Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-11-27 (68 years old)

Deathday

1980-12-17

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

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.

Acting

1978

Drunken Master

as Beggar So

1978

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien

1979

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

1979

Sleeping Fist

as Old Fox

1979

Blind Fist of Bruce

as The Blind Master

1979

1969

Dragon Swamp

as Ding Long (fisherman)

1968

1979

1967

The Silent Swordsman

as Sun Moon Clan member

1966

The Knight of Knights

as Chaoching monk

1967

Jin ou

as Henchman

1975

The Young Rebel

as Rong's Sifu

1978

Drunken Master Strikes Back

as Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed

1979

Mad Mad Kung Fu

as Bamboo Stick

1979

Crystal Fist

as Cook / Teacher

1974

Shaolin Martial Arts

as Master Liang Hong

1972

The Warlord

as Bald man at the Kao Pai trial

1977

1966

Come Drink with Me

as Jade Faced Tiger's Man

1965

Sword of Swords

as Pole-fighter

1973

Fist to Fist

as Sleeping Waiter

1969

Sword of Emei

as Chiu's man

1974

1978

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

as Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber

1978

Heroes of the East

as Ho To's Sifu

1980

The Buddhist Fist

as Sleeping monk

1967

The Sword and the Lute

as Red Lotus Clan member

1967

The Goddess of Mercy

as Dancing Soldier

1974

Martial Arts

as Street performer

1964

Spy No. 13

as Agent A

1975

The Valiant Ones

as Pirate with bow

1964

Devil's Palm (Part One)

as Buddhist Master

Production

1968

The Chivalrous Whip

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1965

Sword of Swords

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1964

Buddha's Palm (Part 2)

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1981

An Old Kung Fu Master

as Martial Arts Choreographer

1965

1965

箫声震武林(上集)

as Action Director

1965

箫声震武林(下集)

as Action Director

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