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Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-18

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

20007.4 / 10

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

20077.3 / 10

Anna and the King

Anna and the King

19996.8 / 10

Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

20066.9 / 10

The Killer

The Killer

19897.6 / 10

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

19986.2 / 10

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

19927.5 / 10

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

19867.4 / 10

Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk

20035.5 / 10

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

19996.0 / 10

Full Contact

Full Contact

19926.8 / 10

Confucius

Confucius

20106.0 / 10

The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi

20086.7 / 10

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

19896.4 / 10

City on Fire

City on Fire

19877.0 / 10

Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution

20092.9 / 10

Shanghai

Shanghai

20106.1 / 10

God of Gamblers

God of Gamblers

19897.3 / 10

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

19945.5 / 10

An Autumn's Tale

An Autumn's Tale

19877.3 / 10

The Occupant

The Occupant

19846.1 / 10

City War

City War

19886.4 / 10

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

19916.7 / 10

Tiger on the Beat

Tiger on the Beat

19886.5 / 10

A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II

19877.1 / 10

Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel

19955.8 / 10

Let the Bullets Fly

Let the Bullets Fly

20107.8 / 10

God of Gamblers' Return

God of Gamblers' Return

19946.6 / 10

Fractured Follies

Fractured Follies

19885.3 / 10

Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

20114.6 / 10

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

19877.0 / 10

The Lunatics

The Lunatics

19867.1 / 10

Waiting Alone

Waiting Alone

20056.9 / 10

Prison on Fire II

Prison on Fire II

19916.8 / 10

The Eighth Happiness

The Eighth Happiness

19885.8 / 10

All About Ah-Long

All About Ah-Long

19897.2 / 10

Tragic Hero

Tragic Hero

19875.9 / 10

The Postman Strikes Back

The Postman Strikes Back

19826.5 / 10

Hong Kong 1941

Hong Kong 1941

19845.9 / 10

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

20075.5 / 10

The Romancing Star II

The Romancing Star II

19884.3 / 10

The Head Hunter

The Head Hunter

19825.2 / 10

Bloody Money

Bloody Money

19834.0 / 10

Love Unto Wastes

Love Unto Wastes

19866.6 / 10

Triads: The Inside Story

Triads: The Inside Story

19895.8 / 10

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

20126.4 / 10

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

19865.1 / 10

The Diary of a Big Man

The Diary of a Big Man

19886.2 / 10

The Romancing Star

The Romancing Star

19875.6 / 10

The Monkey King

The Monkey King

20145.5 / 10

The Assassins

The Assassins

20125.7 / 10

Wild Search

Wild Search

19896.7 / 10

A Hearty Response

A Hearty Response

19866.3 / 10

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

19905.8 / 10

Love in a Fallen City

Love in a Fallen City

19846.0 / 10

Code of Honor

Code of Honor

19879.0 / 10

Dream Lovers

Dream Lovers

19866.3 / 10

Last Affair

Last Affair

19836.7 / 10

Witch from Nepal

Witch from Nepal

19865.3 / 10

From Vegas to Macau

From Vegas to Macau

20145.0 / 10

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

19760.0 / 10

Rich and Famous

Rich and Famous

19876.3 / 10

Story of Rose

Story of Rose

19866.0 / 10

The Story of Woo Viet

The Story of Woo Viet

19816.2 / 10

Women

Women

19856.7 / 10

Spiritual Love

Spiritual Love

19876.1 / 10

The Seventh Curse

The Seventh Curse

19866.7 / 10

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

19877.0 / 10

God Father

God Father

19805.0 / 10

From Vegas to Macau II

From Vegas to Macau II

20155.0 / 10

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

19760.0 / 10

Office

Office

20155.9 / 10

Katanyu Prakasit

Katanyu Prakasit

19830.0 / 10

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

19926.0 / 10

My Will, I Will

My Will, I Will

19860.0 / 10

From Vegas to Macau III

From Vegas to Macau III

20164.0 / 10

Why Me?

Why Me?

19858.0 / 10

The Executor

The Executor

19816.5 / 10

The Reincarnation

The Reincarnation

19760.0 / 10

Cold War II

Cold War II

20166.2 / 10

Duckweed

Duckweed

20176.5 / 10

Soul Ash

Soul Ash

19810.0 / 10

Hot Blood

Hot Blood

19770.0 / 10

Bed for Day, Bed for Night

Bed for Day, Bed for Night

19770.0 / 10

Their Private Lives

Their Private Lives

19780.0 / 10

Joy to the World

Joy to the World

19806.0 / 10

Miss "O"

Miss "O"

19780.0 / 10

Pursuit

Pursuit

19806.0 / 10

Modern Heroes

Modern Heroes

19807.0 / 10

Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye My Friend

19880.0 / 10

The Missed Date

The Missed Date

19860.0 / 10

The Greatest Lover

The Greatest Lover

19884.6 / 10

Massage Girls

Massage Girls

19760.0 / 10

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

19765.0 / 10

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

20024.9 / 10

Cold War III

Cold War III

TBA0.0 / 10

The Bund

The Bund

19835.7 / 10

Flaming Brothers

Flaming Brothers

19876.2 / 10

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg

20187.1 / 10

When Tat Fu Was Young

When Tat Fu Was Young

19886.0 / 10

One More Chance

One More Chance

20235.5 / 10

The Bund Part II

The Bund Part II

19835.3 / 10

Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

20256.3 / 10

God of Gamblers II

God of Gamblers II

19906.8 / 10

All About Ah-Long

All About Ah-Long

19897.2 / 10

Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel

19955.8 / 10

The Diary of a Big Man

The Diary of a Big Man

19886.2 / 10