Yuen Biao | |||||||||||
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元彪 | |||||||||||
Born | Ha Lingchun (夏令震、元庆、元典) 26 July 1957 | ||||||||||
Other names | Bill Yuen Jimmy Yuen | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, stuntman and action choreographer | ||||||||||
Years active | 1962–present | ||||||||||
Spouse |
Didi Pang (m. 1984) | ||||||||||
Children |
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Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Action Choreography 1983 The Prodigal Son 1984 Winners and Sinners | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 元彪 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 元彪 | ||||||||||
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Ha Lingchun | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 夏令震 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 夏令震 | ||||||||||
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Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School along with his "brothers" Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was part of the "Three Dragons" along with Chan and Hung; the three starred in six Hong Kong films together.[1] Yuen Biao has appeared in over 130 films. He has played roles in eight television series for the Hong Kong channel TVB.