Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Acting·November 27, 1912·† December 17, 1980 — 68 years old·Hong Kong, China
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.
Known For
Drunken Master
1978·7.4
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978·7.5
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978·7.3
Come Drink with Me
1966·6.7
Heroes of the East
1978·7.3
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979·7.3
The Valiant Ones
1975·6.8
Blind Fist of Bruce
1979·6.1
The Dragon Lives Again
1977·5.5
Shaolin Martial Arts
1974·6.5
The Buddhist Fist
1980·5.6
The World of Drunken Master
1979·5.6
Filmography · 121
—海底骷髅塔(上集)2004Fights of Fury1995Jackie Chan - Invincible FighterSelf1982Little Mad Guy1981An Old Kung Fu MasterMartial Arts Choreographer1981Master with Cracked FingersOld Master1980The Buddhist FistSleeping monk1980Against Rascals with Kung-Fu1980The Six Directions of Boxing1979The World of Drunken Master[Cameo]1979Blind Fist of BruceThe Blind Master1979The Story of the Drunken MasterBeggar So1979Dance of the Drunk MantisSam the Seed / Beggar Su1979Crystal FistCook / Teacher1979Sleeping FistOld Fox1979Iron Bridge Kung-FuPiggy1979The Mystery of Chess BoxingMaster Cook1979Drunken Arts and Crippled FistCrippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)1979Mad Mad Kung FuBamboo Stick1979Horse Boxing Killer1978Heroes of the EastHo To's Sifu1978Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat1978Drunken MasterBeggar So1978Drunken Master Strikes BackSu Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed1978Snake in the Eagle's ShadowThe Beggar / Pai Chang Tien1978The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)1977The Dragon Lives AgainHua Tao1977Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu KillersHead Snake Demon1976Karate from Shaolin TempleYuen Yun1976Wong Fay HungTV1975"Fertility" Bank1975Return of the Crazy Bumpkins1975The Valiant OnesPirate with bow1975The Young RebelRong's Sifu1974The AssociationSifu1974Shaolin Martial ArtsMaster Liang Hong1974Martial ArtsStreet performer1973Fist to FistSleeping Waiter1973Chinese Kung Fu1973The Kiss of DeathYuen1973Iron Bull1973英雄榜1972The WarlordBald man at the Kao Pai trial1972鸿运当头1970Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation1970飞剑神童1970孙悟空智取黄袍怪1969The One-armed Magic Nun1969Supreme Sword1969Sword of EmeiChiu's man1969银刀血剑1969Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves1969Dragon SwampDing Long (fisherman)1969The Fragrant Sword1969Iron Bones1969血羅巾1969殺氣嚴霜1969黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷1969鐵髮紅姑1969黄飞鸿神威伏三煞1969黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青1968Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship1968小五義大破銅網陣1968The Magnificent Five1968The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)1968The Chivalrous WhipUncle 2 · Martial Arts Choreographer1967Paragon of Sword and Knife1967The Silent SwordsmanSun Moon Clan member1967Jin ouHenchman1967The Sword and the LuteRed Lotus Clan member1967The Witch1967The Goddess of MercyDancing Soldier · Dancing soldier1967紅衣少女1966One Duel Too Many (Part 2)岑大化1966One Duel Too Many1966中原奇俠東海騰蛟1966The Knight of KnightsChaoching monk1966Come Drink with MeJade Faced Tiger's Man1965孫悟空三戲百花仙1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 2Action Director1965箫声震武林（上集）慧明僧 · Action Director1965箫声震武林（下集）Action Director1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)1965Red Dragon1965Sword of SwordsPole-fighter · Martial Arts Choreographer1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)1965Six Fingers1965999离奇三凶手1965火凤狂龙1964Spy No. 13Agent A1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)1964Devil's Palm (Part One)Buddhist Master1964The Flying Fox in the Snowy MountainsLau Hok-jan1964Operation Hong Kong1964Buddha's Palm (Part 2)Martial Arts Choreographer1964Buddha's Palm (Part 1)(Uncredited) Leader of the Spirit Serpent Cult, the Wolf God Sword Shadow · Martial Arts Choreographer1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part TwoMonk Yi Tin1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part OneMonk Yi Tin1963The Killing Flag (Part 2)1963The Killing Flag (Part 1)1963The Black Centipede1963The Secret Book (New Series), Part 21963万剑之王1963仙剑神魔(上集)1962The Birth of Yue Fei1962Hunting for the Murderer歹徒1962Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1)Choreographer1962Hong Kong Hot Harbor1961Secret Book1961A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Twoimperial guard1961花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓1960The Story of Wong Ang the HeroineGangster1959How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies1956The White Crane Hero1956Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at GuanshanUncle Liu1956How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat1956The Murder Case at Club 991955The Nine-Finger Devil1954打破玉籠飛彩鳳惡徒1949Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the CandleThug1947Lady Robin Hood