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Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung

Biography

Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶, born Hung Kam Po, 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, producer and director, known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, Jackie Chan, King Hu, and John Woo. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like Jiang Shi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung was also known as "Dai Goh", until the filming of Project A, which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother.

Was a member of the"Seven Little Fortunes" in Yu Jim-Yuen's China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School.

Birthday
1952-01-07 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Known as

A Lifetime Treasure
A Lifetime Treasure
as Uncle Crab
Kung Fu Stuntmen
Kung Fu Stuntmen
as
Encounter of the Spooky Kind
Encounter of the Spooky Kind
as Bold Cheung
To Err Is Humane
To Err Is Humane
as Ting Siu Chung
By Hook or By Crook
By Hook or By Crook
as Fatso
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
as Chang Mei / Red Army soldier
Winners & Sinners
Winners & Sinners
as Teapot
Wheels on Meals
Wheels on Meals
as Moby
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
as Kidstuff / Fastbuck
The Millionaires' Express
The Millionaires' Express
as Chin Fong Tin
The Return of Pom Pom
The Return of Pom Pom
as Producer
The Owl vs Bombo
The Owl vs Bombo
as Bombo / First-Day Chan
Project A
Project A
as Fei
Long Arm of the Law
Long Arm of the Law
as Producer
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
as Producer
Heart of Dragon
Heart of Dragon
as Danny / Do Do
My Lucky Stars
My Lucky Stars
as Kidstuff / Fastbuck
Sworn Brothers
Sworn Brothers
as Producer
Lucky Stars Go Places
Lucky Stars Go Places
as Eric / Kidstuff / Fastbuck / Tse Koo Choy
Picture of a Nymph
Picture of a Nymph
as Producer
Paper Marriage
Paper Marriage
as Chien Pao
Dragons Forever
Dragons Forever
as Luke Wong Fei-Hung
Yes, Madam!
Yes, Madam!
as Sifu
Where's Officer Tuba?
Where's Officer Tuba?
as Officer Tuba
Touch and Go
Touch and Go
as Fat Goose
The Himalayan
The Himalayan
as Kao's friend
The Private Eyes
The Private Eyes
as Choreographer
Zu Warriors
Zu Warriors
as White Eyebrows
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Once Upon a Time in China and America
as Action Director, Director
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
as Fatty Dragon
Island of Fire
Island of Fire
as Liu Hsi-Chia / John
The Shaolin Plot
The Shaolin Plot
as Renegade Monk
The Kung Fu Cult Master
The Kung Fu Cult Master
as Chang San-Fung
Banana Spirit
Banana Spirit
as Producer
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
as Luo Ping-An
Winner Takes All!
Winner Takes All!
as
The Iron-Fisted Monk
The Iron-Fisted Monk
as Hawker/Husker
Broken Oath
Broken Oath
as Starknife bodyguard
Carry on Pickpocket
Carry on Pickpocket
as Rice Pot
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher
as Lam Sai-wing / Butcher Wing
Knockabout
Knockabout
as Blinking Beggar
The Shadow Whip
The Shadow Whip
as Martial artist after Fang
Midnight Ghost Tour
Midnight Ghost Tour
as King of Sabres/Ah Yo
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
as Du Qing
Warriors Two
Warriors Two
as Gei Cheun
Enter the Fat Dragon
Enter the Fat Dragon
as Lung
Filthy Guy
Filthy Guy
as The Filthy Guy, Su Yen Cheng
Game of Death
Game of Death
as Lo Chen
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son
as Wong Wa-Po
The Dead and the Deadly
The Dead and the Deadly
as Wah Li
A Simple Life
A Simple Life
as Director Hung
Moon Warriors
Moon Warriors
as Director
Operation Scorpio
Operation Scorpio
as Production Manager
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time
as Martial Arts Choreographer
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
How to Meet the Lucky Stars
as Eric Kidstuff / Choi
The Stunt Woman
The Stunt Woman
as Master Tung
Mr. Nice Guy
Mr. Nice Guy
as Cyclist [cameo]
Jackie Chan: My Story
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Himself
Men Suddenly in Black
Men Suddenly in Black
as Self
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
as Chan Wah-Shun
SPL: Kill Zone
SPL: Kill Zone
as Wong Po
Shadows of Time
Shadows of Time
as Hung Chun-Nam
Fight the Fight
Fight the Fight
as Chan Wai-Yip
Blade of Fury
Blade of Fury
as Yu Man-San
Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters
Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters
as Warlord Lin
The Wrath Of Vajra
The Wrath Of Vajra
as Choreographer
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
as Master Tie
Rise of the Legend
Rise of the Legend
as Master Lui
The Monkey King 2
The Monkey King 2
as Martial Arts Choreographer
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
as
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
as Ding Hu
Call of Heroes
Call of Heroes
as General on horse [Cameo]
Paradox
Paradox
as Action Director
God of War
God of War
as Commander Yu
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
as Producer
Rosa
Rosa
as Producer
Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs
as Production Manager
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire
as Producer
On the Run
On the Run
as Producer
Painted Faces
Painted Faces
as Master Yu Jim-Yuan
Mr. Vampire II
Mr. Vampire II
as Producer
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
as Producer
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
as Producer
Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch
Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch
as Shi's Teacher
Eastern Condors
Eastern Condors
as Tung Ming-Sun
In Between Loves
In Between Loves
as Production Manager
The Strange Bedfellow
The Strange Bedfellow
as Producer
Eight Taels of Gold
Eight Taels of Gold
as Slim
Pedicab Driver
Pedicab Driver
as Lo Tung
Burning Sensation
Burning Sensation
as Producer
A Fishy Story
A Fishy Story
as Production Manager
She Shoots Straight
She Shoots Straight
as Officer Huang Tsung-Po, the Father
Shanghai Shanghai
Shanghai Shanghai
as Mr. Chin Hung Yun
Her Fatal Ways
Her Fatal Ways
as Production Manager
Slickers vs. Killers
Slickers vs. Killers
as Success Hung
My Flying Wife
My Flying Wife
as Chan Yu-Qun
Hoff the Record
Hoff the Record
as Eric Kidstuff / Fastbuck
The Tantana
The Tantana
as Gai Lap