Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Actor

Born: November 27, 1912 (68 years old)

Died: December 17, 1980

Place of birth: Hong Kong, China

Biography

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 (27)

• Drunken Master (1978, ★ 7.4)
• Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978, ★ 7.3)
• Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979, ★ 7.2)
• Sleeping Fist (1979, ★ 7.2)
• The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978, ★ 7.5)
• Blind Fist of Bruce (1979, ★ 5.8)
• The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979, ★ 6)
• Dragon Swamp (1969, ★ 6.4)
• Heroes of the East (1978, ★ 7.3)
• Crystal Fist (1979, ★ 6.2)
• Shaolin Martial Arts (1974, ★ 6.4)
• Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist (1979, ★ 5.2)
• The Dragon Lives Again (1977, ★ 5.2)
• The Warlord (1972, ★ 6.1)
• Come Drink with Me (1966, ★ 6.7)
• Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat (1978, ★ 4.8)
• The Kiss of Death (1973, ★ 5)
• Against Rascals with Kung-Fu (1980, ★ 5.5)
• Fist to Fist (1973, ★ 6.3)
• Red Dragon (1965, ★ 6.2)
• An Old Kung Fu Master (1981, ★ 6.4)
• The Valiant Ones (1975, ★ 6.9)
• The World of Drunken Master (1979, ★ 5.1)
• The Buddhist Fist (1980, ★ 5.3)
• The Sword and the Lute (1967, ★ 5.4)
• Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter (1995, ★ 6)
• The Story of the Drunken Master (1979, ★ 4.1)