- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Hong Kong, China
- Died
- December 17, 1980
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Yuen Siu-Tien (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Chinese martial arts film actor in the late 1970s. Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real life son Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen died having a heart attack in 1979. Leader of the Yuen Clan and father of: Peace Yuen Wo-Ping; Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan; Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi; Simon Yuen Yat-Choh; Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung and Yuen Lung-Kui.
Filmography
movieFights of Fury
2004
movieJackie Chan - Invincible Fighter
1995 · Self
movieLittle Mad Guy
1982
movieAn Old Kung Fu Master
1981 · , Martial Arts Choreographer
movieMaster with Cracked Fingers
1981 · Old Master
movieThe Buddhist Fist
1980 · Sleeping monk
movieAgainst Rascals with Kung-Fu
1980
movieThe Six Directions of Boxing
1980
movieThe World of Drunken Master
1979 · [Cameo]
movieBlind Fist of Bruce
1979 · The Blind Master
movieThe Story of the Drunken Master
1979 · Beggar So
movieDance of the Drunk Mantis
1979 · Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
movieCrystal Fist
1979 · Cook / Teacher
movieSleeping Fist
1979 · Old Fox
Iron Bridge Kung-Fu
1979 · Piggy
movieThe Mystery of Chess Boxing
1979 · Master Cook
movieDrunken Arts and Crippled Fist
1979 · Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
movieMad Mad Kung Fu
1979 · Bamboo Stick
movieHorse Boxing Killer
1979
movieHeroes of the East
1978 · Ho To's Sifu
movieKung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat
1978
movieDrunken Master
1978 · Beggar So
movieDrunken Master Strikes Back
1978 · Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed
movieSnake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 · The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
movieThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 · Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
movieThe Dragon Lives Again
1977 · Hua Tao
movieDeadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers
1977 · Head Snake Demon
movieKarate from Shaolin Temple
1976 · Yuen Yun
tvWong Fay Hung
1976
"Fertility" Bank
1975
movieReturn of the Crazy Bumpkins
1975
movieThe Valiant Ones
1975 · Pirate with bow
movieThe Young Rebel
1975 · Rong's Sifu
movieThe Association
1974 · Sifu
movieShaolin Martial Arts
1974 · Master Liang Hong
movieMartial Arts
1974 · Street performer
movieFist to Fist
1973 · Sleeping Waiter
movieChinese Kung Fu
1973
movieThe Kiss of Death
1973 · Yuen
movieIron Bull
1973
英雄榜
1973
movieThe Warlord
1972 · Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
鸿运当头
1972
movieWong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
1970
飞剑神童
1970
孙悟空智取黄袍怪
1970
movieThe One-armed Magic Nun
1969
Supreme Sword
1969
movieSword of Emei
1969 · Chiu's man
银刀血剑
1969
movieWong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
1969
movieDragon Swamp
1969 · Ding Long (fisherman)
movieThe Fragrant Sword
1969
movieIron Bones
1969
血羅巾
1969
殺氣嚴霜
1969
黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
1969
鐵髮紅姑
1969
黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
1969
黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
1969
movieWong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship
1968
小五義大破銅網陣
1968
The Magnificent Five
1968
movieThe Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
1968
movieThe Chivalrous Whip
1968 · Uncle 2, Martial Arts Choreographer
movieParagon of Sword and Knife
1967
movieThe Silent Swordsman
1967 · Sun Moon Clan member
movieJin ou
1967 · Henchman
movieThe Sword and the Lute
1967 · Red Lotus Clan member
movieThe Witch
1967
movieThe Goddess of Mercy
1967 · Dancing Soldier, Dancing soldier
紅衣少女
1967
One Duel Too Many (Part 2)
1966 · 岑大化
One Duel Too Many
1966
中原奇俠
1966 · 東海騰蛟
movieThe Knight of Knights
1966 · Chaoching monk
movieCome Drink with Me
1966 · Jade Faced Tiger's Man
movie孫悟空三戲百花仙
1965
The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
1965 · , Action Director
movie箫声震武林（上集）
1965 · 慧明僧, Action Director
movie箫声震武林（下集）
1965 · Action Director
movieThe Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
1965
movieRed Dragon
1965
movieSword of Swords
1965 · Pole-fighter, Martial Arts Choreographer
movieThe Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
1965
movieSix Fingers
1965
999离奇三凶手
1965
火凤狂龙
1965
Spy No. 13
1964 · Agent A
movieThe Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
1964
movieDevil's Palm (Part One)
1964 · Buddhist Master
The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains
1964 · Lau Hok-jan
movieOperation Hong Kong
1964
movieBuddha's Palm (Part 2)
1964 · Martial Arts Choreographer
movieBuddha's Palm (Part 1)
1964 · (Uncredited) Leader of the Spirit Serpent Cult, the Wolf God Sword Shadow, Martial Arts Choreographer
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two
1964 · Monk Yi Tin
The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One
1964 · Monk Yi Tin
movieThe Killing Flag (Part 2)
1963
movieThe Killing Flag (Part 1)
1963
movieThe Black Centipede
1963
The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
1963
万剑之王
1963
仙剑神魔(上集)
1963
movieThe Birth of Yue Fei
1962
Hunting for the Murderer
1962 · 歹徒
Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1)
1962 · Choreographer
movieHong Kong Hot Harbor
1962
Secret Book
1961
A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two
1961 · imperial guard
花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓
1961
The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine
1960 · Gangster
movieHow Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
1959
The White Crane Hero
1956
movieWong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan
1956 · Uncle Liu
movieHow Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat
1956
The Murder Case at Club 99
1956
The Nine-Finger Devil
1955
打破玉籠飛彩鳳
1954 · 惡徒
Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle
1949 · Thug
movieLady Robin Hood
1947
海底骷髅塔(上集)
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