Actor
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
November 27, 1912 · Hong Kong, China
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Chiang Nan
4 titles together
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Valiant Ones, Shaolin Martial Arts
Chow Siu-Loi
4 titles together
Come Drink with Me, Heroes of the East, The Valiant Ones
Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung
4 titles together
Dance of the Drunk Mantis, The Buddhist Fist, Fist to Fist
Hwang Jang-Lee
3 titles together
Drunken Master, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Dean Shek Tin
3 titles together
Drunken Master, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Lam Tit-Ching
3 titles together
Drunken Master, Dance of the Drunk Mantis, Blind Fist of Bruce
Full filmography · 79
Fights of Fury
cast
2004
Little Mad Guy
cast
1982
An Old Kung Fu Master
cast
1981
Master with Cracked Fingers
as Old Master
1981
The Buddhist Fist
as Sleeping monk
1980
Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
cast
1980
The Six Directions of Boxing
cast
1980
The World of Drunken Master
as [Cameo]
1979
Blind Fist of Bruce
as The Blind Master
1979
The Story of the Drunken Master
as Beggar So
1979
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
as Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
19797.3
Crystal Fist
as Cook / Teacher
1979