Chieh Yuen

Chieh Yuen

Born: March 15, 1945
Died: November 16, 1977
in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
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Chieh Yuan (15 March 1945 – 16 November 1977) was an actor and martial artist. He was an actor for Shaw Brothers and in 1972, he was cast in Bruce Lee's The Game of Death. Chieh died in 1977 from cerebral edema, the same cause as Bruce Lee's death, and at age 32, the same age at which Bruce Lee had died.

Movies for Chieh Yuen...

The Final Game of Death
Title: The Final Game of Death
Character: Chieh (Archival footage)
Released: July 17, 2023
Type: Movie
A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of Death from a recently-discovered interpositive.
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Game of Death Redux
Title: Game of Death Redux
Character: Yuan, the Third Fighter
Released: July 20, 2019
Type: Movie
An edit of Game of Death using unreleased footage. Hai Tien, a retired martial artist, is confronted by a underground Korean gang to retrieve an item in a five-level pagoda under the guard of skilled martial artists. When he refuses, his sister and brother are kidnapped. Now, Hai Tien and a group of other martial artists fight their way up the pagoda.
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Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Title: Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Character: (archive footage)
Released: October 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.
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Bruce Lee: The Legend
Title: Bruce Lee: The Legend
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
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The Invincible Armour
Title: The Invincible Armour
Released: June 29, 1977
Type: Movie
Hwang Jang Lee is a corrupt Ming guard who frames John Liu for murder. A wanted fugitive, John hides out with a teen who is an expert in the infamous Iron Armor technique, a technique that means the expert can withstand anything. However, Hwang is an expert in it as well as the Eagle Claw's. Can John stop Hwang before it's too late?
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The Rebel of Shao-lin
Title: The Rebel of Shao-lin
Character: Assassin [uncredited]
Released: April 28, 1977
Type: Movie
Superstar Carter Wong must protect the Shaolin Temple from a traitor from within the order. The Silver Fox has turned up the heat against Shaolin, but Carter and the Holy Warrior Monks will stand firm -- or die fighting!
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The Shaolin Brothers
Title: The Shaolin Brothers
Released: March 12, 1977
Type: Movie
Complicated mix of Chinese history and myth, where old Shaolin friends find themselves on different sides, one a Ching general, and the other faithful to Ming.
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The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious
Title: The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious
Character: Pai's assistant
Released: January 27, 1977
Type: Movie
The sleepy town of Black Stone erupts into martial turmoil when a counterfeiting ring run by the mysterious golden haired gorilla Mr. Lung comes under the scrutiny of an undercover agent Ching, a reformed assassin and expert of southern fist boxing.
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The Blazing Temple
Title: The Blazing Temple
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.
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The Delivery
Title: The Delivery
Character: Policeman
Released: October 2, 1975
Type: Movie
HK action movie about drug trafficking.
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The Golden Triangle
Title: The Golden Triangle
Released: March 7, 1975
Type: Movie
A coalition of anti-narcotics brigades from many countries make a daring attempt to halt the flow of opium and heroin from the part of Southeast Asia, known as the Golden Triangle. The major syndicate operating in the area is led by Big Boss Norton, who is the target of their raid.
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Tiger
Title: Tiger
Released: March 15, 1973
Type: Movie
Hapkido Master Kim Jin Pal takes on a mass of Japanese bushido experts in occupied China Bolo plays Zatoichi hired by the Japanese as a last resort to take on the might of Kim's boot.
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Killer in the Dark
Title: Killer in the Dark
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Our hero hunts a brutal murderer who killed several women.
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Black List
Title: Black List
Character: Ma Yun
Released: November 2, 1972
Type: Movie
Two brothers, one wrongly accused of a crime, go on a mission of vengeance to find the men who framed him.
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The Imperial Swordsman
Title: The Imperial Swordsman
Character: Hero in white
Released: October 5, 1972
Type: Movie
Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctant bride who comes upon a rebellion plot. They are joined by a large cast of expert fighters and actors all keeping the intrigue and adventure foremost in the film. There’s even a nice surprise ending amidst all the action.
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Five Fingers of Death
Title: Five Fingers of Death
Character: Tournament Fighter
Released: April 28, 1972
Type: Movie
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Title: Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Character: Muscle man on beach
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Shaw Bros. romantic comedy.
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The Rainbow
Title: The Rainbow
Released: July 11, 1968
Type: Movie
A young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy patriarch. She befriends his ambulatory disabled young daughter Ming Chu and becomes embroiled in her struggle to walk again. She also has problems and with her angst ridden artist brother, they search for their birth mother and their cruel spoiled half-brother. Meanwhile at home, the tutor's own fellow border house mates (a single mother Shen Chiu Meng and her nightclub singer son Chiang Hui) also possess guarded secrets that gradually resurface as Chen unwittingly becomes a catalyst for those in her life as they all converge towards the bridging of deep rooted familial gaps and resolving past estrangements.
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The Bells of Death
Title: The Bells of Death
Character: Tso's Bandit Wrestler
Released: June 30, 1968
Type: Movie
A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with nothing but his mother’s bell-laden bracelet, he sets out to seek his revenge. Lucky for him, Wei Fu encounters a master swordsman, who takes him under his wing.
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The One-Armed Swordsman
Title: The One-Armed Swordsman
Character: Lu Zhen
Released: July 26, 1967
Type: Movie
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.