Yuen Siu-Tien (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Chinese martial arts film actor in the late 1970s. Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films: Drunken Master, Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real life son Yuen Woo-ping. Yuen died having a heart attack in 1979. Leader of the Yuen Clan and father of: Peace Yuen Wo-Ping; Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan; Sunny Yuen Shun-Yi; Simon Yuen Yat-Choh; Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung and Yuen Lung-Kui.

Filmography

• 2004Fights of Fury
• 1982Little Mad Guy
• 1981An Old Kung Fu Master — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1981Master with Cracked Fingers — Old Master
• 1980Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
• 1980The Buddhist Fist — Sleeping monk
• 1980The Six Directions of Boxing
• 1979Blind Fist of Bruce — The Blind Master
• 1979Crystal Fist — Cook / Teacher
• 1979Dance of the Drunk Mantis — Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
• 1979Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist — Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
• 1979Horse Boxing Killer
• 1979Iron Bridge Kung-Fu — Piggy
• 1979Mad Mad Kung Fu — Bamboo Stick
• 1979Sleeping Fist — Old Fox
• 1979The Mystery of Chess Boxing — Master Cook
• 1979The Story of the Drunken Master — Beggar So
• 1979The World of Drunken Master — [Cameo]
• 1978Drunken Master — Beggar So
• 1978Drunken Master Strikes Back — Su Hua Chi / Beggar So / Sam Seed
• 1978Heroes of the East — Ho To's Sifu
• 1978Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat
• 1978Snake in the Eagle's Shadow — The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
• 1978The 36th Chamber of Shaolin — Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
• 1977Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers — Head Snake Demon
• 1977The Dragon Lives Again — Hua Tao
• 1976Karate from Shaolin Temple — Yuen Yun
• Wong Fay Hung
• 1975"Fertility" Bank
• 1975Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
• 1975The Young Rebel — Rong's Sifu
• 1974Martial Arts — Street performer
• 1974Shaolin Martial Arts — Master Liang Hong
• 1974The Association — Sifu
• 1974The Valiant Ones — Pirate with bow
• 1973Chinese Kung Fu
• 1973Fist to Fist — Sleeping Waiter
• 1973Iron Bull
• 1973The Kiss of Death — Yuen
• 1973英雄榜
• 1972The Warlord — Bald man at the Kao Pai trial
• 1972鸿运当头
• 1970Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
• 1970孙悟空智取黄袍怪
• 1970飞剑神童
• 1969Dragon Swamp — Ding Long (fisherman)
• 1969Iron Bones
• 1969Supreme Sword
• 1969Sword of Emei — Chiu's man
• 1969The Fragrant Sword
• 1969The One-armed Magic Nun
• 1969Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves
• 1969殺氣嚴霜
• 1969血羅巾
• 1969鐵髮紅姑
• 1969银刀血剑
• 1969黃飛鴻浴血硫磺谷
• 1969黄飞鸿巧夺鲨鱼青
• 1969黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
• 1968The Chivalrous Whip — Uncle 2, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1968The Magnificent Five
• 1968The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)
• 1968Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship
• 1968小五義大破銅網陣
• 1967Golden Eagle — Henchman
• 1967Paragon of Sword and Knife
• 1967The Goddess of Mercy — Dancing Soldier, Dancing soldier
• 1967The Silent Swordsman — Sun Moon Clan member
• 1967The Sword and the Lute — Red Lotus Clan member
• 1967The Witch
• 1967紅衣少女
• 1966Come Drink with Me — Jade Faced Tiger's Man
• 1966One Duel Too Many
• 1966One Duel Too Many (Part 2) — 岑大化
• 1966The Knight of Knights — Chaoching monk
• 1966中原奇俠 — 東海騰蛟
• 1965999离奇三凶手
• 1965Red Dragon
• 1965Six Fingers
• 1965Sword of Swords — Pole-fighter, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1965The All-powerful Flute: Part 2 — Action Director
• 1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Concluding Episode)
• 1965The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part Two)
• 1965孫悟空三戲百花仙
• 1965火凤狂龙
• 1965箫声震武林（上集） — 慧明僧, Action Director
• 1965箫声震武林（下集） — Action Director
• 1964Buddha's Palm (Part 1) — (Uncredited) Leader of the Spirit Serpent Cult, the Wolf God Sword Shadow, Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1964Buddha's Palm (Part 2) — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1964Buddha's Palm (Part 3) — Scholar in Yellow, Action Director
• 1964Buddha's Palm (Part 4) — Martial Arts Choreographer
• 1964Devil's Palm (Part One) — Buddhist Master
• 1964Operation Hong Kong
• 1964Spy No. 13 — Agent A
• 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part One — Monk Yi Tin
• 1964The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part Two — Monk Yi Tin
• 1964The Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains — Lau Hok-jan
• 1964The Snowflake Sword (Part 1)
• 1963The Black Centipede
• 1963The Killing Flag (Part 1)
• 1963The Killing Flag (Part 2)
• 1963The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2
• 1963万剑之王
• 1963仙剑神魔(上集)
• 1962Hong Kong Hot Harbor
• 1962Hunting for the Murderer — 歹徒
• 1962Pledge of the Twin Blades (Part 1) — Choreographer
• 1962The Birth of Yue Fei
• 1961A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two — imperial guard
• 1961Secret Book
• 1961花蝴蝶三氣飛天貓
• 1960The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine — Gangster
• 1959How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
• 1956How Liang Hongyu's War Drum Caused the Jin Army to Retreat
• 1956The Murder Case at Club 99
• 1956The White Crane Hero
• 1956Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan — Uncle Liu
• 1955The Nine-Finger Devil
• 1954打破玉籠飛彩鳳 — 惡徒
• 1949Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle — Thug
• 1947Lady Robin Hood
• 海底骷髅塔(上集)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1995Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter — Self