Acting
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Born 1912-11-27
Hong Kong, China
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
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Drunken Master
1978
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978
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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
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Come Drink with Me
1966
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Heroes of the East
1978
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Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979
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The Valiant Ones
1974
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Blind Fist of Bruce
1979
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Shaolin Martial Arts
1974
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The Dragon Lives Again
1977
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (131 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fights of Fury | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | Little Mad Guy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | An Old Kung Fu Master | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| An Old Kung Fu Master | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1981 |
 | Master with Cracked Fingers | Old Master | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Buddhist Fist | Sleeping monk | Movie | 1980 |
 | Against Rascals with Kung-Fu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Six Directions of Boxing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The World of Drunken Master | [Cameo] | Movie | 1979 |
 | Blind Fist of Bruce | The Blind Master | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Story of the Drunken Master | Beggar So | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dance of the Drunk Mantis | Sam the Seed / Beggar Su | Movie | 1979 |
 | Crystal Fist | Cook / Teacher | Movie | 1979 |
 | Sleeping Fist | Old Fox | Movie | 1979 |
| Iron Bridge Kung-Fu | Piggy | Movie | 1979 | |
 | The Mystery of Chess Boxing | Master Cook | Movie | 1979 |
 | Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist | Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Mad Mad Kung Fu | Bamboo Stick | Movie | 1979 |
 | Horse Boxing Killer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Heroes of the East | Ho To's Sifu | Movie | 1978 |
 | Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Drunken Master | Beggar So | Movie | 1978 |
 | Drunken Master Strikes Back | Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed | Movie | 1978 |
 | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien | Movie | 1978 |
 | The 36th Chamber of Shaolin | Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited) | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Dragon Lives Again | Hua Tao | Movie | 1977 |
 | Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers | Head Snake Demon | Movie | 1977 |
 | Karate from Shaolin Temple | Yuen Yun | Movie | 1976 |
 | Wong Fay Hung | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
| "Fertility" Bank | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 | |
 | Return of the Crazy Bumpkins | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Young Rebel | Rong's Sifu | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Association | Sifu | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Valiant Ones | Pirate with bow | Movie | 1974 |
 | Shaolin Martial Arts | Master Liang Hong | Movie | 1974 |
 | Martial Arts | Street performer | Movie | 1974 |
 | Fist to Fist | Sleeping Waiter | Movie | 1973 |
 | Chinese Kung Fu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Kiss of Death | Yuen | Movie | 1973 |
 | Iron Bull | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
| 英雄榜 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 | |
 | The Warlord | Bald man at the Kao Pai trial | Movie | 1972 |
| 鸿运当头 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
| 飞剑神童 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 | |
| 孙悟空智取黄袍怪 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 | |
 | The One-armed Magic Nun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
| Supreme Sword | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Sword of Emei | Chiu's man | Movie | 1969 |
| 银刀血剑 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Dragon Swamp | Ding Long (fisherman) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Fragrant Sword | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Iron Bones | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
| 血羅巾 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
| 殺氣嚴霜 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
| 黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
| 鐵髮紅姑 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
| 黄飞鸿神威伏三煞 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
| 黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
| 小五義大破銅網陣 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 | |
| The Magnificent Five | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 | |
 | The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Chivalrous Whip | Uncle 2 | Movie | 1968 |
| The Chivalrous Whip | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Paragon of Sword and Knife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Silent Swordsman | Sun Moon Clan member | Movie | 1967 |
 | Golden Eagle | Henchman | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Sword and the Lute | Red Lotus Clan member | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Witch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Goddess of Mercy | Dancing Soldier | Movie | 1967 |
| The Goddess of Mercy | Dancing soldier | Movie | 1967 |
| 紅衣少女 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 | |
| One Duel Too Many (Part 2) | 岑大化 | Movie | 1966 | |
| One Duel Too Many | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | 中原奇俠 | 東海騰蛟 | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Knight of Knights | Chaoching monk | Movie | 1966 |
 | Come Drink with Me | Jade Faced Tiger's Man | Movie | 1966 |
 | 孫悟空三戲百花仙 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
| The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
| The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 | Action Director | Movie | 1965 | |
 | 箫声震武林（上集） | 慧明僧 | Movie | 1965 |
| 箫声震武林（上集） | Action Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | 箫声震武林（下集） | Action Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Red Dragon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Sword of Swords | Pole-fighter | Movie | 1965 |
| Sword of Swords | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Six Fingers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
| 999离奇三凶手 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
| 火凤狂龙 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 | |
| Spy No. 13 | Agent A | Movie | 1964 | |
 | Buddha's Palm (Part 4) | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Buddha's Palm (Part 3) | Scholar in Yellow | Movie | 1964 |
| Buddha's Palm (Part 3) | Action Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Snowflake Sword (Part 1) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Devil's Palm (Part One) | Buddhist Master | Movie | 1964 |
| The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains | Lau Hok-jan | Movie | 1964 | |
 | Operation Hong Kong | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Buddha's Palm (Part 2) | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Buddha's Palm (Part 1) | (Uncredited) Leader of the Spirit Serpent Cult, the Wolf God Sword Shadow | Movie | 1964 |
| Buddha's Palm (Part 1) | Martial Arts Choreographer | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two | Monk Yi Tin | Movie | 1964 |
| The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One | Monk Yi Tin | Movie | 1964 | |
 | The Killing Flag (Part 2) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Killing Flag (Part 1) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Black Centipede | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
| The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 | |
| 万剑之王 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 | |
| 仙剑神魔(上集) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 | |
 | The Birth of Yue Fei | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
| Hunting for the Murderer | 歹徒 | Movie | 1962 | |
| Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1) | Choreographer | Movie | 1962 | |
 | Hong Kong Hot Harbor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
| Secret Book | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 | |
| A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two | imperial guard | Movie | 1961 | |
| 花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 | |
| The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine | Gangster | Movie | 1960 | |
 | How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
| The White Crane Hero | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan | Uncle Liu | Movie | 1956 |
 | How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
| The Murder Case at Club 99 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
| The Nine-Finger Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 | |
| 打破玉籠飛彩鳳 | 惡徒 | Movie | 1954 | |
| Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle | Thug | Movie | 1949 | |
 | Lady Robin Hood | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
| 海底骷髅塔(上集) | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |