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Ping-Ou Wei(1929-1989)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Ping-Ou Wei
A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters.
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The Way of the Dragon (1972)
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Ping-Ou Wei was born on 29 November 1929 in Nanjing, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Way of the Dragon (1972), Fist of Fury (1972) and Yi tan zhao yao jing (1977). He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
BornNovember 29, 1929
DiedDecember 3, 1989(60)
BornNovember 29, 1929
DiedDecember 3, 1989(60)
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Known for

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in The Way of the Dragon (1972)
The Way of the Dragon
7.1
  • Ho(as Paul Wei Ping-Ao)
  • 1972
Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972)
Fist of Fury
7.2
  • Interpreter Wu
  • 1972
Yi tan zhao yao jing (1977)
Yi tan zhao yao jing
  • Writer
  • 1977
Lady Kung Fu (1972)
Lady Kung Fu
6.9
  • Chang Pu-tse(as Wei Ping Ao)
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor

  • Tong chiu gam gung huk ying
    3.8
    • 1994
  • Yellowthread Street (1990)
    Yellowthread Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Chen (as Wei Pin Au)
    • 1990
  • Jackie Chan and Anita Mui in Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
    Miracles: The Canton Godfather
    6.9
    • 1989
  • Escape from Black Street
    • 1987
  • Young Dragons: Kung Fu Kids II (1986)
    Young Dragons: Kung Fu Kids II
    6.4
    • 1986
  • Lang nu
    • 1985
  • Ta shi wo ge ge (1985)
    Ta shi wo ge ge
    • 1985
  • Zui hou yi kou qi (1985)
    Zui hou yi kou qi
    • 1985
  • Jungle Heat (1985)
    Jungle Heat
    4.1
    • 1985
  • God of Fortune Strikes Again
    • 1984
  • Taoism Drunkard (1984)
    Taoism Drunkard
    6.2
    • 1984
  • Jin da ban de zui hou yi ye (1984)
    Jin da ban de zui hou yi ye
    7.2
    • 1984
  • Wo ai wai guo ren
    • 1983
  • Yi zhi xiao yu san
    • 1983
  • Du wang qian wang qun ying hui (1982)
    Du wang qian wang qun ying hui
    • 1982

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Du mei gui (1966)
    Du mei gui
    5.6
    • assistant director (as Ping Ao Wei)
    • 1966
  • Shan ze (1966)
    Shan ze
    6.6
    • deputy director
    • 1966
  • Ma che fu zhi lian
    • assistant director
    • 1956

Writer

  • Yi tan zhao yao jing (1977)
    Yi tan zhao yao jing
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Hua sin cai shen (1970)
    Hua sin cai shen
    • screenplay
    • 1970

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Wei Ping Ao
  • Born
    • November 29, 1929
    • Nanjing, China
  • Died
    • December 3, 1989
    • Hong Kong

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  • Trivia
    Dubbed over his own voice in the movie "Way of The Dragon"

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