1978Nominee
Best Performance
Drunken Master
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Actor · Director
Hong Kong, China
November 27, 1912
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 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1978Nominee
Best Performance
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978Nominee
Best Performance
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Performance
Come Drink with Me
1978Highlight
Best Performance
Heroes of the East
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Drunken Master
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow