Chow Yun-Fat
Acting·May 18, 1955 — 71 years old·Hong Kong, China
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.
Known For
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007·7.3
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000·7.4
Dragonball Evolution
2009·2.9
Bulletproof Monk
2003·5.5
Hard Boiled
1992·7.5
The Killer
1989·7.6
Anna and the King
1999·6.8
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006·6.9
A Better Tomorrow
1986·7.4
The Replacement Killers
1998·6.3
Let the Bullets Fly
2010·7.8
A Better Tomorrow II
1987·7.1
Filmography · 165
—Cold War IIIOswald S.C. Kan—The Golden Sting—Cold War 1995Oswald S.C. Kan2026Cold War 1994Oswald S.C. Kan2025Detective Chinatown 1900Bai Xuanling2023The Do ShowTV2023One More ChanceWater Ng2022The Monkey King: The Legend BeginsJade Emperor2018Project GutenbergPainter2017DuckweedSelf (archive footage)2016鲁豫有约一日行TV2016Cold War IIOswald S.C. Kan2016From Vegas to Macau IIIKen Shek / Ko Chun2015OfficeHo Chung Ping2015From Vegas to Macau IIKen / Ko Chun2014From Vegas to MacauKen2014The Monkey KingJade Emperor2012The Last TycoonCheng Daqi2012The AssassinsChancellor Cao Cao2012VoiceTV2011Beginning of the Great RevivalYuan Shikai2010Let the Bullets FlyHuang Silang2010ShanghaiAnthony Lan-Ting2010ConfuciusConfucius2009Dragonball EvolutionMaster Roshi2008The Children of Huang ShiChen Hansheng2007The Postmodern Life of My AuntZhichang Pan / 潘知常2007The Making of Hard Boiled2007The Making of Stranglehold2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndCaptain Sao Feng2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'Self2006Curse of the Golden FlowerEmperor Ping2005Waiting AloneFa Ge (cameo)2003Bulletproof MonkThe Nameless Monk2002Ultimate Fights from the Movies(archive footage)2002Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodSelf2000The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'Self2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonLi Mu Bai1999Anna and the KingKing Mongkut1999The CorruptorNick Chen1998The Replacement KillersJohn Lee1995Peace HotelWong Ah Ping · Writer1994God of Gamblers' ReturnKo Chun1994Treasure HuntJeffrey Chang Ching1992Full ContactJeff / Gou Fei1992Hard BoiledInsp. 'Tequila' Yuen1992Now You See Love... Now You Don'tNg San Shui1991Prison on Fire IIChung Tin Ching1991Once a ThiefRed Bean Puddin / Joe1990God of Gamblers IIKo Chun1990The Fun, the Luck & the TycoonLam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink1989God of GamblersKo Chun1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonMark1989Triads: The Inside StoryLee Man Ho1989Everybody Loves SomebodyTVuncredited1989Wild SearchSgt. Lau Chun-Pong1989The KillerJong1989All About Ah-LongAh Long · Story1989Celebrity Talk ShowTV周润发1988City WarDick Lee1988Goodbye My FriendHung1988When Tat Fu Was Young1988The Greatest LoverQian Jin / Nelson Chow1988Diary of a Big ManChow Ting Fat · Songs1988Fractured FolliesJoe Leung1988Tiger on the BeatSergeant Francis Li1988The Eighth HappinessFang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long1988The Romancing Star IIBig Mouth Fat [cameo]1987A Better Tomorrow IIKen Lee1987Prison on FireChung Tin Ching1987Spiritual LovePu Yung Tsai1987Flaming BrothersTin1987An Autumn's TaleSamuel Pang1987The Romancing StarWong Yat Fat1987Rich and FamousLee Ah Chai1987Code of HonorFai1987Scared StiffInspector Chow1987Tragic HeroLee Ah Chai1987City on FireKo Chow1986The Seventh CurseWesley1986My Will, I WillDetective1986A Hearty ResponseHo Ting-Bon1986Love Unto WastesDetective Lam Chun-Keung1986A Better TomorrowMark Lee1986The LunaticsChung1986100 Ways to Murder Your WifeSoccer Fat1986The Missed DatePeter1986Dream LoversSong Yu1986Witch from NepalJoe1986Story of RoseCharles / Ga Ming1985Why Me?Mr. Chow1985The Yang's SagaTVLui Dong-bun1985WomenDerek Sun1985The Battle Among the ClansTV1984Hong Kong 1941Yip Kim-Fay1984Police CadetTV張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing1984The OccupantInsp Valentino Chow1984Love in a Fallen CityFan Liu-Yuan1984The Smiling Proud WandererTV1984笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)TV令狐冲1983Last AffairKwong Ping1983Angels And DevilsTV1983The Super PowerTV1983Bloody MoneyBullet1983Katanyu Prakasit1983The Bund Part II许文强1983The BundHui Man Keung1983The Radio TycoonTV1983播音人 (數碼修復版)TV韦业昌1982The Legend of Master SoTV苏灿1982蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)TV苏灿1982The Postman Strikes BackFu Jun1982The Head HunterYuen Lik / Nguen Dich1982The MaverickTV1981Good Old TimesTV欧阳汉1981Hero's Blood RoadTV1981The FateTV倪骏1981The Story of Woo VietWoo Viet1981The Shell Game (II)TV阿龙1981The ExecutorNg Tao1981Soul Ash1980Modern HeroesSgt Chu Hwa Tai1980The Shell GameTV1980PursuitKiller1980Joy to the WorldYam Chung-Lung1980The BrothersTV石晖1980The BundTV许文强1980God FatherGit1979The Good The Bad The UglyTV1979Man From Hong KongTVBen1979I Am WomanTV1979The Cheap DetectiveTV1979The LandlordTV1978ConflictTV1978Disco FeverTV1978Hong Kong Story IITV主持1978The GiantsTV1978Miss "O"Koon1978Their Private LivesKo Ming Chung1978Vanity FairTV1977Hot BloodAh Cheng1977HeroTV1977A House is Not a HomeTV何严明197713TV1977Bed for Day, Bed for Night1976C.I.D.(Series 2)TV1976畸人列傳TV1976The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile1976Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung1976七女性TV1976HotelTV1976Massage GirlsAh Gin1976TeenagerTV1976The First LoveTV1976Mystery BeyondTV1976Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom1976This GenerationTV1976The Reincarnation1976The KillerTV1975Dream Of The Red ChamberTV蒋玉涵1974Murder of PassionTV1974The God of AquaTV1974Chinese FolkloreTV1968歷年TVB台慶經典回顧TV1962Golden Horse AwardsTVSelf