Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Biography
Yuen Siu-Tien (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Chinese martial arts film actor in the late 1970s. Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real life son Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen died having a heart attack in 1979. Leader of the Yuen Clan and father of: Peace Yuen Wo-Ping; Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan; Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi; Simon Yuen Yat-Choh; Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung and Yuen Lung-Kui.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Drunken Master
as Beggar So
1978
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
1978
Iron Bridge Kung-Fu
as Piggy
1979
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
1979
Sleeping Fist
as Old Fox
1979
The Story of the Drunken Master
as Beggar So
1979
Blind Fist of Bruce
as The Blind Master
1979
The Mystery of Chess Boxing
as Master Cook
1979
Dragon Swamp
as Ding Long (fisherman)
1969
The Chivalrous Whip
as Uncle 2
1968
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
as Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
1979
The Silent Swordsman
as Sun Moon Clan member
1967
The Nine-Finger Devil
1955
Lady Robin Hood
1947
The Dragon Lives Again
as Hua Tao
1977
The Knight of Knights
as Chaoching monk
1966
Jin ou
as Henchman
1967
The White Crane Hero
1956
The Murder Case at Club 99
1956
The Young Rebel
as Rong's Sifu
1975
