Yuen Cheung-yan

Yuen Cheung-yan

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1947
Died
January 1, 2026 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

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CHEF poster

CHEF

Movie

2025
Late Night Bookstore 4 poster

Late Night Bookstore 4

Movie · as Lao Dianzhang

2025
Red Wedding Dress poster

Red Wedding Dress

Movie · as 刘庆山

2025
Good Autumn, Mommy poster

Good Autumn, Mommy

Movie · as Master Liu

2025
Veil of Chu poster

Veil of Chu

Movie · as Master

2024
Brotherhood of Blades 3 : Infernal Affairs poster

Brotherhood of Blades 3 : Infernal Affairs

Movie

2024
Thirteen Generals: Wind and the Cloud Rise Again poster

Thirteen Generals: Wind and the Cloud Rise Again

Movie · as Zhu Dengming

2024
Horror Legend of Miao Ling poster

Horror Legend of Miao Ling

Movie

2024
The Plot of Fire poster

The Plot of Fire

Movie · as Yang Bojiao

2024
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Head Constable Qin · 2 eps

2023
Sakra poster

Sakra

Movie · as Xue Muhua

2023
Soul of Light poster

Soul of Light

Movie · as Tu Lao

2023
The Puppet poster

The Puppet

Movie · as Sun Haichao

2023
Huang Miao Village's Tales of Mystery poster

Huang Miao Village's Tales of Mystery

Movie

2023
Tomb Keeper poster

Tomb Keeper

Movie · as Wang Changgu

2023
The Case of the Four Demon Coffins poster

The Case of the Four Demon Coffins

Movie

2023
七令诡事录 poster

七令诡事录

Movie

2023
Uncle Maoshan poster

Uncle Maoshan

Movie

2022
Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning poster

Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning

Movie

2022
12 Hours poster

12 Hours

Movie · as Boss

2022
Detective Dee and The Pact with the Underworld Gods poster

Detective Dee and The Pact with the Underworld Gods

Movie

2022
Ghost Blowing Lamp of the Popeye Man poster

Ghost Blowing Lamp of the Popeye Man

Movie · as Master Guai

2022
Song of the Assassins poster

Song of the Assassins

Movie · as Old Assassin

2021
Kung Fu Stuntmen poster

Kung Fu Stuntmen

Movie

2021
Drunken Fist poster

Drunken Fist

Movie

2020
Great God Monkey 2: Xiang Mo Pian poster

Great God Monkey 2: Xiang Mo Pian

Movie · as Black Wind

2020
Crazy Beggar Su Qi Er poster

Crazy Beggar Su Qi Er

Movie · as Old Beggar

2020
The Foggy Monster poster

The Foggy Monster

Movie · as Old Man

2019
Heroes Amidst Turmoil poster

Heroes Amidst Turmoil

Movie

2019
Binding Souls poster

Binding Souls

Movie · as Principal

2019
Medical Examiner Dr. Qin poster

Medical Examiner Dr. Qin

Movie · as 张富国

2019
Love of Heaven and Earth poster

Love of Heaven and Earth

Movie

2019
吃鸡战场 poster

吃鸡战场

Movie

2019
King Zhuan Yu poster

King Zhuan Yu

Movie

2019
皇家龙虎豹 poster

皇家龙虎豹

Movie

2019
Unbeatable Youth poster

Unbeatable Youth

Movie

2018
探案錄財寶大劫案 poster

探案錄財寶大劫案

Movie

2018
Detective Bizarrerie: Army Invincible poster

Detective Bizarrerie: Army Invincible

Movie

2018
探案录:财宝大劫案 poster

探案录:财宝大劫案

Movie

2017
White Fish Town poster

White Fish Town

Movie

2017
Vampire Cleanup Department poster

Vampire Cleanup Department

Movie · as Master Ginger

2017
Soccer Killer poster

Soccer Killer

Movie · as Guo Hua Qiang

2016
Good Take! poster

Good Take!

Movie

2014
Black Comedy poster

Black Comedy

Movie

2014
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai poster

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Movie · as Laughing Buddha

2014
The House That Never Dies poster

The House That Never Dies

Movie

2014
Kung Fu Jungle poster

Kung Fu Jungle

Movie · as Lui Ching-yuen

2013
The Grandmaster poster

The Grandmaster

Movie · as Gold Pavilion Client

2012
Mr. & Mrs. Gambler poster

Mr. & Mrs. Gambler

Movie

2012
Kung Fu Man poster

Kung Fu Man

Movie

2010
Just Another Pandora's Box poster

Just Another Pandora's Box

Movie

2010
The Haunting Lover poster

The Haunting Lover

Movie · as Uncle Shou

2009
Jump poster

Jump

Movie

2004
Kung Fu Hustle poster

Kung Fu Hustle

Movie · as Beggar

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle poster

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Movie · as Deranged Mongol

2003
The Tai Chi Master poster

The Tai Chi Master

Movie

2001
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels poster

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

Movie · as Self

2000
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

Movie · as Chinese Man on Plane (uncredited)

1998
The Master of Tai Chi poster

The Master of Tai Chi

TV · 28 eps

1996
Forbidden City Cop poster

Forbidden City Cop

Movie · as Evil Mother

1996
How to Meet the Lucky Stars poster

How to Meet the Lucky Stars

Movie

1995
The Red Wolf poster

The Red Wolf

Movie · as Cruise passenger

1994
Fist of Legend poster

Fist of Legend

Movie · as Captain Jie

1994
Young Wisely 2 poster

Young Wisely 2

Movie

1993
Tai-Chi Master poster

Tai-Chi Master

Movie · as Taoist Priest Ling

1993
Flying Dagger poster

Flying Dagger

Movie · as Never Die

1993
Master Wong vs. Master Wong poster

Master Wong vs. Master Wong

Movie · as Master Yuen

1993
Young Wisely 1 poster

Young Wisely 1

Movie

1992
Wizard's Curse poster

Wizard's Curse

Movie

1992
New Dragon Gate Inn poster

New Dragon Gate Inn

Movie · as Iron

1992
Truant Heroes poster

Truant Heroes

Movie · as Doggie's Dad

1992
The Big Deal poster

The Big Deal

Movie · as Che Hai

1992
Deadly Dream Woman poster

Deadly Dream Woman

Movie · as Ying's sifu

1992
King of Beggars poster

King of Beggars

Movie

1991
Once Upon a Time in China poster

Once Upon a Time in China

Movie · as Yim's Opponent

1991
The Banquet poster

The Banquet

Movie

1991
You Bet Your Life poster

You Bet Your Life

Movie · as Chi

1990
Coup De Grace poster

Coup De Grace

Movie · as Uncle Yen

1989
Funny Ghost poster

Funny Ghost

Movie

1989
Operation Pink Squad II poster

Operation Pink Squad II

Movie · as Buddist Monk

1988
Tiger Cage poster

Tiger Cage

Movie · as Policeman

1988
Operation Pink Squad poster

Operation Pink Squad

Movie · as Drug Dealer

1988
Dragons Forever poster

Dragons Forever

Movie · as Thug on Ship (uncredited)

1987
The Devil Force poster

The Devil Force

TV · 25 eps

1986
The Close Encounters of Vampire poster

The Close Encounters of Vampire

Movie

1986
Happy Din Don poster

Happy Din Don

Movie · as Ironhand

1986
A Heroic Fight poster

A Heroic Fight

Movie · as Master Lin Wang

1985
Lucky Diamond poster

Lucky Diamond

Movie · as IQ

1985
Mob Busters poster

Mob Busters

Movie

1984
Drunken Tai Chi poster

Drunken Tai Chi

Movie · as Puppetteer

1984
Taoism Drunkard poster

Taoism Drunkard

Movie · as Chiu's Granny / Drunken Taoist

1983
Shaolin Drunkard poster

Shaolin Drunkard

Movie · as Granny/ Shaolin Drunkard Chan

1983
The Fung-shui Master poster

The Fung-shui Master

Movie

1982
The Miracle Fighters poster

The Miracle Fighters

Movie · as Old Woman

1982
Legend of a Fighter poster

Legend of a Fighter

Movie

1982
The Fist poster

The Fist

TV · as 江户八忍之首 · 20 eps

1981
Dreadnaught poster

Dreadnaught

Movie · as Marshal's Assistant

1980
The Buddhist Fist poster

The Buddhist Fist

Movie · as stutterer with bird cage

1979
A Massacre Survivor poster

A Massacre Survivor

Movie · as Teaches agility and defense with rings

1978
Clan of Amazons poster

Clan of Amazons

Movie · as Juiling's Man

1978
The Vengeful Beauty poster

The Vengeful Beauty

Movie · as Captured Flying Guillotine (uncredited)

1978
Flying Guillotine II poster

Flying Guillotine II

Movie · as Flying Guillotine Man

1978
Soul of the Sword poster

Soul of the Sword

Movie · as Pai Kwa Hall's Swordsman

1977
Clans of Intrigue poster

Clans of Intrigue

Movie · as Star Gang member

1977
The Battle Wizard poster

The Battle Wizard

Movie · as Revenger after Xiang Yaocha / Bandit

1977
The Sentimental Swordsman poster

The Sentimental Swordsman

Movie · as Yun's Invited Hero

1977
The Mighty Peking Man poster

The Mighty Peking Man

Movie · as Bomb Unit Soldier / The Peking Man

1977
The Jade Tiger poster

The Jade Tiger

Movie

1977
Instant Kung Fu Man poster

Instant Kung Fu Man

Movie

1977
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu poster

Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

Movie · as Thug

1976
Bruce Lee and I poster

Bruce Lee and I

Movie · as Thug Attacking Betty in Bar (uncredited)

1976
Farewell to a Warrior poster

Farewell to a Warrior

Movie

1976
The Web of Death poster

The Web of Death

Movie · as One of 7 Buddies of Heisong Clan/waiter (uncredited)

1976
The Oily Maniac poster

The Oily Maniac

Movie · as (uncredited)

1976
The Magic Blade poster

The Magic Blade

Movie · as Chien's Man (uncredited)

1976
Killer Clans poster

Killer Clans

Movie · as Roc Society Member

1976
The Dragon Missile poster

The Dragon Missile

Movie · as Palace Fight

1975
Lady of the Law poster

Lady of the Law

Movie · as Bandit (uncredited)

1975
The Super Inframan poster

The Super Inframan

Movie

1975
All Men Are Brothers poster

All Men Are Brothers

Movie · as Rebel Officer

1974
Na Cha the Great poster

Na Cha the Great

Movie

1974
The Stranger and the Gunfighter poster

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

Movie · as Constable

1973
Eagle Shadow Fist poster

Eagle Shadow Fist

Movie · as Japanese Officer

1973
The Villains poster

The Villains

Movie · as Feng's Comrade

1973
The Bastard poster

The Bastard

Movie · as Gu's Thug

1973
Blood Brothers poster

Blood Brothers

Movie · as Mountain Bandit (uncredited)

1973
The Heroine poster

The Heroine

Movie

1973
The Awaken Punch poster

The Awaken Punch

Movie · as Thug

1973
Fist to Fist poster

Fist to Fist

Movie · as Thug

1972
The Boxer from Shantung poster

The Boxer from Shantung

Movie · as Yang's Thug (uncredited)

1972
The Angry Guest poster

The Angry Guest

Movie · as Jin Long Student (uncredited)

1972
Man of Iron poster

Man of Iron

Movie · as Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)

1972
The Delightful Forest poster

The Delightful Forest

Movie · as Jiang's Thug (uncredited)

1972
The Water Margin poster

The Water Margin

Movie · as (uncredited)

1972
The Prodigal Boxer poster

The Prodigal Boxer

Movie

1971
The New One-Armed Swordsman poster

The New One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Lung's Disciple (extra) (uncredited)

1971
The Duel poster

The Duel

Movie · as Old Chin's Man (uncredited)

1971
The Anonymous Heroes poster

The Anonymous Heroes

Movie · as Drunk Officer (uncredited)

1971
Duel of Fists poster

Duel of Fists

Movie · as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)

1971
The Deadly Duo poster

The Deadly Duo

Movie · as (uncredited)

1970
Vengeance! poster

Vengeance!

Movie · as Adjutant Gao's Officer (uncredited)

1970
The Chinese Boxer poster

The Chinese Boxer

Movie

1970
The Heroic Ones poster

The Heroic Ones

Movie · as King Jin's Soldier

1970
The Twelve Gold Medallions poster

The Twelve Gold Medallions

Movie · as Mountain Slicing Squad

1970
The Wandering Swordsman poster

The Wandering Swordsman

Movie

1969
Have Sword, Will Travel poster

Have Sword, Will Travel

Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

1969
The Singing Thief poster

The Singing Thief

Movie · as Wang's henchman

1969
The Invincible Fist poster

The Invincible Fist

Movie · as Lee's Bandit (uncredited)

1969
The Flying Dagger poster

The Flying Dagger

Movie · as Uncle's Man (uncredited)

1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman poster

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Flying Fighter King Deng Fei

1969
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

Movie

1968
Golden Swallow poster

Golden Swallow

Movie · as Golden Dragon Five Heroes

1968
The Sword of Swords poster

The Sword of Swords

Movie · as Shang's thug [extra]

1968
哪宅闹东海

哪宅闹东海

Movie

1967
The One-Armed Swordsman poster

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · as Feng's Disciple

1967
Man from Interpol poster

Man from Interpol

Movie

1967
The Assassin poster

The Assassin

Movie · as (extra) (uncredited)

1967
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell poster

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

Movie

1967
The Trail of the Broken Blade poster

The Trail of the Broken Blade

Movie · as Captured Assassin (uncredited)

1966
The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon poster

The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

Movie · as BDG Thug

1966
The Magnificent Trio poster

The Magnificent Trio

Movie

1965
The Lotus Lamp poster

The Lotus Lamp

Movie · as God of Thunder's Fellow