Chow Yun-fat | |||||||||||||||||||
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周潤發 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Chow Yun-fat in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Donald Chow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1973–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 周潤發 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 周润发 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow,[1] is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker.[2] Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, he is the recipient of various accolades, including three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor.[3] In a film career spanning more than forty years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films.[4]
Chow was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1979) and The Bund (1980). His first acclaimed film was the Hong Kong political drama The Story of Woo Viet (1981), in which he played a Vietnamese refugee struggling to reach the United States.[5] He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in five Hong Kong action films: A Better Tomorrow (1986), which made Chow a box-office superstar in Asia,[6] A Better Tomorrow II (1987), The Killer (1989), Once a Thief (1991), and Hard Boiled (1992). He also starred in the video game Stranglehold (2007), produced by Woo. Chow also made several popular action films with Hong Kong director Ringo Lam, including City on Fire (1987), Wild Search (1989), and Full Contact (1992). Chow is credited for bringing Hong Kong gangster films to world prominence.[7]
His other notable Hong Kong and Chinese films include God of Gamblers (1989), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Let the Bullets Fly (2010), From Vegas to Macau (2014) and its two sequels (2015, 2016), and Office (2015). Chow made his Hollywood debut in The Replacement Killers (1998). He is also known in the West for Anna and the King (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Bulletproof Monk (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
- ^ Yang, Jeff (2003). "Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information". Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. New York City: Atria Books. p. 275. ISBN 9780743448178. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chow Yun-fat to win Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan International Film Festival". Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan film festival". South China Morning Post. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sites/g/files/asqsls3821/files/2019-06/chow-en.pdf
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chow-Yun-Fat#:~:text=Chow%20Yun%2DFat%20(born%20May,career%20in%20the%20United%20States.
- ^ "Chow Yun-Fat | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan film festival". South China Morning Post. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.