About

Known credits:
144
Birthday:
1955-05-18
Place of birth:
Hong Kong, China
Website:
N/A

Chow Yun-fat

Overview

Chow Yun-fat SBS (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.

Known for

Acting
2023 One More Chance Actor Water Ng 58
Average
2018 Project Gutenberg Actor Painter 60
Fair
2017 Duckweed Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2016 Cold War II Actor Oswald S.C. Kan 59
Average
2016 From Vegas to Macau III Actor Ken Shek / Ko Chun 57
Average
2015 Office Actor Ho Chung Ping 58
Average
2015 From Vegas to Macau II Actor Ken / Ko Chun 58
Average
2014 From Vegas to Macau Actor 石一堅/高進 58
Average
2014 The Monkey King Actor Jade Emperor 58
Average
2012 The Last Tycoon Actor Cheng Daqi 59
Average
2012 The Assassins Actor Chancellor Cao Cao 58
Average
2011 Beginning of the Great Revival Actor Yuan Shikai 58
Average
2010 Let the Bullets Fly Actor Huang Silang 65
Fair
2010 Shanghai Actor Anthony Lan-Ting 59
Average
2010 Confucius Actor Confucius 59
Average
2009 Dragonball Evolution Actor Master Roshi 34
Bad
2008 The Children of Huang Shi Actor Chen Hansheng 60
Fair
2007 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Actor Zhichang Pan / 潘知常 59
Average
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Actor Sao Feng 72
Good
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower Actor Emperor Ping 64
Fair
2005 Waiting Alone Actor Fa Ge (cameo) 59
Average
2003 Bulletproof Monk Actor The Nameless Monk 56
Average
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies Actor archive footage 58
Average
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Actor Li Mu Bai 71
Good
1999 Anna and the King Actor King Mongkut 64
Fair
1999 The Corruptor Actor Nick Chen 59
Average
1998 The Replacement Killers Actor John Lee 60
Fair
1995 Peace Hotel Actor Wong A Ping / Killer 58
Average
1994 God of Gamblers' Return Actor Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' 60
Fair
1994 Treasure Hunt Actor Jeffrey Chang Ching 58
Average
1992 Full Contact Actor Jeff / Gou Fei 60
Fair
1992 Hard Boiled Actor Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen 68
Fair
1992 Now You See Love... Now You Don't Actor Ng San Shui 58
Average
1991 Prison on Fire II Actor Chung Tin Ching 59
Average
1991 Once a Thief Actor Red Bean Puddin / Joe 60
Fair
1990 The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon Actor Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink 58
Average
1989 God of Gamblers Actor Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' 62
Fair
1989 A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon Actor Mark 59
Average
1989 Triads: The Inside Story Actor Lee Man-Ho 59
Average
1989 Wild Search Actor Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong 59
Average
1989 The Killer Actor Ah Jong 69
Fair
1989 All About Ah-Long Actor Ah Long 60
Fair
1988 City War Actor Dick Lee 59
Average
1988 Goodbye My Friend Actor Hung N/A
N/A
1988 When Tat Fu Was Young Actor 59
Average
1988 The Greatest Lover Actor Qian Jin / Nelson Chow 58
Average
1988 The Diary of a Big Man Actor Chow Ting Fat 59
Average
1988 Fractured Follies Actor Joe Leung 58
Average
1988 Tiger on the Beat Actor Sergeant Francis Li 59
Average
1988 The Eighth Happiness Actor Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long 59
Average
1988 The Romancing Star II Actor Big Mouth Fat [cameo] 58
Average
1987 A Better Tomorrow II Actor Ken Gor / Ken Lee 63
Fair
1987 Prison on Fire Actor Chung Tin Ching 60
Fair
1987 Spiritual Love Actor Pu Yung Tsai 59
Average
1987 Flaming Brothers Actor Tin 59
Average
1987 An Autumn's Tale Actor Samuel Pang 60
Fair
1987 The Romancing Star Actor Wong Yat Fat 58
Average
1987 Rich and Famous Actor Lee Ah Chai 59
Average
1987 Code of Honor Actor Fai 59
Average
1987 Scared Stiff Actor Inspector Chow 59
Average
1987 Tragic Hero Actor Lee Ah Chai 59
Average
1987 City on Fire Actor Ko Chow 61
Fair
1986 My Will, I Will Actor Detective N/A
N/A
1986 A Hearty Response Actor Ho Ting-Bon 59
Average
1986 The Seventh Curse Actor Wesley 59
Average
1986 Love Unto Wastes Actor Detective Lan 59
Average
1986 A Better Tomorrow Actor Mark 'Gor' Lee 66
Fair
1986 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife Actor Fa 58
Average
1986 The Lunatics Actor Chung 59
Average
1986 The Missed Date Actor Peter N/A
N/A
1986 Dream Lovers Actor Song Yu 59
Average
1986 Witch from Nepal Actor Joe 59
Average
1986 Story of Rose Actor Charles / Ga Ming 59
Average
1985 Why Me? Actor Mr Chow 59
Average
1985 Police Cadet '85 Actor N/A
N/A
1985 The Yang's Saga Actor Lui Dong-bun 69
Fair
1985 The Battle Among the Clans Actor N/A
N/A
1985 Women Actor Derek Sun 59
Average
1984 Hong Kong 1941 Actor Yip Kim-Fay 59
Average
1984 The Occupant Actor Insp Valentino Chow 58
Average
1984 Love in a Fallen City Actor Fan Liu-Yuan 59
Average
1984 The Smiling Proud Wanderer Actor N/A
N/A
1983 Last Affair Actor Kwong Ping 59
Average
1983 Angels And Devils Actor N/A
N/A
1983 The Super Power Actor N/A
N/A
1983 Bloody Money Actor Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat) N/A
N/A
1983 KATANYU PRAKASIT Actor N/A
N/A
1983 The Bund Part II Actor 许文强 58
Average
1983 The Bund Actor Hui Man Keung 58
Average
1983 The Radio Tycoon Actor N/A
N/A
1982 The Legend of Master So Actor 苏灿 70
Good
1982 The Postman Strikes Back Actor Fu Jun 59
Average
1982 The Head Hunter Actor Yuen Lik/Nguen Dich 58
Average
1982 The Maverick Actor N/A
N/A
1981 Good Old Times Actor N/A
N/A
1981 Hero's Blood Road Actor N/A
N/A
1981 The Fate Actor N/A
N/A
1981 The Story of Woo Viet Actor Woo Viet 59
Average
1981 The Shell Game (II) Actor 阿龙 N/A
N/A
1981 The Executor Actor Ng Tao 59
Average
1981 Soul Ash Actor N/A
N/A
1980 Modern Heroes Actor Sgt Chu Hwa Tai 59
Average
1980 The Shell Game Actor N/A
N/A
1980 Pursuit Actor Killer 59
Average
1980 Joy to the World Actor Yam Chung-Lung 59
Average
1980 The Brothers Actor N/A
N/A
1980 The Bund Actor Hui Man-keung 71
Good
1980 God Father Actor Git 59
Average
1979 The Good The Bad The Ugly Actor 71
Good
1979 Man From Hong Kong Actor Ben N/A
N/A
1979 I Am Woman Actor N/A
N/A
1979 The Cheap Detective Actor N/A
N/A
1979 The Landlord Actor N/A
N/A
1978 Conflict Actor N/A
N/A
1978 Hong Kong Story II Actor 主持 N/A
N/A
1978 Disco Fever Actor N/A
N/A
1978 The Giants Actor N/A
N/A
1978 Miss "O" Actor Koon N/A
N/A
1978 Their Private Lives Actor Ko Ming Chung N/A
N/A
1978 Vanity Fair Actor N/A
N/A
1977 Hot Blood Actor Ah Cheng N/A
N/A
1977 Hero Actor N/A
N/A
1977 A House Is Not a Home Actor 何严明 N/A
N/A
1977 13 Actor N/A
N/A
1977 Bed for Day, Bed for Night Actor N/A
N/A
1976 C.I.D.(Series 2) Actor N/A
N/A
1976 The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Seven Women: Liu Wing Sheung Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Hotel Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Massage Girls Actor Ah Gin N/A
N/A
1976 Teenager Actor N/A
N/A
1976 The First Love Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Mystery Beyond Actor N/A
N/A
1976 Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom Actor N/A
N/A
1976 This Generation Actor N/A
N/A
1976 The Reincarnation Actor N/A
N/A
1976 The Killer Actor N/A
N/A
1975 Dream Of The Red Chamber Actor 蒋玉涵 69
Fair
1974 The God of Aqua Actor N/A
N/A
1974 Murder of Passion Actor N/A
N/A
Cold War III Actor Oswald Kan N/A
N/A
Detective Chinatown 1900 Actor N/A
N/A

Writing
1995 Peace Hotel Writing Writer 58
Average
1989 All About Ah-Long Writing Story 60
Fair