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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-11-29

Day of Death

1989-12-03 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Also Known As

魏平澳

Ping Ou Wei

Paul Wei Ping-ao

Ping-ao Wei

Paul Wei

Wei Ping-ao

Biography

Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

Known For

Acting

Naughty! Naughty!

1974

Naughty! Naughty!

as

Wei Ping Ao

Good Neighbors

1961

Good Neighbors

as

Chen Hsi-Ting

The Winged Tiger

1970

The Winged Tiger

as

You Ming

Remote Love

1956

Remote Love

as

Bu La-Te

Dragon Gate

1975

Dragon Gate

as

His Majesty

Spring in Pattaya

1973

Spring in Pattaya

as

Pin Hao

Wrath of the Sword

1970

Wrath of the Sword

as

Zhang Xiao-Shan

The Legend of Bruce Lee

1976

The Legend of Bruce Lee

as

Movie Producer

Hong Kong Rhapsody

1968

Hong Kong Rhapsody

as

Wei Chung Liang

King Drummer

1967

King Drummer

as

Li Yuan-Ming

Kiss and Kill

1967

Kiss and Kill

as

Chien Kun

Poisonous Rose

1966

Poisonous Rose

as

Fourth Brother

Double Bliss

1970

Double Bliss

as

Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)

The Millionaire Chase

1969

The Millionaire Chase

as

Jiang Wen Qiang

Tales of Larceny

1973

Tales of Larceny

as

Retinue Officer Bo Sin

River of Tears

1969

River of Tears

as

Li Laosan

The Three Smiles

1969

The Three Smiles

as

Zhu Zhi Shan

Song of Tomorrow

1967

Song of Tomorrow

as

TV host

The Ghost

1976

The Ghost

as

Spooky Kookies

1981

Spooky Kookies

as

Bo's Dad

Fists of Bruce Lee

1979

Fists of Bruce Lee

as

Octopus

Adventure in Denmark

1973

Adventure in Denmark

as

Travel Agent

Fist of Fury

1972

Fist of Fury

as

Interpreter Wu

The Phantom Lute

1975

The Phantom Lute

as

Hsin Kwei

The Chinese Stuntman

1982

The Chinese Stuntman

as

The Director

Laugh In

1976

Laugh In

as

Secrets of the Inner Chamber

1985

Secrets of the Inner Chamber

as

Master Charng

Hapkido

1972

Hapkido

as

Black Bear Secretary Zhang

The Fate of Lee Khan

1973

The Fate of Lee Khan

as

Wen Mei Chi

Fist of Unicorn

1973

Fist of Unicorn

as

San Tin

Production

Crew

Directing