Wei Ping-ao

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    November 29, 1929

    Day of Death

    December 3, 1989 (60 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Wei Ping-ao

    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

    • The Way of the Dragon

      The Way of the Dragon

      1972

    • Fist of Fury

      Fist of Fury

      1972

    • Ninja in the Dragon's Den

      Ninja in the Dragon's Den

      1982

    • Hapkido

      Hapkido

      1972

    • The Fate of Lee Khan

      The Fate of Lee Khan

      1973

    • Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

      Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

      1973

    • Fist of Unicorn

      Fist of Unicorn

      1973

    • Calamity of Snakes

      Calamity of Snakes

      1982

    • Fists of Bruce Lee

      Fists of Bruce Lee

      1978

    • Deaf and Mute Heroine

      Deaf and Mute Heroine

      1971

    • Duel with the Devils

      Duel with the Devils

      1977

    • Raiders of the Shaolin Temple

      Raiders of the Shaolin Temple

      1982

    • The Trail of the Broken Blade

      The Trail of the Broken Blade

      1967

    • The Winged Tiger

      The Winged Tiger

      1970

    • Valley of the Fangs

      Valley of the Fangs

      1970