Biography
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.
Filmography26 titles
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Drunken Master
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Sleeping Fist
Heroes of the East
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Six Directions of Boxing
The Valiant Ones
The Silent Swordsman
Fist to Fist
Come Drink with Me
Crystal Fist
Shaolin Martial Arts
An Old Kung Fu Master
Horse Boxing Killer
Against Rascals with Kung-Fu
Mang quan gui shou
The Mystery of Chess Boxing
Drunken Master Strikes Back
The Buddhist Fist
Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers
The Dragon Lives Again
Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
The Story of the Drunken Master
Little Mad Guy