Acting
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Also Known As: 袁小田 , Simon Yuen, Yuen Siu-Tin
Birth Date
November 27, 1912
Death Date
December 17, 1980
(passed away at 68)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
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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.
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Drunken Master
Beggar So
1978
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
1978
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
1978
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
1979
Come Drink with Me
Jade Faced Tiger's Man
1966
Golden Eagle
Henchman
1967
Heroes of the East
Ho To's Sifu
1978
Wong Fay Hung
1976 • 13 episodes
The Warlord
Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
1972
The Valiant Ones
Pirate with bow
1974
The Association
Sifu
1974
Shaolin Martial Arts
Master Liang Hong
1974
The Sword and the Lute
Red Lotus Clan member
1967
Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle
Thug
1949
Blind Fist of Bruce
The Blind Master
1979
The Kiss of Death
Yuen
1973
Red Dragon
1965
The World of Drunken Master
[Cameo]
1979
Fist to Fist
Sleeping Waiter
1973
Iron Bones
1969