Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

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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

Drunken Master

Beggar So

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien

Come Drink with Me

Jade Faced Tiger's Man

Heroes of the East

Ho To's Sifu

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

The Valiant Ones

Pirate with bow

Blind Fist of Bruce

The Blind Master

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2004	Fights of Fury MOVIE	Self
1995	Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter MOVIE	Self
1982	Little Mad Guy MOVIE	Self
1981	An Old Kung Fu Master MOVIE	Self
1981	Master with Cracked Fingers MOVIE	Old Master
1980	The Buddhist Fist MOVIE	Sleeping monk
1980	Against Rascals with Kung-Fu MOVIE	Self
1980	The Six Directions of Boxing MOVIE	Self
1979	The World of Drunken Master MOVIE	[Cameo]
1979	Blind Fist of Bruce MOVIE	The Blind Master
1979	The Story of the Drunken Master MOVIE	Beggar So
1979	Dance of the Drunk Mantis MOVIE	Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
1979	Crystal Fist MOVIE	Cook / Teacher
1979	Sleeping Fist MOVIE	Old Fox
1979	Iron Bridge Kung-Fu MOVIE	Piggy
1979	The Mystery of Chess Boxing MOVIE	Master Cook
1979	Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist MOVIE	Yuen Hsiao-Tien
1979	Mad Mad Kung Fu MOVIE	Bamboo Stick
1979	Horse Boxing Killer MOVIE	Self
1978	Heroes of the East MOVIE	Ho To's Sifu
1978	Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat MOVIE	Self
1978	Drunken Master MOVIE	Beggar So
1978	Drunken Master Strikes Back MOVIE	Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed
1978	Snake in the Eagle's Shadow MOVIE	The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
1978	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin MOVIE	Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber
1977	The Dragon Lives Again MOVIE	Hua Tao
1977	Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers MOVIE	Head Snake Demon
1976	Karate from Shaolin Temple MOVIE	Yuen Yun
1976	Wong Fay Hung TV	Self
1975	"Fertility" Bank MOVIE	Self
1975	Return of the Crazy Bumpkins MOVIE	Self
1975	The Valiant Ones MOVIE	Pirate with bow
1975	The Young Rebel MOVIE	Rong's Sifu
1974	The Association MOVIE	Sifu
1974	Shaolin Martial Arts MOVIE	Master Liang Hong
1974	Martial Arts MOVIE	Street performer
1973	Fist to Fist MOVIE	Sleeping Waiter
1973	Chinese Kung Fu MOVIE	Self
1973	The Kiss of Death MOVIE	Yuen
1973	Iron Bull MOVIE	Self
1973	英雄榜 MOVIE	Self
1972	The Warlord MOVIE	Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
1972	鸿运当头 MOVIE	Self
1970	Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation MOVIE	Self
1970	飞剑神童 MOVIE	Self
1970	孙悟空智取黄袍怪 MOVIE	Self
1969	The One-armed Magic Nun MOVIE	Self
1969	Supreme Sword MOVIE	Self
1969	Sword of Emei MOVIE	Chiu's man
1969	银刀血剑 MOVIE	Self
1969	Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves MOVIE	Self
1969	Dragon Swamp MOVIE	Ding Long (fisherman)
1969	The Fragrant Sword MOVIE	Self
1969	Iron Bones MOVIE	Self
1969	血羅巾 MOVIE	Self
1969	殺氣嚴霜 MOVIE	Self
1969	黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷 MOVIE	Self
1969	鐵髮紅姑 MOVIE	Self
1969	黄飞鸿神威伏三煞 MOVIE	Self
1969	黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青 MOVIE	Self
1968	Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship MOVIE	Self
1968	小五義大破銅網陣 MOVIE	Self
1968	The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) MOVIE	Self
1968	The Chivalrous Whip MOVIE	Uncle 2
1967	Paragon of Sword and Knife MOVIE	Self
1967	The Silent Swordsman MOVIE	Sun Moon Clan member
1967	Jin ou MOVIE	Henchman
1967	The Sword and the Lute MOVIE	Red Lotus Clan member
1967	The Witch MOVIE	Self
1967	The Goddess of Mercy MOVIE	Dancing Soldier
1967	The Goddess of Mercy MOVIE	Dancing soldier
1967	紅衣少女 MOVIE	Self
1966	One Duel Too Many (Part 2) MOVIE	岑大化
1966	One Duel Too Many MOVIE	Self
1966	The Knight of Knights MOVIE	Chaoching monk
1966	Come Drink with Me MOVIE	Jade Faced Tiger's Man
1965	The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 MOVIE	Self
1965	箫声震武林（上集） MOVIE	慧明僧
1965	The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode) MOVIE	Self
1965	Red Dragon MOVIE	Self
1965	Sword of Swords MOVIE	Pole-fighter
1965	The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two) MOVIE	Self
1965	Six Fingers MOVIE	Self
1965	999离奇三凶手 MOVIE	Self
1965	火凤狂龙 MOVIE	Self
1964	Spy No. 13 MOVIE	Agent A
1964	The Snowflake Sword (Part 1) MOVIE	Self
1964	Devil's Palm (Part One) MOVIE	Buddhist Master
1964	The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains MOVIE	Lau Hok-jan
1964	Operation Hong Kong MOVIE	Self
1964	The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two MOVIE	Monk Yi Tin
1964	The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One MOVIE	Monk Yi Tin
1963	The Killing Flag (Part 2) MOVIE	Self
1963	The Killing Flag (Part 1) MOVIE	Self
1963	The Black Centipede MOVIE	Self
1963	The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2 MOVIE	Self
1963	万剑之王 MOVIE	Self
1963	仙剑神魔(上集) MOVIE	Self
1962	The Birth of Yue Fei MOVIE	Self
1962	Hunting for the Murderer MOVIE	歹徒
1962	Hong Kong Hot Harbor MOVIE	Self
1961	Secret Book MOVIE	Self
1961	A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two MOVIE	imperial guard
1961	花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓 MOVIE	Self
1960	The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine MOVIE	Gangster
1959	How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies MOVIE	Self
1956	The White Crane Hero MOVIE	Self
1956	Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan MOVIE	Uncle Liu
1956	How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat MOVIE	Self
1956	The Murder Case at Club 99 MOVIE	Self
1955	The Nine-Finger Devil MOVIE	Self
1949	Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle MOVIE	Thug
1947	Lady Robin Hood MOVIE	Self
	海底骷髅塔(上集) MOVIE	Self

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