Wei Ping-ao

Personal Info

Birthday

November 29, 1929

Day of Death

1989-12-03

(60 years old)

Place of Birth

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Also Known As

魏平澳

Ping Ou Wei

Paul Wei Ping-ao

Ping-ao Wei

Paul Wei

Wei Ping-ao

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.

Known For

Fist of Fury

The Way of the Dragon

Hapkido

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

The Fate of Lee Khan

The Three Smiles

The Winged Tiger

Naughty! Naughty!

Filmography

1985
Secrets of the Inner Chamber
as Master Charng
1982
The Chinese Stuntman
as The Director
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Chemist
1981
Spooky Kookies
as Bo's Dad
1978
Fists of Bruce Lee
as Octopus
1976
The Legend of Bruce Lee
as Movie Producer
1975
Dragon Gate
as His Majesty
The Phantom Lute
as Hsin Kwei
1974
Naughty! Naughty!
as Wei Ping Ao
The Snake Girl Drops In
as Witch
1973
The Fate of Lee Khan
as Wen Mei Chi
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self
Spring in Pattaya
as Pin Hao
Adventure in Denmark
as Travel Agent
Fist of Unicorn
as San Tin
Tales of Larceny
as Retinue Officer Bo Sin
1972
The Way of the Dragon
as Ho
Hapkido
as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
Fist of Fury
as Interpreter Wu
1970
Valley of the Fangs
as Hu San
Wrath of the Sword
as Zhang Xiao-Shan
The Winged Tiger
as You Ming
Double Bliss
as Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
1969
River of Tears
as Li Laosan
The Three Smiles
as Zhu Zhi Shan
The Millionaire Chase
as Jiang Wen Qiang
1968
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
as Hsiao Pai
Hong Kong Rhapsody
as Wei Chung Liang
1967
King Drummer
as Li Yuan-Ming
Song of Tomorrow
as TV host
Kiss and Kill
as Chien Kun
The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Shi Gan
1966
Poisonous Rose
as Fourth Brother
1961
Good Neighbors
as Chen Hsi-Ting
1956
Remote Love
as Bu La-Te