and kung fu trouble for the...

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Duel with the Devils

as uncredited
Released: 1977-09-10

As the daughter of the Chinese police chief, Angela secretly dresses up as a man to use her kung...

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36 Super Kids

as uncredited
Released: 1982-06-16

Young students of martial arts must prove themselves worthy to their overbearing Master.

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu

as uncredited
Released: 1979-06-28

Excellent martial arts film depicts the exploits of the legendary Chinese scholar, Sun Tzu, the...

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The Winged Tiger

as You Ming
Released: 1970-02-18

Famed screenwriter Shen Chiang got one of his very first chances to direct his own script with...

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Double Bliss

as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
Released: 1970-02-04

A melodrama about the blossoming love between two music students returning home from abroad and...

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Tornado of Chu-chiang

as uncredited
Released: 1974-06-20

In the early days of the Chinese Republic era, dockworkers in Macau are being mistreated by...

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The Snake Girl Drops In

as Witch
Released: 1974-01-01

A young snake girl is kidnapped by raiders in the jungle. The local Gang Boss wants to torture...

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Golden Nun

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

This one has ghosts, hoppers and magic shennannigans!

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The Last Night of Madam Chin

as uncredited
Released: 1984-11-08

Set in Shanghai in the 1940s. Story of a ballroom girl Jolie Chan who falls in love with a...

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Dragon Gate

as His Majesty
Released: 1975-01-01

King and prison escapee join forces. Hsu Feng & Carter Wong Play Yuan Loyalists who thwart an...

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The 5 Kung Fu Kids

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-04

A group of kids (Little Rambo, Little Chuck Norris, Little Jackie Chan, and Little Bruce Lee)...

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Secrets of the Inner Chamber

as Master Charng
Released: 1985-01-01

The story is about a licentious emperor during the Tang Dynasty.

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Poisonous Rose

as Fourth Brother
Released: 1966-10-24

A drug smuggling ring is suspected of operating out of a posh Hong Kong nightclub called The...

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The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

Cheng Ho was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during...

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One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-18

The story centers on a secret society that plots to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and resume the...

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Raiders of the Shaolin Temple

as uncredited
Released: 1982-09-20

The plot centers on Little Lu (Sonny Yu) who tends horses for the local Shaolin temple, and...

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Song of Tomorrow

as TV host
Released: 1967-10-12

Ivy Ling Po was at the height of her fame in traditional Huangmei Opera films -- and chiefly as...

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Laugh In

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-01

A female extra-terrestrial (Chen Chen) appears on earth - in Hong Kong - to warn humankind of an...

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The Brave Young Generation

as uncredited
Released: 1971-05-27

A Shaw Brothers production that was filmed in Taiwan

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Spooky Kookies

as Bo's Dad
Released: 1981-10-30

Early ghost comedy from Cinema City.

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Good Neighbors

as Chen Hsi-Ting
Released: 1961-01-01

Dr. Huang runs a clinic. One day, Mr. Chen moves to next door and opens a Chinese medicine...

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Downhill They Ride

as uncredited
Released: 1966-02-04

Northeastern China is infested with bandits. Hsiao Kai (Paul Chang Chung), a wandering knight,...

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The Phantom Lute

as Hsin Kwei
Released: 1975-01-01

Chia Ling aka Judy Lee (SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES, QUEEN BOXER) stars as a woman summoned by a retired...

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The Flute Player of Wrath

as uncredited
Released: 1982-08-20

Taiwanese Kung Fu actor Yip Fei, (Snuff Bottle Connection) stars in this superb swordplay film...

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Sex of the Imperial

as uncredited
Released: 1988-05-14

Life of Eunuchs and courtesans in the royal hinterland from an expert's point of view. Analyse...

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The Ghost

as uncredited
Released: 1976-05-14

Taiwanese horror film.

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Divorce, Hong Kong Style

as Hsiao Pai
Released: 1968-12-28

A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he...

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Turbo Dragon

as uncredited
Released: 1985-09-28

A gifted young fighter undergoes some advanced bionic training making him an invincible martial...

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