Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.
Known For
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000)
Action Director
Fearless
(2006)
Action Director
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
(2018)
Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
(2016)
Director
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
(1978)
Director
Iron Monkey
(1993)
Director
Drunken Master
(1978)
Director and Action Director
True Legend
(2010)
Director
Ip Man 4: The Finale
(2019)
Action Director
Last Hero in China
(1993)
Action Director
Man of Tai Chi
(2013)
Action Director
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
(2017)
Director
Tiger Cage II
(1990)
Director
Black Mask
(1996)
Action Director
In the Line of Duty 4
(1989)
Director
Tai-Chi Master
(1993)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Black Belt
(1973)
Action Director
The Invincible Armour
(1977)
Action Director
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
(1978)
Director
Drunken Master
(1978)
Director and Action Director
The Magnificent Butcher
(1979)
Director
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
(1979)
Director
The Buddhist Fist
(1980)
Director
Dreadnaught
(1981)
Director
The Miracle Fighters
(1982)
Director
Legend of a Fighter
(1982)
Director
Shaolin Drunkard
(1983)
Director
Drunken Tai Chi
(1984)
Director
Mismatched Couples
(1985)
Director
The Close Encounters of Vampire
(1986)
Director
Tiger Cage
(1988)
Director
In the Line of Duty 4
(1989)
Director
Tiger Cage II
(1990)
Director
Tiger Cage III
(1991)
Director
Last Hero in China
(1993)
Action Director
Heroes Among Heroes
(1993)
Director
Iron Monkey
(1993)
Director
Tai-Chi Master
(1993)
Director
Fire Dragon
(1994)
Director
Wing Chun
(1994)
Director
The Red Wolf
(1995)
Director and Action Director
Tai Chi II
(1996)
Director
Black Mask
(1996)
Action Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000)
Action Director
Fearless
(2006)
Action Director
True Legend
(2010)
Director
Man of Tai Chi
(2013)
Action Director
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
(2016)
Director
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
(2017)
Director
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
(2018)
Director
Ip Man 4: The Finale
(2019)
Action Director
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Director and Action Director
Acting
Madam White Snake
(1962)
Celestial spirit
Temple of the Red Lotus
(1965)
Red Lotus member
The Twin Swords
(1965)
Red Lotus member
The Lotus Lamp
(1965)
God of Thunder's fellow
Twin Sisters
(1966)
Thug
The Magnificent Trio
(1966)
Soldier
The Knight of Knights
(1966)
Chaoching monk
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
(1967)
The Assassin
(1967)
(extra)
The One-Armed Swordsman
(1967)
Feng's Disciple
Golden Swallow
(1968)
Golden Dragon Five Heroes
That Fiery Girl
(1968)
Hulu Valley's bandit
The Sword of Swords
(1968)
Shang's thug [extra]
Redress
(1969)
Extra
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
(1969)
(extra)
The Invincible Fist
(1969)
(extra)
Vengeance!
(1970)
Feng's door guard/Jin's thug
The Chinese Boxer
(1970)
The New One-Armed Swordsman
(1971)
(extra)
The Duel
(1971)
Gan's Man Turns on Lights
King Eagle
(1971)
Lo Brothers' Thug
Trilogy of Swordsmanship
(1972)
Soldier
The Lizard
(1972)
Casino Thug
The Killer
(1972)
Thug
The Angry Guest
(1972)
The Boxer from Shantung
(1972)
Yang's Thug (extra)
Man of Iron
(1972)
Fist to Fist
(1973)
The Bastard
(1973)
Gu's thug
The Villains
(1973)
Feng's comrade
The Super Inframan
(1975)
Science Research Center's staff
Lady of the Law
(1975)
The Oily Maniac
(1976)
Tin Choi's Thug / Road Worker / Policeman
The Web of Death
(1976)
Extra
Farewell to a Warrior
(1976)
Soldier (Extra)
My Darling Gals
(1978)
Drunken Master
(1978)
Man with Bucket of Greens
Sensual Pleasures
(1978)
Shaolin Drunkard
(1983)
Night watchman [cameo]
Merry Christmas
(1984)
Paula's Cousin
Mismatched Couples
(1985)
Mini
Eastern Condors
(1987)
Yun Yen-Hay
Heart to Hearts
(1988)
Headmaster Lau
Tiger Cage
(1988)
Master Eight
Three Against the World
(1988)
Chia Yi Chen in disguise
Just Heroes
(1989)
My Hero
(1990)
Yi
The Banquet
(1991)
Man at Dinner
Gameboy Kids
(1992)
Master Dragon
Wicked City
(1992)
Sergeant Kayama
Bogus Cops
(1993)
Cinema of Vengeance
(1994)
Himself (uncredited)
Making 'The Matrix'
(1999)
Self
The Matrix Revisited
(2001)
Self - Kung Fu Choreographer
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
(2003)
Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
(2003)
Self
Double Dare
(2004)
Self
Man of Tai Chi
(2013)
Man at Fight Club (uncredited)
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Chan Wah-shun
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Kung Fu Stuntmen
(2021)
Crew
The Bloody Fists
(1972)
Choreographer and Fight Choreographer
The Bastard
(1973)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Call to Arms
(1973)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Fist to Fist
(1973)
Martial Arts Choreographer
The Villains
(1973)
Martial Arts Choreographer
The Gambling Syndicate
(1975)
Choreographer
Brotherhood
(1976)
Choreographer
Born Invincible
(1978)
Martial Arts Choreographer
The Magnificent Butcher
(1979)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Game of Death II
(1981)
Choreographer
In the Line of Duty 4
(1989)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Tai-Chi Master
(1993)
Fight Choreographer
Wing Chun
(1994)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Fist of Legend
(1994)
Fight Choreographer
The Red Wolf
(1995)
Stunt Coordinator and Martial Arts Choreographer
Tai Chi II
(1996)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Iron Monkey 2
(1996)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Black Mask
(1996)
Stunt Coordinator and Martial Arts Choreographer
The Matrix
(1999)
Fight Choreographer and Choreographer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000)
Choreographer
The Matrix Reloaded
(2003)
Fight Choreographer
The Matrix Revolutions
(2003)
Fight Choreographer
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Stunt Coordinator
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Stunt Coordinator
Kung Fu Hustle
(2004)
Stunts
Unleashed
(2005)
Stunt Coordinator
Fearless
(2006)
Martial Arts Choreographer
The Forbidden Kingdom
(2008)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Enthiran
(2010)
Stunt Coordinator
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Martial Arts Choreographer
Guardians of Martial Arts
(2017)
Choreographer
Writing
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
(1978)
Screenplay
Drunken Master
(1978)
Writer
Shaolin Drunkard
(1983)
Writer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Writer
Production