Fan Mei-Sheng
Fan Mei-Sheng
Biography
Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-09-13 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Shandong Province, China
Acting

2018

Attrition as Sifu

1999

Jackie Chan: My Stunts as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

Jackie Chan: My Story as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky as Assistant Warden

1987

Project A: Part II as Black Bear

1987

Rich and Famous as Fan Tit Tau

1986

Millionaires' Express as Mountain Bandit

1985

Year of the Dragon as White Powder Ma

1983

The Denouement of Chu Liu Hsian as Not available

1982

Green Killer as Not available

1981

Dreadnaught as Marshal Pao

1981

The Eagle's Killer as Chin Pai To

1981

Hitman in the Hand of Buddha as Beggar Fan (Feng)

1980

The Young Master as Bull

1980

The Buddhist Fist as Not available

1979

The Magnificent Butcher as Beggar King

1979

The 36 Deadly Styles as Yu Ti's father

1979

Flying Sword Lee as Not available

1979

The Great General as Not available

1978

Flying Guillotine II as Li Sing Nan

1978

Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu as Not available

1977

Death Duel as Mute

1977

The Brave Archer as Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung

1977

Jade Tiger as Zhao Zhong

1977

The Sentimental Swordsman as Chuan Jia

1977

Pursuit of Vengeance as Yi Da-Jing

1977

Fangs of the Cobra as Xu Xiang's boss

1977

To Kill a Jaguar as Cheung Sam

1976

Killer Clans as Ma Fang-chung

1976

The Magic Blade as Painting Wu

1976

The Dragon Missile as Miu Fei

1976

King Gambler as Sha Wu Lin

1975

All Men Are Brothers as Black Whirlwind / Li Kui

1975

Temperament of Life as Not available

1975

The Gambling Syndicate as Jin Gang

1974

Hong Kong 73 as Big Beard

1974

Kidnap as Chao Hai Chuan

1974

Five Tough Guys as Wei Jin-Bao

1973

The Delinquent as Big Sean

1973

Blood Brothers as Mountain Bandit Leader Yin

1973

The Bamboo House of Dolls as Japanese Officer

1973

The Pirate as Hua Er Dao

1973

The Kiss of Death as Wong Tai

1972

The 14 Amazons as General Chiao Ting Kuai

1972

The Water Margin as Black Whirlwind, Li

1972

The Young Avenger as Hunchback Liu Tuo

1972

Pursuit as Monk Lu Zhi Shen

1972

The Casino as Not available

1971

The Swift Knight as Constable Ji Fu

1971

Duel for Gold as Chiu Fu

1971

The Jade Faced Assassin as Yu Chi Zhou Guang

1970

The Twelve Gold Medallions as Bangling Trio Member

1970

The Golden Knight as Guan Xiyang

1970

Heads for Sale as Wan Sanju

1970

Valley of the Fangs as Instructor Ma

1970

The Iron Buddha as Master Luo

1969

Temptress of a Thousand Faces as Incompetent Police Sergeant

1969

Dragon Swamp as Ding Hu (beggar)

1968

The Silver Fox as Ching Ching's Helper

1968

Black Butterfly as Little Poue

1968

The Angel Strikes Again as Bomb Gang's thug

1968

The Jade Raksha as Yan Long Er

1968

That Fiery Girl as 2nd Chief of Hulu Valley

1968

The Magnificent Swordsman as villain who kills a woman

1968

The Rainbow as Not available

1967

The One-Armed Swordsman as Guo Sheng / Brother Hua

1967

Operation Lipstick as Chu Lung gangster

1967

That Man in Chang-An as Cao Wu's waiter

1967

Angel with the Iron Fists as Agent 403 at nightclub

1967

Rape of the Sword as Lo's Man

1967

The Goddess of Mercy as Dancing Soldier

1967

Lady Jade Locket as Secretary Tong's servant capturing Wei

1967

The King with My Face as Wan Chao

1966

The Monkey Goes West as 3rd Prince of West Dragon King

1966

The Knight of Knights as Zhaoqing snr monk

1966

The Golden Buddha as Not available

1965

Sons of the Good Earth as Shi Tou

1965

The Lark as Not available

1965

Squadron 77 as Chinese Patriot

1964

The Story of Sue San as Master Fan

1964

Between Tears and Smiles as Opera Customer

1964

The Amorous Lotus Pan as Neighbor at wake

1964

The Shepherd Girl as Village youth at campfire
Crew

1978

Amsterdam Connection Director