Yuen Woo-ping

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Drunken Master (1978) — Director
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) — Director
3. Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) — Director
4. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) — Director
5. Iron Monkey (1993) — Director
6. Tai-Chi Master (1993) — Director
7. True Legend (2010) — Director
8. Blades of the Guardians (2026) — Director
9. Wing Chun (1994) — Director
10. The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) — Director
11. The Magnificent Butcher (1979) — Director
12. Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) — Director
13. In the Line of Duty 4 (1989) — Director
14. Tiger Cage (1988) — Director
15. Tiger Cage II (1990) — Director
16. Dreadnaught (1981) — Director
17. The Miracle Fighters (1982) — Director
18. Heroes Among Heroes (1993) — Director
19. Drunken Tai Chi (1984) — Director
20. Mismatched Couples (1985) — Director
21. Legend of a Fighter (1982) — Director
22. The Buddhist Fist (1980) — Director
23. Tai Chi II (1996) — Director
24. Tiger Cage III (1991) — Director
25. Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022) — Director
26. The Red Wolf (1995) — Director
27. Shaolin Drunkard (1983) — Director
28. Fire Dragon (1994) — Director
29. Legend of Dagger Lee (1999) — Director
30. The Tai Chi Master (2003) — Director
31. The Master of Tai Chi (1998) — Director
32. The Close Encounters of Vampire (1986) — Director
33. Legend of Dagger Li (1999) — Director
34. Oriental Voodoo (1982) — Director
35. The New Shaolin Temple (1999) — Director
36. 忠勇小状元 (2000) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Drunken Master (1978) — Man with Bucket of Greens (uncredited)
2. Man of Tai Chi (2013) — VIP audience (uncredited)
3. The Grandmaster (2013) — Chan Wah-shun
4. Little Big Soldier (2010)
5. The Matrix Revisited (2001) — Self - Kung Fu Choreographer
6. Blades of the Guardians (2026) — Old Man
7. Eastern Condors (1987) — Yam Yan-Hei
8. The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) — Feng's Disciple
9. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) — (extra) (uncredited)
10. The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) — (extra) (uncredited)
11. The Super Inframan (1975) — Science Research Center's Staff (uncredited)
12. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
13. Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) — Self (archive footage)
14. Tiger Cage (1988) — Master Eight
15. Making "The Matrix" (1999) — Self
16. The Boxer from Shantung (1972) — Yang's Thug (uncredited)
17. Wicked City (1992) — Sergeant Kayama
18. The Chinese Boxer (1970)
19. Golden Swallow (1968) — Golden Dragon Five Heroes
20. The Oily Maniac (1976) — Tin Choi's Thug / Road Worker / Policeman (uncredited)
21. Blood Brothers (1973) — Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
22. The Magic Blade (1976)
23. Double Dare (2004) — Self
24. The Heroic Ones (1970) — King Jin's Soldier / Bandit
25. Dreadnaught (1981)
26. The Duel (1971) — Gan's Man Turns on Lights (uncredited)
27. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
28. Vengeance! (1970) — Feng's Door Guard / Jin's Thug (uncredited)
29. Just Heroes (1989)
30. My Hero (1990) — Yi
31. The Deadly Duo (1971) — (uncredited)
32. The Web of Death (1976) — Extra (uncredited)
33. The Assassin (1967) — (extra) (uncredited)
34. The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load (2003) — Self
35. The Banquet (1991) — Man at Dinner
36. The Magnificent Trio (1966) — Soldier
37. The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) — Mountain Slicing Squad
38. Mismatched Couples (1985) — Mini
39. Man of Iron (1972) — Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
40. Kung Fu Stuntmen (2021)