Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
- Acting
- November 27, 1912 · Hong Kong, China
- December 17, 1980
Biography
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
Filmography
- Fights of Fury
- Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter · Self
- Little Mad Guy
- An Old Kung Fu Master · Martial Arts Choreographer
- Master with Cracked Fingers · Old Master
- The Buddhist Fist · Sleeping monk
- Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
- The Six Directions of Boxing
- The World of Drunken Master · Beggar So
- Blind Fist of Bruce · The Blind Master
- The Story of the Drunken Master · Beggar So
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis · Beggar So
- Crystal Fist · Cook / Teacher
- Sleeping Fist · Old Fox
- Iron Bridge Kung-Fu · Piggy
- The Mystery of Chess Boxing · Master Cook
- Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist · Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
- Mad Mad Kung Fu · Bamboo Stick
- Horse Boxing Killer
- Heroes of the East · Ho To's Sifu
- Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat
- Drunken Master · Beggar So
- Drunken Master Strikes Back · Su Hua Chi / Beggar So
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow · The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin · Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
- The Dragon Lives Again · Hua Tao
- Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers · Head Snake Demon
- Karate from Shaolin Temple · Yuen Yun
- Wong Fay Hung
- "Fertility" Bank
- Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
- The Young Rebel · Rong's Sifu
- The Association · Sifu
- The Valiant Ones · Pirate with bow
- Shaolin Martial Arts · Master Liang Hong
- Martial Arts · Street performer
- Fist to Fist · Sleeping Waiter
- Chinese Kung Fu
- The Kiss of Death · Yuen
- Iron Bull
- 英雄榜
- The Warlord · Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
- 鸿运当头
- Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
- 飞剑神童
- 孙悟空智取黄袍怪
- The One-armed Magic Nun
- Supreme Sword
- Sword of Emei · Chiu's man
- 银刀血剑
- Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
- Dragon Swamp · Ding Long (fisherman)
- The Fragrant Sword
- Iron Bones
- 血羅巾
- 殺氣嚴霜
- 黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
- 鐵髮紅姑
- 黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
- 黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
- Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship
- 小五義大破銅網陣
- The Magnificent Five
- The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
- The Chivalrous Whip · Uncle 2, Martial Arts Choreographer
- Paragon of Sword and Knife
- The Silent Swordsman · Sun Moon Clan member
- Golden Eagle · Henchman
- The Sword and the Lute · Red Lotus Clan member
- The Witch
- The Goddess of Mercy · Dancing Soldier, Dancing soldier
- 紅衣少女
- One Duel Too Many (Part 2) · 岑大化
- One Duel Too Many
- 中原奇俠 · 東海騰蛟
- The Knight of Knights · Chaoching monk
- Come Drink with Me · Jade Faced Tiger's Man
- 孫悟空三戲百花仙
- The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 · Action Director
- 箫声震武林（上集） · 慧明僧, Action Director