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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-11-27

Day of Death

1980-12-17 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

Also Known As

袁小田

Simon Yuen

Yuen Siu-Tin

袁小田

Simon Yuen Siu-Tin

Yuen Hsiao-Tien

Yuan Hsiao-Tien

Yuen Hsiao-Tieng

Yuen Siu-Tien

Yuan Hsiao-Tieng

Yuan Xiaotian

Yuan Xiao-Tian

Yuen Shui-Tin

Yin Siu-Tin

Juan Hsao-Ten

یوئن سیو-تین

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

Drunken Master

1978

Drunken Master

as

Beggar So

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

as

The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

1979

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

as

Sam the Seed / Beggar Su

Sleeping Fist

1979

Sleeping Fist

as

Old Fox

Blind Fist of Bruce

1979

Blind Fist of Bruce

as

The Blind Master

Dragon Swamp

1969

Dragon Swamp

as

Ding Long (fisherman)

The Chivalrous Whip

1968

The Chivalrous Whip

as

Uncle 2

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

1979

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

as

Yuen Hsiao-Tien

The Silent Swordsman

1967

The Silent Swordsman

as

Sun Moon Clan member

The Knight of Knights

1966

The Knight of Knights

as

Chaoching monk

Jin ou

1967

Jin ou

as

Henchman

The Young Rebel

1975

The Young Rebel

as

Rong's Sifu

Drunken Master Strikes Back

1978

Drunken Master Strikes Back

as

Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed

Mad Mad Kung Fu

1979

Mad Mad Kung Fu

as

Bamboo Stick

Crystal Fist

1979

Crystal Fist

as

Cook / Teacher

Shaolin Martial Arts

1974

Shaolin Martial Arts

as

Master Liang Hong

The Warlord

1972

The Warlord

as

Bald man at the Kao Pai trial

Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers

1977

Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers

as

Head Snake Demon

Come Drink with Me

1966

Come Drink with Me

as

Jade Faced Tiger's Man

Sword of Swords

1965

Sword of Swords

as

Pole-fighter

Fist to Fist

1973

Fist to Fist

as

Sleeping Waiter

Sword of Emei

1969

Sword of Emei

as

Chiu's man

The Association

1974

The Association

as

Sifu

The Witch

1967

The Witch

as

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

1978

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

as

Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber

Heroes of the East

1978

Heroes of the East

as

Ho To's Sifu

The Buddhist Fist

1980

The Buddhist Fist

as

Sleeping monk

The Sword and the Lute

1967

The Sword and the Lute

as

Red Lotus Clan member

The Goddess of Mercy

1967

The Goddess of Mercy

as

Dancing Soldier

Martial Arts

1974

Martial Arts

as

Street performer

Spy No. 13

1964

Spy No. 13

as

Agent A

The Valiant Ones

1975

The Valiant Ones

as

Pirate with bow

血羅巾

1969

血羅巾

as

Iron Bull

1973

Iron Bull

as

英雄榜

1973

英雄榜

as

Devil's Palm (Part One)

1964

Devil's Palm (Part One)

as

Buddhist Master

Production

Crew

Directing