Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Acting
Born: 1912-11-27 in Hong Kong, China
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.
Known For
Drunken Master
Beggar So
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
Come Drink with Me
Jade Faced Tiger's Man
Heroes of the East
Ho To's Sifu
The Warlord
Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
Supreme Sword
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
Iron Bones
The Sword and the Lute
Red Lotus Clan member
Wong Fay Hung
孫悟空三戲百花仙
Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
The Story of the Drunken Master
Beggar So
Hong Kong Hot Harbor
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
The Silent Swordsman
Sun Moon Clan member
Blind Fist of Bruce
The Blind Master
Dragon Swamp
Ding Long (fisherman)
Operation Hong Kong
Shaolin Martial Arts
Master Liang Hong
中原奇俠
東海騰蛟
The Association
Sifu
The Valiant Ones
Pirate with bow
The Kiss of Death
Yuen
The One-armed Magic Nun
Master with Cracked Fingers
Old Master
Fist to Fist
Sleeping Waiter
The World of Drunken Master
[Cameo]
Karate from Shaolin Temple
Yuen Yun
Fights of Fury
Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
Sleeping Fist
Old Fox
The Goddess of Mercy
Dancing Soldier
The Goddess of Mercy
Dancing soldier
The Young Rebel
Rong's Sifu
An Old Kung Fu Master
The Buddhist Fist
Sleeping monk