Yuen Woo-ping

Known For: Directing
Born: January 1, 1945
Place of Birth: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Yuen Woo-ping

Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.

Filmography

Blades of the Guardians

2026 · Old Man, Director, Presenter

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

2022 · Writer, Action Director

My Country, My Parents

2021 · Stunts

Kung Fu Stuntmen

2021

Ip Man 4: The Finale

2019 · Action Director, Stunts

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

2018 · Director

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

2017 · Director

Guardians of Martial Arts

2017 · Choreographer

Up Idol

2016

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016 · Director

Ip Man 3

2015 · Stunts

Chef Nic

2014

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

2014 · Action Director, Stunts

Man of Tai Chi

2013 · VIP audience (uncredited), Action Director

The Grandmaster

2013 · Chan Wah-shun, Martial Arts Choreographer

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011 · Self

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011 · Fight Choreographer

Enthiran

2010 · Stunt Coordinator

Little Big Soldier

2010

True Legend

2010 · Director

The Forbidden Kingdom

2008 · Martial Arts Choreographer, Executive Producer

The Banquet

2006 · Producer

Fearless

2006 · Action Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

House of Fury

2005 · Stunts

Unleashed

2005 · Stunt Coordinator

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004 · Stunt Coordinator

Double Dare

2004 · Self

Kung Fu Hustle

2004 · Stunts

The Matrix Revolutions

2003 · Fight Choreographer

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

2003 · Self

Making 'Enter the Matrix'

2003 · Self

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003 · Stunt Coordinator

The Tai Chi Master

2003 · Director, Action Director

The Matrix Reloaded

2003 · Fight Choreographer

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

2002 · Choreographer

The Matrix Revisited

2001 · Self - Kung Fu Choreographer

Zu Warriors

2001 · Choreographer

Dragon Hero

2001 · Executive Producer

The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

2000 · Self

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000 · Action Director, Stunts

忠勇小状元

2000 · Director, Creator

Making "The Matrix"

1999 · Self

The New Shaolin Temple

1999 · Director

Legend of Dagger Lee

1999 · Director

Legend of Dagger Li

1999 · Director

The Matrix

1999 · Fight Choreographer

The Water Margin

1998 · Action Director

The Master of Tai Chi

1998 · Director

Black Mask

1996 · Action Director, Stunt Coordinator, Martial Arts Choreographer

Iron Monkey 2

1996 · Martial Arts Choreographer

Tai Chi II

1996 · Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

The Red Wolf

1995 · Director, Action Director, Stunt Coordinator, Martial Arts Choreographer

Fist of Legend

1994 · Fight Choreographer

Fire Dragon

1994 · Director

Wing Chun

1994 · Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Producer

Cinema of Vengeance

1994 · Self (uncredited)

Bogus Cops

1993 · Sleeping Cop

Tai-Chi Master

1993 · Director, Fight Choreographer

Heroes Among Heroes

1993 · Director

Madam City Hunter

1993 · Executive Producer

Iron Monkey

1993 · Director

Last Hero in China

1993 · Action Director, Stunts

Wicked City

1992 · Sergeant Kayama

Gameboy Kids

1992 · Master Dragon

Once Upon a Time in China II

1992 · Stunts

Twin Dragons

1992 · Stunts

The Banquet

1991 · Man at Dinner

Tiger Cage III

1991 · Director

Once Upon a Time in China

1991 · Stunts

Tiger Cage II

1990 · Director

My Hero

1990 · Yi

Just Heroes

1989

In the Line of Duty 4

1989 · Martial Arts Choreographer, Director

Three Against the World

1988 · Chia Yi Chen in Disguise

Heart to Hearts

1988 · Headmaster Lau

Tiger Cage

1988 · Master Eight, Director

Eastern Condors

1987 · Yam Yan-Hei

The Close Encounters of Vampire

1986 · Director

Mismatched Couples

1985 · Mini, Director

Merry Christmas

1984 · Paula's Cousin, Choreographer

Drunken Tai Chi

1984 · Director, Screenplay

The Champions

1983 · Producer

Shaolin Drunkard

1983 · Night watchman [cameo], Writer, Director

The Miracle Fighters

1982 · Director, Screenplay

The Postman Strikes Back

1982 · Producer

Legend of a Fighter

1982 · Director

Oriental Voodoo

Oriental Voodoo

1982 · Director

Dreadnaught

1981 · , Director

Game of Death II

1981 · Choreographer

The Buddhist Fist

1980 · Director

The Magnificent Butcher

1979 · Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

1979 · Director

Revenge of a Shaolin Master

1979 · Fight Choreographer

Drunken Master

1978 · Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited), Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Sensual Pleasures

1978

My Darling Gals

1978 · , Thug

Dynamo

1978 · First Assistant Director, Fight Choreographer

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978 · Screenplay, Director

Born Invincible

1978 · Martial Arts Choreographer

Broken Oath

1977 · Martial Arts Choreographer

The Invincible Armour

1977 · Action Director

The Secret Rivals 2

1977

The Web of Death

1976 · Extra (uncredited)

The Oily Maniac

1976 · Tin Choi's Thug / Road Worker / Policeman (uncredited)

Brotherhood

1976 · , Choreographer

The Magic Blade

1976

The Condemned

1976

Farewell to a Warrior

1976 · Soldier (Extra)

Bruce Lee and I

1976 · Martial Arts Choreographer

Lover's Destiny

1975

The Imposter

1975

The Super Inframan

1975 · Science Research Center's Staff (uncredited)

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

1975

Lady of the Law

1975 · Bandit (uncredited)

The Gambling Syndicate

1975 · , Choreographer

The Protectors

1975

Sex, Love and Hate

1974

The Shadow Boxer

1974 · Stunt Coordinator

The Big Showdown

1974

The Devils

1973 · Martial Arts Choreographer

Heroes of Sung

1973 · , Action Director

The Black Belt

1973 · Action Director

Fist to Fist

1973 · , Martial Arts Choreographer

The Awaken Punch

1973

The Villains

1973 · Feng's Comrade, Martial Arts Choreographer

Blood Brothers

1973 · Mountain Bandit (uncredited)

The Bastard

1973 · Gu's Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer

Call to Arms

1973 · , Martial Arts Choreographer

Four Riders

1972 · Thug in Nightclub

Trilogy of Swordsmanship

1972 · Soldier

The Lizard

1972 · Casino Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer

Revenge of the Dragon

1972

Man of Iron

1972 · Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)

The Killer

1972 · Thug

The Deadly Knives

1972

The Bloody Fists

1972 · , Fight Choreographer

The Angry Guest

1972 · Jin Long Student (uncredited)

The Boxer from Shantung

1972 · Yang's Thug (uncredited)

The Deadly Duo

1971 · (uncredited)

Duel of Fists

1971 · Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)

The Rescue

1971

The Mad Killer

1971 · , Martial Arts Choreographer

The Swift Knight

1971

The Anonymous Heroes

1971 · Drunk Officer (uncredited)

The Duel

1971 · Gan's Man Turns on Lights (uncredited)

The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971 · (extra) (uncredited)

King Eagle

1971 · Lo Brothers' Thug

The Singing Killer

1970

The Chinese Boxer

1970

The Secret of the Dirk

1970

The Heroic Ones

1970 · King Jin's Soldier / Bandit

Swordswomen Three

1970

The Twelve Gold Medallions

1970 · Mountain Slicing Squad

Vengeance!

1970 · Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)

The Winged Tiger

1970

The Wandering Swordsman

1970

Redress

1969 · Extra

Supreme Sword

1969

Dead End

1969

The Invincible Fist

1969 · (extra) (uncredited)

Twelve Deadly Coins

1969

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 · (extra) (uncredited)

The Tin Long Gang

1968

The Sword of Swords

1968 · Shang's thug [extra]

The Chivalrous Whip

1968

That Fiery Girl

1968 · Hulu Valley's bandit

That Frightening Sword

That Frightening Sword

1968

Red Lamp Shaded in Blood

1968

Golden Swallow

1968 · Golden Dragon Five Heroes

The Silver Fox

1968

麒麟寨

1968

Dragnet of the Law

Dragnet of the Law

1967

The Assassin

1967 · (extra) (uncredited)

King Drummer

1967

Rape of the Sword

1967

月向那方圓

月向那方圓

1967

The Silent Swordsman

1967

Lady Black Cat Strikes Again

1967

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 · Feng's Disciple

The Sword and the Lute

1967

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

1967

The Trail of the Broken Blade

1967 · (extra) (uncredited)

金鷗

1967

Twin Sisters

1966 · Thug

The Magnificent Trio

1966 · Soldier

The Knight of Knights

1966 · Chaoching monk

劫火紅蓮(上集)

劫火紅蓮(上集)

1966

The Twin Swords

1965 · Red Lotus member

Temple of the Red Lotus

1965 · Red Lotus member

The Lotus Lamp

1965 · God of Thunder's Fellow

Madam White Snake

1962 · Celestial spirit

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