Yun-Fat Chow Biography (1955-)

Name is sometimes transliterated as Chou Jun-fa, Chow Yuen Fat, Chow Yuen Fatt, Chow Yun Fat, Jau Yun Faat, or Zhou Runfa; born May 18, 1955, in Lamma Island, Hong Kong (now part of China); father, an oil tanker worker; mother, a vegetable farmer; married Candice Yu (an actress; also known as On-on Yu), c.1982 (divorced, 1983); married Jasmine Chow (a business manager), 1986. Addresses: Agent: Lee Stollman, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor,Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Rogers and Cowan Public Relations, 8687Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: May 18, 1955; Hong Kong, China

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Chi nu (also known as Club Girl Story, Massage Girls, and Pond Girl), 1976
Leo jia xie pai gu ye zi (also known as The Hunter, the Butterfly, and the Crocodile), Hip Lee, 1976
Xin su xiao mei san nan xin lang (also known as Bride So and Her Groom and Learned Bride Trice Fools Bridegroom), Hip Lee, 1976
Ren ce (also known as Hot Blood and Register), Hip Lee, 1977
Ko Ming-Chung, Ai yu kuang chao (also known as Mad Love, Their Private Lives, and The Private Lives), Hip Lee, 1978
Kuan Yen-Ping, "O" nu (also known as Miss O), Goldig Film Company, 1978
Jing wang shuang xiong (also known as Heroic Cops and Killers Two), 1978
Chu Ka-Woh, Xi gan xian (also known as Be This First, Hard Boiled Killers, and Police Sir), Golden Princess, 1980
Jen Lung, Hei kek wong, 1980
Ban (also known as Beautify, Joy to the World, and Kou ye), Tak Lee, 1980
Shi ba (also known as Master Father and See-Bar), 1980
Ng Tao, Zhi fa zhe (also known as The Executioner, The Executor, Killers Two, and Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang), Golden Princess, 1981
Wu Yuet, Woo yuet dik goo si (also known as God of Killers, The Story of Woo Viet, Woo Yuet's Story, and Hu yue de gu shi), 1981
Fu Jun, Xun cheng ma (also known as Patrol Horse, Patrolof Horses, The Postman Fights Back, and The Postman Strikes Back), Golden Harvest/Peace Film Production, 1982
Bullet, Xue han jin qian (also known as Blood Money, Hardworking Money, and Hong Kong Specialist), 1983
Kwong-Ping, Fa sing (also known as Flower City, Last Affair, and Hua cheng), 1983
Nguyen Dich, Lie tou (also known as The Head Hunter, Hunting Head, and Long Goodbye), 1983
Fan Liu-Yuan, Qing cheng zhi lian (also known as Love in a Fallen City), 1984
Valentine Chow, Ling qi po ren (also known as The Occupantand The Tenant), 1984
Yip Kim Fay, for Dang doi lai ming (also known as Hong Kong 1941, Two Times: Hong Kong 1941, Waiting for Dawn, Waitingfor Daybreak, and Deng dai li ming), Tai Seng/D & B Films, 1984
Charles Wong/Ga-Ming, Meigui de gushi (also known as Lost Romance, Rose, and The Story of Rose), 1985
Derek, Nu ren xin (also known as Women), Shaw Brothers, 1985
Double Circle Pu, Gui xin niang (also known as The Phantom Bride and Spiritual Love), Golden Harvest, 1985
Joe, Qi yuan (also known as The Affair from Nepal, The Nepal Affair, and Witch from Nepal), 1985
Mr. Chow, Hoh bit yau ngoh (also known as Why Me? and Hebi you wo), Cinema City Releasing, 1985
Chung, Din lo jing juen (also known as The Lunatics, Lunatic's True Story, The Story of Maniacs, and Dian lao zheng zhuan), D & B Films, 1986
Ho Ting-Bon, Yi gai yun tian (also known as A Hearty Response and A Heavy Response), 1986
Hsiao Hsien, Shaqi Errenzu (also known as 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife), 1986
Mark Gor/Mark Lee, Ying hung boon sik (also known as A Better Tomorrow, The Color of a Hero, The Essence of Heroes, Gangland Boss, True Colors of a Hero, and Ying xiong ben se),Golden Princess, 1986
Professor Peter, Chu yi shi wu (also known as The Missed Date), 1986
Sergeant Lan, Deiha tsing (also known as Love unto Waist, Love unto Waste, and Di xia qing), 1986
Song Yu, Meng zhong ren (also known as Dream Lovers), 1986
Wei, Yuan zhen-xia yu Wei Si-Li (also known as Dr. Yuen and Wisely and The Seventh Curse), 1986
Fu xing jia qi (also known as Chasing Girls, The Romancing Star, and Jing zhuong zhui nu zi), 1986
Ni qing wo yuan (also known as My Will, I Will, You Want, I Want, and You Will I Will), 1986
Boat head, Figgy, figurehead, and Samuel Pang, Chou tin dik tong wah (also known as An Autumn's Tale and Liumang daheng), D &B Films, 1987
Chang Ho-Tien, Jiang hu long hu men (also known as Dragon and Tiger Fight and Flaming Brothers), 1987
Chi, Ying hung ho hon (also known as Hero, Heroic Hero, Rich and Famous 2, Tragic Hero, and Ying xiong hao han), 1987
Chung Tin Ching (Prisoner 41671), Gaam yuk fung wan (also known asPrison on Fire, Prison Turbulence, and Jian yu feng yun), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
Ken Gor/Mark Lee, Ying hong boon sik II (also known as A BetterTomorrow II, The Color of a Hero II, Three Times: A Better Tomorrow, and Ying xiong ben se III xi yang zhi ge), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
Ko Chow, Long hu feng yun (also known as City on Fire and Lung fu fong wan), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
Li Ah-Chai, Gong woo ching (also known as Drifter Love, Rich and Famous, and Jiang hu qing), 1987
Cheng chong chui lui chai (also known as The Romancing Star, Jing zhuang zhui nu zai, and Jing zhuong zhui nu zi), 1987
Xiao sheng meng jing hun (also known as Kid Dreams Thrillerand Scared Stiff), 1987
Chow Ting Fat (Ah Fat, Fat Tsui), Daai jeung foo yat gei (also known as Big Husband's Diary, Diary of a Big Man, and Da zhangfu ri ji), 1988
Dick Lee, Sing si jin jaang (also known as City War, Cheng shi zhan zheng, Yi daam hung sun, and Yi dan hong chun),1988
Francis Li (a police officer), Lo foo chut gang (also known as Tiger Goes on the Beat, Tiger on Beat, Tiger on the Beat, and Lao hu chu geng), 1988
"Handsome" Long, Ba xing bao xi (also known as The Eight Happiness and The Eighth Happiness), 1988

Hung, Zai jian ying xiong (also known as Good-Bye, Hero andGoodbye, My Friend), 1988
Joe, Chang duan jiao zhi lian (also known as Fractured Follies), 1988
Locomotive, Gong zi duo qing (also known as The Greatest Lover), 1988
Yu Da Fu, Yu Da Fu chuan qi (also known as Cherry Blossomsand The Legend of Yu Ta Fu), 1988
Ah Jong/John Chow (Jeffrey Chow in United States version), Die xue shuang xiong (also known as Bloodshed of Two Heroes, Just Heroes, and The Killer), Circle Releasing, 1989
Ah-Long Yeung, You jian A Lang (also known as All about Ah-Long and A Lang de gu shi), 1989
Cheung Chi-keung/Mark Gor, Yinghung bunsik III (also known as ABetter Tomorrow III and A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon), Golden Princess, 1989
Hui, Yi ben wu yan (also known as Brotherhood, Code of Honour, Promise without a Word, and Triad Savages), 1989
Ko Chun (the god of gamblers), Du shen (also known as God of Gamblers), 1989
Lau Chung Pong (Mickey Lau, "Mew Mew"), Ban wo chuang tian ya (also known as Wild Search and Boon ngoh chong tin ngaai), Born Top/Silver Medal Productions, 1989
Li Man-Ho, Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi (also known as The Inside Story and Triads: The Inside Story), 1989
Lam Bo Sun/Mr. Stink, Ji xing gong zhao (also known as The Fun,the Luck, and the Tycoon), 1990
Black Vengeance, 1990
Chung Tin Ching, Tao fan (also known as Prison on Fire II and Jian yu feng yun xu ji), 1991
God of gamblers, Dou Hap (also known as God of Gamblers IIand Du xia), Win's Film Productions, 1991
Red Bean Pudding (Joe), Zongsheng sihai (also known as Criss-Cross over Four Seas, Once a Thief, and Zong heng si hai), Rim Film Distributors, 1991
Inspector Yuen (Tequila), Lashou shentan (also known as God ofGuns, Hard-Boiled, Hot-Handed God of Cops, and RuthlessSuper-Cop), Rim Film Distributors, 1992
Jeff, Xia dao Gao Fei (also known as Chivalrous Thief Gao Fei and Full Contact), Golden Princess, 1992
Ng Shan-shui, Wo ai chou wen chai (also known as Love: Now YouSee It ... Now You Don't, Now You See It ... Now You Don't, NowYou See Love, Now You Don't, and Liu mang yu dao bing), 1992
Du sheng (also known as All for the Winner), Paragon Films,1992
(Uncredited) Himself, Cinema of Vengeance (documentary), VengeanceProductions, 1993
Chang Ching, Hua qi Shao Lin (also known as American Shaolin, National Treasure, and Treasure Hunt), Eastern Renaissance Pictures, 1994
Chow/Mr. Orange, Who Do You Think You're Fooling?, Impossible Funky Productions, 1994
Ko Chun (the god of gamblers), Du shen xu ji (also known as Godof Gamblers' Return, God of Gamblers Returns, God of Gamblers2, and Return of the God of Gamblers), 1994
The killer, Heping fandian (also known as The Peace Hotel),1995
Nanjing 1937 (also known as Don't Cry, Nanking, NanjingDatusha, and Nan Jing yi jiu san qi), 1995
John Lee, The Replacement Killers, Columbia/TriStar, 1997
King Mongkut, Anna and the King, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Lieutenant Nick Chen, The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
Master Li Mu Bai, Wo hu cang long (also known as Ngo foo chonglung), released as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
Monk with no name, Bulletproof Monk, Lion Rock, 2001, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
Himself, Du zi deng dai (also known as Waiting Alone), Colordance Pictures, 2004
Prince Ping, Autumn Remembrance, Elite Group Enterprises, 2006
The Aunt's Postmodern Life, [Hong Kong], 2006
Sometimes credited in the Philippines as Chow Anderson.
Film Work
Assistant art director, Ying hung ho hon (also known as Hero, Heroic Hero, Rich and Famous 2, Tragic Hero, and Ying xiong hao han), 1987
Television Appearances
Series
Leui Gong, Saat sau qi shi er siu si, beginning 1976
Keung yan, beginning 1978
Beggar So, Sou hat yi, beginning 1982
Ngai Chun, Fo fung wong, beginning 1982
Shang Hai tan (also known as The Bund and Shanghai Beach), beginning 1983
Shanghai gangster, Shang Hai tan xu ji (also known as The BundPart II and Shanghai Beach 2), beginning 1983
But dou san hung, beginning 1983
Siu mo kong wu (also known as The Smiling, Proud Wanderer),beginning 1984
Ging Shing, San jaat si hing--juk jaap, beginning 1985
Lok Ching Hing, Dai heung gong (also known as The Battle amongthe Clans), beginning 1985
Yang ka cheung (also known as The Yangs' Saga), beginning 1986
Movies
The Reincarnation, 1974
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
Episodic
Himself, "Anna and the King," HBO First Look, HBO, 1999
Appeared in several episodes of soap operas and dramas in Hong Kong.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine--Volume 2, Eastern Heroes Video, 1996
Himself, From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of "The Corruptor,"New Line Home Video, 1999
Himself, Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood, Columbia/TriStar Home Video,2001
Video Games
Inspector Tequila, Stranglehold, Midway Manufacturing, 2006
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Stories for Films
You jian A Lang (also known as All about Ah-Long and A Lang de gu shi), 1989
Heping fandian (also known as The Peace Hotel), 1995
Songs Featured in Films
"Daai jeung foo yat gei" (title means "Big Husband's Diary"), Daai jeung foo yat gei (also known as Big Husband's Diary, Diary of a Big Man, and Da zhang fu ri ji), 1988
(With Tai-Yau Law and Chun-Keung Lam) "Fei sa fung jung juen" (title means "Fly Sand Wind Middle Change"), Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi (also known as The Inside Story and Triads: The Inside Story), 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 1999, Issue 4, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Details, December, 1997, pp. 167-68
Empire, July, 1998, pp. 58-59
Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, pp. 17-18; January 7, 2000, p. 42
Flicks, June, 1998, p. 38
Los Angeles Times, January 3, 1993
Movieline, January, 2000, p. 24
People Weekly, March 2, 1998, pp. 75-76; November 15, 1999, p. 88;May 14, 2001, p. 134
Premiere, March, 1998, pp. 59-61
Variety, December 1, 1997, p. 50; January 26, 1998, p. 84

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