Yuen Siu-tien
Yuen Siu Tien (袁小田, Yuen Siu Tien spoken, aka Simon Yuen ) (* 1912, † 1979 in Hong Kong ) was a kung fu movie star in the 1970s. He has starred in films with actors such as Jackie Chan and assumed under the direction of his son Yuen Woo- Ping occasionally the lead role. He died in 1979 of a heart attack.
Film career
Yuen Siu Tien played the role of Wu- Shen in traditional Beijing opera. In 1960 he started with movies and played from the age of 48 years many mentors and kung - fu master. His most popular film was They called him Bonecrusher, in which he played an old hermit, who mastered the art of Drunken Boxing. This film was one of the first major successes for Jackie Chan. The film was an international success, and had an extremely positive effect on the career of an actor from.
Yuen played in more than 35 films. He played the role of the hermit in three other films, Dance Of The Drunk Mantis, and Drunken Master World Of The Drunken Master. In Magnificent Butcher with Sammo Hung, he should play this role again, but he died during the filming. His scenes had from another Actor, Fan Mei Sheng, in addition.