Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

ActorCrewDirecting Nov 27 (died age 68) Hong Kong, China 1947–1995 (48 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Drunken Master

Beggar So

Film

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber

Film

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien

Film

Come Drink with Me

Jade Faced Tiger's Man

Film

Heroes of the East

Ho To's Sifu

Film

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

Film

The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung

5.2 1973

Film

The Valiant Ones

Pirate with bow

Filmography

Acting (117)

Movies (116)

Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter

as Self

Little Mad Guy

An Old Kung Fu Master

1981

6.4

Master with Cracked Fingers

1981

as Old Master

The Buddhist Fist

1980

as Sleeping monk

5.3

The Six Directions of Boxing

1980

7.0

Against Rascals with Kung-Fu

1980

5.5

The Story of the Drunken Master

1979

as Beggar So

4.1

The Mystery of Chess Boxing

as Master Cook

Horse Boxing Killer

Iron Bridge Kung-Fu

as Piggy

Sleeping Fist

1979

as Old Fox

6.6

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

1979

as Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)

5.2

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

1979

as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

7.3

The World of Drunken Master

as [Cameo]

Mad Mad Kung Fu

as Bamboo Stick

Blind Fist of Bruce

as The Blind Master

Crystal Fist

as Cook / Teacher

Drunken Master

as Beggar So

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

1978

as Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber

7.5

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978

as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien

7.3

Heroes of the East

1978

as Ho To's Sifu

7.3

Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat

1978

4.8

Drunken Master Strikes Back

1978

as Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed

4.5

The Dragon Lives Again

1977

as Hua Tao

5.2

Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers

1977

as Head Snake Demon

5.2

Karate from Shaolin Temple

1976

as Yuen Yun

Return of the Crazy Bumpkins

The Valiant Ones

as Pirate with bow

"Fertility" Bank

The Young Rebel

as Rong's Sifu

The Association

as Sifu

Martial Arts

as Street performer

Shaolin Martial Arts

as Master Liang Hong

The Kiss of Death

as Yuen

The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung

Iron Bull

Fist to Fist

as Sleeping Waiter

英雄榜

Chinese Kung Fu

The Warlord

as Bald man at the Kao Pai trial

鸿运当头

孙悟空智取黄袍怪

飞剑神童

Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation

1970

Dragon Swamp

1969

as Ding Long (fisherman)

银刀血剑

殺氣嚴霜

黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青

The One-armed Magic Nun

黄飞鸿神威伏三煞

黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷

Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves

1969

Sword of Emei

1969

as Chiu's man

Supreme Sword

鐵髮紅姑

血羅巾

The Fragrant Sword

Iron Bones

Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship

1968

小五義大破銅網陣

1968

The Chivalrous Whip

1968

as Uncle 2

The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)

1968

The Magnificent Five

1968

紅衣少女

1967

Paragon of Sword and Knife

1967

The Silent Swordsman

1967

as Sun Moon Clan member

6.7

The Witch

1967

The Sword and the Lute

1967

as Red Lotus Clan member

5.4

The Goddess of Mercy

1967

as Dancing Soldier

Jin ou

1967

as Henchman

Come Drink with Me

1966

as Jade Faced Tiger's Man

6.7

One Duel Too Many (Part 2)

1966

as 岑大化

One Duel Too Many

1966

The Knight of Knights

1966

as Chaoching monk

6.3

中原奇俠

1966

as 東海騰蛟

The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)

1965

The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)

1965

火凤狂龙

1965

箫声震武林（上集）

1965

as 慧明僧

Six Fingers

1965

The All-powerful Flute: Part 2

1965

Sword of Swords

1965

as Pole-fighter

Red Dragon

999离奇三凶手

孫悟空三戲百花仙

The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two

1964

as Monk Yi Tin

Devil's Palm (Part One)

1964

as Buddhist Master

The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)

1964

The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains

1964

as Lau Hok-jan

The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One

1964

as Monk Yi Tin

Operation Hong Kong

1964

6.5

Spy No. 13

1964

as Agent A

The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2

1963

仙剑神魔(上集)

1963

The Black Centipede

1963

The Killing Flag (Part 1)

1963

万剑之王

1963

The Killing Flag (Part 2)

1963

Hunting for the Murderer

1962

as 歹徒

The Birth of Yue Fei

Hong Kong Hot Harbor

Secret Book

A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two

1961

as imperial guard

花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓

1961

The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine

1960

as Gangster

How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

1959

How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat

1956

The Murder Case at Club 99

1956

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan

1956

as Uncle Liu

The White Crane Hero

1956

The Nine-Finger Devil

1955

打破玉籠飛彩鳳

1954

as 惡徒

Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle

1949

as Thug

Lady Robin Hood

1947

海底骷髅塔(上集)

Television (1)

Wong Fay Hung

1976

Crew (8)

Movies (8)

An Old Kung Fu Master

1981

Martial Arts Choreographer

6.4

The Chivalrous Whip

1968

Martial Arts Choreographer

箫声震武林（下集）

1965

Action Director

箫声震武林（上集）

1965

Action Director

The All-powerful Flute: Part 2

1965

Action Director

Sword of Swords

1965

Martial Arts Choreographer

Buddha's Palm (Part 2)

1964

Martial Arts Choreographer

Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1)

1962

Choreographer