David Wu
July 31, 1952 (72 years old) in Hong Kong, China
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.
Known For
Credits
- 2015 · Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal as Examiner
- 2004 · Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing as Self
- 1996 · Somebody Up There Likes Me as Traffic Cop
- 1994 · Hello! Who Is It? as
- 1994 · Twilight Tubes as
- 1993 · C'est La Vie Mon Cheri as
- 1993 · A Roof with a View as
- 1993 · The Killer's Love as Lee Thai-Shui
- 1993 · Master Wong vs. Master Wong as Ah Yan
- 1993 · Flying Dagger as Western Ace
- 1993 · Shadow Cop as
- 1992 · Now You See Love... Now You Don't as
- 1992 · Twin Dragons as Cafe Waiter
- 1991 · Once a Thief as Auctioneer
- 1990 · Doctor Vampire as Dr Chang K K
- 1990 · Sunshine Friends as
- 1990 · Promising Miss Bowie as
- 1990 · The Funny Half Show as
- 1988 · Bitter Taste of Blood as
- 1988 · Gunmen as Cheung Chor-Fan
- 1988 · Fatal Love as David
- 1988 · The Diary of a Big Man as Cheng's Assistant
- 1988 · Mother Vs Mother as Song
- 1988 · Carry on Dancing as
- 1988 · I Love Maria as
- 1987 · Goodbye Darling as Dr. Peter Lee
- 1987 · Double Fixation as David
- 1987 · A Chinese Ghost Story as Secretary Chiu
- 1987 · That Enchanting Night as Cheng
- 1987 · Sister Cupid as
- 1987 · Seven Years Itch as Willie's colleague
- 1986 · Immortal Story as
- 1986 · Peking Opera Blues as General Cho's Interpreter
- 1986 · Happy Ghost III as Sex Club Thug
- 1986 · Where's Officer Tuba? as Molester
- 1986 · Cadets on the Beat as
- 1985 · Working Class as Factory Supervisor
- 1985 · Crazy Romance as Hui Koon Yan
- 1985 · The Musical Singer as
- 1985 · Run Tiger Run as
- 1984 · Winner Takes All? as
- 1984 · The Surgeon as
- 1984 · The Ghost Informer as
- 1984 · Double Trouble as
- 1984 · The Company as
- 1984 · The Comedy as
- 1983 · The Drummer as
- 1982 · Plain Jane to the Rescue as Movie Director
- 1982 · Young Dreams as
- 1981 · All the Wrong Clues as Capone's Dumb Thug
- 1981 · To Sir with Troubles as
- 1980 · Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind as Tour Guide
- 1980 · The Way to Hell as
- 1980 · Super Power as Chun Ming's Tutor
- 1980 · We're Going to Eat You as
- 1979 · Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again as
- 1978 · Follow the Star as