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Cheung-Yan Yuen(1957-2026)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
  • Director
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Cheung-Yan Yuen in Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
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Cheung-Yan Yuen was born in 1957 in Guangzhou, China. He was an actor, known for Tai Chi Master (1993), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Daredevil (2003). He died on 1 January 2026 in Queen Elizabeth Hospital,Yau Ma Tei.
Born1957
DiedJanuary 1, 2026
Born1957
DiedJanuary 1, 2026
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Tai Chi Master (1993)
Tai Chi Master
7.2
  • Rev. Ling(as Yuen Cheung Yan)
  • 1993
Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
5.0
  • Deranged Mongol
  • 2003
Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
Daredevil
5.3
  • Stunts
  • 2003
Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels
5.7
  • Chinese Man on Plane(uncredited)
  • 2000

Credits

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Actor

  • Red Wedding Dress: Paper Bride (2025)
    Red Wedding Dress: Paper Bride
    4.0
    • 2025
  • Red Wedding Dress (2025)
    Red Wedding Dress
    3.6
    • 2025
  • Brotherhood of Blades 3: The Embroidered Sword (2024)
    Brotherhood of Blades 3: The Embroidered Sword
    6.4
    • 2024
  • The Puppet (2023)
    The Puppet
    4.5
    • Sun Haichao
    • 2023
  • Donnie Yen in Sakra (2023)
    Sakra
    5.7
    • Xue Muhua
    • 2023
  • Song of the Assassins (2022)
    Song of the Assassins
    5.4
    • Old man at state banquet
    • 2022
  • Hey! Little Bones (2020)
    Hey! Little Bones
    5.1
    • (as Xiangren Yuan)
    • 2020
  • The Great God Monkey 2 (2020)
    The Great God Monkey 2
    6.3
    • 2020
  • Fengye Lin, Yiheng Du, and Angel Fuhe in The Demons Strike in Baiyu Town (2017)
    The Demons Strike in Baiyu Town
    3.3
    • Lao Shu (as Xiangren Yuan)
    • 2017
  • Siu-Ho Chin and Babyjohn Choi in Vampire Cleanup Department (2017)
    Vampire Cleanup Department
    5.6
    • Ginger
    • 2017
  • Good Take! (2016)
    Good Take!
    6.0
    • Cheung-Yan (segment "We Are Ghosts")
    • 2016
  • Donnie Yen and Baoqiang Wang in Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
    Kung Fu Jungle
    6.4
    • Lui Ching-Yuen
    • 2014
  • The House That Never Dies (2014)
    The House That Never Dies
    4.5
    • 2014
  • Hei se xi ju (2014)
    Hei se xi ju
    3.7
    • Angel's Father
    • 2014
  • Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
    Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
    6.7
    • Laughing Buddha
    • 2014

Stunts

  • Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
    Ip Man 4: The Finale
    7.0
    • assistant action director
    • 2019
  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
    The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
    5.4
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2017
  • Good Take! (2016)
    Good Take!
    6.0
    • stunt director (segment "We Are Ghosts")
    • 2016
  • Biao Yuen in Sifu vs. Vampire (2014)
    Sifu vs. Vampire
    4.8
    • action coordinator
    • 2014
  • Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
    Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
    6.7
    • action coordinator
    • 2014
  • We Are Ghosts
    Short
    • stunt director
    • 2013
  • The Grandmaster (2013)
    The Grandmaster
    6.6
    • stunts coordinator (as Yuen Cheung Yan)
    • 2013
  • Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
    Just Another Pandora's Box
    4.6
    • action director
    • 2010
  • True Legend (2010)
    True Legend
    6.4
    • action choreographer (as Yuen Cheung Yan)
    • 2010
  • Jump (2009)
    Jump
    5.4
    • action choreographer
    • 2009
  • Kung Fu Chefs (2009)
    Kung Fu Chefs
    5.2
    • action director
    • 2009
  • Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
    The Forbidden Kingdom
    6.5
    • assistant action choreographer (as Yuen Cheung Yan)
    • 2008
  • The Banquet (2006)
    The Banquet
    6.4
    • action coordinator
    • 2006
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
    The Matrix Reloaded
    7.2
    • kung fu trainer (as Cheung Yan Yuen)
    • 2003
  • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
    Daredevil
    5.3
    • action team choreographer: Hong Kong
    • 2003

Director

  • Kung Fu Hero (2012)
    Kung Fu Hero
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2012
  • The Tai Chi Master (2003)
    The Tai Chi Master
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Kung Fu Vampire (1993)
    Kung Fu Vampire
    5.0
    • Director (as Xiang Ren Yuan)
    • 1993
  • Wizard's Curse (1992)
    Wizard's Curse
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1992
  • By Hook and Crook (1990)
    By Hook and Crook
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Here Comes a Vampire (1990)
    Here Comes a Vampire
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Ching-Wan Lau and Simon Yam in Live Hard (1989)
    Live Hard
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Funny Ghost (1989)
    Funny Ghost
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Darkside of Chinatown (1989)
    Darkside of Chinatown
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Ghost Mansion
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Juk nei ho wan (1985)
    Juk nei ho wan
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Taoism Drunkard (1984)
    Taoism Drunkard
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1984

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Twin Warriors
Twin Warriors
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Twin Warriors

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yan Yuen Cheng
  • Born
    • 1957
    • Guangzhou, China
  • Died
    • January 1, 2026
    • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Yau Ma Tei(undisclosed)
  • Parents
    • Siu-Tin Yuen
  • Relatives
      Yuen Woo-Ping(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Theatrical commercial, Los Angeles Times

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Yuen Woo-Ping

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