Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
27 Nov, 1912 (112 years old)
Death date
17 Dec, 1980
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.
Known For
Acting
1980
The Buddhist Fist
1979
The World of Drunken Master
1979
The Story of the Drunken Master
1979
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
1979
The Mystery of Chess Boxing
1978
Heroes of the East
1978
Drunken Master
1978
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1977
The Dragon Lives Again
1975
The Valiant Ones
1974
Shaolin Martial Arts
1969
Dragon Swamp
1966
Come Drink with Me