Fan Mei-Sheng
Actor
Biography
Fan 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.
As Director
Filmography
Year of the Dragon
as White Powder Ma 1985
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
as Assistant Warden 1991
Project A Part II
as Black Bear 1987
The Young Master
as Bull 1980
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Guo Sheng / Brother Hua 1967
The Magnificent Butcher
as Beggar King 1979
Millionaires' Express
as Mountain Bandit 1986
Attrition
as Sifu 2018
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
as Wu Hua-Tian 1972
Blood Brothers
as Mountain Bandit Leader Yin 1973
The Magic Blade
as Painting Wu 1976
Killer Clans
as Ma Fang-chung 1976
Dreadnaught
as Marshal Pao 1981
The Bamboo House of Dolls
as Japanese Officer 1973
Flying Guillotine II
as Li Sing Nan 1978
Rich and Famous
as Fan Tit Tau 1987
The 14 Amazons
as General Chiao Ting Kuai 1972