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My Take
Yuen Biao is genuinely one of the most underrated action stars to ever come out of Hong Kong cinema, and I will die on that hill. Trained alongside Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung at the Peking Opera School as part of the legendary Seven Little Fortunes, he had the kind of physical genius that made your jaw drop — acrobatic flips, lightning-fast kicks, a combo of martial arts and gymnastics that felt almost inhuman. His work in films like Prodigal Son and Wheels on Meals showed he could carry a movie on pure athletic charisma. The fact that Jackie and Sammo became bigger household names internationally always felt like a quirk of timing and marketing more than talent, because frame for frame, Yuen Biao could match either of them and then some.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuen Biao
- Name (Japanese)
- ユン・ピョウ
- Reading
- ゆん・ぴょう
- Born
- July 26, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- actor / stunt coordinator / stunt performer / film director / film producer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuen Biao born?
Born July 26, 1957 (age 68).
Where is Yuen Biao from?
Yuen Biao is from Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
What does Yuen Biao do?
Yuen Biao works as actor, stunt coordinator, stunt performer, film director, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.