Wong Fei-lung

Wong Fei-Lung (born January 22, 1943) is a Taiwanese actor, director, and action director. With a career spanning over 150 films, he was a prominent face during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. He has been alternatively credited as Wong Lung, Fei Lung, Nam Siu-Foo, and Huang Fei-Lung.

Actor

In 1970 he had a part in the film Golden Sword and the Blind Swordswoman.^[1] In 1972 he appeared in Chaochow Guy with Tien Peng, Nancy Yen Nan-See and Wang Kuan Hsiung.^[2] In 1973 he appeared in Screaming Tiger, a film that starred Jimmy Wang Yu.^[3] and The Flying Tiger a film that starred Sylvia Chang Ai-Chia, Wang Kuan Hsiung, Kurata Yasuaki and Tien Feng.^[4] In 1974 he had the role of Wong Chin Lau, the Police Intel. Chief in Iron Ox, The Tigers Killer with Wang Kuan Hsiung and Chi Laan.^[5] Since then he has acted in many films in the 1970s including the Bruceploitation film, Fists of Bruce Lee.^[6] In 1984 he had a role in a film starring Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Last Hero in China.^[7]

Footage of Lung's performance in the 1976 film Tiger and Crane Fist was used in the 2002 comedy Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. Lung's original character was reinterpreted as Master Pain (aka "Betty"), the film's eccentric antagonist.

Action Director and Director

As an action director he has directed the action of films such as The Champion of the Boxer 1972, Screaming Tiger 1973, Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu 1976, The Eight Masters 1977 and Fists of Bruce Lee in 1978. He also was the director of Deadly Strike .^[8] In 1978 he directed a film that starred Bruce Li and Wong Wing-Sang.^[9]

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