Chow Yun-Fat (en chinés tradicional 周潤發 e simplificado 周润发), (en pinyin Zhōu Rùnfā), nado o 18 de maio de 1955 en Hong Kong é un actor de cine e televisión. El é principalmente coñecido en Asia pola súa colaboración co director John Woo en filmes como A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, e Hard Boiled; e en occidente pola súa interpretación de Li Mu-bai en Wò hǔ cáng lóng.
Traxectoria Chow nado en Hong Kong, fillo dunha asistenta de limpeza e granxeira, e dun operario de Shell Oil Company.
Pertence á etnia chinesa Hakka, medrou no seo dunha comunidade agrícola da Illa Lamma nun fogar sen electricidade. Ós dezasete anos abandonou a escola para se converter en actor, e inscribiuse nun programa de adestramento de actores dunha produtora de televisión local. Ó rematar, asinou un contrato coa cadea por catorce anos. Fíxose famoso protagonizando as populares series Hotel e The Bund. Despois de conquistar Asia con máis de 68 filmes, Chow dirixiuse a Hollywood en 1996 para o seu primeiro papel en inglés en The Replacement Killers dirixida por Antoine Fuqua. miniatura|dereita|Chow Yun-Fat
Filmografía Cine Ano Filme Nome en chinés Papel Notas 1976 Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom 新蘇小妹三難新郎 The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile 撈家邪牌姑爺仔 Reincarnation 投胎人 Massage Girls 池女 Club Girl Story 1977 Hot Blood 入冊 "Ah Cheng" Bed for Day, Bed for Night 床上的故事 1978 Miss "O" O女 "Kuan Yen-Ping" Their Private Lives 愛慾狂潮 "Ko Ming-Chung" 1980 See-Bar 師爸 "Git" ou "Chieh" God Father Pembunahan Pursuit 懵佬，大賊，傻偵探 "killer" Police Sir! 係咁先 "Sergeant Chu Hwa Tai" Joy to the World 喜劇王 "Yam Chung-Lung" King of Comedy 1981 The Executor || 執法者 || "Ng Tao" || Heroic Cops (cameo) |- | The Story of Woo Viet || 胡越的故事 || "Woo Viet" || |- | rowspan="2"| 1982 || The Postman Strikes Back || 巡城馬 || "Fu Jun" || Postman Fights Back|- | The Head Hunter || 獵頭 || "Yuen Lik" || Long Goodbye|- | rowspan="5"| 1983 || Last Affair || 花城 || "Kwong Ping" || |- | The Bund || 上海灘 || "Hui Man Keung" || Shanghai Beach|- | The Bund Part II || 上海灘續集 || || |- | Blood Money || 血汗金錢 || "Bullet" || Bloody Money|- | Katanyu Prakasit || || || Filme thailandés |- | rowspan="3"| 1984 || Love in a Fallen City || 傾城之戀 || "Fan Liu Yuen" || |- | Hong Kong 1941 || 等待黎明 || "Yip Kim-Fei" || |- | The Occupant || 靈氣逼人 || "Inspector Valentino Chow" || The Tenant|- | rowspan="2"| 1985 || Women || 女人心 || "Derek Sun" || |- | Why Me? || 何必有我? || "Mr Chow" || |- | rowspan="11"| 1986 || Nepal Affair || 奇緣 || "Joe" || Witch from Nepal|- | Love Unto Waste || 地下情 || "Inspector Lan" || |- | Missed Date || 初一十五 || "Peter" || |- | Dream Lovers || 夢中人 || "Song Yu" || |- | A Better Tomorrow || 英雄本色 || "Mark Gor" || |- | Seventh Curse || 原振俠與衛斯理 || "Wesley" || |- | Rose || 玫瑰的故事 || "Charles""Ga Ming" || Story of Roseaka Lost Romance|- | The Lunatics || 癲佬正傳 || "Chung" || |- | 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife || 殺妻二人組 || "Fa" || Killing Wives Softly|- | A Hearty Response || 義蓋雲天 || "Ho Ting Bon" || |- | My Will, I Will || 你情我願 || || You Want, I Want|- | rowspan="11"| 1987 || City on Fire || 龍虎風雲 || "Ko Chow" || |- | Spiritual Love || 鬼新娘 || "Pu Yung Tsai" || Phantom Bride|- | Flaming Brothers || 江湖龍虎門 || "Tin" || The Flame Brothers|- | Scared Stiff || 小生夢驚魂 || "Inspector Chow" || |- | An Autumn's Tale || 秋天的童話 || "Samuel Pang" || |- | Tragic Hero || 英雄好漢 || "Li Ah Chai" || |- | Brotherhood || 義本無言 || "Fai" || Code of HonorTriad Savages|- | Prison on Fire || 監獄風雲 || "Chung Tin Ching" || |- | Rich and Famous || 江湖情 || "Boss Li Ah Chai" || |- | A Better Tomorrow 2 || 英雄本色續集 || "Ken Lee" || |- | The Romancing Star || 精裝追女仔 || "Wong Yat Fat" || |- | rowspan="9"| 1988 || City War || 義膽紅唇 || "Dick Lee" || |- | Goodbye My Friend || 再見英雄 || || |- | The Eighth Happiness || 八星報喜 || "Fong Kim Long" || |- | Fractured Follies || 長短腳之戀 || "Joe Leung" || |- | Romancing Star II || 精裝追女仔之2 || "Wong Yat Fat" ou "Big Mouth Fat" (cameo) || |- | Tiger on Beat || 老虎出更 || "Sergeant Francis Li" || Tiger on the Beat|- | Greatest Lover || 公子多情 || "Qian Jin" ou "Nelson Chow" || |- | Cherry Blossoms || 郁達夫傳奇 || "Yu Ta Fu (adulto)" || Legend of Yu Ta Fu|- | The Diary of a Big Man || 大丈夫日記 || "Chow Ting Fat" || |- | rowspan="6"| 1989 || All About Ah-Long || 阿郎的故事 || "Ah-Long"coescritor || |- | The Killer || 喋血雙雄 || "Jong" || |- | A Better Tomorrow 3 || 英雄本色III夕陽之歌 || "Mark" || |- | God of Gamblers || 賭神 || "Ko Chun" || |- | Triads: The Inside Story || 我在黑社會的日子 || "Lee Man-Ho" || |- | Wild Search || 伴我闖天涯 || "Sergeant Lau Chun-Pong" || |- | rowspan="1"| 1990 || The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon || 吉星拱照 || "Lam Bo Sun""Stink" || Chow fixo dous papeis. |- | rowspan="2"| 1991 || Once a Thief || 縱橫四海 || "Joe" || |- | Prison on Fire II || 監獄風雲II逃犯 || "Chung Tin Ching" || |- | rowspan="3"| 1992 || Now You See Love, Now You Don't || 我愛扭紋柴 || "Ng San Shui" || Now You See It, Now You Don't|- | Hard Boiled || 辣手神探 || "Tequila Yuen" || |- | Full Contact || 俠盜高飛 || "Jeff" ou "Gou Fei" || |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 || God of Gamblers Returns || 賭神2 || "Ko Chun" || The Return of the God of Gamblers|- | Treasure Hunt || 花旗少林 || "Jeffrey Chang Ching" || |- | rowspan="1"| 1995 || Peace Hotel || 和平飯店 || "Wong A Ping" / "killer" coescritor || |- | rowspan="1"| 1998 || The Replacement Killers || || "John Lee" || |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 || O corruptor || || "Nick Chen" || |- | Anna and the King || 安娜与国王|| "King Mongkut" || |- | rowspan="1"| 2000 || Wò hǔ cáng lóng || 臥虎藏龍 || "Li Mu Bai" || |- | rowspan="1"| 2003 || O monxe || || "Monk" || |- | rowspan="1"| 2005 || Waiting Alone || 独自等待 || "Ge Fa" (cameo) || |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 || The Postmodern Life of My Aunt || 姨媽的後現代生活 || "Pan Zhichang" || |- | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia || 滿城盡帶黃金甲 || "Emperor Ping" || |- | rowspan="1"| 2007 || Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End || || "Sao Feng" || |- | rowspan="1"| 2008 || The Children of Huang Shi ||黄石的孩子 || "Chen Hansheng" || The Bitter Sea|- | rowspan="2"| 2009 || Dragonball Evolution ||龙珠进化 || "Muten Roshi" || |- | The Founding of a Republic || 建国大业 || "Yuan Shikai" (cameo) || |- | rowspan="3"| 2010 || | Confucius || 孔子 || "Confucio" || |- | Shanghai || 谍海风云 || "Anthony Lan-Ting" || Post-produción |- | Let the Bullets Fly || 让子弹飞 || || |- | rowspan="3"| 2011 || The Red Circle || || || Pre-produción |- | The Monkey King || 大鬧天宮 || "Emperador de Xade" || |- | The Founding of a Party'' 建党伟业 "Yuan Shikai"
Televisión Ano Título Nome en chinés Papel Episodios Notas 1974 Chinese Folklore: God of River Lok 民間傳奇系列：洛神 1975 Chinese Folklore: Dream of the Red Chamber 民間傳奇系列：紅樓夢 Little Women Broken Pieces 片斷 Beautiful Ladies 1976 Seven Women Lady Yang Hotel 狂潮 128 Mad Tide, Raging Tides The Killer I 大江南北 20 Hitman 72 Hours The Itinerant Boy 20 The Vagabond 1977 A House is not a Home 家變 80 aka Family Change Thirteen - 4 - Suffocation 1978 The Giants 強人 110 Powerful People Conflict 奮鬥 80 aka Ancient Battle Mystery Beyond Chow aparece en 3 episodios Vanity Fair The Heated Wave of Youth 1979 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 網中人 Ching Wai 80 Man in the Net Heavenly Rainbow 天虹 80 Over the Rainbow The Landlord 13 Man From Hong Kong 13 Dragon Lake Heroes When a Woman is 30 || || || || |- | rowspan="3"| 1980 || The Bund || 上海灘 || ||align="center"|25 || Shanghai Tan Shanghai Beach|- | The Brothers || || ||align="center"|75 || Family Feelings|- | Seekers || 前路 || ||align="center"|20 || The Road Ahead|- | rowspan="2"| 1981 || Good Old Times || 鱷魚潭 || ||align="center"|20 || Alligator Pool|- | The Shell Game II || 千王群英會 || ||align="center"|20 || |- | rowspan="3"| 1982 || The Fate || 火鳳凰 || ||align="center"|20 || Flaming Phoenix|- | The Legend of Master So || || ||align="center"|20 || |- | The Maverick || || ||align="center"|20 || |- | rowspan="3"| 1983 || Radio Tycoon || 播音人 || "Wei Yechang" ||align="center"|30 || |- | Angels and Devils || 北斗雙雄 || "Yue Fan" ||align="center"|20 || |- | The Superpower || 天降財神 || "Tin Yat" ||align="center"|20 || |- | 1984 || The Smiling, Proud Wanderer || 笑傲江湖 || "Linghu Chong" ||align="center"|30 || State of Divinity|- | rowspan="2"| 1985 || Battle Among the Clans || 大香港 || "Lok Chung Hing" ||align="center"|26 || Big Hong Kong|- | Police Cadet '85 || 新紮師兄第 II || ||align="center"|40 || Police Cadet II|- | rowspan="1"| 1986 || The Yang's Saga || 楊家將 || ||align="center"|6 || |- | rowspan="1"| ??? || Small and Alone in the World''
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