Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor.
Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.
Known For
Year of the Dragon
(1985)
White Powder Ma
Project A: Part II
(1987)
Black Bear
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
(1991)
Assistant Warden
The Young Master
(1980)
Bull
The Millionaires' Express
(1986)
Mountain Bandit
Killer Clans
(1976)
Ma Fang-chung
Attrition
(2018)
Sifu
The One-Armed Swordsman
(1967)
Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
(1972)
Wu Hua-Tian
Dreadnaught
(1981)
Marshal Pao
The Water Margin
(1972)
Black Whirlwind, Li Kuei
The Delinquent
(1973)
Big Sean
The Magic Blade
(1976)
Painting Wu
Full Filmography
Acting
The Story of Sue San
(1964)
Master Fan
Between Tears and Smiles
(1964)
Opera customer
The Amorous Lotus Pan
(1964)
Neighbor at wake
The Shepherd Girl
(1964)
Village youth at campfire
Squadron 77
(1965)
Chinese patriot
Sons of the Good Earth
(1965)
Shi Tou
The Lark
(1965)
The Knight of Knights
(1966)
Zhaoqing snr monk
The Monkey Goes West
(1966)
3rd Prince of West Dragon King
The Golden Buddha
(1966)
The One-Armed Swordsman
(1967)
Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
That Man in Chang-An
(1967)
Cao Wu's waiter
The Trail of the Broken Blade
(1967)
Hu Zi
Rape of the Sword
(1967)
Lo's Man
The King with My Face
(1967)
Wan Chao
Angel with the Iron Fists
(1967)
Agent 403 at nightclub
The Goddess of Mercy
(1967)
Dancing soldier
Lady Jade Locket
(1967)
Secretary Tong's servant capturing Wei
Operation Lipstick
(1967)
Chu Lung gangster
The Jade Raksha
(1968)
Yan Long Er
The Magnificent Swordsman
(1968)
villain who kills a woman
Black Butterfly
(1968)
Little Poue
That Fiery Girl
(1968)
2nd Chief of Hulu Valley
The Silver Fox
(1968)
Ching Ching's helper
The Angel Strikes Again
(1968)
Bomb Gang's thug
The Rainbow
(1968)
Dragon Swamp
(1969)
Ding Hu (beggar)
Temptress of a Thousand Faces
(1969)
Incompetent Police Sgt.
The Golden Knight
(1970)
Guan Xiyang
Heads for Sale
(1970)
Wan Sanju
The Iron Buddha
(1970)
Master Luo
Valley of the Fangs
(1970)
Instructor Ma
The Twelve Gold Medallions
(1970)
Bangling Trio Member
The Swift Knight
(1971)
Constable Ji Fu
The Jade Faced Assassin
(1971)
Yu Chi Zhou Guang
Duel for Gold
(1971)
Chiu Fu
The 14 Amazons
(1972)
General Chiao Ting Kuai
The Young Avenger
(1972)
Hunchback Liu Tuo
Pursuit
(1972)
Monk Lu Zhi Shen
The Water Margin
(1972)
Black Whirlwind, Li Kuei
The Casino
(1972)
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
(1972)
Wu Hua-Tian
The Delinquent
(1973)
Big Sean
The Kiss of Death
(1973)
Wong Tai
The Pirate
(1973)
Hua Er Dao
Blood Brothers
(1973)
Five Tough Guys
(1974)
Wei Jin-Bao
Kidnap
(1974)
Chao Hai Chuan
Hong Kong 73
(1974)
Big Beard
All Men Are Brothers
(1975)
Black Whirlwind / Li Kui
The Gambling Syndicate
(1975)
Jin Gang
Temperament of Life
(1975)
Killer Clans
(1976)
Ma Fang-chung
The Dragon Missile
(1976)
Miu Fei
King Gambler
(1976)
Sha Wu Lin
The Magic Blade
(1976)
Painting Wu
The Sentimental Swordsman
(1977)
Chuan Jia
To Kill a Jaguar
(1977)
Cheung Sam
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
(1977)
Ah Hsin
Jade Tiger
(1977)
Zhao Zhong
Fangs of the Cobra
(1977)
Xu Xiang's boss
The Brave Archer
(1977)
Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung
Death Duel
(1977)
Mute
Pursuit of Vengeance
(1977)
Yi Da-Jing
Flying Guillotine II
(1978)
Li Sing Nan
Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu
(1978)
The Magnificent Butcher
(1979)
Beggar King
The Great General
(1979)
Flying Sword Lee
(1979)
The 36 Deadly Styles
(1979)
Yu Ti's father
The Young Master
(1980)
Bull
The Buddhist Fist
(1980)
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
(1981)
Beggar Fan (Feng)
The Eagle's Killer
(1981)
Chin Pai To
Dreadnaught
(1981)
Marshal Pao
The Postman Strikes Back
(1982)
Bu
Green Killer
(1982)
The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian
(1983)
Year of the Dragon
(1985)
White Powder Ma
The Millionaires' Express
(1986)
Mountain Bandit
Project A: Part II
(1987)
Black Bear
Rich and Famous
(1987)
Fan Tit Tau
Dark Side of China Town
(1989)
Cheung
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
(1991)
Assistant Warden
Attrition
(2018)
Sifu
Directing