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Chinese name
  
楚原

Years active
  
1956–2004

Parents
  
Wood Yau Cheung

Birth name
  
Zhang Baojian (張寶堅)

Spouse
  
Hong Nan (m. 1967)


Jyutping
  
Co2 Jyun4 (Cantonese)

Role
  
Film director

Pinyin
  
Chu Yuan (Mandarin)

Name
  
Chor Yuen

Ancestry
  
Meixian District

Chor Yuen smiling, wearing a black coat over white long sleeves and a blue tie.

Born
  
16 September 1934 (age 89) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (
1934-09-16
)

Occupation
  
Film director, screenwriter, actor

Awards
  
Hong Kong Film Award for Professional Achievement

Movies
  
Clans of Intrigue, Killer Clans, Police Story, The House of 72 Tenants, The Sentimental Swordsman

Similar People
  
Ti Lung, Li Ching, Elliot Ngok, Lo Lieh, Derek Yee

Bruce lee chor yuen photo tribute with rare 1973 commentary


Zhang Baojian (September 16, 1934 – ), better known as Chor Yuen, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese film director, screenwriter and actor.

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Chor Yuen smiling and wearing a gray coat over white long sleeves.

Chor Yuen to receive HKFA special prize


As director

Chor Yuen and Hung Nam with tight-lipped smiles during their wedding day. Hung Nam is wearing a white veil and white wedding gown while Chor Yuen is wearing a black coat over white long sleeves, and a black bowtie.

  • Cold Blade (1970)
  • The Killer (1972)
  • The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
  • Killer Clans (1976)
  • The Web of Death (1976)
  • The Jade Tiger (1977)
  • Sentimental Swordsman (1977)
  • Clans of Intrigue (1977)
  • Death Duel (1977)
  • Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)
  • Legend of the Bat (1978)
  • Clan of Amazons (1978)
  • Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)
  • The Proud Twins (1979)
  • Bat without Wings (1980)
  • Heroes Shed No Tears (1980)
  • Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981)
  • Emperor and His Brother (1981)
  • The Duel of the Century (1981)
  • Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982)
  • Mad, Mad 83 (1983)
  • The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre (1984)

    • As actor

    Chor Yuen and Bruce Lee are smiling while Bruce Lee is hugging Chor Yuen from the back. Chor Yuen is wearing a black and white polo shirt while Bruce Lee is topless and wearing sunglasses.

  • Police Story (1985)
  • The Seventh Curse (1986)
  • Police Story 2 (1988)
  • Miracles (1989)
  • The Banquet (1991)
  • Twin Dragons (1992)
  • He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
  • Thunderbolt (1995)
  • Those Were the Days (1997)

    • Television series

  • A Kindred Spirit (1995)
  • Journey to the West (1996)
  • Journey to the West II (1998)
  • Armed Reaction (1998)
  • War of the Genders (2000)
  • Armed Reaction II (2000)
  • The Legendary Four Aces (2000)
  • Armed Reaction III (2001)
  • A Step into the Past (2003)
  • Armed Reaction IV (2004)

    • References

    Chor Yuen Wikipedia
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