Acting credits
86
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Fan Mei-Sheng
Acting
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Movies: 87Series: 0Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 124780
IMDb ID: nm0266652
Known for: Acting
Born: September 13, 1942
Age: 83
Place of birth: Shandong Province, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2018
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q22959093
Also known as
Mei-Sheng Fan • Mei Sheng Fan • Fan Mooi-Sang • Fan Mui-Sang • Fan Mui-Sheng • Fang Mui-San • Fan Mui-Sung • Fan May-Sheng • Fan Mai-San • Beon Mae-Saeng
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
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.
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Movie credits linked with Fan Mei-Sheng.
4.4
Attrition
as Sifu
2018 Movie
6.9
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
as Assistant Warden
1991 Movie
Dark Side of China Town
as Cheung
1989 Movie
7.2
Project A Part II
as Black Bear
1987 Movie
6.5
Rich and Famous
as Fan Tit Tau
1987 Movie
6.7
Millionaires' Express
as Mountain Bandit
1986 Movie
6.8
Year of the Dragon
as White Powder Ma
1985 Movie
The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian
1983 Movie
6.5
The Postman Strikes Back
as Bu
1982 Movie
Green Killer
1982 Movie
5.3
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
as Beggar Fan (Feng)
1981 Movie
7.0
Dreadnaught
as Marshal Pao
1981 Movie
6.0
The Eagle's Killer
as Chin Pai To
1981 Movie
5.3
The Buddhist Fist
1980 Movie
7.0
The Young Master
as Bull
1980 Movie
7.1
The Magnificent Butcher
as Beggar King
1979 Movie
4.0
The 36 Deadly Styles
as Yu Ti's father
1979 Movie
The Great General
1979 Movie
Flying Sword Lee
1979 Movie
5.0
Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu
1978 Movie
4.0
Amsterdam Connection
Director
1978 Movie
6.1
Flying Guillotine II
as Li Sing Nan
1978 Movie
7.0
Pursuit of Vengeance
as Yi Da-Jing
1977 Movie
6.5
The Sentimental Swordsman
as Chuan Jia
1977 Movie