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Chung Fat was born on (December 2nd, 1953) and is a native of
Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
, He is also a
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
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,
choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who c ...
, producer and director. He primarily stars in
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fictions and martial art movies .


Performing experience

Chung Fat, of the Han
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, is a disciple of Madame Fan Kuk-fa of The Spring and Autumn Drama School. As a teenager, he was a Northern Praying Mantis practitioner with
Lam Ching-ying Lam Ching-ying (; born Lam Gun-bo (); 27 December 1947 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, and action director. As a practitioner of martial arts Lam starred in a number of notable films that found recognition outside Hong Kong ...
, under Madame Fok's guidance. He became proficient in the use of a great variety of
martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preser ...
weapons and techniques. Chung Fat debuted very early on the silver screen, shooting "'' Enter the Dragon''" (1973) with
Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines th ...
. Chung stated, "You need thousands of extras, some of which must be at the pinnacle of martial arts, Lam Ching-ying was the fellow with the opportunity when they were hiring extras". Chung Fat had a small role as a security guard who fails to capture Lee, (Bruce Lee) when he investigates the island. In the film, Han (Kien Shih) is described to order Bolo, (Bolo Yeung) to kill him along with several of his colleagues for failing at their task. With this opportunity, he entered the movies circle, being at the front line for more than 30 years, in addition to his
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-themed films. Chung only had three protagonist roles in his career, instead often being cast in supporting, secondary or mainly
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roles. He also has worked as a director, choreographer, and planner. He had a long-term collaboration with
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and
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. In the 21st Century his film appearances had mostly faded out, making mainly commercials. However, in 2013 he was invited back to the silver screen by
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to film his new jiangshi film, "'' Rigor Mortis''" and help to fight off those new vampire-zombies.


Selected filmography

*''Men Like These'' (1932) *''
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'' (1973) *'' Enter the Dragon'' (USA, 1973) as Han traitor (uncredited) *''Tie han rou qing'' (1974) *''Yi shan wu hu'' (1974) *'' The Tournament'' (1974) *''
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'' (1977) *''
The Iron-Fisted Monk ''The Iron-Fisted Monk'' (Chinese: 三德和尚与舂米六) is a 1977 Hong Kong martial arts film starring and directed by Sammo Hung in his directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay with Huang Feng and Yu Ting. The film co-stars Chan Si ...
'' (1977) as Shu-Liu Worker *'' Last Strike'' (1977) *''
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu ''He Has Nothing But Kung Fu'' aka. ''Kung Fu's Deadly Duo'' () is a 1977 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-wing, starring Gordon Liu and Wong Yue. It was Lau Kar-wing's first film as a director. Plot Yung Wang Yu stars as Sha S ...
'' (1977) as Wang's man *'' Bruce Li - The Invincible'' (1978, cameo) *'' Enter the Fat Dragon'' (1978, cameo) as Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence *''Bian fu chuan qi'' (1978) *''Shui yue men'' (1978) *'' The Game of Death'' (1978) *'' Warriors Two'' (1978) as Tramp *'' Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog'' (1978) as Chicken's Brother #1 *''
The Incredible Kung Fu Master ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (), also known as ''The Kung Fu Master'' () is a 1979 martial arts action comedy film directed by Joe Cheung in his directorial debut and starring Sammo Hung and Stephen Tung, the latter in his first leading ...
'' (1979) as Little Dog *''Da chu tou'' (1979) *'' Knockabout'' (1979) as Vegetable hawker / Big Eyes *''Lao shu la gui'' (1979) *'' Odd Couple'' (1979, cameo) as Ti *'' His Name is Nobody'' (1979) as Ping the Dreg *'' Crazy Partner'' (1979) *''
The Magnificent Butcher ''The Magnificent Butcher'' () is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, and Wei Pai. The film is based on the story of Lam Sai-wing, one of the students of the ...
'' (1979) as Wildcat *''Way of the Black Dragon'' (1979) *''
Death Duel of Kung Fu ''Death Duel of Kung Fu'' is 1979 martial art movie, directed by William Cheung Ki and starring John Liu, Don Wong Tao and Eagle Han-ying. It is also known as Showdown of the Master Warriors and Return of the Secret Rivals as an alternate title. ...
'' (1979) *'' The Victim'' (1980, cameo) as Choy Fan-Tan *''
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'' (1980) as Chung Fa-Pai / Golden Killer *'' Two Toothless Tigers'' (1980) *''
Encounters of the Spooky Kind ''Encounters of the Spooky Kind'' () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who also wrote the film with Huang Ying, and produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company. Released as ''S ...
'' (1980) as Priest Tsui *'' Two Fists Against the Law'' (1980) *'' The Phantom Killer'' (1981) *'' The Prodigal Son'' (1981) as Mr Law *''
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'' (1982, cameo) as The Devil *'' The Dead and the Deadly'' (1982) as The Priest *''
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' ( zh, t=新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel '' Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzh ...
'' (1983) as Blue Commander *''
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'' (1983, also action) as Flint *''
Winners and Sinners ''Winners and Sinners'' (, also known as ''5 Lucky Stars'') is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of th ...
'' (1983) as Tar's Top Henchman *'' Pom Pom'' (1984) as Columbo *''
The Return of Pom Pom ''The Return of Pom Pom'' (Chinese: 雙龍出海) is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Philip Chan and starring Richard Ng and John Shum. It is the second film in the ''Pom Pom'' film series which is a spin-off the ''Lucky Stars'' series. ...
'' (1984) as Sherlock Holmes *'' Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom'' (1985) *'' Those Merry Souls'' (1985) as Messenger of Death *''
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars'' (, released in the Philippines as ''Dragon Mission'') is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the third installment in the ...
'' (1985) as Moustached Assassin *'' Heart of Dragon'' (1985) as Moose / Cho Yee Fat *''
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'' (1985) as Mad-dog *''
The Millionaire's Express Millionaires Express (, also known as ''Shanghai Express''; released in the Philippines as ''China Warriors'') is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts western comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung. The film stars Hung, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwa ...
'' (1986) as Mountain Bandit *'' New Mr. Vampire'' (1986) as Master Chin *''
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'' (1986) as Assassin *''
Mr. Vampire II ''Mr. Vampire II'', (Chinese: 殭屍家族) also known as ''Mr. Vampire Part 2'', is a 1986 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau, starring Yuen Biao, Moon Lee and Lam Ching-ying, and produced by Sammo Hung. The film is the second of ...
'' (1986) as Professor Kwok *''
Magic Crystal ''The Magic Crystal'' (; released in the Philippines as ''Fight to Win'') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Wong Jing. The film stars Andy Lau, Max Mok and Cynthia Rothrock. Plot An important piece of document to be prese ...
'' (1986) as Triad Boss' Thug *''
Righting Wrongs ''Righting Wrongs'' () is a 1986 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Corey Yuen, and also produced by and starring Yuen Biao, both of whom also serve as the film's action directors. The film also co-stars Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong ...
'' (1986, cameo) as Red Porsche Cop *'' Eastern Condors'' (1987) as Col Young's commando #3 *''
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'' (1987) as Chung Fat Pak *'' Shy Spirit'' (1988) as Wang *''
Dragons Forever ''Dragons Forever'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film and co-directed by Corey Yuen. The film co-stars Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Deannie Yip, Pauline Yeung, and Crystal Kwo ...
'' (1988) as Ship Thug (uncredited) *'' Chaos by Design'' (1988) *'' Miss Magic'' (1988) as Uncle Fok *''
Three Against the World ''Three Against the World'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Brandy Yuen and starring Andy Lau as a bounty hunter entrusted by his godfather to protect the priceless Koran and outwit a master thief (Teddy Robin) and friendly rival (N ...
'' (1988) as Gambler on train *''
Spooky, Spooky ''Spooky, Spooky'' (Chinese: 鬼掹腳 ''Gui meng jiao'', literally: "Come Join Us"), also known as ''The Haunted Island'' and ''Spooky, Spooky, Spooky'', is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed and co-produced by Sammo Hung. The executiv ...
'' (1988) as Chen Ta-Wen / Queency *'' 18 Times'' (1988) *''Geung see suk suk'' (1988) as Taoist Crane *''
Pedicab Driver ''Pedicab Driver'' () is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The movie features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen and Lau ...
'' (1989) as Thug *''
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'' (1989) as Break-and-Enter Thief *'' Ghost Busting'' (1989) as Master Cheung Kwok Wing *''Fu gui bing tuan'' (1990) as Japanese Officer *''
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'' (1990) as Wizard *''
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'' (1990) *''
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'' (1990) as Hua, the Boss *'' My Neighbours are Phantoms'' (1990) as George Chan *''
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'' (1990) as Chan Ping *''
Pantyhose Hero ''Pantyhose Hero'' (Chinese: 脂粉雙雄) is a 1990 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Sammo Hung, who also produced. The film co-stars Alan Tam, Joan Tong and Jaclyn Chu. Plot While investigating on a serial murder case of hom ...
'' (1990) as Chainsaw Robber *''
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'' (1990) *''
The Gambling Ghost ''The Gambling Ghost'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. It stars Sammo Hung in three roles as different generations of the same family - son, father and ghostly grandfather. Hung's co-star, Man Hoi also worked ...
'' (1991) as Leung's Partner in Flashback *''Bo Hao'' (1991) as Cham *'' Spiritual Trinity'' (1991) as Wizard *''Nu gui sheng si lian'' (1991) as Wu Tien *'' Liu Jai Home for the Intimate Ghosts'' (1991) as High Priest *'' Ghost Killer'' (1992) *''Cai guo jie huang jin bu dui'' (1992) *'' Pretty Ghostress Story'' (1992) *''
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'' (1992) as Chung Fat *''Du ming xi yang'' (1992) *'' Behind The Curtain'' (1992) *'' Shadow Cop'' (1993) as Fat *'' Last Hero in China'' (1993) as Yuen Long *'' Crime Story'' (1993) as Ng Kwok-Wah / Wu Kuo Hua *'' The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles'' (1993) as Xingshu Laoying *''Xue qiang lei ying'' (1993) *''Miao jie shi san mei'' (1993) as Wang Pan *'' Ghost's Love'' (1993) as Ng *'' Deadful Melody'' (1994) as Hon Suen *'' The Lady Punisher'' (1994) *'' The Hunted Hunter'' (1997) *''
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'' (1998) as Chong *'' Faces of Horror'' (1998) *''Lang dao jiang hu'' (1999) *''
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'' (2000, producer) *'' Sworn Revenge'' (2000, producer) *''
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'' (2000, producer) *''Nothing is Impossible'' (2006) *'' Rigor Mortis'' (2013) as Gau


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