Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fatborn 1955

usually

Actor

Popularity

4.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Detective Chinatown 1900
Detective Chinatown 1900

2025

Action • Comedy • Mystery

as Bai Xuanling

6.3
4.2
One More Chance
One More Chance

2023

Drama • Family

as Water Ng

5.5
1.1
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg

2018

Action • Crime • Mystery

as Painter

7.1
2
Duckweed
Duckweed

2017

Comedy • Drama

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
0.9
Cold War II
Cold War II

2016

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Oswald S.C. Kan

6.2
1.4
From Vegas to Macau III
From Vegas to Macau III

2016

Action • Comedy

as Ken Shek / Ko Chun

4
1
Office
Office

2015

Comedy • Drama • Music • Romance

as Ho Chung Ping

5.9
0.9
From Vegas to Macau II
From Vegas to Macau II

2015

Comedy

as Ken / Ko Chun

5
0.8
From Vegas to Macau
From Vegas to Macau

2014

Action • Comedy

as Ken

5
0.9
The Monkey King
The Monkey King

2014

Action • Adventure • Family • Fantasy

as Jade Emperor

5.5
3.2
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon

2012

Drama • History

as Cheng Daqi

6.4
1.5
The Assassins
The Assassins

2012

Drama • History

as Chancellor Cao Cao

5.7
1.2
Beginning of the Great Revival
Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

Action • Drama • History • War

as Yuan Shikai

4.6
1
Let the Bullets Fly
Let the Bullets Fly

2010

Action • Comedy

as Huang Silang

7.8
2.4
Shanghai
Shanghai

2010

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Anthony Lan-Ting

6.1
1.5
Confucius
Confucius

2010

Drama • History

as Confucius

6
0.9
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution

2009

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Master Roshi

2.9
3.5
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi

2008

Drama • War

as Chen Hansheng

6.7
1
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常

5.5
0.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

as Captain Sao Feng

7.3
16.2
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

Action • Drama • Fantasy

as Emperor Ping

6.9
2.9
Waiting Alone
Waiting Alone

2005

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Fa Ge (cameo)

6.9
0.7
Bulletproof Monk
Bulletproof Monk

2003

Action • Comedy • Fantasy

as The Nameless Monk

5.5
1.5
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

Action • Documentary

as (archive footage)

4.9
0.7
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Li Mu Bai

7.4
7.5
Anna and the King
Anna and the King

1999

Drama • History • Romance

as King Mongkut

6.8
1.6
The Corruptor
The Corruptor

1999

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Nick Chen

6
1.1
The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers

1998

Action • Crime • Thriller

as John Lee

6.2
1.5
Peace Hotel
Peace Hotel

1995

Action • Crime • Western

as Wong Ah Ping

5.8
0.6
God of Gamblers' Return
God of Gamblers' Return

1994

Action • Comedy

as Ko Chun

6.6
1.5
Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt

1994

Action • Fantasy • Romance

as Jeffrey Chang Ching

5.5
0.5
Full Contact
Full Contact

1992

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Jeff / Gou Fei

6.8
1.1
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled

1992

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen

7.5
2.8
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Now You See Love... Now You Don't

1992

Comedy

as Ng San Shui

6
0.4
Prison on Fire II
Prison on Fire II

1991

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Chung Tin Ching

6.8
1.5
Once a Thief
Once a Thief

1991

Action • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Red Bean Puddin / Joe

6.7
1.3
God of Gamblers II
God of Gamblers II

1990

Action • Comedy

as Ko Chun

6.8
1.2
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

1990

Comedy • Romance

as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink

5.8
0.5
God of Gamblers
God of Gamblers

1989

Action • Comedy • Drama

as Ko Chun

7.3
2
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Mark

6.4
0.7
Triads: The Inside Story
Triads: The Inside Story

1989

Crime • Drama

as Lee Man Ho

5.8
0.7
Wild Search
Wild Search

1989

Action • Crime • Drama

as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong

6.7
0.5
The Killer
The Killer

1989

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Jong

7.6
2.3
All About Ah-Long
All About Ah-Long

1989

Drama

as Ah Long

7.2
0.3
City War
City War

1988

Action • Crime

as Dick Lee

6.4
0.8
Goodbye My Friend
Goodbye My Friend

1988

Crime • Drama • War

as Hung

0
0.1
When Tat Fu Was Young
When Tat Fu Was Young

1988

Drama

6
0.1
The Greatest Lover
The Greatest Lover

1988

Comedy

as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow

4.6
0.6
The Diary of a Big Man
The Diary of a Big Man

1988

Comedy • Romance

as Chow Ting Fat

6.2
0.5
Fractured Follies
Fractured Follies

1988

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Joe Leung

5.3
0.2
Tiger on the Beat
Tiger on the Beat

1988

Action • Comedy • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Sergeant Francis Li

6.5
0.6
The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happiness

1988

Comedy

as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long

5.8
0.7
The Romancing Star II
The Romancing Star II

1988

Comedy • Romance

as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]

4.3
0.7
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II

1987

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Ken Lee

7.1
1.3
Prison on Fire
Prison on Fire

1987

Crime • Drama

as Chung Tin Ching

7
1.6
Spiritual Love
Spiritual Love

1987

Horror

as Pu Yung Tsai

6.1
0.5
Flaming Brothers
Flaming Brothers

1987

Action • Crime • Romance

as Tin

6.2
0.9
An Autumn's Tale
An Autumn's Tale

1987

Drama • Romance

as Samuel Pang

7.3
0.7
The Romancing Star
The Romancing Star

1987

Comedy • Romance

as Wong Yat Fat

5.6
0.5
Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous

1987

Action • Crime

as Lee Ah Chai

6.3
0.6
Code of Honor
Code of Honor

1987

Action • Crime • Drama

as Fai

9
0.4
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff

1987

Comedy • Crime • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Inspector Chow

7
0.6
Tragic Hero
Tragic Hero

1987

Action • Crime

as Lee Ah Chai

5.9
1
City on Fire
City on Fire

1987

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Ko Chow

7
1.3
The Seventh Curse
The Seventh Curse

1986

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Horror

as Wesley

6.7
1.8
My Will, I Will
My Will, I Will

1986

Romance

as Detective

0
0.2
A Hearty Response
A Hearty Response

1986

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Ho Ting-Bon

6.3
0.5
Love Unto Wastes
Love Unto Wastes

1986

Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Detective Lam Chun-Keung

6.6
0.4
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow

1986

Action • Crime • Drama

as Mark Lee

7.4
2.3
The Lunatics
The Lunatics

1986

Drama

as Chung

7.1
0.7
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife

1986

Comedy • Romance

as Soccer Fat

5.1
0.3
The Missed Date
The Missed Date

1986

Drama • Romance

as Peter

0
0.2
Dream Lovers
Dream Lovers

1986

Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Song Yu

6.3
0.4
Witch from Nepal
Witch from Nepal

1986

Action • Fantasy • Horror

as Joe

5.3
0.8
Story of Rose
Story of Rose

1986

Drama • Romance

as Charles / Ga Ming

6
0.4
Why Me?
Why Me?

1985

Drama

as Mr. Chow

8
0.3
Women
Women

1985

Drama

as Derek Sun

6.7
0.2
Hong Kong 1941
Hong Kong 1941

1984

Action • War

as Yip Kim-Fay

5.9
0.5
The Occupant
The Occupant

1984

Action • Comedy • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Insp Valentino Chow

6.1
0.5
Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City

1984

Drama • Romance • War

as Fan Liu-Yuan

6
0.6
Last Affair
Last Affair

1983

Drama • Romance

as Kwong Ping

6.7
0.2
Bloody Money
Bloody Money

1983

Drama

as Bullet

4
0.2
Katanyu Prakasit
Katanyu Prakasit

1983

Action

0
0.1
The Bund Part II
The Bund Part II

1983

Drama

as 许文强

5.3
0.2
The Bund
The Bund

1983

Drama

as Hui Man Keung

5.7
0.4
The Postman Strikes Back
The Postman Strikes Back

1982

Action

as Fu Jun

6.5
0.5
The Head Hunter
The Head Hunter

1982

Action

as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich

5.2
0.4
The Story of Woo Viet
The Story of Woo Viet

1981

Crime • Drama

as Woo Viet

6.2
0.2
The Executor
The Executor

1981

Action • Crime • Drama

as Ng Tao

6.5
0.2
Soul Ash
Soul Ash

1981

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Horror

0
0.2
Modern Heroes
Modern Heroes

1980

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai

7
0.3
Pursuit
Pursuit

1980

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Thriller

as Killer

6
0.1
Joy to the World
Joy to the World

1980

Comedy • Romance

as Yam Chung-Lung

6
0.2
God Father
God Father

1980

Action • Comedy

as Git

5
0.3
Miss "O"
Miss "O"

1978

as Koon

0
0.2
Their Private Lives
Their Private Lives

1978

as Ko Ming Chung

0
0.4
Hot Blood
Hot Blood

1977

Crime

as Ah Cheng

0
0.3
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
Bed for Day, Bed for Night

1977

Drama

0
0.2
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile

1976

Drama

5
0.2
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

1976

Documentary • TV Movie

0
0.2
Massage Girls
Massage Girls

1976

Action

as Ah Gin

0
0.3
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom

1976

Comedy

0
0.1
The Reincarnation
The Reincarnation

1976

Drama • Horror

0
0.1
Cold War III
Cold War III

Action • Crime

as Oswald S.C. Kan

0
0.3

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