Acting
Wei Ping-Ao
Also Known As: Paul Wei Ping-ao, Paul Wei, Wei Ping-Ou
Birth Date
November 29, 1929
Death Date
December 3, 1989
(passed away at 60)
Place of Birth
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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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.
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Fist of Fury
Interpreter Wu
1972
The Way of the Dragon
Ho
1972
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self
1973
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Chemist
1982
Calamity of Snakes
Peter Ma
1982
The Chinese Stuntman
The Director
1982
Fist of Unicorn
San Tin
1973
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Master Chan Chi
1979
Hapkido
Black Bear Secretary Zhang
1972
The Fate of Lee Khan
Wen Mei Chi
1973
The Snake Girl Drops In
Witch
1974
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Master Jin
1969
36 Super Kids
1982
Monkey War
1982
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
1979
Sea Gods and Ghosts
Au Ming-Ou
1975
The Magnificent Swordsman
Xiu Xiu's Brother
1968
Tales of Larceny
Retinue Officer Bo Sin
1973
Killer Darts
Light Footed Hero
1968
Valley of the Fangs
Hu San
1970