Wei Ping-Ao

Wei Ping-Ao

1929-11-29 – 1989-12-03 (age 60) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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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.

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Known For

Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury

1972

as Interpreter Wu

The Way of the Dragon
Hapkido
Hapkido

1972

as Black Bear Secretary Zhang

The Trail of the Broken Blade
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan

1973

as Wen Mei Chi

Fist of Unicorn
Fist of Unicorn

1973

as San Tin

Calamity of Snakes
Calamity of Snakes

1982

as Peter Ma

King Cat
King Cat

1967

as Jiang Ping, Underwater Mouse

Fists of Bruce Lee
Fists of Bruce Lee

1978

as Octopus

King Drummer
King Drummer

1967

as Li Yuan-Ming

Killer Darts
Killer Darts

1968

as Light Footed Hero

Wrath of the Sword
Wrath of the Sword

1970

as Zhang Xiao-Shan

Tales of Larceny
Tales of Larceny

1973

as Retinue Officer Bo Sin

Naughty! Naughty!
Naughty! Naughty!

1974

as Wei Ping Ao

Can't Stop the War
Kiss and Kill
Kiss and Kill

1967

as Chien Kun

Sea Gods and Ghosts
Sea Gods and Ghosts

1975

as Au Ming-Ou