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Fan Mei-Sheng

Fan Mei-Sheng

Actor · Born 1942-09-13 · Shandong Province, China

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Biography

Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Year of the Dragon (1985) — White Powder Ma
  2. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) — Assistant Warden
  3. Project A Part II (1987) — Black Bear
  4. The Young Master (1980) — Bull
  5. The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) — Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
  6. The Magnificent Butcher (1979) — Beggar King
  7. Millionaires' Express (1986) — Mountain Bandit
  8. Attrition (2018) — Sifu
  9. Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) — Wu Hua-Tian
  10. Blood Brothers (1973) — Mountain Bandit Leader Yin
  11. The Magic Blade (1976) — Painting Wu
  12. Killer Clans (1976) — Ma Fang-chung
  13. Dreadnaught (1981) — Marshal Pao
  14. The Bamboo House of Dolls (1973) — Japanese Officer
  15. Flying Guillotine II (1978) — Li Sing Nan
  16. The 14 Amazons (1972) — General Chiao Ting Kuai
  17. Rich and Famous (1987) — Fan Tit Tau
  18. Death Duel (1977) — Mute
  19. The Water Margin (1972) — Black Whirlwind, Li
  20. The Postman Strikes Back (1982) — Bu
  21. The Brave Archer (1977) — Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung
  22. The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) — Bangling Trio Member
  23. All Men Are Brothers (1975) — Black Whirlwind / Li Kui
  24. The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) — Chuan Jia
  25. The Dragon Missile (1976) — Miu Fei
  26. The Buddhist Fist (1980)
  27. Duel for Gold (1971) — Chiu Fu
  28. The Jade Tiger (1977) — Zhao Zhong
  29. The Kiss of Death (1973) — Wong Tai
  30. Temptress of a Thousand Faces (1969) — Incompetent Police Sergeant
  31. The Delinquent (1973) — Big Sean
  32. Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (1981) — Beggar Fan (Feng)
  33. The Jade Raksha (1968) — Yan Long Er
  34. Sons of the Good Earth (1965) — Shi Tou
  35. Dragon Swamp (1969) — Ding Hu (beggar)
  36. The Magnificent Swordsman (1968) — villain who kills a woman
  37. Heads for Sale (1970) — Wan Sanju
  38. The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) — Hu Zi
  39. The Story of Sue San (1964) — Master Fan
  40. That Man in Chang-An (1967) — Cao Wu's waiter

Directed

  1. Amsterdam Connection (1978) — Director