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Birthday: Sep 13, 1942
Place of Birth: Shandong Province, China

Fan Mei-Sheng

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The 14 Amazons General Chiao Ting Kuai 1972
The Delinquent Big Sean 1973
Temperament of Life 1975
The Rainbow 1968
The Golden Knight Guan Xiyang 1970
The Young Avenger Hunchback Liu Tuo 1972
The One-Armed Swordsman Guo Sheng / Brother Hua 1967
Dragon Swamp Ding Hu (beggar) 1969
That Man in Chang-An Cao Wu's waiter 1967
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha Beggar Fan (Feng) 1981
Killer Clans Ma Fang-chung 1976
The Jade Raksha Yan Long Er 1968
Heads for Sale Wan Sanju 1970
The Magnificent Swordsman villain who kills a woman 1968
The Trail of the Broken Blade Hu Zi 1967
鹰爪鬼手 Chin Pai To 1981
The Swift Knight Constable Ji Fu 1971
The Jade Faced Assassin Yu Chi Zhou Guang 1971
The Knight of Knights Zhaoqing snr monk 1966
Pursuit Monk Lu Zhi Shen 1972
Operation Lipstick Chu Lung gangster 1967
The Lark 1965
Rape of the Sword Lo's Man 1967
Black Butterfly Little Poue 1968
Rich and Famous Fan Tit Tau 1987
The Silver Fox Ching Ching's Helper 1968
That Fiery Girl 2nd Chief of Hulu Valley 1968
The Twelve Gold Medallions Bangling Trio Member 1970
The Golden Buddha 1966
The Magnificent Butcher Beggar King 1979
Project A: Part II Black Bear 1987
Millionaires' Express Mountain Bandit 1986
All Men Are Brothers Black Whirlwind / Li Kui 1975
The Dragon Missile Miu Fei 1976
The Iron Buddha Master Luo 1970
To Kill a Jaguar Cheung Sam 1977
Green Killer 1982
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson Ah Hsin 1977
The 36 Deadly Styles Yu Ti's father 1979
The Kiss of Death Wong Tai 1973
The Sentimental Swordsman Chuan Jia 1977
The Angel Strikes Again Bomb Gang's thug 1968
The King with My Face Wan Chao 1967
The Monkey Goes West 3rd Prince of West Dragon King 1966
Valley of the Fangs Instructor Ma 1970
The Young Master Bull 1980
Five Tough Guys Wei Jin-Bao 1974
Temptress of a Thousand Faces Incompetent Police Sgt. 1969
Jade Tiger Zhao Zhong 1977
Fangs of the Cobra Xu Xiang's boss 1977
King Gambler Sha Wu Lin 1976
Angel with the Iron Fists Agent 403 at nightclub 1967
Squadron 77 Chinese Patriot 1965
The Story of Sue San Master Fan 1964
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky Assistant Warden 1991
Dreadnaught Marshal Pao 1981
Kidnap Chao Hai Chuan 1974
The Water Margin Black Whirlwind, Li Kuei 1972
The Gambling Syndicate Jin Gang 1975
The Magic Blade Painting Wu 1976
The Casino 1972
Flying Guillotine II Li Sing Nan 1978
The Brave Archer Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung 1977
The Great General 1979
Dark Side of China Town Cheung 1989
Death Duel Mute 1977
The Pirate Hua Er Dao 1973
Pursuit of Vengeance Yi Da-Jing 1977
Flying Sword Lee 1979
The Buddhist Fist 1980
The Postman Strikes Back Bu 1982
Duel for Gold Chiu Fu 1971
Blood Brothers Mountain Bandit Leader Yin 1973
The Goddess of Mercy Dancing Soldier 1967
Hong Kong 73 Big Beard 1974
Sons of the Good Earth Shi Tou 1965
Attrition Sifu 2018
Between Tears and Smiles Opera Customer 1964
Lady Jade Locket Secretary Tong's servant capturing Wei 1967
The Amorous Lotus Pan Neighbor at wake 1964
The Shepherd Girl Village youth at campfire 1964
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan Wu Hua-Tian 1972
The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian 1983
Year of the Dragon White Powder Ma 1985
Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu 1978
Jackie Chan: My Story (archive footage) (uncredited) 1998
Jackie Chan: My Stunts (archive footage) (uncredited) 1999
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