Wei Ping-Ao
Acting
Born November 29, 1929 · Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Biography
Wei Ping-Ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
Known For · 40 titles
Fist of Fury
The Way of the Dragon
36 Super Kids
Calamity of Snakes
The Chinese Stuntman
Poisonous Rose
Sea Gods and Ghosts
The Taxi Driver
Hapkido
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Love Is an Elusive Wind
Monkey War
Turbo Dragon
The Magnificent Swordsman
Conscience and Guilt
The Snake Girl Drops In
Fist of Unicorn
Tales of Larceny
The Trail of the Broken Blade
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Three Smiles
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Hong Kong Rhapsody
King Cat
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Killer Darts
Secrets of the Inner Chamber
Dragon Gate
Fists of Bruce Lee
Naughty! Naughty!
Sing High, Sing Low
The Last Night of Madam Chin
Kiss and Kill
Can't Stop the War
The Winged Tiger
Spooky Kookies
Wrath of the Sword
Shantung Man in Hong Kong