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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
152
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-05-18 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Acting
2025
Detective Chinatown 1900 as Bai Xuanling2023
One More Chance as Water Ng2018
Project Gutenberg as Painter2017
Duckweed as Self (archive footage)2016
鲁豫有约一日行 as Not available2016
Cold War II as Oswald S.C. Kan2016
From Vegas to Macau III as Ken Shek / Ko Chun2015
Office as Ho Chung Ping2015
From Vegas to Macau II as Ken / Ko Chun2014
The Monkey King as Jade Emperor2014
From Vegas to Macau as Ken2012
Voice as Not available2012
The Assassins as Chancellor Cao Cao2012
The Last Tycoon as Cheng Daqi2011
Beginning of the Great Revival as Yuan Shikai2010
Let the Bullets Fly as Huang Silang2010
Shanghai as Anthony Lan-Ting2010
Confucius as Confucius2009
Dragonball Evolution as Master Roshi2008
The Children of Huang Shi as Chen Hansheng2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Captain Sao Feng2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常2006
Curse of the Golden Flower as Emperor Ping2005
Waiting Alone as Fa Ge (cameo)2003
Bulletproof Monk as The Nameless Monk2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies as (archive footage)2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Li Mu Bai1999
The Corruptor as Nick Chen1999
Anna and the King as King Mongkut1998
The Replacement Killers as John Lee1995
Peace Hotel as Wong Ah Ping1994
God of Gamblers' Return as Ko Chun1994
Treasure Hunt as Jeffrey Chang Ching1992
Hard Boiled as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen1992
Full Contact as Jeff / Gou Fei1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't as Ng San Shui1991
Once a Thief as Red Bean Puddin / Joe1991
Prison on Fire II as Chung Tin Ching1990
God of Gamblers II as Ko Chun1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink1989
Celebrity Talk Show as 周润发1989
The Killer as Jong1989
God of Gamblers as Ko Chun1989
Wild Search as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong1989
All About Ah-Long as Ah Long1989
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon as Mark1989
Triads: The Inside Story as Lee Man Ho1988
Tiger on the Beat as Sergeant Francis Li1988
City War as Dick Lee1988
The Eighth Happiness as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long1988
The Diary of a Big Man as Chow Ting Fat1988
The Greatest Lover as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow1988
Fractured Follies as Joe Leung1988
The Romancing Star II as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]1988
Goodbye My Friend as Hung1988
When Tat Fu Was Young as Not available1987
City on Fire as Ko Chow1987
Prison on Fire as Chung Tin Ching1987
Tragic Hero as Lee Ah Chai1987
Flaming Brothers as Tin1987
A Better Tomorrow II as Ken Lee1987
An Autumn's Tale as Samuel Pang1987
Rich and Famous as Lee Ah Chai1987
Scared Stiff as Inspector Chow1987
Spiritual Love as Pu Yung Tsai1987
Code of Honor as Fai1987
The Romancing Star as Wong Yat Fat1986
A Better Tomorrow as Mark Lee1986
The Seventh Curse as Wesley1986
The Lunatics as Chung1986
Witch from Nepal as Joe1986
A Hearty Response as Ho Ting-Bon1986
Love Unto Wastes as Detective Lam Chun-Keung1986
My Will, I Will as Detective1986
Dream Lovers as Song Yu1986
Story of Rose as Charles / Ga Ming1986
The Missed Date as Peter1984
Hong Kong 1941 as Yip Kim-Fay1984
The Occupant as Insp Valentino Chow1984
Love in a Fallen City as Fan Liu-Yuan1983
The Bund as Hui Man Keung1982
The Postman Strikes Back as Fu Jun1982
The Head Hunter as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich1976
畸人列傳 as Not availableNaN
Cold War III as Oswald S.C. Kan1986
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife as Soccer Fat1985
The Battle Among the Clans as Not available1985
The Yang's Saga as Lui Dong-bun1985
Why Me? as Mr. Chow1985
Women as Derek Sun1984
Police Cadet as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing1984
The Smiling Proud Wanderer as Not available1983
The Super Power as Not available1983
Angels And Devils as Not available1983
The Radio Tycoon as Not available1983
Bloody Money as Bullet1983
The Bund Part II as 许文强1983
Last Affair as Kwong Ping1983
Katanyu Prakasit as Not available1982
The Maverick as Not available1982
The Legend of Master So as 苏灿1981
The Shell Game (II) as 阿龙1981
Hero's Blood Road as Not available1981
The Fate as Not available1981
Good Old Times as 欧阳汉1981
The Executor as Ng Tao1981
The Story of Woo Viet as Woo Viet1981
Soul Ash as Not available1980
The Bund as 许文强1980
The Brothers as Not available1980
The Shell Game as Not available1980
God Father as Git1980
Pursuit as Killer1980
Modern Heroes as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai1980
Joy to the World as Yam Chung-Lung1979
The Good The Bad The Ugly as Not available1979
The Cheap Detective as Not available1979
Man From Hong Kong as Ben1979
I Am Woman as Not available1979
The Landlord as Not available1978
Vanity Fair as Not available1978
Conflict as Not available1978
The Giants as Not available1978
Disco Fever as Not available1978
Hong Kong Story II as 主持1978
Their Private Lives as Ko Ming Chung1978
Miss "O" as Koon1977
A House is Not a Home as 何严明1977
13 as Not available1977
Hero as Not available1977
Hot Blood as Ah Cheng1977
Bed for Day, Bed for Night as Not available1976
Hotel as Not available1976
Mystery Beyond as Not available1976
Teenager as Not available1976
The Killer as Not available1976
This Generation as Not available1976
The First Love as Not available1976
C.I.D.(Series 2) as Not available1976
Massage Girls as Ah Gin1976
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom as Not available1976
The Reincarnation as Not available1976
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile as Not available1976
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung as Not available1975
Dream Of The Red Chamber as 蒋玉涵1974
Chinese Folklore as Not available1974
Murder of Passion as Not available1974
The God of Aqua as Not available1962
Golden Horse Awards as Self