Chow Yun-fat
May 18, 1955 (69 years old) in Hong Kong, China
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
Credits
- 2023 · One More Chance as Water Ng
- 2018 · Project Gutenberg as Painter
- 2017 · Duckweed as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · 鲁豫有约一日行 as
- 2016 · Cold War II 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 · From Vegas to Macau as 石一堅/高進
- 2014 · The Monkey King as Jade Emperor
- 2012 · The Last Tycoon as Cheng Daqi
- 2012 · The Assassins as Chancellor Cao Cao
- 2012 · 开讲啦 as
- 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 · The Postmodern Life of My Aunt as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
- 2007 · Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Sao Feng
- 2006 · Curse of the Golden Flower as Emperor Ping
- 2005 · 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
- 1995 · Peace Hotel as Wong A Ping / Killer
- 1994 · God of Gamblers' Return 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 Love... 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 · The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
- 1989 · God of Gamblers as Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
- 1989 · A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon as Mark
- 1989 · Triads: The Inside Story as Lee Man-Ho
- 1989 · Wild Search as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
- 1989 · The Killer as Ah Jong
- 1989 · All About Ah-Long as Ah Long
- 1989 · Celebrity Talk Show as 周润发
- 1988 · City War as Dick Lee
- 1988 · Goodbye My Friend as Hung
- 1988 · When Tat Fu Was Young as
- 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 the Beat as Sergeant Francis Li
- 1988 · The Eighth Happiness as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
- 1988 · The Romancing Star II as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
- 1987 · A Better Tomorrow II as Ken Gor / 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 Honor as Fai
- 1987 · Scared Stiff as Inspector Chow
- 1987 · Tragic Hero as Lee Ah Chai
- 1987 · City on Fire as Ko Chow
- 1986 · My Will, I Will as Detective
- 1986 · A Hearty Response as Ho Ting-Bon
- 1986 · The Seventh Curse as Wesley
- 1986 · Love Unto Wastes as Detective Lan
- 1986 · A Better Tomorrow as Mark 'Gor' Lee
- 1986 · 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife as Fa
- 1986 · The Lunatics as Chung
- 1986 · The Missed Date as Peter
- 1986 · Dream Lovers as Song Yu
- 1986 · Witch from Nepal as Joe
- 1986 · Story of Rose as Charles / Ga Ming
- 1985 · Women as Derek Sun
- 1984 · Hong Kong 1941 as Yip Kim-Fay
- 1983 · The Bund Part II as 许文强
- 1983 · The Bund as Hui Man Keung
- 1981 · The Story of Woo Viet as Woo Viet
- 1979 · Man From Hong Kong as Ben
- 1979 · The Landlord as
- 1977 · Hero as
- 1977 · 13 as
- 1976 · Massage Girls as Ah Gin
- 1974 · The God of Aqua as
- 1974 · Murder of Passion as
- Future · Cold War III as Oswald Kan
- 1985 · Why Me? as Mr Chow
- 1985 · The Yang's Saga as Lui Dong-bun
- 1985 · The Battle Among the Clans as
- 1984 · Police Cadet 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 as
- 1983 · Last Affair as Kwong Ping
- 1983 · Angels And Devils as
- 1983 · The Super Power as
- 1983 · Bloody Money as Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat)
- 1983 · KATANYU PRAKASIT as
- 1983 · The Radio Tycoon as
- 1982 · The Legend of Master So as 苏灿
- 1982 · The Postman Strikes Back as Fu Jun
- 1982 · The Head Hunter as Yuen Lik/Nguen Dich
- 1982 · The Maverick as
- 1981 · Good Old Times as
- 1981 · Hero's Blood Road as
- 1981 · The Fate as
- 1981 · The Shell Game (II) as 阿龙
- 1981 · The Executor as Ng Tao
- 1981 · Soul Ash as
- 1980 · Modern Heroes as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
- 1980 · The Shell Game as
- 1980 · Pursuit as Killer
- 1980 · Joy to the World as Yam Chung-Lung
- 1980 · The Brothers as
- 1980 · The Bund as Hui Man-keung
- 1980 · God Father as Git
- 1979 · The Good The Bad The Ugly as
- 1979 · I Am Woman as
- 1979 · The Cheap Detective as
- 1978 · Conflict as
- 1978 · Hong Kong Story II as 主持
- 1978 · Disco Fever as
- 1978 · The Giants as
- 1978 · Miss "O" as Koon
- 1978 · Their Private Lives as Ko Ming Chung
- 1978 · Vanity Fair as
- 1977 · Hot Blood as Ah Cheng
- 1977 · A House Is Not a Home as 何严明
- 1977 · Bed for Day, Bed for Night as
- 1976 · C.I.D.(Series 2) as
- 1976 · The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile as
- 1976 · Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung as
- 1976 · Hotel as
- 1976 · Teenager as
- 1976 · The First Love as
- 1976 · Mystery Beyond as
- 1976 · Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom as
- 1976 · This Generation as
- 1976 · The Reincarnation as
- 1976 · The Killer as
- 1975 · Dream Of The Red Chamber as 蒋玉涵
- 1974 · Chinese Folklore as
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self
- Future · Detective Chinatown 1900 as