Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
View on IMDb ↗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
Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship
Iron Bones
Operation Hong Kong
Mad Mad Kung Fu
Martial Arts
Paragon of Sword and Knife
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
Hong Kong Hot Harbor
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinFilmography (119)
- 2004
Fights of Fury - 1995
Jackie Chan - Invincible FighterSelf - 1982
Little Mad Guy - 1981
An Old Kung Fu Master - 1981
Master with Cracked FingersOld Master - 1980
The Six Directions of Boxing - 1980
Against Rascals with Kung-Fu - 1980
The Buddhist FistSleeping monk - 1979
Mad Mad Kung FuBamboo Stick - 1979Iron Bridge Kung-FuPiggy
- 1979
Dance of the Drunk MantisSam the Seed / Beggar Su - 1979
Sleeping FistOld Fox - 1979
Crystal FistCook / Teacher - 1979
Horse Boxing Killer - 1979
Blind Fist of BruceThe Blind Master - 1979
The Mystery of Chess BoxingMaster Cook - 1979
The World of Drunken Master[Cameo] - 1979
Drunken Arts and Crippled FistCrippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien) - 1979
The Story of the Drunken MasterBeggar So - 1978
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited) - 1978
Drunken MasterBeggar So - 1978
Heroes of the EastHo To's Sifu - 1978
Snake in the Eagle's ShadowThe Beggar / Pai Chang Tien - 1978
Drunken Master Strikes BackSu Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed - 1978
Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat - 1977
Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu KillersHead Snake Demon - 1977
The Dragon Lives AgainHua Tao - 1976
Karate from Shaolin TempleYuen Yun - 1976
Wong Fay Hung - 1975
The Valiant OnesPirate with bow - 1975
The Young RebelRong's Sifu - 1975"Fertility" Bank
- 1975
Return of the Crazy Bumpkins - 1974
Martial ArtsStreet performer - 1974
The AssociationSifu - 1974
Shaolin Martial ArtsMaster Liang Hong - 1973
Fist to FistSleeping Waiter - 1973
The Kiss of DeathYuen - 1973
Iron Bull - 1973英雄榜
- 1973
Chinese Kung Fu - 1972
The WarlordBald man at the Kao Pai trial - 1972鸿运当头
- 1970
Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation - 1970飞剑神童
- 1970孙悟空智取黄袍怪
- 1969
Iron Bones - 1969
Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves - 1969
Dragon SwampDing Long (fisherman) - 1969
The One-armed Magic Nun - 1969
Sword of EmeiChiu's man - 1969
The Fragrant Sword - 1969银刀血剑
- 1969血羅巾
- 1969殺氣嚴霜
- 1969黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
- 1969Supreme Sword
- 1969鐵髮紅姑
- 1969黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
- 1969黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
- 1968
Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship - 1968
The Chivalrous WhipUncle 2 - 1968
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) - 1968小五義大破銅網陣
- 1968The Magnificent Five
- 1967
Paragon of Sword and Knife - 1967
The Silent SwordsmanSun Moon Clan member - 1967
Jin ouHenchman - 1967
The Sword and the LuteRed Lotus Clan member - 1967
The Witch - 1967
The Goddess of MercyDancing Soldier - 1967紅衣少女
- 1966
The Knight of KnightsChaoching monk - 1966
Come Drink with MeJade Faced Tiger's Man - 1966One Duel Too Many
- 1966One Duel Too Many (Part 2)岑大化
- 1966中原奇俠東海騰蛟
- 1965
Red Dragon - 1965
Sword of SwordsPole-fighter - 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 2
- 1965
箫声震武林（上集）慧明僧 - 1965
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two) - 1965
Six Fingers - 1965
The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode) - 1965999离奇三凶手
- 1965火凤狂龙
- 1965
孫悟空三戲百花仙 - 1964
Operation Hong Kong - 1964
The Snowflake Sword (Part 1) - 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part OneMonk Yi Tin
- 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part TwoMonk Yi Tin
- 1964Spy No. 13Agent A
- 1964
Devil's Palm (Part One)Buddhist Master - 1964The Flying Fox in the Snowy MountainsLau Hok-jan
- 1964
Buddha's Palm (Part 1)(Uncredited) Leader of the Spirit Serpent Cult, the Wolf God Sword Shadow - 1964
Buddha's Palm (Part 3)Scholar in Yellow - 1963
The Black Centipede - 1963
The Killing Flag (Part 1) - 1963The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
- 1963万剑之王
- 1963仙剑神魔(上集)
- 1963
The Killing Flag (Part 2) - 1962
Hong Kong Hot Harbor - 1962
The Birth of Yue Fei - 1962Hunting for the Murderer歹徒
- 1961A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Twoimperial guard
- 1961Secret Book
- 1961花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓
- 1960The Story of Wong Ang the HeroineGangster
- 1959
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies - 1956
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at GuanshanUncle Liu - 1956The White Crane Hero
- 1956The Murder Case at Club 99
- 1956
How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat - 1955The Nine-Finger Devil
- 1954打破玉籠飛彩鳳惡徒
- 1949Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the CandleThug
- 1947
Lady Robin Hood - —海底骷髅塔(上集)