Chieh Yuen

Personal Info

Birthday

March 15, 1945

Day of Death

1977-11-16

(32 years old)

Place of Birth

Kluang, Johor, Malaysia

Also Known As

解元

Che Yuen

Hsieh Yuan

Gai Yuen

Chieh Yuan

Jie Yuan

Tsze Yuen

Ki Yuen

Samson Kay

Jay Yuen

Chieh Yuen

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

The One-Armed Swordsman

Five Fingers of Death

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

The 14 Amazons

The Water Margin

The Angry Guest

The Imperial Swordsman

Black List

Filmography

2023
The Final Game of Death
as Chieh (archive footage)
2019
Game of Death Redux
as Yuan, the Third Fighter
2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as (archive footage)
1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
The Rebel of Shao-lin
as Assassin (uncredited)
The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious
as Pai's assistant
1975
The Delivery
as Policeman
1972
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Chu
Black List
as Ma Yun
The Imperial Swordsman
as Hero in white
The 14 Amazons
as Hsia Wrestler
Five Fingers of Death
as Tournament Fighter (uncredited)
The Water Margin
as Wrestler
The Angry Guest
as Yakuza Swordsman
1970
Lady of Steel
as Wu's Fighter
1969
The Swordmates
as Liu Shiung
Twin Blades of Doom
as Yellow Killer
1968
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
as Muscle man on beach
The Bells of Death
as Tso's Bandit Wrestler
1967
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Lu Zhen