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