Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Acting
Born: Nov 27, 1912 — Died: Dec 17, 1980
From: Hong Kong, China
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bridge Kung-Fu | Piggy | 1979 | 8.0 |
| Dance of the Drunk Mantis | Sam the Seed / Beggar … | 1979 | 7.287 |
| Sleeping Fist | Old Fox | 1979 | 7.333 |
| The Story of the Drunken Master | Beggar So | 1979 | 4.875 |
| Blind Fist of Bruce | The Blind Master | 1979 | 6.053 |
| The Mystery of Chess Boxing | Master Cook | 1979 | 6.036 |
| Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist | Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen … | 1979 | 5.2 |
| The World of Drunken Master | [Cameo] | 1979 | 5.346 |
| Mad Mad Kung Fu | Bamboo Stick | 1979 | 8.25 |
| Crystal Fist | Cook / Teacher | 1979 | 6.5 |
| Drunken Master | Beggar So | 1978 | 7.377 |
| Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | The Beggar / Pai Chang … | 1978 | 7.295 |
| Drunken Master Strikes Back | Su Hua Chi / Beggar … | 1978 | 6.0 |
| The Dragon Lives Again | Hua Tao | 1977 | 5.412 |
| The Young Rebel | Rong's Sifu | 1975 | 6.5 |
| Shaolin Martial Arts | Master Liang Hong | 1974 | 6.529 |
| The Warlord | Bald man at the Kao … | 1972 | 6.4 |
| Dragon Swamp | Ding Long (fisherman) | 1969 | 6.944 |
| The Chivalrous Whip | Uncle 2 | 1968 | — |
| The Silent Swordsman | Sun Moon Clan member | 1967 | 7.0 |
| Jin ou | Henchman | 1967 | 7.0 |
| The Knight of Knights | Chaoching monk | 1966 | 7.25 |
| The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One | Monk Yi Tin | 1964 | — |
| The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two | Monk Yi Tin | 1964 | — |
| A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two | imperial guard | 1961 | — |
| The White Crane Hero | 1956 | — | |
| The Murder Case at Club 99 | 1956 | — | |
| The Nine-Finger Devil | 1955 | — | |
| Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle | Thug | 1949 | 7.0 |
| Lady Robin Hood | 1947 | 7.0 | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1912 |
| From | Hong Kong, China |