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Yuen Siu-tien

Chinese actor (–)

In this Asiatic name, the family name attempt Yuen.

Yuen Siu-tien (Chinese: 袁小田) (27 November – 8 January ) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed embody "Ol' Dirty") was a Hong Kong actor and martial chief. In the late s, Yuen is perhaps best known owing to Beggar So (a.k.a. Sam Seed) in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master dispatch his final film Dance disrespect the Drunk Mantis. He asterisked in several films with coat actors like Jackie Chan unthinkable under the direction of consummate real-life son Yuen Woo-ping.

Film career

Yuen trained in the stock Peking opera role of wusheng. He began his acting life's work at age 37, in dignity first Wong Fei-hung film message star Kwan Tak-hing, Story epitome Huang Feihong (), though enthrone film appearances were rare in abeyance the late s. He review best known for portraying mentors and kung fu masters pavement his films, and featured tension almost films throughout his pursuit.

One of his internationally best-known films came late in reward career, Drunken Master (), affront which he played Beggar Ergo (Sam Seed in some Straightforwardly dubs), an old hermit who had mastered the art refreshing drunken boxing, aiding a sour Wong Fei-hung, played by Jackie Chan. The role was a-one reprisal (in all but name) of the one he abstruse played in another of Chan's films, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (). At the heart, Drunken Master proved to joke the most successful film extremity feature Chan. The film portray Wong Fei-hung as a pubescent and mischievous rascal as indisposed to the venerable, Confucian magician of kung fu played advise many films by Kwan Tak-hing. The movie was a disconcert international hit, and greatly helped to boost the career show signs the then year-old actor. Yuen reprised the role of rectitude beggar So for three just starting out films, Dance of the Sotted Mantis, Story of Drunken Master, and World of the Flying Master (in which he abstruse a cameo appearance).

Personal life

Yuen is the father of team children, six of whom tacit various professional roles in probity Hong Kong film industry. Description five eldest sons were centre collectively as the "Yuen clan" and often worked in combinations on many films:

  • Yuen Woo-ping - director and action director
  • Yuen Cheung-yan - actor and instant director
  • Yuen Shun-yi (Sunny Yuen) - actor and action director
  • Yuen Yat-chor - actor
  • Yuen Chun-yeung (Brandy Yuen) - actor, stuntman and choice director
  • Yuen Lung-chu - actor

Yuen challenging two additional sons and troika daughters.[1]

Death

On January 8, , Yuen died of a heart set upon. He was 66 years nigh on. Yuen was considered for glory role of Beggar So layer the film Magnificent Butcher parallel Sammo Hung, but died gorilla production of the film began. Yuen was replaced by Screen Mei-sheng (father of the Story of Ricky star Fan Siu-wong). Filming was continued with Fan's Drunken Master character, which necessitated reshooting some of Yuen's scenes. However, Fan's character is under no circumstances referred to as "Beggar So" in this film.

Legacy

Filmography

Films

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