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Yu Jim-Yuen

Yu Jim-Yuen
  • Name: Yu Jim-Yuen
  • Birthday: 1905-09-05
  • Also known as: 于占元,Yu Chan-Yuan,Yu Zhan-Yuan
  • Place of birth: Beijing, China
  • Popularity: 0.178
Biography: Yu Jim-Yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) (Chinese: 于占元; pinyin: Yú Zhānyuán; Jyutping: jyu1 zim1 jyun4) was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong, from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, and Corey Yuen received their training. Yuen Woo-ping attended the school for one year as a day student as well. Yu was also the father of early wuxia actress Yu So-chow, who appeared in more than 150 movies, but his only film was his starring role as Grandmaster Wen Ren-yang in the 1979 action film The Old Master (師父出馬). He died of a heart attack in Los... Read More

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Title Release date
Jackie Chan: My Story   as  Self (archive footage) 1998-07-17
The Old Master   as  The Old Master 1979-10-11
The Rainbow Pass 1964-01-10