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Chow Yun-Fat
Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn May 18, 1955 (69 years)
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
| 2025 | Detective Chinatown 1900 · as Bai Xuanling |
| 2023 | One More Chance · as Water Ng |
| 2022 | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins · as Jade Emperor |
| 2018 | Project Gutenberg · as Painter |
| 2016 | Cold War 2 · as Oswald S.c. Kan |
| 2016 | From Vegas to Macau III · as Ken Shek / Ko Chun |
| 2015 | Office · as Ho Chung Ping |
| 2015 | From Vegas to Macau II · as Ken / Ko Chun |
| 2014 | The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace · as Jade Emperor |
| 2014 | The Man from Macau · as Ken |
| 2012 | The Last Tycoon · as Cheng Daqi |
| 2012 | The Assassins · as Chancellor Cao Cao |
| 2011 | Beginning of the Great Revival · as Yuan Shikai |
| 2010 | Let the Bullets Fly · as Huang Silang |
| 2010 | Shanghai · as Anthony Lan-Ting |
| 2010 | Confucius · as Confucius |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution · as Master Roshi |
| 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi · as Chen Hansheng |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End · as Sao Feng |
| 2006 | Curse of the Golden Flower · as Emperor Ping |
| 2006 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt · as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常 |
| 2004 | Waiting Alone · as Fa Ge (cameo) |
| 2003 | Bulletproof Monk · as The Nameless Monk |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · as Li Mu Bai |
| 1999 | Anna and the King · as King Mongkut |
| 1999 | The Corruptor · as Nick Chen |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers · as John Lee |
| 1996 | God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage · as Ko Chun |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel · as Wong Ah Ping |
| 1994 | The Return of the God of Gamblers · as Ko Chun / 'the God Of Gamblers' |
| 1994 | Treasure Hunt · as Jeffrey Chang Ching |
| 1992 | Full Contact · as Jeff / Gou Fei |
| 1992 | Hard Boiled · as Insp. 'tequila' Yuen |
| 1992 | Now You See It, Now You Don't · as Ng San Shui |
| 1991 | Prison on Fire II · as Chung Tin Ching |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as Red Bean Puddin / Joe |
| 1990 | God of Gamblers II · as Ko Chun |
| 1990 | The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon · as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink |
| 1989 | God of Gamblers · as Ko Chun / 'the God Of Gamblers' |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Triads: The Inside Story · as Lee Man Ho |
| 1989 | Wild Search · as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong |
| 1989 | The Killer · as Jong |
| 1989 | All About Ah-Long · as Ah Long |
| 1988 | City War · as Dick Lee |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The Greatest Lover · as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow |
| 1988 | The Diary of a Big Man · as Chow Ting Fat |
| 1988 | Fractured Follies · as Joe Leung |
| 1988 | Tiger on Beat · as Sergeant Francis Li |
| 1988 | The Eighth Happiness · as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long |
| 1988 | The Romancing Star 2 · as Big Mouth Fat [cameo] |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II · as Ken Lee |
| 1987 | Prison on Fire · as Chung Tin Ching |
| 1987 | Spiritual Love · as Pu Yung Tsai |
| 1987 | Flaming Brothers · as Tin |
| 1987 | An Autumn's Tale · as Samuel Pang |
| 1987 | The Romancing Star · as Wong Yat Fat |
| 1987 | Rich and Famous · as Lee Ah Chai |
| 1987 | Code of Honour · as Fai |
| 1987 | Scared Stiff · as Inspector Chow |
| 1987 | City on Fire · as Ko Chow |
| 1987 | Tragic Hero · as Lee Ah Chai |
| 1986 | A Hearty Response · as Ho Ting-Bon |
| 1986 | The Seventh Curse · as Wesley |
| 1986 | Love Unto Waste · as Detective Lan |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow · as Mark Lee |
| 1986 | The Lunatics · as Chung |
| 1986 | 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife · as Soccer Fat |
| 1986 | Dream Lovers · as Song Yu |
| 1986 | Witch from Nepal · as Joe |
| 1986 | Lost Romance · as Charles / Ga Ming |
| 1985 | Why Me? · as Mr. Chow |
| 1985 | The Yang's Saga (TV Series) · as Lui Dong-Bun |
| 1985 | Women · as Derek Sun |
| 1985 | Police Cadet '84 (TV Series) · as Ging Shing |
| 1984 | Hong Kong 1941 · as Yip Kim-Fay |
| 1984 | San jaat si hing (TV Series) · as Cheung Ging Sing |
| 1984 | The Occupant · as Insp Valentino Chow |
| 1984 | Love in a Fallen City · as Fan Liu-Yuan |
| 1984 | The Smiling Proud Wanderer (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Last Affair · as Kwong Ping |
| 1983 | The Bund: Part II · as 许文强 |
| 1983 | The Bund: Part 1 · as Hui Man Keung |
| 1982 | The Postman Strikes Back · as Fu Jun |
| 1982 | The Head Hunter · as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich |
| 1981 | The Story of Woo Viet · as Woo Viet |
| 1981 | The Executor · as Ng Tao |
| 1980 | Hard Boiled Killers · as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai |
| 1980 | The Shell Game (TV Series) · as 千王群英會 |
| 1980 | The Bund (TV Series) · as Hui Man Keung |
| 1979 | Clarkson: The Good The Bad And The Ugly (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Keung yan (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Miss O · as Koon |
| 1977 | Hot Blood · as Ah Cheng |
The Legend of Master So (TV Series) · as So Chan |