Sammo Hung Kam-bo (Chinese: 洪金寶, born Hung Kam-Bo, 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, producer and director, known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, Jackie Chan, King Hu, and John Woo. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like Jiang Shi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung was also known as "Dai Goh", until the filming of Project A, which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother. Was a member of the"Seven Little Fortunes" in Yu Jim-Yuen's China Drama Academy's Peking Opera School.

Filmography

• 2026Cold War 1994 — Thanks
• 2026Go for Broke 2
• 2026Kung Fu Juniors
• 2026The Living Dragon
• 2025Back to the Past — Action Director
• 2025Invincible Swordsman — Feng Qingyang
• 家傳之「保」
• 2024Hong Kong Classics Reimagined
• 2024Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In — Mr. Big
• 2023Super Daddy — Mr. Hong
• 2022Man on the Edge — Master Kam
• 2022Septet: The Story of Hong Kong — Self (segment "Exercise"), Action Director, Writer
• 2021Kung Fu Stuntmen
• 2019A Lifetime Treasure — Uncle Crab
• 2017God of War — Commander Yu Dayou
• 2017Guardians of Martial Arts — Choreographer
• 2017Paradox — Action Director, Stunts
• 2016Call of Heroes — General on Horse, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 2016The Bodyguard — Ding Hu, Director, Action Director
• 2016The Monkey King 2 — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 2014Once Upon a Time in Shanghai — Master Tie
• 2014Rise of the Legend — Master Lui, Producer
• 2013Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters — Warlord Lin
• 2013The Wrath of Vajra — Choreographer
• 2012A Simple Life — Director Hung
• 2012Naked Soldier — Lung Chi Keung
• 2012Tai Chi Hero — Action Director
• 2012Tai Chi Zero — Action Director
• 2012The Last Tycoon — Hong Shouting
• 2011Choy Lee Fut — Chan Wai-Yip
• 2011My Kingdom — Choreographer
• 2011Road Less Traveled — Mr. Lee
• 201014 Blades — Prince
• 2010Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame — Action Director, Choreographer
• 2010Ip Man 2 — Hung Chun-Nam
• 2010The Legend Is Born: Ip Man — Chan Wah-Shun
• Club Sparkle
• 2009Kung Fu Chefs — Wong Bing-Yi
• 2008Ip Man — Action Director, Stunts
• The Shaolin Warriors — Big Feet Monk
• 2008Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon — Luo Ping-An, Stunt Coordinator
• 2008Triad Wars — Lin Ho Lung
• 2008Wushu — Li Hui
• A Legend of Shaolin Temple
• 2007Legend of Twin Dragons — Wong Wah Bo
• 2007Twins Mission — Uncle Luck
• Wing Chun — Wong Wah Bo
• Coming Lies — Cash's stepfather
• 2005Dragon Squad — Kong Long
• 2005Legend of the Dragon — Dragon Ki
• 2005SPL: Kill Zone — Wong Po, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 2004Around the World in 80 Days — Wong Fei Hung
• 2004Astonishing — Director Ko
• 2004Kung Fu Hustle — Stunt Coordinator
• 2004Osaka Wrestling Restaurant — Chow Yan-Kei
• 2003The Medallion — Stunts
• 2003Undercover Cop
• 2002Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger — Lu Zheng Yang
• 2002The Hidden Enforcers — King
• The New Zu Warriors
• Valley Of No Hartre — 万伯龙
• 特警飞龙
• 2001The Avenging Fist — Inspector Dark
• 2001Zu Warriors — Grandmaster Whitebrows
• 1999No Problem — Sammo
• 1998Jackie Chan: My Story — Self - Jackie's Big Brother, Thanks
• 1998Knock Off — Assistant Director
• L.A. Doctors — Sammo Hung
• Martial Law — Sammo Law
• 1998The Pale Sky
• 1997Double Team — Fight Choreographer
• 1997Mr. Nice Guy — Cyclist, Director
• 1997Once Upon a Time in China and America — Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
• Early Edition — Sammo Law
• 1996How to Meet the Lucky Stars — Eric Kidstuff / Choi
• 1996Somebody Up There Likes Me — Black Jack Hung
• 1996The Stunt Woman — Master Tung
• 1995Don't Give a Damn — Pierre Lau, Director, Producer, Presenter
• 1995Thunderbolt — Stunts
• 1994Ashes of Time — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1993Blade of Fury — Yu Man San, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1993King Swindler — Oriental Condor
• 1993Kung Fu Cult Master — 张三丰, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1993Painted Skin — High Monk
• 1993The Eagle Shooting Heroes — Stunts
• 1992Banana Spirit — Producer
• 1992Ghost Punting — Tse Koo-Choy / Kidstuff / Fastbuck, Director
• 1992Lover's Tear — Commissioner Kung
• 1992Moon Warriors — Director
• 1992Operation Scorpio — Production Manager
• 1991Daddy, Father and Papa — Hung
• 1991Island of Fire — Liu Hsi-Chia / John
• 1991Lover at Large — Production Manager
• 1991My Flying Wife — Chan Yu Qun
• 1991Slickers vs. Killers — Success Hung, Director, Producer
• 1991The Banquet — Hung Tai Bo
• 1991The Gambling Ghost — Big Brock / Fat Bao / Hung Gao
• 1991The Tantana — Master Gai Lap
• 1991Touch and Go — Fat Goose
• 1991You Bet Your Life — Production Manager
• 1990Doctor's Heart — Production Manager
• 1990Encounters of the Spooky Kind II — Abao, Martial Arts Choreographer, Producer
• 1990Her Fatal Ways — Production Manager
• 1990License to Steal — French Security Guard, Producer
• 1990Mortuary Blues — Production Manager
• 1990Pantyhose Hero — Jeff Lau, Director, Producer, Presenter
• 1990Queen's Bench III — Production Manager
• 1990Shanghai Shanghai — Mr. Chin Hung Yun
• 1990She Shoots Straight — Superintendent Hung, Producer
• 1990Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon — Fatty Dragon
• 1990The Fortune Code — Brother Hung
• 1990Till Death Shall We Start — Production Manager
• 1989A Fishy Story — Production Manager
• 1989Burning Sensation — Producer
• 1989Eight Taels of Gold — Slim
• 1989In Between Loves — Production Manager
• 1989Into the Fire — Producer, Presenter
• 1989Pedicab Driver — Fat Tung, Director, Story, Presenter
• 1989Seven Warriors — Hung Shi-Jin, Director
• 1989The Bachelor's Swan Song — Producer
• 1988Dragons Forever — Wong Fei-Hung, Director
• 1988In the Blood — Hung Kei
• 1988Mr Vampire Saga 4 — Producer
• 1988My Dream is Yours — Choreographer
• 1988On the Run — Producer, Choreographer
• 1988One Husband Too Many — Producer
• 1988Painted Faces — Master Yu Jim-Yuen
• 1988Paper Marriage — Chien Pao
• 1988Picture of a Nymph — Producer
• 1988Spooky, Spooky — Director, Story, Producer
• 1987Eastern Condors — Tung Ming-Sun, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1987Happy Bigamist — Producer
• 1987Last Eunuch In China — Shi's Teacher
• 1987Mr. Vampire III — Hung, Producer
• 1987My Cousin, the Ghost — Producer
• 1987Promising Young Boy — Producer
• 1987Scared Stiff — Producer
• 1987Sworn Brothers — Producer
• 1987The Final Test — Producer
• 1987To Err Is Humane — Ting Siu Chung
• 1986From Here to Prosperity — Producer
• 1986Goodbye Mammie — Producer
• 1986Lucky Stars Go Places — Eric / Kidstuff / Fastbuck / Tse Koo Choy, Producer
• 1986Millionaires' Express — Chin Fong Tin, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director
• 1986Mr. Vampire II — Producer
• 1986Righting Wrongs — Production Manager
• 1986Rosa — Producer
• 1986Silent Love — Producer
• 1986The Strange Bedfellow — Producer
• 1986Where's Officer Tuba? — Officer Tuba, Producer
• 1985Heart of Dragon — Danny / Do Do, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director
• 1985It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! — Producer
• 1985Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom — Executive Producer
• 1985Mr. Vampire — Producer
• 1985My Lucky Stars — Kidstuff / Fastbuck, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1985The Island — Producer
• 1985Those Merry Souls — Movie director, Producer
• 1985Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars — Kidstuff / Fastbuck, Director, Producer, Action Director
• 1985Yes, Madam! — Sifu (uncredited), Producer
• 1984Hocus Pocus — Producer
• 1984Hong Kong 1941 — Presenter, Producer
• 1984Long Arm of the Law — Producer
• 1984Pom Pom — Kidstuff, Producer
• 1984The Owl vs Bombo — Bombo / First-Day Chan, Director, Producer
• 1984The Return of Pom Pom — Producer
• 1984Wheels on Meals — Moby, Director
• 1983Project A — Cheuk Yat Fei, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1983Winners & Sinners — Teapot, Director, Writer, Theme Song Performance
• 1983Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain — Chang Mei / Red Army Soldier
• 1982Carry On Pickpocket — Rice Pot, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1982The Dead and the Deadly — Chu Wang-Lee / Fat Boy / Oaf, Producer, Screenplay, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1981Chasing Girls — Man at airport
• 1981Game of Death II — Stunt Coordinator, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director
• 1981The Prodigal Son — Wong Wa-Po, Writer, Director, Action Director
• 1980By Hook or By Crook — Fatso
• 1980Encounters of the Spooky Kind — Bold Cheung, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Writer
• 1980The Victim — Chan Wing, Director, Action Director
• 1980Two Toothless Tigers — Ah Pao, Martial Arts Choreographer, Producer
• 1979Knockabout — Blinking Beggar, Director, Action Director
• 1979Odd Couple — King of Sabres / Ah Yo, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1979The Incredible Kung Fu Master — Fei Jai
• 1979The Magnificent Butcher — Lam Sai-Wing, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1978Bruce Li's Magnum Fist — Producer
• 1978Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog — Frog, Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1978Enter the Fat Dragon — Lung, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director
• 1978Game of Death — Lo Chen, Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
• 1978My Darling Gals — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1978Warriors Two — Gei Cheun, Director, Action Director
• 1977Broken Oath — Starknife Bodyguard
• 1977The Iron-Fisted Monk — Rice Pounder Six, Director, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director, Screenplay
• 1977The Shaolin Plot — Renegade Monk, Stunt Coordinator
• 1977Winner Takes All! — Choreographer
• 1976Hand of Death — Du Qing, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1976Shaolin Traitorous — First Head
• 1976The Double Crossers — Thug
• 1976The Himalayan — Kao's Friend, Stunt Coordinator
• 1976The Private Eyes — Choreographer
• 1976Tiger of Northland — Japanese
• 1975All in the Family — Rickshaw Driver
• 1975Hong Kong Superman — Gangster
• 1975My Wacky, Wacky World — Fake villager
• 1975The Man from Hong Kong — Win Chan, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1975The Wandering Life
• 1975The Young Rebel — Gambling Stall Thug [extra]
• 1974Bloody Ring — Japanese Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1974Games Gamblers Play — Beach Rascal
• 1974Stoner — Gang Strongman, Stunts, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1974The Association — Tiger, Wang's assistant
• 1974The Manchu Boxer — Kong Chuan, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1974The Skyhawk — Fei Fei, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1974The Tournament — Martial Arts Association Member, Stunt Coordinator
• 1974The Valiant Ones — Bo Duo-Jin (Hakatatsu), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1974Village of Tigers — Ba Clan Member
• 1973Ambush — Guard
• 1973End of the Wicked Tigers — Lau
• 1973Enter the Dragon — Shaolin Fighter (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
• 1973The Devil's Treasure — Kao Hsiung
• 1973The Fate of Lee Khan — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973The Life for Sale — Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973The Rendezvous of Warriors — [Extra]
• 1973When Taekwondo Strikes — Japanese, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1972Bandits from Shantung — 5th boss
• 1972Filthy Guy — The Filthy Guy, Su Yen Cheng
• 1972Hapkido — Fan Wei (Bun Wei), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1972Lady Whirlwind — Tiao Ta Niang's Brother, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1972The Devil's Mirror — Witch's Drummer
• 1972The Fugitive — Bandit molesting Ming
• 1972The Imperial Swordsman — Bandit
• 1972Trilogy of Swordsmanship — Bandit at Door
• 1971Six Assassins — Lord Li's soldier
• 1971Swordsman at Large — Bandit and rapist
• 1971The Angry River — Thug
• 1971The Blade Spares None — Martial Arts Contestant, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1971The Crimson Charm — Crimson Charm thug
• 1971The Eunuch — First fighter in final contest
• 1971The Fast Sword — Kai Shin manor's men
• 1971The Invincible Eight — Whip-wielding Henchman, Stunt Coordinator
• 1971The Lady Hermit — Black Demon's Disciple / Thug (uncredited)
• 1971The Living Sword — Thug
• 1971The Shadow Whip — Martial Artist After Fang (uncredited)
• 1971Vengeance of a Snowgirl — Tung's Man
• 1970A Taste of Cold Steel — Guard/Tiger's gang member [extra]
• 1970A Touch of Zen — Commander Xu's Bodyguard (uncredited)
• 1970Brothers Five — Security Escort Chu, Action Director
• 1970The Eagle's Claw — Security guard
• 1970The Golden Knight — Master Bao's Thug
• 1970The Iron Buddha — Xiao's thug
• 1970The Twelve Gold Medallions — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1970Wrath of the Sword — Tso's thug [extra]
• 1969A Pearl in Command — Escort fighter
• 1969Dark Rendezvous — Thug
• 1969Dragon Swamp — Gambler at Chiang's party (uncredited)
• 1969Mad, Mad, Mad Swords — Mopan Bandit
• 1969Sword of Emei — [Extra]
• 1969The Devil Warrior — [Extra]
• 1969The Fragrant Sword — Tosses sword to the hero [uncredited]
• 1969The Golden Sword — Golden Dragon Security member (uncredited), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1969The One-armed Magic Nun — Drummer / Monk [extra]
• 1969The Swordmates — Bandit/Barbarian King's soldier
• 1969Vengeance Is a Golden Blade — Long's Man / Escort Guard (uncredited)
• 1968Black Butterfly
• 1968Death Valley — Chiu mansion swordsman [extra]
• 1968Smiling Swordsman — [Extra]
• 1968The Bells of Death — Tao's Thug (uncredited)
• 1968The Jade Raksha — Master Yan's Thug / San Hu's Thug (uncredited)
• 1968The Magnificent Swordsman — [Extra]
• 1968The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) — [Extra]
• 1968Travels with a Sword — Bandit [Extra]
• 1967Paragon of Sword and Knife — [Extra]
• 1966The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) — Seven Little Tigers
• 1966The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) — Child
• 1965Sword of Swords — Thug [extra]
• 1964The Crisis
• 1964The Rainbow Pass
• 1963Father and Son
• 1963Little Dragon Girl Teases White Snake Spirit
• 1963The Golden Hairpin Part 1
• 1963The Golden Hairpin Part 2
• 1963The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
• 1962The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan — Kid
• 1962The Birth of Yue Fei
• 1962The Princess and the 7 Little Heroes
• 1961Education of Love — Shao Tu-tzu
• China Game
• Return of the Lucky Stars — Director
• The Trier of Fact

Appearances as themselves (21)

• 2023Enter the Clones of Bruce — Self
• 2022The King of Wuxia Part 1 — Self
• 2022The King of Wuxia Part 2 — Self
• 大侠胡金铨 — self
• 2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self
• Too Young to Die — Self (archive footage)
• A Century of Light and Shadow — Self
• 2004Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon — Self
• 2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong — Self
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu — Self
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia — Self
• 2003Men Suddenly in Black — Self
• 2003Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen — Himself
• 2002Modern Warriors — Self
• 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies — Self - Interviewee
• 2001Legacy of the Dragon — Self
• 1999Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon — Self
• 1995Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 — Self
• 1990The Best of the Martial Arts Films — Self
• 1984Bruce Lee, the Legend — Self
• 1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend — Self (uncredited)