Wei Ping-ao

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1929-11-29

Place of Birth

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Wei Ping-ao

Biography

Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

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Acting History

1988
Sex of the Imperial
1988
The 5 Kung Fu Kids
1988
Journey to the West
1985
Turbo Dragon
1985
Secrets of the Inner Chamber as Master Charng
1984
The Last Night of Madam Chin
1982
Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
1982
The Flute Player of Wrath
1982
Monkey War
1982
The Chinese Stuntman as The Director
1982
Calamity of Snakes
1982
Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Chemist
1982
36 Super Kids
1982
Can't Stop the War
1981
Spooky Kookies as Bo's Dad
1981
The Taxi Driver
1981
Three Funny Detectives
1979
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
1979
The Marvelous Kung Fu
1978
Fists of Bruce Lee as Octopus
1977
Duel with the Devils
1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
Golden Nun
1977
The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho
1976
Laugh In
1976
The Ghost
1976
The Legend of Bruce Lee as Movie Producer
1975
Shantung Man in Hong Kong
1975
Invisible Master
1975
Dragon Gate as His Majesty
1975
The Phantom Lute as Hsin Kwei
1974
Naughty! Naughty! as Wei Ping Ao
1974
Tornado of Chu-chiang
1974
The Snake Girl Drops In as Witch
1973
Honor and Love
1973
The Fate of Lee Khan as Wen Mei Chi
1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend as Self
1973
Spring in Pattaya as Pin Hao
1973
Adventure in Denmark as Travel Agent
1973
Fist of Unicorn as San Tin
1973
Tales of Larceny as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
1972
The Way of the Dragon as Ho
1972
Filthy Guy
1972
Hapkido as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
1972
Love Is an Elusive Wind
1972
Fist of Fury as Interpreter Wu
1971
The Brave Young Generation
1971
Deaf and Mute Heroine
1970
Valley of the Fangs as Hu San
1970
Wrath of the Sword as Zhang Xiao-Shan
1970
The Winged Tiger as You Ming
1970
Double Bliss as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
1969
River of Tears as Li Laosan
1969
The Three Smiles as Zhu Zhi Shan
1969
The Millionaire Chase as Jiang Wen Qiang
1968
Divorce, Hong Kong Style as Hsiao Pai
1968
Hong Kong Rhapsody as Wei Chung Liang
1967
King Drummer as Li Yuan-Ming
1967
Song of Tomorrow as TV host
1967
Kiss and Kill as Chien Kun
1967
Sing High, Sing Low
1967
The Trail of the Broken Blade as Shi Gan
1966
Poisonous Rose as Fourth Brother
1966
Downhill They Ride
1961
Good Neighbors as Chen Hsi-Ting
1960
Conscience and Guilt
1956
Journey to Kwan Shan
1956
Remote Love as Bu La-Te