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Chow Yun-Fat Biography (1955-)

Name is sometimes transliterated as Chou Jun-fa, Chow Yuen Fatt, Chow Yun Fat, Chow Yun-fat, or Jau Yun Faat; born May 18, 1955, in Hong Kong; son of an oil tanker worker and a vegetable farmer; married Candice Yu (a socialite), c.1982 (divorced, 1983); married Jasmine Chow (a business manager), 1986. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills,CA 90212.; Contact: Chow Yun Fat International Friends Club, Ltd., P.O. Box71288, Kowloon Central, Hong Kong.

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), \[Hong Kong\], 1976
• The Hunter, the Butterfly, and the Crocodile, Hip Lee, 1976
• Learned Bride Trice Fools Bridegroom, Hip Lee, 1976
• Hot Blood, Hip Lee, 1977
• Jing wang shuang xiong (also known as Heroic Cops and Killers Two), \[Hong Kong\], 1978
• The Private Lives, Hip Lee, 1978
• Kuan Yen-Ping, "O" nu (also known as Miss O), Goldig Film Company, 1978
• Joy to the World, Tak Lee, 1980
• Shi ba (also known as Master Father and See-Bar), \[Hong Kong\], 1980
• Xi gan xian (also known as Be This First and Police Sir), Golden Princess, 1980
• Jen Lung, Hei kek wong, 1980
• Woo yuet dik goo si (also known as The Story of Woo Viet, Woo Yuet's Story, and Hu yue de gu shi), \[Hong Kong\], 1981
• Ng Tao, Zhi fa zhe (also known as The Executioner, The Executor, Killers Two, and Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang), Golden Princess, 1981
• Xun cheng ma (also known as Patrol Horse, Patrol of Horses, The Postman Fights Back, and The Postman Strikes Back),Golden Harvest/Peace Film Production, 1982
• Lie tou (also known as The Head Hunter and Hunting Head), 1983
• Cameo appearance, Xue han jin qian (also known as Blood Money and Hardworking Money), 1983
• Struggling student, Fa sing (also known as Flower City, Last Affair, and Hua cheng), \[Hong Kong\], 1983
• Ling qi po ren (also known as The Occupant and The Tenant), 1984
• Qing cheng zhi lian (also known as Love in a Fallen City),\[Hong Kong\], 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
• Gui xin niang (also known as The Phantom Bride and Spiritual Love), Golden Harvest, 1985
• Meigui de gushi (also known as Lost Romance, Rose, and The Story of Rose), \[Hong Kong\], 1985
• Qi yuan (also known as The Affair from Nepal, The NepalAffair, and Witch from Nepal), \[Hong Kong\], 1985
• Derek, Nu ren xin (also known as Women), Shaw Brothers, 1985
• Mr. Chow (a social worker), Hoh bit yau ngoh (also known as WhyMe? and He bi you wo), Cinema City Releasing, 1985
• Blacklist, 1986
• 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
• Fu xing jia qi (also known as Chasing Girls, The Romancing Star, and Jing zhuong zhui nu zi), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Meng zhong ren (also known as Dream Lovers), \[Hong Kong\],1986
• Ni qing wo yuan (also known as My Will, I Will, You Want, I Want, and You Will I Will), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Yi gai yun tian (also known as A Hearty Response and A Heavy Response), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Yuan zhen xia yu Wei Si Li (also known as Dr. Yuen and Wisely, Seventh Curse, and The Seventh Curse), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Hsiao Hsien, Shaqi Errenzu (also known as One Hundred Ways to Murder Your Wife), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Mark Gor/Mark Lee, Ying huang boon sik (also known as A BetterTomorrow, The Color of a Hero, Gangland Boss, True Colors of a Hero, and Yingxiong bense), Golden Princess, 1986
• Professor, Chu yi shi wu (also known as The Missed Date), 1986
• Sergeant Lau, Deiha Tsing (also known as Love unto Waist and Love unto Waste), \[Hong Kong\], 1986
• Gong woo ching (also known as Drifter Love, Rich and Famous, and Jiang hu qing), \[Hong Kong\], 1987
• Jiang hu long hu men (also known as Dragon and Tiger Fightand Flaming Brothers), \[Hong Kong\], 1987
• Xiao sheng meng jing hun (also known as Kid Dreams Thrillerand Scared Stiff), \[Hong Kong\], 1987
• Boat-head, figurehead, Figgy, and Samuel Pang, Chou tin dik tong wah (also known as An Autumn's Tale and Liumang daheng), D & B Films, 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 number 41671), Gaam yuk fung wan (also known as Prison on Fire, Prison Turbulence, and Jian yu fengyun), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
• Ken Gor/Mark Lee, Yinghung bunsik II (also known as A Better Tomorrow II, The Color of a Hero II, and Three Times: A Better Tomorrow), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
• Ko Chow (an undercover officer), Long hu feng yun (also known as City on Fire), Cinema City Releasing, 1987
• Ba xing bao xi (also known as The Eight Happiness and The Eighth Happiness), \[Hong Kong\], 1988
• Chang duan jiao zhi lian (also known as Fractured Follies),\[Hong Kong\], 1988
• Sing si jin jaang (also known as City War, Cheng shi zhan zheng, Yi daam hung sun, and Yi dan hong chun), \[Hong Kong\], 1988
• Zai jian ying xiong (also known as Good-bye, Hero and Goodbye, My Friend), 1988
• Chow Ting Fat ("Ah Fat" and "Fat Tsui"), Daai jeung foo yat gei (also known as Big Husband's Diary, Diary of a Big Man, and Da zhang fu ri ji), \[Hong Kong\], 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), \[Hong Kong\], 1988
• Refugee, Gong zi duo qing (also known as The Greatest Lover), \[Hong Kong\], 1988
• Yuk Tak-fu, Yu Da Fu chuan qi (also known as Cherry Blossoms and The Legend of Yu Ta Fu), 1988
• Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi (also known as The Inside Storyand Triads: The Inside Story), 1989
• Yi ben wu yan (also known as Brotherhood, Code of Honour, Promise without a Word, and Triad Savages), \[Hong Kong\], 1989
• Ah-Long Yeung (title role), You jian A Lang (also known as Allabout Ah-Long and A Lang de gu shi), \[Hong Kong\], 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
• John Chow (Jeffrey Chow in the United States version), Die xue shuangxiong (also known as The Killer), Circle Releasing Corporation, 1989
• Ko Chun (the god of gamblers), Du shen (also known as God of Gamblers), \[Hong Kong\], 1989
• Lau Chung Pong (also known as Mickey Lau and "Mew Mew"), Ban wo chuangtian ya (also known as Boon ngoh chong tin ngaai and Wild Search), Born Top/Silver Medal Productions, 1989
• Black Vengeance, \[Hong Kong\], 1990
• Lam Bo Sun/Mr. Stink, Ji xing gong zhao (also known as The Fun,the Luck, and the Tycoon), \[Hong Kong\], 1990
• Chung Tin Ching, Tao fan (also known as Prison on Fire II and Jian yu feng yun xu ji), \[Hong Kong\], 1991
• God of gamblers, Dou Hap (also known as God of Gamblers II), Win's Film Productions, 1991
• Joe, Zongsheng sihai (also known as Once a Thief), Rim FilmDistributors, 1991
• Cameo appearance, Du sheng (also known as All for the Winner), Paragon Films, 1992
• Inspector Yuen (Tequila), Lashou shentan (also known as Hard-Boiled, Hot-Handed God of Cops, and Ruthless Super-Cop), RimFilm Distributors, 1992
• Jeff, Xia dao Gao Fei (also known as Full Contact), GoldenPrincess, 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, Now You See Love, Now You Don't, and Liu mang yu dao bing),\[Hong Kong\], 1992
• Cinema of Vengeance (documentary), Vengeance Productions, 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 Gamblers 2, and Return of the God of Gamblers), \[Hong Kong\], 1994
• Nanjing 1937 (also known as Don't Cry, Nanking, Nanjing Datusha, and Nan Jing yi jiu san qi), \[People's Republicof China\], 1995
• The killer, Heping fandian (also known as The Peace Hotel),\[Hong Kong\], 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
• Li Mu Bai, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sony Pictures Classics,2000
• Bulletproof Monk, Lion Rock, 2001
• King's Ransom, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Levi Gong, Saat sau qi shi er siu si, 1976
• Keung yan, 1978
• Beggar So, Sou hat yi, 1982
• Ngai Chun, Fo fung wong, 1982
• Shang Hai tan (also known as The Bund and Shanghai Beach), 1983
• Shang Hai tan xu ji (also known as The Bund Part II and Shanghai Beach 2), 1983
• Ging Shing, San jaat si hing--juk jaap, 1985
• Lok Ching Hing, Daai heung gong, 1985
• Movies
• The Reincarnation, \[Hong Kong\], 1974
• Specials
• Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
• Episodic
• Appeared in more than one thousand episodes of soap operas and dramas inHong Kong.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, pp. 17-18; January 7, 2000, p. 42.
• People Weekly, March 2, 1998, pp. 75-76; November 15, 1999, p. 88.
• Variety, December 1, 1997, p. 50; January 26, 1998, p. 84.