Biography
Chow Yun-fat SBS (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.
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Filmography
all 145
Movies 104
TV Shows 41
self 3
Water Ng
One More Chance (2023)
Movie
Jade Emperor
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
Movie
Self
Fruit (2020)
Movie
Painter
Project Gutenberg (2018)
Movie
6
Oswald S. Kan S C
Cold War II (2016)
Movie
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
Movie
5.17
Ho Chung Ping
Office (2015)
Movie
6
Ken
From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
Movie
4.83
Ken (Shek Yat-kin) / Ko Chun
From Vegas to Macau (2014)
Movie
5.17
Jade Emperor
The Monkey King (2014)
Movie
7.8
Cheng Daqi
The Last Tycoon (2012)
Movie
Cao Cao
The Assassins (2012)
Movie
Yuan Shikai
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
Movie
Master Huang
Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Movie
6
Anthony Lan-Ting
Shanghai (2010)
Movie
6
Confucius
Confucius (2010)
Movie
Roshi
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
Movie
1
Jack (Chen Hansheng)
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Movie
Pan Zhichang
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007)
Movie
Sao Feng
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Movie
7.2
Emperor Ping
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Movie
4.33
Fa Ge (cameo)
Waiting Alone (2005)
Movie
Monk With No Name
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Movie
6.73
archive footage
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Movie
Li Mu Bai
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Movie
6
King Mongkut
Anna and the King (1999)
Movie
9
Nick Chen
The Corruptor (1999)
Movie
1
John Lee
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Movie
5.5
Self
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 (1996)
Movie
2
The Killer
Peace Hotel (1995)
Movie
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
God of Gamblers' Return (1994)
Movie
5.56
Chang Cheng
Treasure Hunt (1994)
Movie
Chow / Mr. Orange
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
Movie
Gou Fei
Full Contact (1992)
Movie
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Hard Boiled (1992)
Movie
4.25
Ng Shan-shui
Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)
Movie
Chung Tin Ching
Prison on Fire II (1991)
Movie
3.89
Red Bean Puddin - Joe
Once a Thief (1991)
Movie
6
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
Movie
Ko Chun / 'The God of Gamblers'
God of Gamblers (1989)
Movie
5.38
Mark Gor
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
Movie
5.05
Li Man-Ho
Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
Movie
Lau Chung Pong / 'Mew-Mew'
Wild Search (1989)
Movie
Ah Jong
The Killer (1989)
Movie
2.67
Ah-Long Yeung
All About Ah-Long (1989)
Movie
Officer Dick Lee Chiu
City War (1988)
Movie
Hung
Goodbye My Friend (1988)
Movie
Yu Da Fa as adult
When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)
Movie
Locomotive
The Greatest Lover (1988)
Movie
Chow Ting Fat
The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
Movie
Joe
Fractured Follies (1988)
Movie
Sgt. Francis Li
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
Movie
5
'Handsome' Long
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
Movie
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
The Romancing Star II (1988)
Movie
Ken / Mark Lee / Mark 'Gor'
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Movie
5.21
41671 / Chung Tin Ching
Prison on Fire (1987)
Movie
4.13
Double Circle Pu
Spiritual Love (1987)
Movie
Chang Ho-Tien
Flaming Brothers (1987)
Movie
Samuel Pang
An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Movie
6
Wong Yat Fat
The Romancing Star (1987)
Movie
Li Ah Chai
Rich and Famous (1987)
Movie
Fai
Code of Honor (1987)
Movie
Inspector Chow
Scared Stiff (1987)
Movie
Li Ah Chai
Tragic Hero (1987)
Movie
Ko Chow
City on Fire (1987)
Movie
6
Actor
My Will, I Will (1986)
Movie
Ho Ting-Bon
A Hearty Response (1986)
Movie
Wei
The Seventh Curse (1986)
Movie
Detective Lan
Love Unto Wastes (1986)
Movie
Mark
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Movie
4.45
Chung
The Lunatics (1986)
Movie
Football Fat
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
Movie
Peter
The Missed Date (1986)
Movie
Song Yu
Dream Lovers (1986)
Movie
Joe
Witch from Nepal (1986)
Movie
Charles Wong / Ga-Ming
Story of Rose (1986)
Movie
Mr. Chow
Why Me? (1985)
Movie
Lui Dong-bun
The Yang's Saga (1985)
TV
Lok Ching Hing
The Battle Among the Clans (1985)
TV
Derek Sun
Women (1985)
Movie
Yip Kim-Fei
Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
Movie
Cheung Ging Sing
Police Cadet (1984)
TV
Valentino Chow
The Occupant (1984)
Movie
Fan Liu-Yuan
Love in a Fallen City (1984)
Movie
The Smiling Proud Wanderer (1984)
TV
Kwong-Ping
Last Affair (1983)
Movie
Actor
Angels And Devils (1983)
TV
The Super Power (1983)
TV
Bullet
Bloody Money (1983)
Movie
许文强
The Bund Part II (1983)
Movie
Actor
The Bund (1983)
Movie
The Radio Tycoon (1983)
TV
Beggar So
The Legend of Master So (1982)
TV
Fu Jun
The Postman Strikes Back (1982)
Movie
Nguyen Dich
The Head Hunter (1982)
Movie
The Maverick (1982)
TV
Good Old Times (1981)
TV
Seekers (1981)
TV
The Fate (1981)
TV
Wu Yuet
The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
Movie
Lung
The Shell Game (II) (1981)
TV
Ng To
The Executor (1981)
Movie
Soul Ash (1981)
Movie
Chu Ka-Wah
Modern Heroes (1980)
Movie
The Shell Game (1980)
TV
Actor
Pursuit (1980)
Movie
Jen Lung
Joy to the World (1980)
Movie
The Brothers (1980)
TV
Hui Man-keung
The Bund (1980)
TV
Git
God Father (1980)
Movie
The Good The Bad The Ugly (1979)
TV
Ben
Man From Hong Kong (1979)
TV
I Am Woman (1979)
TV
Cheap Detective (1979)
TV
The Landlord (1979)
TV
Conflict (1978)
TV
Disco Fever (1978)
TV
主持
Hong Kong Story II (1978)
TV
Actor
The Giants (1978)
TV
Kuan Yen-Ping
Miss "O" (1978)
Movie
Ko Ming-Chung
Their Private Lives (1978)
Movie
Vanity Fair (1978)
TV
Actor
Hot Blood (1977)
Movie
Hero (1977)
TV
何严明
A House Is Not a Home (1977)
TV
13 (1977)
TV
Actor
Bed for Day, Bed for Night (1977)
Movie
C.I.D.(Series 2) (1976)
TV
Actor
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile (1976)
Movie
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung (1976)
Movie
Hotel (1976)
TV
Actor
Massage Girls (1976)
Movie
Teenager (1976)
TV
The First Love (1976)
TV
Mystery Beyond (1976)
TV
Actor
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom (1976)
Movie
This Generation (1976)
TV
The Reincarnation (1976)
Movie
The Killer (1976)
TV
蒋玉涵
Dream Of The Red Chamber (1975)
TV
Murder Of Passion (1974)
TV
The God of Aqua (1974)
TV
Chinese Folklore (1974)
TV
Self
Golden Horse Awards (1962)
TV
Oswald Kan
Cold War III
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-05-18 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceHong Kong, China
ReligionBuddhism
RelationshipsCandice Yu (1983-01-01 - 1984-01-01)
SpouseJasmine Tan
CitizenshipsHong Kong, China
ResidencesKowloon Tong, People's Republic of China
Also Known As周潤發, 周润发, Zhōu Rùnfā, 주윤발, 发哥, 小马哥, Fat Tsai, Châu Nhuận Phát, Yun-fat Chow
AwardsGolden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor, Silver Bauhinia Star
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