Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

1955-05-18 Hong Kong, China 107 Credits

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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 K...

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Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

2025

as Bai Xuanling

6.4
Acting

In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people deman...

One More Chance

One More Chance

2023

as Water Ng

5.5
Acting

Water Ng, a typical loser who likes to gamble and takes no responsibility is asked to take care of his ex-girlfriend Jik’s son, Yeung. With Jik tells ...

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg

2018

as Painter

7.1
Acting

The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills ...

Duckweed

Duckweed

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

When a son attempts to reconcile with his father, a series of fateful events allow him to experience the father's life in the past.

Cold War II

Cold War II

2016

as Oswald S.C. Kan

6.2
Acting

A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chie...

From Vegas to Macau III

From Vegas to Macau III

2016

as Ken Shek / Ko Chun

4.0
Acting

A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.

Office

Office

2015

as Ho Chung Ping

5.9
Acting

Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world o...

From Vegas to Macau II

From Vegas to Macau II

2015

as Ken / Ko Chun

5.0
Acting

Following his confrontation with the nefarious DOA organization, Ken (Chow Yun Fat) is looking forward to going back to enjoying his retirement. His r...

From Vegas to Macau

From Vegas to Macau

2014

as Ken

5.0
Acting

Retired gambling legend Ken returns to Macau, only to be drawn back into action when his daughter becomes entangled in a global mafia scheme. Using hi...

The Monkey King

The Monkey King

2014

as Jade Emperor

5.5
Acting

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mounta...

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

2012

as Cheng Daqi

6.4
Acting

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping pris...

The Assassins

The Assassins

2012

as Chancellor Cao Cao

5.7
Acting

In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambiti...

Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

as Yuan Shikai

4.6
Acting

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Let the Bullets Fly

Let the Bullets Fly

2010

as Huang Silang

7.8
Acting

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown wit...

Shanghai

Shanghai

2010

as Anthony Lan-Ting

6.1
Acting

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he un...

Confucius

Confucius

2010

as Confucius

6.0
Acting

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of ...

Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution

2009

as Master Roshi

2.9
Acting

On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and le...

The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi

2008

as Chen Hansheng

6.7
Acting

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the J...

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常

5.5
Acting

Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Captain Sao Feng

7.3
Acting

Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate da...

Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

as Emperor Ping

6.9
Acting

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest...

Waiting Alone

Waiting Alone

2005

as Fa Ge (cameo)

6.9
Acting

An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and aspirin...

Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk

2003

as The Nameless Monk

5.5
Acting

A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ulti...

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

as (archive footage)

4.9
Acting

In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from H...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

as Li Mu Bai

7.4
Acting

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at...

Anna and the King

Anna and the King

1999

as King Mongkut

6.8
Acting

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches ...

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999

as Nick Chen

6.0
Acting

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998

as John Lee

6.2
Acting

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, ...

Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel

1995

as Wong Ah Ping

5.8
Acting

After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who se...

Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel

1995

Writer

5.8
Writing

After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who se...

God of Gamblers' Return

God of Gamblers' Return

1994

as Ko Chun

6.6
Acting

Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

1994

as Jeffrey Chang Ching

5.5
Acting

A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the Nat...

Full Contact

Full Contact

1992

as Jeff / Gou Fei

6.8
Acting

In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jef...

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992

as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen

7.5
Acting

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he jo...

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

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

1992

as Ng San Shui

6.0
Acting

This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around ...

Prison on Fire II

Prison on Fire II

1991

as Chung Tin Ching

6.8
Acting

Ching is a prisoner in a Hong Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been...

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1991

as Red Bean Puddin / Joe

6.7
Acting

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

God of Gamblers II

God of Gamblers II

1990

as Ko Chun

6.8
Acting

Sing finds Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a ga...

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

1990

as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink

5.8
Acting

Lam Bo Sun, the richest man in Hong Kong, is expected to marry the ditziest of socialites in a matter of weeks. On a whim, he leaves everything behind...

God of Gamblers

God of Gamblers

1989

as Ko Chun

7.3
Acting

Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter an...

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989

as Mark

6.4
Acting

The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely K...

Triads: The Inside Story

Triads: The Inside Story

1989

as Lee Man Ho

5.7
Acting

Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business beg...

Wild Search

Wild Search

1989

as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong

6.7
Acting

While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Belie...

The Killer

The Killer

1989

as Jong

7.6
Acting

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, whe...

All About Ah-Long

All About Ah-Long

1989

as Ah Long

7.2
Acting

Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance e...

All About Ah-Long

All About Ah-Long

1989

Story

7.2
Writing

Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance e...

City War

City War

1988

as Dick Lee

6.4
Acting

Two cops--both partners and best friends--find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.

Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye My Friend

1988

as Hung

Acting

Goodbye My Friend is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama starring Chow Yun-Fat.

When Tat Fu Was Young

When Tat Fu Was Young

1988

6.0
Acting

In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoi...

The Greatest Lover

The Greatest Lover

1988

as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow

4.6
Acting

A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped into a gentleman-training course - taught by Mui - in ord...

The Diary of a Big Man

The Diary of a Big Man

1988

as Chow Ting Fat

6.2
Acting

A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his...

The Diary of a Big Man

The Diary of a Big Man

1988

Songs

6.2

A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his...

Fractured Follies

Fractured Follies

1988

as Joe Leung

5.3
Acting

Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her le...

Tiger on the Beat

Tiger on the Beat

1988

as Sergeant Francis Li

6.5
Acting

A seasoned cop and his rookie partner try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.

The Eighth Happiness

The Eighth Happiness

1988

as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long

5.8
Acting

Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!

The Romancing Star II

The Romancing Star II

1988

as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]

4.3
Acting

Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken ho...

A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II

1987

as Ken Lee

7.0
Acting

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

1987

as Chung Tin Ching

7.0
Acting

Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates ...

Spiritual Love

Spiritual Love

1987

as Pu Yung Tsai

6.1
Acting

This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the...

Flaming Brothers

Flaming Brothers

1987

as Tin

6.2
Acting

Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads the...

An Autumn's Tale

An Autumn's Tale

1987

as Samuel Pang

7.3
Acting

Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

The Romancing Star

The Romancing Star

1987

as Wong Yat Fat

5.6
Acting

Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However...

Rich and Famous

Rich and Famous

1987

as Lee Ah Chai

6.3
Acting

To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.

Code of Honor

Code of Honor

1987

as Fai

9.0
Acting

In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from...

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1987

as Inspector Chow

7.0
Acting

Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a...

Tragic Hero

Tragic Hero

1987

as Lee Ah Chai

5.9
Acting

After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.

City on Fire

City on Fire

1987

as Ko Chow

7.0
Acting

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; ...

The Seventh Curse

The Seventh Curse

1986

as Wesley

6.7
Acting

When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly...

My Will, I Will

My Will, I Will

1986

as Detective

Acting

After almost dying in a freakish accident, wealthy widow Wang Kam decides she needs a will. But unfortunately she does not have any hiers.

A Hearty Response

A Hearty Response

1986

as Ho Ting-Bon

6.3
Acting

During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Ho Ting-Bon and Long Man accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman. Beca...

Love Unto Wastes

Love Unto Wastes

1986

as Detective Lam Chun-Keung

6.6
Acting

Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny ...

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986

as Mark Lee

7.4
Acting

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

The Lunatics

The Lunatics

1986

as Chung

7.1
Acting

A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his ...

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

1986

as Soccer Fat

5.1
Acting

Two men, Fat and Roberto, are both married and unhappy. Together they make diverse plans to murder their wives.

The Missed Date

The Missed Date

1986

as Peter

Acting

Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he p...

Dream Lovers

Dream Lovers

1986

as Song Yu

6.3
Acting

Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.

Witch from Nepal

Witch from Nepal

1986

as Joe

5.2
Acting

A Hong Kong man goes on vacation to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.

Story of Rose

Story of Rose

1986

as Charles / Ga Ming

6.0
Acting

Rose and her big brother Charles live a fairy-tale existence in their seaside villa. Rose is young, beautiful, and spoiled - in a word, irresistible. ...

Why Me?

Why Me?

1985

as Mr. Chow

8.0
Acting

The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who t...

Women

Women

1985

as Derek Sun

6.7
Acting

Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sister...

Hong Kong 1941

Hong Kong 1941

1984

as Yip Kim-Fay

5.9
Acting

Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy ri...

The Occupant

The Occupant

1984

as Insp Valentino Chow

6.1
Acting

When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a che...

Love in a Fallen City

Love in a Fallen City

1984

as Fan Liu-Yuan

6.0
Acting

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A loca...

Last Affair

Last Affair

1983

as Kwong Ping

6.7
Acting

A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.

Bloody Money

Bloody Money

1983

as Bullet

4.0
Acting

A family of stuntmen in 1980’s Hong Kong suffer the waning of the kung-fu movie industry, relatives from the mainland in HK without papers and the gen...

Katanyu Prakasit

Katanyu Prakasit

1983

Acting

After hearing his father's death related to the Green Claw Gang, a young banker leaves for Thailand in order to revenge.

The Bund Part II

The Bund Part II

1983

as 许文强

5.3
Acting
The Bund

The Bund

1983

as Hui Man Keung

5.7
Acting

After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.

The Postman Strikes Back

The Postman Strikes Back

1982

as Fu Jun

6.5
Acting

Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai Hoi,...

The Head Hunter

The Head Hunter

1982

as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich

5.2
Acting

Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and...

The Story of Woo Viet

The Story of Woo Viet

1981

as Woo Viet

6.2
Acting

Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, b...

The Executor

The Executor

1981

as Ng Tao

6.5
Acting

Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow ...

Soul Ash

Soul Ash

1981

Acting

No overview available though this involves ghosts.

Modern Heroes

Modern Heroes

1980

as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai

7.0
Acting

A young still relatively unknown Chow Yun Fat stars in this low-budget critically panned police action-comedy. Fresh out of the academy, straight-lace...

Pursuit

Pursuit

1980

as Killer

6.0
Acting
Joy to the World

Joy to the World

1980

as Yam Chung-Lung

6.0
Acting
God Father

God Father

1980

as Git

5.0
Acting

A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a larg...

Miss "O"

Miss "O"

1978

as Koon

Acting

A young woman suffering amnesia is separated from her husband and abducted by the owner of a brothel.

Their Private Lives

Their Private Lives

1978

as Ko Ming Chung

Acting

Ko Ming Chung, a wildly popular movie actor is having an illicit affair with similarly popular thespian Ai Ling. Though Ming Chung's wife quietly puts...

Hot Blood

Hot Blood

1977

as Ah Cheng

Acting

Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook. One of his close friends, Chang Lei (...

Bed for Day, Bed for Night

Bed for Day, Bed for Night

1977

Acting
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

1976

5.0
Acting

A Hong Kong cop finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he encounters a tricky bunch of crooks and triads.

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

1976

Acting

The first episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976)

Massage Girls

Massage Girls

1976

as Ah Gin

Acting

The film deals with the struggles of the workers and clients of a Hong Kong massage parlor.

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

1976

Acting
The Reincarnation

The Reincarnation

1976

Acting

Cold War III

N/A

as Oswald S.C. Kan

Acting

The follow-up to the movies "Cold War" (2012) - and "Cold War II" (2016)