Yuen Cheung-yan (; 1957 – 1 January 2026) was a Hong Kong actor, director, stuntman and fight choreographer who worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo-ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies such as Shaolin Drunkard (1983) and The Miracle Fighters (1983). He also worked as a fight choreographer for American films like Charlie's Angels (2000).
On 1 January 2026, Yuen died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, at the age of 68.
Filmography
As actor Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes1967The One-Armed Swordsman獨臂刀Chi student 1968Golden Swallow金燕子1973Police Woman女警察1980The Buddhist Fist佛掌羅漢拳Leader of Thugs 1982The Miracle Fighters奇門遁甲Tun Kap / Old Woman1983Shaolin Drunkard天師撞邪1984Drunken Tai Chi笑太極Puppeteer1991Once Upon a Time in China黃飛鴻1992King of Beggars武狀元蘇乞兒Hung Yat-San 1993Flying Dagger神經刀與飛天貓Never Die1993Tai Chi Master太極張三豐Reverend Ling1994Fist of Legend精武英雄Inspector Jie Yun-kui2004Kung Fu Hustle功夫The Beggar2014Once Upon a Time in Shanghai惡戰Laughing Buddha2014Kung Fu Jungle (a.k.a. Kung Fu Killer)一個人的武林Lui Ching-yuenCredited as a "Guest Appearance"2017Vampire Cleanup Department
As director Year Title Chinese Title Notes1984Taoism Drunkard鬼馬天師1985Lucky Diamond祝您好運1989Dark Side of Chinatown西雅圖大屠殺1989Funny Ghost猛鬼撞鬼1989Live Hard鐵膽雄風1990Coup de Grace起尾注1990Here Comes a Vampire猛鬼霸王花1992Wizard's Curse妖怪都市1993Kung Fu Vampire湘西屍王
As fight choreographer Year Title Chinese Title Notes1982The Miracle Fighters奇門遁甲Nominated for second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography1988In the Line of Duty III - Force of the Dragon皇家師姐III：雌雄大盜1990Pedicab Driver群龍戲鳳Nominated for ninth Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography1991Once Upon a Time in China黃飛鴻Winner of the eleventh Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography1993Iron Monkey少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮Nominated for the thirteenth Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography2000Charlie's Angelsn/a2003Daredeviln/a2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttlen/a2003The Matrix Reloadedn/a2003The Matrix Revolutionsn/a
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