Wei Ping-ao
Actor
Biography
Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
As Director
Filmography
The Way of the Dragon
as Ho 1972
Fist of Fury
as Interpreter Wu 1972
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Chemist 1982
Hapkido
as Black Bear Secretary Zhang 1972
The Fate of Lee Khan
as Wen Mei Chi 1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self 1973
Fist of Unicorn
as San Tin 1973
Calamity of Snakes
1982
Fists of Bruce Lee
as Octopus 1978
Deaf and Mute Heroine
1971
Duel with the Devils
1977
Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
1982
The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Shi Gan 1967
The Winged Tiger
as You Ming 1970
Valley of the Fangs
as Hu San 1970
The Chinese Stuntman
as The Director 1982
The Legend of Bruce Lee
as Movie Producer 1976