Wei Ping-Ao

Actor

Born: November 29, 1929 (60 years old)

Died: December 3, 1989

Place of birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Biography

Wei Ping-Ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

Filmography (20)

• The Way of the Dragon (1972, ★ 7.4)
• Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973, ★ 8.1)
• Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982, ★ 7.7)
• The Winged Tiger (1970, ★ 6.5)
• Deaf and Mute Heroine (1971, ★ 6.4)
• Fist of Fury (1972, ★ 7.2)
• Hapkido (1972, ★ 6.8)
• The Fate of Lee Khan (1973, ★ 6.8)
• Raiders of the Shaolin Temple (1982, ★ 5.6)
• The Chinese Stuntman (1982, ★ 5.8)
• The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967, ★ 5.7)
• King Cat (1967, ★ 6.1)
• Killer Darts (1968, ★ 6.5)
• Valley of the Fangs (1970, ★ 5.3)
• Calamity of Snakes (1982, ★ 4.6)
• Fists of Bruce Lee (1978, ★ 5.4)
• Fist of Unicorn (1973, ★ 4.5)
• Vengeance Is a Golden Blade (1969, ★ 4.7)
• The Magnificent Swordsman (1968, ★ 5.5)
• Duel with the Devils (1977, ★ 4)