David Wu

Personal Info

Know For

Editing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-07-31 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

David Wu

Biography

David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.

Acting

1993

Flying Dagger

as Western Ace

1986

1987

Goodbye Darling

as Dr. Peter Lee

1988

Fatal Love

as David

1988

The Diary of a Big Man

as Cheng's Assistant

1987

A Chinese Ghost Story

as Secretary Chiu

1987

Sister Cupid

as Band Member

1986

Happy Ghost III

as Sex Club Thug

1993

The Killer's Love

as Lee Thai-Shui

1990

Doctor Vampire

as Dr Chang K K

1992

Twin Dragons

as Cafe Waiter

1982

Plain Jane to the Rescue

as Movie Director

1991

Once a Thief

as Auctioneer

1985

Working Class

as Factory Supervisor

1980

Super Power

as Chun Ming's Tutor

1996

1981

All the Wrong Clues

as Capone's Dumb Thug

1986

Peking Opera Blues

as General Cho's Interpreter

1988

Gunmen

as Cheung Chor-Fan

1987

1985

Crazy Romance

as Hui Koon Yan

1988

1987

Seven Years Itch

as Willie's colleague

1979

Production

2001

1998

1992

Hard Boiled

as Editor

1995

2002

Snow Queen

as Director

2003

Webs

as Director

1998

Blackjack

as Producer

1988

The Big Heat

as Editor

1989

Spy Games

as Writer

2003

Webs

as Editor

1984

The Comedy

as Editor

1982

Coolie Killer

as Editor

2009

Iron Road

as Producer

2009

Iron Road

as Director

2009

Iron Road

as Editor

2023

1991

Once a Thief

as Editor

1988

I Love Maria

as Editor

1986

1986

1992

1992

1982

Carry On Police

as Original Music Composer

1982

1984

The Surgeon

as Editor

1986

1980

The Club

as Editor

1975

1985

Working Class

as Editor

1990

Fatal Termination

as Original Music Composer

2011

Cold Steel

as Director

2011

Cold Steel

as Writer

1990

Sunshine Friends

as Director

1987

A Better Tomorrow II

as Original Music Composer

1987

A Chinese Ghost Story

as Original Music Composer

1989

Spy Games

as Director

1988

The Big Heat

as Original Music Composer

1996

Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Original Music Composer

1991

The Banquet

as Editor

1982

1989

Spy Games

as Editor

1984

Double Trouble

as Original Music Composer

1984

1985

Lucky Diamond

as Original Music Composer

1996

Tri-Star

as Editor

1984

1986

1983

Devil Fetus

as Editor

1997

1987

1994

1994

1994

1994

1988

1987

Heartbeat 100

as Original Music Composer

1996

Once a Thief

as Editor

2016

1982

Coolie Killer

as Original Music Composer

1995

Crying Freeman

as Supervising Editor

1986

A Better Tomorrow

as Music Score Producer

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