Fan Mei-Sheng
ActingFan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.
Known For
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Assistant Warden
Project A Part II
Black Bear
The Young Master
Bull
Millionaires' Express
Mountain Bandit
The Magic Blade
Painting Wu
Blood Brothers
Mountain Bandit Leader Yin
The Water Margin
Black Whirlwind, Li
The 14 Amazons
General Chiao Ting Kuai
The Magnificent Butcher
Beggar King
Death Duel
Mute
Filmography — Acting
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Assistant Warden
Project A Part II
Black Bear
The Young Master
Bull
Millionaires' Express
Mountain Bandit
The Magic Blade
Painting Wu
Blood Brothers
Mountain Bandit Leader Yin
The Water Margin
Black Whirlwind, Li
The 14 Amazons
General Chiao Ting Kuai
The Magnificent Butcher
Beggar King
Death Duel
Mute
Killer Clans
Ma Fang-chung
Flying Guillotine II
Li Sing Nan
The Brave Archer
Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung
The Jade Tiger
Zhao Zhong
Dreadnaught
Marshal Pao
The Bamboo House of Dolls
Japanese Officer
Pursuit of Vengeance
Yi Da-Jing
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Wu Hua-Tian
The One-Armed Swordsman
Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
Rich and Famous
Fan Tit Tau
Year of the Dragon
White Powder Ma
The Delinquent
Big Sean
The Sentimental Swordsman
Chuan Jia
All Men Are Brothers
Black Whirlwind / Li Kui
The Twelve Gold Medallions
Bangling Trio Member
Squadron 77
Chinese Patriot
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Hu Zi
The Postman Strikes Back
Bu
The Dragon Missile
Miu Fei
That Fiery Girl
2nd Chief of Hulu Valley
The Pirate
Hua Er Dao
The Jade Faced Assassin
Yu Chi Zhou Guang
The Buddhist Fist
Hong Kong 73
Big Beard
The Story of Sue San
Master Fan
Duel for Gold
Chiu Fu
The Young Avenger
Hunchback Liu Tuo
Rape of the Sword
Lo's Man
Pursuit
Monk Lu Zhi Shen
Dragon Swamp
Ding Hu (beggar)
The Jade Raksha
Yan Long Er
The Casino
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
Ah Hsin
The 36 Deadly Styles
Yu Ti's father
The Monkey Goes West
3rd Prince of West Dragon King
Operation Lipstick
Chu Lung gangster
Black Butterfly
Little Poue
Sons of the Good Earth
Shi Tou
Temptress of a Thousand Faces
Incompetent Police Sergeant
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
Beggar Fan (Feng)
Angel with the Iron Fists
Agent 403 at nightclub
Attrition
Sifu
Heads for Sale
Wan Sanju
Kidnap
Chao Hai Chuan
Young People
The Iron Buddha
Master Luo
Between Tears and Smiles
Opera Customer
The Amorous Lotus Pan
Neighbor at wake
Temperament of Life
The Swift Knight
Constable Ji Fu
The Kiss of Death
Wong Tai
The Goddess of Mercy
Dancing Soldier
The Angel Strikes Again
Bomb Gang's thug
The Knight of Knights
Zhaoqing snr monk
Flying Sword Lee
Blooded Treasury Fight
Green Killer
The Golden Knight
Guan Xiyang
The King with My Face
Wan Chao
The Shepherd Girl
Village youth at campfire
The Gambling Syndicate
Jin Gang
Fangs of the Cobra
Xu Xiang's boss
Valley of the Fangs
Instructor Ma
The Golden Buddha
The Lark
Dark Side of China Town
Cheung
King Gambler
Sha Wu Lin
The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian
The Silver Fox
Ching Ching's Helper
Five Tough Guys
Wei Jin-Bao
That Man in Chang-An
Cao Wu's waiter
The Eagle's Killer
Chin Pai To
The Magnificent Swordsman
villain who kills a woman
Lady Jade Locket
Secretary Tong's servant capturing Wei
To Kill a Jaguar
Cheung Sam
The Rainbow
The Great General
