Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, 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.
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- Born:
- May 18, 1955 In Hong Kong, China
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 159
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie Cold War III 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Cold War III | Oswald S.C. Kan | 2026 |
| Movie | Detective Chinatown 1900 | Bai Xuanling | 2025-01-29 |
| Movie | One More Chance | Water Ng | 2023-06-21 |
| Movie | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-14 |
| Movie | Project Gutenberg | Painter | 2018-09-30 |
| Movie | Duckweed | Self (archive footage) | 2017-01-28 |
| Movie | Cold War II | Oswald S.C. Kan | 2016-07-08 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau III | Ken Shek / Ko Chun | 2016-02-06 |
| Series | 鲁豫有约一日行 | Unknown | 2016-08-26 |
| Movie | The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | Jade Emperor | 2016-11-30 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau II | Ken / Ko Chun | 2015-02-19 |
| Movie | Office | Ho Chung Ping | 2015-09-24 |
| Movie | The Monkey King | Jade Emperor | 2014-01-09 |
| Movie | From Vegas to Macau | Ken | 2014-01-30 |
| Series | Voice | Unknown | 2012-08-27 |
| Movie | The Assassins | Chancellor Cao Cao | 2012-09-26 |
| Movie | The Last Tycoon | Cheng Daqi | 2012-12-22 |
| Movie | Beginning of the Great Revival | Yuan Shikai | 2011-06-23 |
| Movie | Shanghai | Anthony Lan-Ting | 2010-06-10 |
| Movie | Confucius | Confucius | 2010-02-11 |
| Movie | Let the Bullets Fly | Huang Silang | 2010-12-20 |
| Movie | Dragonball Evolution | Master Roshi | 2009-03-12 |
| Movie | The Children of Huang Shi | Chen Hansheng | 2008-04-03 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Sao Feng | 2007-05-19 |
| Movie | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | Zhichang Pan / 潘知常 | 2007-08-03 |
| Movie | Curse of the Golden Flower | Emperor Ping | 2006-12-14 |
| Movie | Waiting Alone | Fa Ge (cameo) | 2005-09-08 |
| Movie | Bulletproof Monk | The Nameless Monk | 2003-03-28 |
| Movie | Golden Chicken 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | Golden Chicken | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-12-26 |
| Movie | An Autumn Diary | An Autumn's Tale footage | 2001-06-11 |
| Movie | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Li Mu Bai | 2000-07-06 |
| Movie | The Corruptor | Nick Chen | 1999-03-12 |
| Movie | Anna and the King | King Mongkut | 1999-12-16 |
| Movie | The Replacement Killers | John Lee | 1998-02-06 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage | Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' (archive footage) | 1996-12-13 |
| Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Peace Hotel | Wong Ah Ping | 1995-04-12 |
| Movie | Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 | Himself | 1995-07-22 |
| Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Himself (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Treasure Hunt | Jeffrey Chang Ching | 1994-01-29 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers' Return | Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' | 1994-12-24 |
| Movie | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Ng San Shui | 1992-02-01 |
| Movie | Full Contact | Jeff / Gou Fei | 1992-07-23 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | 1992-04-16 |
| Movie | Once a Thief | Red Bean Puddin / Joe | 1991-02-02 |
| Movie | Prison on Fire II | Chung Tin Ching | 1991-06-22 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers II | Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' | 1990-12-13 |
| Movie | The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon | Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink | 1990-01-18 |
| Movie | The Killer | Jong | 1989-03-24 |
| Movie | All About Ah-Long | Ah Long | 1989-03-16 |
| Movie | Wild Search | Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong | 1989-06-03 |
| Series | Celebrity Talk Show | 周润发 | 1989-03-10 |
| Movie | God of Gamblers | Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers' | 1989-12-14 |
| Movie | Triads: The Inside Story | Lee Man Ho | 1989-08-03 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star III | Mechanic in flashback (uncredited) | 1989-12-21 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Mark | 1989-10-20 |
| Movie | Tiger on the Beat | Sergeant Francis Li | 1988-03-19 |
| Movie | The Eighth Happiness | Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long | 1988-02-11 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star II | Big Mouth Fat [cameo] | 1988-01-21 |
| Movie | Fractured Follies | Joe Leung | 1988-07-06 |
| Movie | The Diary of a Big Man | Chow Ting Fat | 1988-07-21 |
| Movie | Goodbye My Friend | Hung | 1988-10-05 |
| Movie | When Tat Fu Was Young | Unknown | 1988-09-23 |
| Movie | City War | Dick Lee | 1988-12-21 |
| Movie | The Greatest Lover | Qian Jin / Nelson Chow | 1988-07-30 |
| Movie | Code of Honor | Fai | 1987-03-26 |
| Movie | Scared Stiff | Inspector Chow | 1987-03-06 |
| Movie | City on Fire | Ko Chow | 1987-02-13 |
| Movie | Rich and Famous | Lee Ah Chai | 1987-05-27 |
| Movie | Tragic Hero | Lee Ah Chai | 1987-02-20 |
| Movie | The Romancing Star | Wong Yat Fat | 1987-06-25 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow II | Ken Lee | 1987-12-17 |
| Movie | Spiritual Love | Pu Yung Tsai | 1987-10-15 |
| Movie | Prison on Fire | Chung Tin Ching | 1987-11-13 |
| Movie | Flaming Brothers | Tin | 1987-07-30 |
| Movie | An Autumn's Tale | Samuel Pang | 1987-07-16 |
| Movie | The Missed Date | Peter | 1986-05-24 |
| Movie | Dream Lovers | Song Yu | 1986-04-25 |
| Movie | Witch from Nepal | Joe | 1986-02-27 |
| Movie | The Lunatics | Chung | 1986-06-05 |
| Movie | Story of Rose | Charles / Ga Ming | 1986-02-21 |
| Movie | My Will, I Will | Detective | 1986-11-20 |
| Movie | The Seventh Curse | Wesley | 1986-11-22 |
| Movie | 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife | Soccer Fat | 1986-06-05 |
| Movie | A Hearty Response | Ho Ting-Bon | 1986-10-30 |
| Movie | Love Unto Wastes | Detective Lan | 1986-08-30 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow | Mark Lee | 1986-08-02 |
| Series | The Battle Among the Clans | Unknown | 1985-07-18 |
| Movie | Women | Derek Sun | 1985-06-12 |
| Series | The Yang's Saga | Lui Dong-bun | 1985-09-23 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Mr. Chow | 1985-10-29 |
| Movie | The Occupant | Insp Valentino Chow | 1984-09-30 |
| Series | The Smiling Proud Wanderer | Unknown | 1984-04-02 |
| Movie | Love in a Fallen City | Fan Liu-Yuan | 1984-08-02 |
| Series | Police Cadet | Cheung Ging Sing | 1984-10-29 |
| Movie | Hong Kong 1941 | Yip Kim-Fay | 1984-11-02 |
| Movie | The Bund Part II | 许文强 | 1983-01-25 |
| Movie | The Bund | Hui Man Keung | 1983-01-20 |
| Movie | Katanyu Prakasit | Unknown | 1983-02-12 |
| Series | The Radio Tycoon | Unknown | 1983-01-03 |
| Movie | Bloody Money | Bullet | 1983-03-22 |
| Movie | Last Affair | Kwong Ping | 1983-12-09 |
| Series | Angels And Devils | Unknown | 1983-08-08 |
| Series | The Super Power | Unknown | 1983-08-01 |
| Series | The Maverick | Unknown | 1982-01-04 |
| Movie | The Head Hunter | Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | The Postman Strikes Back | Fu Jun | 1982-06-04 |
| Series | The Legend of Master So | 苏灿 | 1982-09-27 |
| Movie | The Executor | Ng Tao | 1981-03-04 |
| Movie | Soul Ash | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
| Series | The Shell Game (II) | 阿龙 | 1981-04-13 |
| Series | Hero's Blood Road | Unknown | 1981-10-05 |
| Series | Good Old Times | 欧阳汉 | 1981-12-14 |
| Movie | The Story of Woo Viet | Woo Viet | 1981-04-23 |
| Series | The Fate | Unknown | 1981-06-29 |
| Series | The Bund | Hui Man Keung | 1980-03-10 |
| Movie | Joy to the World | Yam Chung-Lung | 1980-06-07 |
| Movie | God Father | Git | 1980-01-23 |
| Series | The Brothers | Unknown | 1980-04-21 |
| Movie | Pursuit | Killer | 1980-06-26 |
| Movie | Modern Heroes | Sgt Chu Hwa Tai | 1980-09-18 |
| Series | The Shell Game | Unknown | 1980-09-15 |
| Series | The Landlord | Unknown | 1979-01-01 |
| Series | The Cheap Detective | Unknown | 1979-02-12 |
| Series | I Am Woman | Unknown | 1979-03-05 |
| Series | Man From Hong Kong | Ben | 1979-04-30 |
| Series | The Good The Bad The Ugly | Unknown | 1979-10-01 |
| Movie | Their Private Lives | Ko Ming Chung | 1978-01-12 |
| Series | Vanity Fair | Unknown | 1978-01-02 |
| Movie | Miss "O" | Koon | 1978-04-28 |
| Series | Conflict | Unknown | 1978-10-02 |
| Series | The Giants | Unknown | 1978-05-01 |
| Series | Disco Fever | Unknown | 1978-08-07 |
| Series | Hong Kong Story II | 主持 | 1978-08-07 |
| Series | A House is Not a Home | 何严明 | 1977-08-01 |
| Movie | Bed for Day, Bed for Night | Unknown | 1977-03-31 |
| Series | 13 | Unknown | 1977-05-23 |
| Series | Hero | Unknown | 1977-08-08 |
| Movie | Hot Blood | Ah Cheng | 1977-09-23 |
| Series | Mystery Beyond | Unknown | 1976-07-15 |
| Movie | Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom | Unknown | 1976-04-29 |
| Movie | The Reincarnation | Unknown | 1976-03-31 |
| Series | The Killer | Unknown | 1976-03-29 |
| Series | Teenager | Unknown | 1976-09-06 |
| Series | This Generation | Unknown | 1976-04-26 |
| Series | The First Love | Unknown | 1976-08-09 |
| Series | 畸人列傳 | Unknown | 1976-12-26 |
| Movie | Massage Girls | Ah Gin | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile | Unknown | 1976-11-25 |
| Series | C.I.D.(Series 2) | Unknown | 1976-12-28 |
| Movie | Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung | Unknown | 1976-11-04 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1976-10-04 |
| Series | Dream Of The Red Chamber | 蒋玉涵 | 1975-07-14 |
| Series | Chinese Folklore | Unknown | 1974-11-04 |
| Series | Murder of Passion | Unknown | 1974-12-30 |
| Series | The God of Aqua | Unknown | 1974-12-30 |
| Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |