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Chinese name
  
李修賢

Name
  
Danny Lee

Chinese name
  
李修賢 (traditional)

Role
  
Actor

Chinese name
  
李修贤 (simplified)

Nationality
  
Chinese, Canadian

Years active
  
1971 – present


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Born
  
6 August 1952 (age 71) Shanghai (
1952-08-06
)

Awards
  
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor

Nominations
  
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director

Movies
  
The Killer, The Untold Story, Law with Two Phases, Final Justice, City on Fire

Similar People
  
Shing Fui‑On, Parkman Wong, Herman Yau, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Simon Yam

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Danny Lee (Chinese: 李修賢; Lee Sau-Yin) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer, screenwriter, director, action director and presenter. He is known for frequently portraying Hong Kong police officers in films such as Law With Two Phases, The Killer and The Untold Story.

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Early years

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Lee did not do so well in school and sometimes dropped out to help support his family by working. While growing up, he held policemen in high regard and so upon completing high school, he tried to entering the police academy but could not complete the courses. He then decided to pursue a career in acting

Career

Lee entered the TVB Acting School in 1970, and got his first big role in the 1972 film Water Margin. The next year, Lee made his starring debut with River of Fury. He then went on to star in Shaw Brothers' 1975 Hong Kong tokusatsu-style superhero movie and camp classic The Super Inframan playing the Chinese superhero himself.

After superstar Bruce Lee's death in the same year, almost every star in Hong Kong was pushed in to fill "The Dragon's" shoes, and Lee was no exception, even going as far as to actually portray the legend himself in Bruce Lee and I. By the late 1970s, Lee had begun to tire of kung fu movies and thus tried his hand at different fare, such as 1977's The Mighty Peking Man (a King Kong ripoff now considered a camp classic). Still being offered roles in martial arts films, Lee decided in 1978 to form his own production company. One of the earliest products from his company, 1981's The Executor (aka Heroic Cops) was largely nondescript, except for the fact that it was the first on-screen pairing with Lee and future superstar Chow Yun-fat.

In 1982, Lee directed his first movies, One Way Only, and Funny Boys and then followed it up in 1984 with the movie that would cement his image in the consciousness of Hong Kong, Law with Two Phases (aka Law with Two Faces). The violent movie (for which Lee won both the Hong Kong Film Award and Taiwanese Golden Horse Award for his acting) featured Lee as a hot-headed but just policeman, a role that he reprises to this day. Many people thought the movie was too bloody and must have been exaggerated, but the local police thought the movie was very realistic and took to calling the actor "Lee Sir" ("Officer Lee"). In later years, Lee has received numerous awards from police organisations for his dedication to showing realistic police procedures and donating money to the families of slain officers.

Law With Two Phases also inspired other directors. Some of the elements used in the shootouts were used by John Woo in his breakthrough 1986 film A Better Tomorrow and Law's documentary-like look inspired Kirk Wong to continue with a similar style (which he was also developing at the time). Both directors subsequently asked Lee to work with them. But in fact the shootouts in Lee's movies were more realistic than John Woo's. Lee appeared with Chow Yun-Fat in Ringo Lam's 1987 gangster classic City on Fire (where he plays a rare role as a criminal), and then appeared in John Woo's benefit project for Chang Cheh, Just Heroes (1987, which Lee also co-directed). Lee's next project with Woo was, 1989's The Killer. Originally, the studio did not want Lee in the role of a cop once again, but both Woo and Chow Yun-Fat insisted on putting Lee in the film, since he was so much in the public's minds as being an upstanding police officer, which they thought was crucial for the role. The movie was an international cult hit, and Lee became forever associated with being a cop in Western minds. Lee worked with Kirk Wong again in 1994 with Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (a film Lee also produced), where once again, he plays a cop.

Besides cop vs bandits thrillers, Lee acted in comedies too, including Chase A Fortune and Big Score which is more like Lee's usual cop films mixed with Wong Jing's gambler movies .He also directed two cop-comedies Cop Busters and Oh My Cops starring Kent Cheng and Wong Ching.

In 1987, Lee formed his second production company, Magnum Films, and has become a fairly powerful producer in Hong Kong. As fitting for a company named after Dirty Harry's favourite gun, many of Magnum's films are ultra-violent "Category III" (Hong Kong's equivalent of the "NC-17" rating – no children allowed to watch) films which have become classics in their own right. Movies like The Untold Story, Dr. Lamb Water Tank Murder and Twist scared local audiences and entranced foreigners with their over-the-top attitude. In the late 1980s, Lee was also one of the first producers to back Stephen Chow (and is sometimes credited for "discovering" him), who was at the time a small-time dramatic actor, but who would then go on to be Asia's biggest star after appearing in a series of "mo lei tau" (nonsense) comedies. Lee even directed Chow in one of his first comedies, 1990's Legend of the Dragon.

Lee returned to the big screen in the 2008 Hong Kong action film Fatal Move. He also made an appearance in Jingle Ma's action comedy Playboy Cops.

Though his on-screen output has slowed down in recent years, reduced to mostly cameo appearances in movies like Young and Dangerous 5 or low budget movies, Lee (and his company) are still pretty busy with behind-the-scenes work, and it seems a given that as long as there will be a Hong Kong movie industry, Danny Lee will be there – especially if a movie needs to have a cop in it.

Filmography

Actor
2018
Guardians of Ancient Magic (TV Mini Series) as
He Tai-Yan
2016
Si ping qing nian: Hao Ge da zhan gu huo zai
2013
The Diamond's Dream (TV Series) as
Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.60 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.59 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.58 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.57 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.56 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.5 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.4 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.2 (2013) - Ye Daqi
- Episode #1.1 (2013) - Ye Daqi
2010
Crossing Hennessy as
Uncle Ching
2009
Hong he as
Sha Ba
2008
Playboy Cops as
Michael's Father
2008
Triad Wars as
Senior Inspector Liu Chi Chung
2004
Heat Team as
Officer Cheung Ti Chu
2003
Naked Ambition as
Sgt. Cheung Ti Chu
2003
Unarm 72 Hours
2002
Baan sau chuk dak hin dui as
Senior Superintendent Officer Lee
2001
Ying hung yan mat as
Officer Lee
2001
Siu nin cheong dong
2000
The Killer of the Lonely Heart as
Lee Sir
2000
Mafia.com as
Sgt. Ken Wong
2000
Romancing Bullet as
Officer Tang
2000
Bai se feng bao as
Captain Chiang Pang
2000
Wong Gok dik tin hung 3: Jung gik bin yuen as
Lee Sir
2000
Qi tiao ming as
Inspector Lee
1999
The Untold Story III as
Inspector Lee
1999
He Is My Enemy, Partner, and Father-In-Law as
Sgt. Bruce Lee
1998
Young and Dangerous 5 as
Inspector Lee (as Lee Sau Yin)
1997
Walk In as
Chicken Wong Tai-Kit
1996
Jin bang ti ming as
Officer Kent
1995
City Cop as
Inspector Lee
1995
Asian Connection as
Ah Lee
1995
The Case of the Cold Fish as
Inspector Lee
1995
Twist as
Lee Tin-Kin
1994
Internal Affair (Video)
1994
Nobody Ever Cheats
1994
Portrait of a Serial Rapist (Video) as
Police Officer
1994
Shoot to Kill (Video)
1994
Water Tank Murder Mystery
1994
Chu sheng zhi du
1994
Organized Crime & Triad Bureau as
Inspector San Lee
1993
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood as
Ha Suet-Yee / Golden Snake Man (as Lee Sau-yin)
1993
Love to Kill as
Fireball Hung (as Sau-Yin Lee)
1993
The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story as
Officer Lee
1993
Run and Kill as
Inspector Man
1992
The Night Rider as
Lee
1992
Invincible as
Brother Fire
1992
Dr. Lamb as
Inspector Lee
1992
Rhythm of Destiny as
Bee
1992
Powerful Four as
Luk Kong / No-head
1991
Red Shield as
Lui Te-Ken
1991
Blue Lightning as
Lam Sau-Yat
1990
Against All as
Officer Cheung Ti Chu
1990
Undeclared War as
Inspector Bong
1990
The Big Score as
Inspector Kung Ching
1990
No Way Back
1990
The Unmatchable Match as
Inspector Lee
1990
Mo deng chen jia as
Lee
1990
Tiger on the Beat 2 as
Captain. Lam Yick-lin
1989
Just Heroes as
Sou
1989
Thank You, Sir as
Lee Sir
1989
The Killer as
Insp. Lee Ying / Little Eagle
1989
Mad Mission V: The Terracotta Hit as
Prisoner
1988
Final Justice as
Sgt. Cheung Ti Chu
1988
The Criminal Hunter
1988
Thunder of Gigantic Serpent as
Dr. Lai (as Lee Hsiu Hsien)
1988
No Compromise as
Captain Lee Ta Wei
1987
Tie xue qi jing as
Insp. Li Chih Chieh
1987
Rich and Famous as
Inspector Cheung (as Lee Sau-Yin)
1987
Yi ben wu yan as
Mak's Superior
1987
City on Fire as
Fu (as Danny Sau Yin Lee)
1987
King of Snakes as
Dr. Li (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1987
Tragic Hero as
Supt. Chang
1986
Liu mang ying xiong as
Inspector Lee
1986
Brotherhood as
Lui
1986
Wong ga fan as
Inspector Chen
1986
Parking Service as
Lee Ho-Sau
1985
Cops in the Town as
Officer Lee Wei Ming / 'Romeo' (as Lee Sau Yin)
1985
Fascinating Affairs
1985
Ji ren tian xiang
1984
Double Trouble
1984
Wen shen de nu ren
1984
Gung buk as
Inspector B
1984
Shang Hai tan: Shi san tai bao as
Sheau-Yang
1983
Mo deng ya men (Guest star)
1983
Shu zhi suo zhi as
Brother Sau / Xiu Xian (Guest star)
1982
Du wang qian wang qun ying hui (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1982
Ninja: The Violent Sorceror as
Ricky (uncredited)
1982
Jia ren you yue (as Sau Yin Lee)
1982
Friend guo da Band
1982
Coolie Killer
1982
Dirty Angel as
Yang Chung (Guest star) (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1982
Shou xin
1982
Brave Archer and His Mate as
Ouyang Ko (Guest star) (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1981
Sha shou ying as
CIA agent
1981
What Price Honesty? (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1981
The Organization (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1981
Long hu shuang ba tian (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1981
The Brave Archer III (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1981
One Way Only
1981
Chai sin
1981
Liu mang qian wang (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1981
The Gambler and the Fake
1981
Wang pai da lao qian (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1981
The Executor as
Inspector Yung Pang
1981
Private First Class (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1980
Ba jue (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1980
Night of the Assassin
1980
Xia gu ying xiong zhuan as
Brother Lin
1980
Feng liu can jian xue wu hen (as Hso Hsun Lee)
1980
The Informer
1979
Flying Sword Lee
1979
King of Fists and Dollars (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1979
Kong que wang chao as
Hsung Mao-erh (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1979
Da ming xiao zi
1979
Long hu xiong di (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1978
Sensual Pleasures as
Bruce Lee (Guest star) (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1978
The Brave Archer Part II as
Ouyang Ko (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1978
Life Gamble as
Escourt Boss (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1978
Bao jian ta as
Hsiao Erh-Ko (as Hsiu-HsIen Li)
1977
The Call Girls (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1977
The Battle Wizard as
Prince Tuan Yu
1977
Goliathon as
Johnnie Fang (as Li Hsiu-Hsien)
1977
The Brave Archer as
Ouyang Ko (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1976
The Oily Maniac as
Shen Yuan (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1976
Wu fa wu tian fei che dang as
Sze Wei (as Hsiu-Hsien Li)
1976
Erotic Nights (as Li Hsiu-hsien)
1976
Liu xing hu die jian
1976
Bruce Lee and I as
Bruce Lee (as Li Hsui-Hsien)
1975
Da cu xian
1975
Da jie an (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1975
Qi mian ren (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1975
Infra-Man as
Rayma / Inframan (as Hsui-Hsien Li)
1975
All Men Are Brothers as
'White Stripe' Chang Shun (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1975
E ba as
Fang Ta
1975
Xi xiao nu ma (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1975
Ai xin jian wan wan as
Hsu Chih-yuen (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1975
Da lao qian as
Li Tu
1974
The Two Faces of Love
1974
Sing gei cha low (as Li Hsiu-hsien)
1974
The Bod Squad as
? (scenes deleted)
1974
This Time I'll Make You Rich (uncredited)
1974
Duo ju jie (as Li Hsiu-hsien)
1974
Heung gong chat sup sam
1974
The Savage Five as
Wei Ming-hui (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1973
Da dao Wang Wu as
Hu Chi (as Li Hsiu-Hsien)
1973
The House of 72 Tenants
1973
Jiang hu xing
1973
Dynasty of Blood as
Rebel Chief Tseng Tieng-yang (as Li Hsiu-hsien)
1972
Man of Iron (as Hsiu Hsien Li)
1972
The Water Margin as
White Stripe Chang Shun
Producer
-
The Little Monk (producer) (announced)
2002
Baan sau chuk dak hin dui (executive producer) / (producer)
1999
The Untold Story III (executive producer) / (producer)
1999
He Is My Enemy, Partner, and Father-In-Law (producer)
1998
The Untold Story 2 (producer)
1996
Meng huan pai dang (Video) (producer)
1995
Mi qing te jing (producer)
1995
Sha lu shao nian (Video) (producer)
1995
City Cop (producer)
1995
Asian Connection (producer)
1995
The Case of the Cold Fish (producer)
1995
Twist (producer)
1994
Shoot to Kill (Video) (producer)
1994
Chu sheng zhi du (producer)
1994
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist (producer)
1994
Organized Crime & Triad Bureau (producer)
1993
Jia ri qing wei le (producer)
1993
The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (producer)
1992
The Night Rider (producer)
1992
Dr. Lamb (executive producer)
1992
Rhythm of Destiny (producer)
1991
Sat yan yun gin (producer)
1991
Red Shield (producer)
1991
The Magnificent Scoundrels (executive producer)
1991
Legend of the Dragon (executive producer)
1990
Against All (producer)
1990
The Unmatchable Match (executive producer)
1989
Just Heroes (associate producer)
1988
Final Justice (executive producer) / (producer)
1987
Tie xue qi jing (executive producer)
1985
Cops in the Town (associate producer)
Miscellaneous
1996
Death Rim (presenter)
1996
Meng huan pai dang (Video) (presenter)
1995
Mi qing te jing (presenter)
1995
Sha lu shao nian (Video) (presenter)
1995
City Cop (presenter)
1995
Asian Connection (presenter)
1995
Twist (presenter)
1994
Informer (Video) (presenter)
1994
Internal Affair (Video) (presenter)
1994
Portrait of a Serial Rapist (Video) (presenter)
1994
Shoot to Kill (Video) (presenter)
1994
Water Tank Murder Mystery (presenter)
1994
Chu sheng zhi du (presenter)
1994
Organized Crime & Triad Bureau (presenter)
1993
The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (presenter)
1991
Sat yan yun gin (presenter)
1986
Parking Service (planner)
1981
Mobfix Patrol (planner - as Li Hsiu Hsien)
1980
The Informer (planner)
Director
-
The Little Monk (announced)
1995
Twist
1993
The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story
1992
Dr. Lamb
1991
Legend of the Dragon
1987
Tie xue qi jing
1986
Wong ga fan
1985
Tuo cuo che
1984
Gung buk
1983
Mo deng ya men
1982
Friend guo da Band
1981
One Way Only
Writer
1992
The Night Rider (story)
1987
Tie xue qi jing (written by)
1986
Wong ga fan
1984
Gung buk (written by)
1983
Mo deng ya men (writer)
Production Designer
1985
Cops in the Town (as Lee Sau Yin)
Thanks
2006
On the Edge (special thanks)
Self
1995
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (Documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2016
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression The Mighty Peking Man de Ho Meng-Hua (2016)
2010
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Rayma / Inframan
- Infra-Man (2010) - Rayma / Inframan
1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (Short documentary) as
Fu / Mr. White

References

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