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Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung

Birthday: 1952-01-07 | Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶, born Hung Kam Po, 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, producer and director, known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, Jackie Chan, King Hu, and John Woo. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like Jiang Shi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung was also known as "Dai Goh", until the filming of Project A, which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother. Was a member of the"Seven Little Fortunes" in Yu Jim-Yuen's China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sammo Hung, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
Rise of the Legend

as    Master Lui

2013
The Last Tycoon

as    Hong Shouting

2013
Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters

as    Warlord Lin

2011
Ip Man 2

as    Hung Chun-Nam

2010
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

as    Chan Wah-Shun

2010
14 Blades

as    Prince

2009
Kung Fu Chefs

as    Wong Bing-Yi

2008
Wushu

as    Li Hui

2008
Triad Wars

as    Lin Ho Lung

2008
2007
Twins Mission

as    Uncle Luck

2007
Legend of Twin Dragons

as    Wong Wah Bo

2006
SPL: Kill Zone

as    Wong Po

2005
Dragon Squad

as    Kong Long

2004
Osaka Wrestling Restaurant

as    Chow Yan-Kei

2004
Astonishing

as    Director Ko

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

as    Himself

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

as    Himself

2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

as    Self

2002
The Hidden Enforcers

as    King

2002
Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger

as    Lu Zheng Yang

2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

as    Self - Interviewee

2001
Zu Warriors

as    White Eyebrows