Actor
Fan Mei-Sheng
Born 1942 · Shandong Province, China
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.
Acting
Year of the Dragon
White Powder Ma · 1985
Project A Part II
Black Bear · 1987
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Assistant Warden · 1991
The Young Master
Bull · 1980
The One-Armed Swordsman
Guo Sheng / Brother Hua · 1967
The Magnificent Butcher
Beggar King · 1979
Millionaires' Express
Mountain Bandit · 1986
Dreadnaught
Marshal Pao · 1981
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Wu Hua-Tian · 1972
The Magic Blade
Painting Wu · 1976
Blood Brothers
Mountain Bandit Leader Yin · 1973
The Water Margin
Black Whirlwind, Li · 1972
The 14 Amazons
General Chiao Ting Kuai · 1972
To Kill a Jaguar
Cheung Sam · 1977
Squadron 77
Chinese Patriot · 1965
Killer Clans
Ma Fang-chung · 1976
All Men Are Brothers
Black Whirlwind / Li Kui · 1975
Rich and Famous
Fan Tit Tau · 1987
The Jade Tiger
Zhao Zhong · 1977
The Shepherd Girl
Village youth at campfire · 1964
The Twelve Gold Medallions
Bangling Trio Member · 1970
Death Duel
Mute · 1977
The Postman Strikes Back
Bu · 1982
The Brave Archer
Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung · 1977