Chow Yun-Fat
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Captain Sao Feng
2007
Series
Voice
2012
Series
Police Cadet
張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
1984
Series
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Series
Hotel
1976
Series
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
Series
A House is Not a Home
何严明
1977
Series
Celebrity Talk Show
周润发
1989
Series
The Shell Game
1980
Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Li Mu Bai
2000
Series
Chinese Folklore
1974
Series
Mystery Beyond
1976
Series
Vanity Fair
1978
Series
The Bund
许文强
1980
Series
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Series
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
Film
A Better Tomorrow
Mark Lee
1986
Film
Hard Boiled
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
1992
Film
Dragonball Evolution
Master Roshi
2009
Film
The Killer
Jong
1989
Series
Conflict
徐承熙
1978
Series
The Brothers
石晖
1980
Series
The Giants
1978
Film
Prison on Fire
Chung Tin Ching
1987
Film
Bulletproof Monk
The Nameless Monk
2003
Film
Anna and the King
King Mongkut
1999
Film
Once a Thief
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
1991
Film
Let the Bullets Fly
Huang Silang
2010
Series
Everybody Loves Somebody
uncredited
1989
Film
Curse of the Golden Flower
Emperor Ping
2006
Series
The Yang's Saga
Lui Dong-bun
1985
Film
Cold War 1994
Oswald S.C. Kan
2026
Series
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
Series
The Radio Tycoon
1983
Film
God of Gamblers
Ko Chun
1989
Film
The Monkey King
Jade Emperor
2014
Film
Detective Chinatown 1900
Bai Xuanling
2025
Film
The Replacement Killers
John Lee
1998
Film
God of Gamblers II
Ko Chun
1990
Film
A Better Tomorrow II
Ken Lee
1987
Film
Project Gutenberg
Painter
2018
Series
Teenager
1976
Film
The Corruptor
Nick Chen
1999
Series
Angels And Devils
1983
Series
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
Film
Cold War II
Oswald S.C. Kan
2016
Film
God of Gamblers' Return
Ko Chun
1994
Film
City on Fire
Ko Chow
1987
Series
The Shell Game (II)
阿龙
1981
Film
Shanghai
Anthony Lan-Ting
2010
Series
The Fate
倪骏
1981
Film
Full Contact
Jeff / Gou Fei
1992
Film
From Vegas to Macau
Ken
2014
Film
The Last Tycoon
Cheng Daqi
2012
Series
Hero's Blood Road
1981
Film
The Seventh Curse
Wesley
1986
Film
Code of Honor
Fai
1987
Series
The Legend of Master So
苏灿
1982
Film
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Mark
1989
Series
Dream Of The Red Chamber
蒋玉涵
1975
Series
The Maverick
1982
Series
The Super Power
1983
Film
From Vegas to Macau III
Ken Shek / Ko Chun
2016
Film
From Vegas to Macau II
Ken / Ko Chun
2015
Series
播音人 (數碼修復版)
韦业昌
1983
Series
I Am Woman
1979
Film
Tiger on the Beat
Sergeant Francis Li
1988
Film
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
Jade Emperor
2022
Film
Flaming Brothers
Tin
1987
Film
Tragic Hero
Lee Ah Chai
1987
Series
Good Old Times
欧阳汉
1981
Film
The Romancing Star
Wong Yat Fat
1987
Film
An Autumn's Tale
Samuel Pang
1987
Film
Spiritual Love
Pu Yung Tsai
1987
Series
The Cheap Detective
1979
Series
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
Series
13
1977
Series
The Do Show
2023
Film
All About Ah-Long
Ah Long
1989
Series
This Generation
1976
Series
The First Love
1976
Series
Murder of Passion
1974
Film
The Assassins
Chancellor Cao Cao
2012
Series
The God of Aqua
1974
Series
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
令狐冲
1984
Film
Prison on Fire II
Chung Tin Ching
1991
Film
Story of Rose
Charles / Ga Ming
1986
Film
Peace Hotel
Wong Ah Ping
1995
Series
Hong Kong Story II
主持
1978
Film
Duckweed
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Children of Huang Shi
Chen Hansheng
2008
Series
The Killer
1976
Film
Love in a Fallen City
Fan Liu-Yuan
1984
Film
Beginning of the Great Revival
Yuan Shikai
2011
Film
City War
Dick Lee
1988
Film
The Occupant
Insp Valentino Chow
1984
Film
Confucius
Confucius
2010
Film
Treasure Hunt
Jeffrey Chang Ching
1994
Series
Disco Fever
1978
Film
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
1990
Film
Witch from Nepal
Joe
1986
Film
Last Affair
Kwong Ping
1983
Film
Hong Kong 1941
Yip Kim-Fay
1984
Film
Rich and Famous
Lee Ah Chai
1987
Film
Scared Stiff
Inspector Chow
1987
Film
Diary of a Big Man
Chow Ting Fat
1988
Film
Cold War 1995
Oswald S.C. Kan
Film
The Romancing Star II
Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
1988
Film
A Hearty Response
Ho Ting-Bon
1986
Series
Hero
1977
Series
Man From Hong Kong
Ben
1979
Series
The Landlord
1979
Film
The Bund
Hui Man Keung
1983
Film
The Eighth Happiness
Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
1988
Film
Wild Search
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
1989
Film
The Lunatics
Chung
1986
Film
Massage Girls
Ah Gin
1976
Film
Triads: The Inside Story
Lee Man Ho
1989
Film
The Greatest Lover
Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
1988
Film
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(archive footage)
2002
Film
The Story of Woo Viet
Woo Viet
1981
Film
Cold War III
Oswald S.C. Kan
Film
Fractured Follies
Joe Leung
1988
Film
The Postman Strikes Back
Fu Jun
1982
Film
Waiting Alone
Fa Ge (cameo)
2005
Series
七女性
1976
Film
Office
Ho Chung Ping
2015
Film
Love Unto Wastes
Detective Lam Chun-Keung
1986
Film
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Ng San Shui
1992
Series
畸人列傳
1976
Film
One More Chance
Water Ng
2023
Series
蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)
苏灿
1982
Film
Miss "O"
Koon
1978
Film
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
Soccer Fat
1986
Film
Goodbye My Friend
Hung
1988
Film
Women
Derek Sun
1985
Film
Dream Lovers
Song Yu
1986
Film
My Will, I Will
Detective
1986
Film
Why Me?
Mr. Chow
1985
Film
The Executor
Ng Tao
1981
Film
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
2007
Film
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Self
2002
Film
Bloody Money
Bullet
1983
Film
Soul Ash
1981
Film
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Self
2000
Film
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Film
The Bund Part II
许文强
1983
Film
Hot Blood
Ah Cheng
1977
Film
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
Film
God Father
Git
1980
Film
The Head Hunter
Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
1982
Film
The Missed Date
Peter
1986
Film
Joy to the World
Yam Chung-Lung
1980
Film
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Film
When Tat Fu Was Young
1988
Film
Modern Heroes
Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
1980
Film
The Reincarnation
1976
Film
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1976
Film
Katanyu Prakasit
1983
The Golden Sting
Film
Pursuit
Killer
1980
Film
Their Private Lives
Ko Ming Chung
1978
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Self
2007
Film
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
Film
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
1976
Film
Intermission
Self (archive footage)
2026