Wei Ping-ao
Birthday
1929/11/29
Day of death
1989/12/03 (60 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Also know as
魏平澳, Ping Ou Wei, Paul Wei Ping-ao, Ping-ao Wei, Paul Wei
Biography
Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
Acting
(1985) Turbo Dragon
as ---
(1974) Naughty! Naughty!
as Wei Ping Ao
(1972) The Way of the Dragon
as Ho
(1961) Good Neighbors
as Chen Hsi-Ting
(1973) Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self
(1970) The Winged Tiger
as You Ming
(1956) Journey to Kwan Shan
as ---
(1960) Conscience and Guilt
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(1974) The Snake Girl Drops In
as Witch
(1956) Remote Love
as Bu La-Te
(1966) Downhill They Ride
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(1975) Dragon Gate
as His Majesty
(1973) Spring in Pattaya
as Pin Hao
(1979) The Marvelous Kung Fu
as ---
(1970) Wrath of the Sword
as Zhang Xiao-Shan
(1968) Divorce, Hong Kong Style
as Hsiao Pai
(1982) 36 Super Kids
as ---
(1976) The Legend of Bruce Lee
as Movie Producer
(1971) The Brave Young Generation
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(1971) Deaf and Mute Heroine
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(1988) Sex of the Imperial
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(1968) Hong Kong Rhapsody
as Wei Chung Liang
(1967) King Drummer
as Li Yuan-Ming
(1967) Kiss and Kill
as Chien Kun
(1966) Poisonous Rose
as Fourth Brother
(1970) Valley of the Fangs
as Hu San
(1970) Double Bliss
as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
(1969) The Millionaire Chase
as Jiang Wen Qiang
(1973) Tales of Larceny
as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
(1982) Can't Stop the War
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(1988) The 5 Kung Fu Kids
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(1969) River of Tears
as Li Laosan
(1969) The Three Smiles
as Zhu Zhi Shan
(1967) Song of Tomorrow
as TV host
(1976) The Ghost
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(1972) Love Is an Elusive Wind
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(1977) One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
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(1981) Three Funny Detectives
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(1982) Calamity of Snakes
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(1981) Spooky Kookies
as Bo's Dad
(1977) Golden Nun
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(1982) Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
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(1979) Fists of Bruce Lee
as Octopus
(1973) Adventure in Denmark
as Travel Agent
(1972) Filthy Guy
as ---
(1972) Fist of Fury
as Interpreter Wu
(1975) The Phantom Lute
as Hsin Kwei
(1982) Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Chemist
(1977) Duel with the Devils
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(1982) Monkey War
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(1982) The Chinese Stuntman
as The Director
(1976) Laugh In
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(1975) Shantung Man in Hong Kong
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(1977) The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho
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(1974) Tornado of Chu-chiang
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(1985) Secrets of the Inner Chamber
as Master Charng
(1972) Hapkido
as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
(1973) The Fate of Lee Khan
as Wen Mei Chi
(1984) The Last Night of Madam Chin
as ---
(1982) The Flute Player of Wrath
as ---
(1979) The Art of War by Sun Tzu
as ---
(1967) The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Shi Gan
(1973) Fist of Unicorn
as San Tin