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Fan Mei-Sheng

Known for acting · Born 13 September 1942 · 84 · Shandong Province, China

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Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.

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Known for

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

1991

The Magnificent Butcher

1979

All Men Are Brothers

1975

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

1972

The Kiss of Death

1973

Hitman in the Hand of Buddha

1981

The Postman Strikes Back

1982

The Young Avenger

1972

The Golden Knight

1970

The Sentimental Swordsman

1977

The Criminals, Part 3: Arson

1977

The Dragon Missile

1976

Acting (89)

2018AttritionSifuFilm
1991Riki-Oh: The Story of RickyAssistant WardenFilm
1989Dark Side of China TownCheungFilm
1987Project A - Part IIBlack BearFilm
1987Rich and FamousFan Tit TauFilm
1986Millionaires' ExpressMountain BanditFilm
1985Year of the DragonWhite Powder MaFilm
1983The Denouement of Chu Liu HsianFilm
1982The Postman Strikes BackBuFilm
1982Green KillerFilm
1981DreadnaughtMarshal PaoFilm
1981Hitman in the Hand of BuddhaBeggar Fan (Feng)Film
1981The Eagle's KillerChin Pai ToFilm
1980The Young MasterBullFilm
1980The Buddhist FistFilm
1979The Magnificent ButcherBeggar KingFilm
1979The 36 Deadly StylesYu Ti's fatherFilm
1979Blooded Treasury FightFilm
1979The Great GeneralFilm
1979Flying Sword LeeFilm
1978Flying Guillotine IILi Sing NanFilm
1978Mysterious Footworks of Kung FuFilm
1978Amsterdam ConnectionFilm
1977Death DuelMuteFilm
1977The Brave ArcherOdd Immortal Leung Sin-YungFilm
1977The Sentimental SwordsmanChuan JiaFilm
1977The Jade TigerZhao ZhongFilm
1977Pursuit of VengeanceYi Da-JingFilm
1977The Criminals, Part 3: ArsonAh HsinFilm
1977To Kill a JaguarCheung SamFilm
1977Fangs of the CobraXu Xiang's bossFilm
1976The Magic BladePainting WuFilm
1976Killer ClansMa Fang-chungFilm
1976The Dragon MissileMiu FeiFilm
1976King GamblerSha Wu LinFilm
1975All Men Are BrothersBlack Whirlwind / Li KuiFilm
1975Temperament of LifeFilm
1975The Gambling SyndicateJin GangFilm
1974Five Tough GuysWei Jin-BaoFilm
1974KidnapChao Hai ChuanFilm
1974Hong Kong 73Big BeardFilm
1973Blood BrothersMountain Bandit Leader YinFilm
1973The Bamboo House of DollsJapanese OfficerFilm
1973The Kiss of DeathWong TaiFilm
1973The DelinquentBig SeanFilm
1973The PirateHua Er DaoFilm
1972Intimate Confessions of a Chinese CourtesanWu Hua-TianFilm
1972The 14 AmazonsGeneral Chiao Ting KuaiFilm
1972The Water MarginBlack Whirlwind, LiFilm
1972The Young AvengerHunchback Liu TuoFilm
1972Young PeopleFilm
1972The CasinoFilm
1972PursuitMonk Lu Zhi ShenFilm
1971Duel for GoldChiu FuFilm
1971The Swift KnightConstable Ji FuFilm
1971The Jade Faced AssassinYu Chi Zhou GuangFilm
1970The Twelve Gold MedallionsBangling Trio MemberFilm
1970Heads for SaleWan SanjuFilm
1970The Iron BuddhaMaster LuoFilm
1970Valley of the FangsInstructor MaFilm
1970The Golden KnightGuan XiyangFilm
1969Temptress of a Thousand FacesIncompetent Police SergeantFilm
1969Dragon SwampDing Hu (beggar)Film
1968The Jade RakshaYan Long ErFilm
1968The Magnificent Swordsmanvillain who kills a womanFilm
1968The Silver FoxChing Ching's HelperFilm
1968Black ButterflyLittle PoueFilm
1968That Fiery Girl2nd Chief of Hulu ValleyFilm
1968The Angel Strikes AgainBomb Gang's thugFilm
1968The RainbowFilm
1967The One-Armed SwordsmanGuo Sheng / Brother HuaFilm
1967The Trail of the Broken BladeHu ZiFilm
1967That Man in Chang-AnCao Wu's waiterFilm
1967Rape of the SwordLo's ManFilm
1967Angel with the Iron FistsAgent 403 at nightclubFilm
1967Lady Jade LocketSecretary Tong's servant capturing WeiFilm
1967The King with My FaceWan ChaoFilm
1967Operation LipstickChu Lung gangsterFilm
1967The Goddess of MercyDancing Soldier, Dancing soldierFilm
1966The Golden BuddhaFilm
1966The Knight of KnightsZhaoqing snr monkFilm
1966The Monkey Goes West3rd Prince of West Dragon KingFilm
1965Sons of the Good EarthShi TouFilm
1965The LarkFilm
1965Squadron 77Chinese PatriotFilm
1964The Story of Sue SanMaster FanFilm
1964Between Tears and SmilesOpera CustomerFilm
1964The Amorous Lotus PanNeighbor at wakeFilm
1964The Shepherd GirlVillage youth at campfireFilm

Directing (1)

1978Amsterdam ConnectionDirectorFilm