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Wai Shum(1951-2022)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Wai Shum
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Wai Shum was born on 1 May 1951 in Hong Kong. He was an actor and writer, known for Long Arm of the Law (1984), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992) and Triad Story (1990). He died on 9 June 2022 in Hong Kong.
BornMay 1, 1951
DiedJune 9, 2022(71)
BornMay 1, 1951
DiedJune 9, 2022(71)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Long Arm of the Law (1984)
Long Arm of the Law
7.1
  • Tai
  • 1984
Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh in Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Police Story 3: Supercop
7.0
  • Drug Lord #1 at Meeting
  • 1992
Triad Story (1990)
Triad Story
5.6
  • Wai
  • 1990
City Warriors (1988)
City Warriors
6.4
  • Transvestite Old Sister
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • Kuet mong bin yuen (2001)
    Kuet mong bin yuen
    Video
    • 2001
  • Biao Yuen in Dong on X: Sat yan fan (1997)
    Dong on X: Sat yan fan
    6.8
    • Cop
    • 1997
  • Jiang hu qing chou
    • 1996
  • The Criminal Investigator II (1996)
    The Criminal Investigator II
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Chan Gai
    • 1996
  • Shi qiang 48 xiao shi (1996)
    Shi qiang 48 xiao shi
    TV Movie
    • Brother Sing
    • 1996
  • State of Divinity (1996)
    State of Divinity
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1996
  • Tough Beauty and the Sloppy Slop (1995)
    Tough Beauty and the Sloppy Slop
    5.8
    • Mr. Wu
    • 1995
  • Tragic Commitment (1995)
    Tragic Commitment
    4.8
    • Wei
    • 1995
  • The Little Drunken Masters (1995)
    The Little Drunken Masters
    5.7
    • 1995
  • The Deadly Island (1994)
    The Deadly Island
    4.2
    • Wai
    • 1994
  • Jian ren shi jia (1994)
    Jian ren shi jia
    6.0
    • Sum Kung-Ching
    • 1994
  • Ching-Ying Lam and Madoka Sugawara in Rape in Public Sea (1993)
    Rape in Public Sea
    5.3
    • Luk Fong Chun
    • 1993
  • Sex Flower (1993)
    Sex Flower
    • 1993
  • Xing hua kai (1993)
    Xing hua kai
    4.0
    • 1993
  • Erotic Passion (1993)
    Erotic Passion
    4.8
    • Ting
    • Gang leader
    • 1993

Writer

  • Kuet mong bin yuen (2001)
    Kuet mong bin yuen
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • A Sudden Love (1995)
    A Sudden Love
    5.9
    • Writer (as Saam Wai)
    • 1995
  • Sei dou yau waak (1991)
    Sei dou yau waak
    4.7
    • Writer (as Saam Wai)
    • 1991
  • Triad Story (1990)
    Triad Story
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Cynthia Khan and Simon Yam in Queen's High (1990)
    Queen's High
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Spiritually a Cop (1989)
    Spiritually a Cop
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1989

Director

  • Master's Necklace (1991)
    Master's Necklace
    4.1
    • Director (as William Oscar Sun)
    • 1991
  • Triad Story (1990)
    Triad Story
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Spiritually a Cop (1989)
    Spiritually a Cop
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1989

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sun WIlliam Oscar
  • Born
    • May 1, 1951
    • Hong Kong
  • Died
    • June 9, 2022
    • Hong Kong

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