Sun Yueh
Actor
Biography
Sun Yueh (Chinese: 孫越; pinyin: Sūn Yuè; 26 October 1930 – 1 May 2018) was a Taiwanese actor. Born in Yuyao, Zhejiang on 26 October 1930, he moved to Taiwan in 1949. Sun appeared in his first film in 1962, and retired in 1989. Over the course of his career, he received the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1968, and the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor in 1983. Sun stopped smoking after his baptism as a Christian in 1981, and in later life became a humanitarian known for his work with the John Tung Foundation. He cautioned youth against the use of tobacco, and drew attention to ailments related to smoking, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.In 2010, Sun received a Golden Horse Award for special contributions.
Filmography
Fantasy Mission Force
as Sun 1983
Raining in the Mountain
as Esquire Wen An 1979
Pedicab Driver
as Fong the Baker 1989
Legend of the Mountain
as General Han 1979
Fist of Fury 2
1977
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
as Uncle Ya 1983
Boxer Rebellion
as Xiao Li 1976
Infernal Street
as Kasinoangestellter 1973
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue
as Highness's Toady 1977
From the Highway
as Ching Teh Chih 1970
The Mar's Villa
as Ge Fan 1977
Fire Dragon
as (archive footage) 1983
The Outsiders
1986
Lover's Rock
as Tsung's punk 1964
At Dawn
as Court secretary 1968
The Winter
as Lao Chung 1969