Wei Ping-ao

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-11-29

Deathday 1989-12-03 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Also Known As 魏平澳, Ping Ou Wei, Paul Wei Ping-ao, Ping-ao Wei, Paul Wei

Wei Ping-ao

Biography

Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

Known For

Actor

1985
1982
The Chinese Stuntman

as The Director

1981
Spooky Kookies

as Bo's Dad

1979
1976
The Legend of Bruce Lee

as Movie Producer

1975
Dragon Gate

as His Majesty

1975
The Phantom Lute

as Hsin Kwei

1974
Naughty! Naughty!

as Wei Ping Ao

1973
The Fate of Lee Khan

as Wen Mei Chi

1973
1973
Adventure in Denmark

as Travel Agent

1973
Tales of Larceny

as Retinue Officer Bo Sin

1972
Hapkido

as Black Bear Secretary Zhang

1972
Fist of Fury

as Interpreter Wu

1970
1970
Wrath of the Sword

as Zhang Xiao-Shan

1970
The Winged Tiger

as You Ming

1970
Double Bliss

as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)

1969
River of Tears

as Li Laosan

1969
The Three Smiles

as Zhu Zhi Shan

1969
The Millionaire Chase

as Jiang Wen Qiang

1968
1968
Hong Kong Rhapsody

as Wei Chung Liang

1967
King Drummer

as Li Yuan-Ming

1967
Song of Tomorrow

as TV host

1967
Kiss and Kill

as Chien Kun

1966
Poisonous Rose

as Fourth Brother

1961
Good Neighbors

as Chen Hsi-Ting

1956
Remote Love

as Bu La-Te

Director

1977

Writer

1977