Yuen Wah
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| Chinese name | 元華 (traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 元华 (simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Yuán Huá (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | Jyun4 Waa4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Birth name | 容志 (Traditional) Róng Zhì (Mandarin) Yung Chi (Cantonese) |
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2 September 1950 Hong Kong |
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| Other name(s) | Sam Yuen | ||||||||
| Occupation | actor, action choreographer | ||||||||
| Years active | 1966–present | ||||||||
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Yuen Wah (born 2 September 1950) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series.
Born Yung Chi on 9 September 1950 in Hong Kong, Yuan attended the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and 1960s. He was instructed by Master Yu Jim Yuen and became a member of the Seven Little Fortunes along with fellow students including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen. Like the other students, he took his sifu's given name – "". In his biography, Jackie Chan stated that Yuen Wah's martial arts ability was well respected among his fellow students. After leaving the opera school, many of the students entered the Hong Kong film industry. Yuen Wah was given an anglicised stagename, Sam Yuen, but like Yuen Biao (Bill Yuen / Jimmy Yuen), the name was not used. Rather than reverting to their birth names, both retained their opera school names, as did several other former students.
Known for his agility and acrobatic skills, Yuen Wah began his film career working as Bruce Lee's stunt double in the films Fist of Fury (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973). He also made his acting debut in Fist of Fury, as a Japanese who asks Bruce Lee's character to crawl like a dog and is soundly beaten for it. He began to receive a number of roles in Shaw Brothers films.
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