Yuen Cheung-yan (Chinese: 袁祥仁; 1957 – 2026) was an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo-ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies such as Shaolin Drunkard (1982) and The Miracle Fighters (1983). Son of Simon Yuen Siu-Tin.

Filmography

• 2025Good Autumn, Mommy — Master Liu
• 2025Late Night Bookstore 4 — Lao Dianzhang
• 2025Red Wedding Dress — 刘庆山
• 2025Veil of Chu — Master
• 2024Brotherhood of Blades 3 : Infernal Affairs
• Heroes — Head Constable Qin
• 2024Horror Legend of Miao Ling
• 2024The Plot of Fire — Yang Bojiao
• 2024Thirteen Generals: Wind and the Cloud Rise Again — Zhu Dengming
• 2023Huang Miao Village's Tales of Mystery
• 2023Sakra — Xue Muhua
• 2023Soul of Light — Tu Lao
• 2023The Case of the Four Demon Coffins
• 2023The Puppet — Sun Haichao
• 2023Tomb Keeper — Wang Changgu
• 2023Uncle Maoshan
• 2023七令诡事录
• 202212 Hours — Boss
• 2022Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning
• 2022Detective Dee and The Pact with the Underworld Gods
• 2022Ghost Blowing Lamp of the Popeye Man — Master Guai
• 2022Song of the Assassins — Old Assassin
• 2021Drunken Fist
• 2021Kung Fu Stuntmen
• 2020Crazy Beggar Su Qi Er — Old Beggar
• 2020Great God Monkey 2: Xiang Mo Pian — Black Wind
• 2020The Foggy Monster — Old Man
• 2019Binding Souls — Principal
• 2019Heroes Amidst Turmoil
• 2019Ip Man 4: The Finale — Choreographer
• 2019King Zhuan Yu
• 2019Love of Heaven and Earth
• 2019Medical Examiner Dr. Qin — 张富国
• 2019Unbeatable Youth
• 2019吃鸡战场
• 2019皇家龙虎豹
• 2018Detective Bizarrerie Army Invincible
• 2018探案錄財寶大劫案
• 2017Soccer Killer — Guo Hua Qiang
• 2017The Thousand Faces of Dunjia — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 2017Vampire Cleanup Department — Master Ginger
• 2017White Fish Town
• 2016Good Take! — Stunts
• 2014Black Comedy
• 2014Kung Fu Jungle — Lui Ching-yuen
• 2014Once Upon a Time in Shanghai — Laughing Buddha, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 2014Sifu vs. Vampire — Choreographer
• 2014The House That Never Dies
• 2013The Grandmaster — Gold Pavilion Client
• 2012Kung Fu Man — Director
• 2012Mr. & Mrs. Gambler
• 2010Just Another Pandora's Box
• 2010The Haunting Lover — Uncle Shou
• 2010True Legend — Choreographer
• 2009Jump
• 2009Kung Fu Chefs — Stunts
• 2008The Forbidden Kingdom — Stunts
• 2006The Banquet — Choreographer
• 36th Chamber of Southern Shaolin — Director
• 2004Kung Fu Hustle — Beggar
• 2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle — Deranged Mongol
• 2003Daredevil — Fight Choreographer, Martial Arts Choreographer
• Southern Shaolin — Director
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded — Stunts
• 2003The Matrix Revolutions — Stunt Coordinator
• 2003The Tai Chi Master — Action Director
• 2000Charlie's Angels — Chinese Man on Plane (uncredited)
• The Master of Tai Chi
• The Water Margin — Action Director
• 1996Forbidden City Cop — Evil Mother
• 1996How to Meet the Lucky Stars
• 1995The Little Drunken Masters — Stunt Coordinator
• 1995The Red Wolf — Cruise passenger, Stunt Coordinator, Martial Arts Choreographer, Action Director
• 1994Fire Dragon — Choreographer
• 1994Fist of Legend — Captain Jie
• 1994Young Wisely 2
• 1993Flying Dagger — Never Die
• 1993Iron Monkey — Choreographer
• 1993Kung Fu Vampire — Martial Arts Choreographer, Director
• 1993Last Hero in China — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1993Madam City Hunter — Stunt Coordinator
• 1993Master Wong vs. Master Wong — Master Yuen
• 1993No More Love No More Death — Action Director, Choreographer
• 1993Run for Life Ladies from China — Choreographer
• 1993Tai-Chi Master — Taoist Priest Ling, Fight Choreographer
• 1993Young Wisely 1
• 1992Deadly Dream Woman — Ying's sifu
• 1992King of Beggars
• 1992New Dragon Gate Inn — Iron
• 1992Shogun and Little Kitchen — Action Director
• 1992The Big Deal — Che Hai, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1992Truant Heroes — Doggie's Dad
• 1992Wizard's Curse — Director
• 1991Once Upon a Time in China — Yim's Opponent
• 1991The Banquet
• 1991You Bet Your Life — Chi
• 1990Coup De Grace — Uncle Yen, Director, Action Director
• 1990Here Comes a Vampire — Director
• 1990Tiger Cage II — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1989All Night Long — Choreographer
• 1989Dark Side of China Town — Director
• 1989Funny Ghost — Director
• 1989It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III — Action Director
• 1989Live Hard — Director
• 1989Operation Pink Squad II — Buddist Monk, Action Director
• 1989Thunder Cops II — Action Director
• 1988Dragons Forever — Thug on Ship (uncredited)
• 1988In the Line of Duty 3 — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1988Operation Pink Squad — Drug Dealer, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1988Tiger Cage — Policeman, Martial Arts Choreographer
• The Devil Force
• 1986A Heroic Fight — Master Lin Wang
• 1986Happy Din Don — Ironhand
• 1986The Close Encounters of Vampire
• 1985Lucky Diamond — IQ, Director, Screenplay
• 1985Mob Busters
• 1984Drunken Tai Chi — Puppetteer
• 1984Taoism Drunkard — Chiu's Granny / Drunken Taoist, Director
• 1983Shaolin Drunkard — Granny/ Shaolin Drunkard Chan
• 1983The Fung-shui Master
• 1982Legend of a Fighter — Action Director
• The Fist — 江户八忍之首
• 1982The Miracle Fighters — Old Woman, Screenplay
• 1982The Young Heroes of the Street — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1981Challenge of the Gamesters — Action Director
• 1981Dreadnaught — Marshal's Assistant
• 1981What Price Honesty? — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1980The Buddhist Fist — stutterer with bird cage
• 1979A Massacre Survivor — Teaches agility and defense with rings, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1979The Brothers — Stunt Coordinator
• 1978Clan of Amazons — Juiling's Man
• 1978Flying Guillotine II — Flying Guillotine Man
• 1978Soul of the Sword — Pai Kwa Hall's Swordsman
• 1978The Vengeful Beauty — Captured Flying Guillotine (uncredited)
• 1977Clans of Intrigue — Star Gang member
• 1977Instant Kung Fu Man
• 1977Soul Brothers of Kung Fu — Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1977The Battle Wizard — Revenger after Xiang Yaocha / Bandit
• 1977The Jade Tiger
• 1977The Mighty Peking Man — Bomb Unit Soldier / The Peking Man, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1977The Sentimental Swordsman — Yun's Invited Hero
• 1976Brotherhood — Choreographer
• 1976Bruce Lee and I — Thug Attacking Betty in Bar (uncredited)
• 1976Farewell to a Warrior
• 1976Killer Clans — Roc Society Member, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1976The Big Boss Part II — Fight Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator
• 1976The Dragon Missile — Palace Fight
• 1976The Magic Blade — Chien's Man (uncredited)
• 1976The Oily Maniac — (uncredited), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1976The Web of Death — One of 7 Buddies of Heisong Clan/waiter (uncredited), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1975All Men Are Brothers — Rebel Officer
• 1975Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1975Lady of the Law — Bandit (uncredited)
• 1975The Gambling Syndicate — Choreographer
• 1975The Super Inframan
• 1974Na Cha the Great
• 1974The Stranger and the Gunfighter — Constable
• 1973Blood Brothers — Mountain Bandit (uncredited)
• 1973Call to Arms — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973Death Blow — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973Eagle Shadow Fist — Japanese Officer
• 1973Fist to Fist — Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973Heroes of Sung — Action Director
• 1973The Awaken Punch — Thug
• 1973The Bastard — Gu's Thug, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1973The Heroine
• 1973The Villains — Feng's Comrade, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1972Man of Iron — Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
• 1972The Angry Guest — Jin Long Student (uncredited)
• 1972The Bloody Fists — Choreographer
• 1972The Boxer from Shantung — Yang's Thug (uncredited)
• 1972The Delightful Forest — Jiang's Thug (uncredited)
• 1972The Prodigal Boxer
• 1972The Water Margin — (uncredited)
• 1971Duel of Fists — Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)
• 1971King Eagle — Stunt Coordinator
• 1971The Anonymous Heroes — Drunk Officer (uncredited)
• 1971The Deadly Duo — (uncredited)
• 1971The Duel — Old Chin's Man (uncredited), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1971The Mad Killer — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1971The New One-Armed Swordsman — Lung's Disciple (extra) (uncredited)
• 1970The Chinese Boxer
• 1970The Heroic Ones — King Jin's Soldier
• 1970The Twelve Gold Medallions — Mountain Slicing Squad
• 1970The Wandering Swordsman
• 1970Vengeance! — Adjutant Gao's Officer (uncredited), Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1969Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
• 1969Have Sword, Will Travel — Extra (uncredited)
• 1969Return of the One-Armed Swordsman — Flying Fighter King Deng Fei
• 1969The Flying Dagger — Uncle's Man (uncredited)
• 1969The Invincible Fist — Lee's Bandit (uncredited)
• 1969The Singing Thief — Wang's henchman
• 1968Golden Swallow — Golden Dragon Five Heroes
• 1968The Sword of Swords — Shang's thug [extra]
• 1968哪宅闹东海
• 1967Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
• 1967Man from Interpol
• 1967The Assassin — (extra) (uncredited)
• 1967The One-Armed Swordsman — Feng's Disciple
• 1967The Trail of the Broken Blade — Captured Assassin (uncredited)
• 1966The Magnificent Trio
• 1966The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon — BDG Thug
• 1965The Lotus Lamp — God of Thunder's Fellow
• CHEF

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2001Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels — Self