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Fan Mei-Sheng

Fan Mei-Sheng

Birthday: 1942-09-13 | Place of Birth: Shandong Province, China

Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
Jackie Chan: My Stunts

as    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

as    Assistant Warden

1983
Blood Brothers

as    Mountain Bandit Leader Yin

1982
1981
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha

as    Beggar Fan (Feng)

1981
鹰爪鬼手

as    Chin Pai To

1981
Dreadnaught

as    Marshal Pao

1980
The Young Master

as    Bull

1979
The Magnificent Butcher

as    Beggar King

1978
Flying Guillotine II

as    Li Sing Nan

1977
To Kill a Jaguar

as    Cheung Sam

1977
The Sentimental Swordsman

as    Chuan Jia

1977
Fangs of the Cobra

as    Xu Xiang's boss

1977
Jade Tiger

as    Zhao Zhong

1976
The Dragon Missile

as    Miu Fei

1976
The Magic Blade

as    Painting Wu

1976
King Gambler

as    Sha Wu Lin

1975
All Men Are Brothers

as    Black Whirlwind / Li Kui

1975
The Gambling Syndicate

as    Jin Gang