Yuen Siu-Tien

Born: 1912-11-27

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. Leader of the Yuen Clan and father of: Peace Yuen Wo-Ping; Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan; Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi; Simon Yuen Yat-Choh; Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung and Yuen Lung-Kui.


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Drunken Master

as Beggar So
Released: 1978-10-05

After being punished for getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a...

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

as Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber
Released: 1978-02-02

The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in...

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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
Released: 1978-03-01

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out...

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Come Drink with Me

as Jade Faced Tiger's Man
Released: 1966-04-07

Golden Swallow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve...

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Heroes of the East

as Ho To's Sifu
Released: 1978-12-30

Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese...

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Dance of the Drunk Mantis

as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
Released: 1979-06-26

A year after training young Jackie Chan in the Drunken Fist, Sam the Seed discovers he has a...

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The Warlord

as Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
Released: 1972-08-17

No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He...

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The Valiant Ones

as Pirate with bow
Released: 1975-02-19

A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations...

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Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-07

Given a jar of sweets by a beautiful air-hostess, Chan finds that each one contains a diamond...

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Shaolin Martial Arts

as Master Liang Hong
Released: 1974-08-03

After the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, the Chings are in control and send their best...

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The Dragon Lives Again

as Hua Tao
Released: 1977-03-25

Everyone's favorite martial artist ""Bruce"" winds up fighting for his life and soul in hell...

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The Buddhist Fist

as Sleeping monk
Released: 1980-05-07

Two orphans raised by monks are taught divine secrets of kung fu. As adults, one chooses the...

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Sword of Emei

as Chiu's man
Released: 1969-09-10

Sword of Emei is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung

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The Association

as Sifu
Released: 1974-11-21

Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's...

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Fist to Fist

as Sleeping Waiter
Released: 1973-09-01

A young police cadet graduates from the academy, and is sent to a small town run by gangsters -...

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成龙 - 龙威天下

as Self
Released: 1976-06-25

Invincible Fighter is a documentary on Jackie Chan

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The Goddess of Mercy

as Dancing Soldier
Released: 1967-03-21

With her elegant classic persona, Li Li-hua was the ideal performer for period aristocratic and...

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Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-15

An adventurous tale featuring Wong Fei-Hung

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The World of Drunken Master

as [Cameo]
Released: 1979-11-22

Chan Hui Lau stars in this vintage martial arts film as Chang, the owner of a winery and master...

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The Mystery of Chess Boxing

as Master Cook
Released: 1979-01-01

Evil Chun Shan uses chess boxing and a five-element ninja style to terrorize the martial arts...

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The Kiss of Death

as Yuen
Released: 1973-05-11

One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope...

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Crystal Fist

as Cook / Teacher
Released: 1979-06-09

A young man vows revenge against the killers of his father. To do this, he must train with his...

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The Chivalrous Whip

as Uncle 2
Released: 1968-08-13

Doctor and whip-wielding Hero Chai Tin-sum travels to an isolated village where he finds the...

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The Witch

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-11

Hong Kong martial arts / horror.

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The Story of the Drunken Master

as Beggar So
Released: 1979-07-06

Beggar So is trying to keep his two star students, brother and sister team Cheong and Gam Fa, in...

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Dragon Swamp

as Ding Long (fisherman)
Released: 1969-03-27

After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is...

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Mad Mad Kung Fu

as Bamboo Stick
Released: 1979-01-01

This old school martial arts comedy involves the search for the elusive “Bamboo Stick,” an aged...

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Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

as Yuen Hsiao-Tien
Released: 1979-01-01

At the age of eight years old, Shao is sent to train under the notorious drunkard "Crippled Fist...

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Sleeping Fist

as Old Fox
Released: 1979-05-24

A plainclothes policeman, Chin Tai Ba, is seriously wounded in a fight with some ruffians but is...

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The Fragrant Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-22

The Fragrant Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Stanley Fung. Yu Lap-chung has...

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The Silent Swordsman

as Sun Moon Clan member
Released: 1967-09-13

A young swordsman is tasked to lead a patriotic secret society to fight a traitorous general who...

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The Knight of Knights

as Chaoching monk
Released: 1966-05-17

Six heroes are killed while investigating rampant lawlessness at Zhaoqing Temple where villains...

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Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-20

Wong Fei-Hung takes on the the five wolves gang.

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Karate from Shaolin Temple

as Yuen Yun
Released: 1976-11-27

The Japanese karate master Muhashi spent some time in Hong Kong studying various Shaolin martial...

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Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation

as uncredited
Released: 1970-08-05

Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation is the last film of the long running Huang...

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The Black Centipede

as uncredited
Released: 1963-04-09

Enter the dragon villain, Shek Kin, is the Leader of the Black Centipede clan, a ruthless gang...

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Deadly Snake Versus Kung Fu Killers

as Head Snake Demon
Released: 1977-01-01

Drama - The epic magical battle between fairies rages on as young martial artist Cheung risks...

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Martial Arts

as Street performer
Released: 1974-01-01

Chen is forced by his father to leave their home as evil plotters plan his death. On his journey...

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Sword of Swords

as Pole-fighter
Released: 1965-05-11

Sword of Swords is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung in a child role

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The One-armed Magic Nun

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-19

1969 Kung-fu film featuring Suet Nei in the lead role.

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The Birth of Yue Fei

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-26

The Birth of Yue Fei is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role

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Blind Fist of Bruce

as The Blind Master
Released: 1979-07-13

The incomparable martial arts expert, Bruce Li, stars as a wealthy hero who defends his village...

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Against Rascals with Kung-Fu

as uncredited
Released: 1980-02-10

A old ill-humored White Crane master teaches his martial art to a young loner. Soon they must...

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Paragon of Sword and Knife

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-20

Paragon of Sword and Knife is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung

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The Young Rebel

as Rong's Sifu
Released: 1975-02-08

When Ti Lung and David Chiang left Shaw Brothers, they returned a year later after learning...

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The Sword and the Lute

as Red Lotus Clan member
Released: 1967-04-20

The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the...

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The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)

as uncredited
Released: 1968-09-06

Hong Kong martial arts movie.

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Red Dragon

as uncredited
Released: 1965-07-16

An FBI agent goes to Hong Kong to short-circuit a smuggler of electrical parts to the communists.

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An Old Kung Fu Master

as uncredited
Released: 1981-05-02

A movie starring Simon Yuen Siu-Tin as a Kung Fu master.

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Drunken Master Strikes Back

as Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed
Released: 1978-08-01

Two fools learn kung fu from an old master of iron back style. But after getting a beating from...

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Magic Snowflake Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1964-07-15

A Chinese action adventure film

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The White-Bone Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1963-07-31

Wu Sheung-fung risks her life to save Wong Tin-ho with the help of the white bone sword....

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Hong Kong Hot Harbor

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-22

German journalist Peter Holberg arrives in Hong Kong and, by accident, he is carrying a...

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How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat

as uncredited
Released: 1956-08-16

The Song Dynasty is in danger after being invaded by Jin soldiers. The geisha Liang Hongyu...

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Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan

as Uncle Liu
Released: 1956-10-20

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan is a Wong Fei-Hung movie starring Kwan Tak-Hing.

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The Six Directions of Boxing

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-31

Capt. Ai, a small-town policeman, receives orders to apprehend a gang of gunrunners and find...

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Operation Hong Kong

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-20

A suave gangster tries to get away from his boss with a suitcase full of heroin. Two pilots and...

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Horse Boxing Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1979-01-01

A handsome fighter and a beautiful martial arts warrior are foced to combine forces to combat a...

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Jin ou

as Henchman
Released: 1967-06-16

Gangster Li Yibiao's jewelry was suspected to have been stolen by Gu Daqiang. Biao asked Jin...

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Little Mad Guy

as uncredited
Released: 1982-02-01

Slapstick humor and over the top martial arts action highlight this madcap adventure tale of a...

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How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

as uncredited
Released: 1959-11-04

The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead...

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Iron Bones

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-16

Iron Bones, about a young lad that learns a secret Tai Chi type of style called the Wind Palm,...

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Wong Fay Hung

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-05-03

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