Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 13, 1942
Place of Birth
Shandong Province, China
Credits
89 titles
Fan Mei-Sheng
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.
Known For
Filmography
Attrition
Sifu
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Assistant Warden
Dark Side of China Town
Cheung
Project A Part II
Black Bear
Rich and Famous
Fan Tit Tau
Millionaires' Express
Mountain Bandit
Year of the Dragon
White Powder Ma
The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian
The Postman Strikes Back
Bu
Green Killer
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
Beggar Fan (Feng)
Dreadnaught
Marshal Pao
The Eagle's Killer
Chin Pai To
The Buddhist Fist
The Young Master
Bull
The Magnificent Butcher
Beggar King
Blooded Treasury Fight
The 36 Deadly Styles
Yu Ti's father
The Great General
Flying Sword Lee
Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu
Amsterdam Connection
Flying Guillotine II
Li Sing Nan
Pursuit of Vengeance
Yi Da-Jing
The Sentimental Swordsman
Chuan Jia
The Brave Archer
Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung
To Kill a Jaguar
Cheung Sam
Death Duel
Mute
Fangs of the Cobra
Xu Xiang's boss
The Jade Tiger
Zhao Zhong
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
Ah Hsin
King Gambler
Sha Wu Lin
The Magic Blade
Painting Wu
The Dragon Missile
Miu Fei
Killer Clans
Ma Fang-chung
All Men Are Brothers
Black Whirlwind / Li Kui
The Gambling Syndicate
Jin Gang
Temperament of Life
Kidnap
Chao Hai Chuan
Five Tough Guys
Wei Jin-Bao
Hong Kong 73
Big Beard
The Bamboo House of Dolls
Japanese Officer
The Pirate
Hua Er Dao
The Kiss of Death
Wong Tai
Blood Brothers
Mountain Bandit Leader Yin
The Delinquent
Big Sean
The 14 Amazons
General Chiao Ting Kuai
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Wu Hua-Tian
Young People
The Young Avenger
Hunchback Liu Tuo