Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung, 2005

Sammo Hung ( Chinese  洪金寶  /  洪金宝 , Pinyin Hóng Jīnbǎo , Jyutping Hung ⁴ Gam ¹ bou ² , Cantonese  Hung Kam-Bo , born January 7, 1952 in Hong Kong , nickname Sammo 三毛 , Sānmáo , Jyutping Saam ¹ mou ⁴ , Cantonese  Sammo  - " Dreihaar ") is a Chinese actor and director for kung fu and martial arts films.

Life

He has choreographed fights for Bruce Lee , King Hu , Jackie Chan and John Woo . In many of these films he played mostly smaller roles. He usually mimes a fat, allegedly simple-minded man who then surprises his opponents with outstanding speed, agility and fighting technique.

Hung came to the "Master Yu Jim-Yuen Opera Academy" at the age of seven . A traditional teaching of Chinese opera , where as a young student you live and work for several years with the family or opera troupe of the master (" Shifu ") and practice Chinese martial arts , singing and acting on a daily basis . The "Shifu", or master, was responsible for both the strict professional training and human education. This early form of traditional training in acting in Chinese opera without additional schooling no longer exists today. Today it is comparable to a boarding school of the Chinese opera with parallel school education. At first, Master Yu Jim-Yuen was skeptical about the performance of the new applicant, because Hung was already a passionate eater and correspondingly plump. Impressed by Hung's acrobatic skills and his strong will, "Master Yuen" finally accepted him as a student. Hung was called here as a student "Yuen Lung" ( 元 龍  /  元 龙 ), because all students were given an actor's name by the master (cf. pseudonym , stage name ), which is related to the master's name, on the one hand to show him respect on the other to differentiate itself as a group from the many other apprentices of an opera company.

At school he met his future colleagues “Yuen Lau” ( 元 樓  /  元 楼 aka Jackie Chan ), “ Yuen Biao ” ( 元彪 aka Ha Ling-Chun), “ Yuen Wah ” ( 元 華  /  元 华 aka Yung Chi ), "Yuen Kwai" ( 元奎 aka Corey Yuen ) u. v. a. know. At the time, however, there was a rather rival relationship with Jackie Chan in particular, as Sammo was the "big brother" and had to supervise the younger classmates.

In addition to his films, he was also seen between 1998 and 2000 as the main actor in the American television series " Martial Law - The Karate Cop ". However, this was discontinued after only 44 episodes. The broadcaster justified this with Hung's inadequate knowledge of English and the aversion of American audiences to dubbed films.

Filmography (selection)

actor

• 1971: A touch of Zen ( Hsia nu )
• 1971: The yellow hammer
• 1971: In the shadow of the deadly whip
• 1973: Enter the Dragon ( Enter the Dragon )
• 1974: Stoner: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• 1975: All in the Family
• 1975: The brave
• 1975: Hand of Death ( Dragon forever )
• 1975: The man from Hong Kong
• 1976: Queensway Death Squad
• 1978: Bruce Lee: My Last Fight ( Game of Death )
• 1978: Short and squat with the super shock ( Enter the Fat Dragon )
• 1979: The little fat man gives tinder
• 1979: Knockabout
• 1980: By Hook or by Crook
• 1980: Encounters of the Spooky Kind
• 1981: The Prodigal Son
• 1983: Winners and Sinners
• 1983: The Superfighter ( 'A' gai waak )
• 1983: On Warriors from the Magic Mountain
• 1984: Powerman (Wheels on Meals)
• 1984: Owl vs. Bumbo
• 1985: Tokyo Powerman ( My Lucky Stars )
• 1985: Powerman 2 ( My Lucky Stars II )
• 1985: Ultra Force II
• 1986: Where's Officer Tuba?
• 1986: Paper Marriage
• 1986: Powerman 3 ( Heart of the Dragon / The First Mission )
• 1986: Shanghai Police - The most desolate force in the world
• 1987: Eastern Condors
• 1987: Action Hunter ( Dragons Forever )
• 1988: life behind masks
• 1989: Pedicab Driver
• 1989: Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2
• 1990: Fatty Dragon and Skinny Tiger
• 1990: The Prisoner
• 1990: She shoots straight
• 1991: Point of no Return
• 1993: The Swordsmaster
• 1993: Painted Skin
• 1995: Don't give a damn
• 1996: The Triumph
• 1996: Mr. Nice Guy
• 1998–2000: Martial Law - The Karate Cop ( Martial Law - TV series)
• 1999: Alone Against the Future, Season 3 episode 22, Do it again, Sammo (Crossover episode Martial Law - TV series)
• 2000: Walker, Texas Ranger, Season 8, Episode 17, The Great Blast (crossover episode Martial Law - TV series)
• 2001: The Legend of the Sword Warriors ( Zu Warriors )
• 2002: Hidden Enforcers
• 2003: Osaka Wrestling Restaurant
• 2004: In 80 days around the world ( Around the World in 80 Days )
• 2005: Kill Zone SPL
• 2007: Twins Mission
• 2008: Three Kingdoms - The War of the Three Kingdoms
• 2008: Fatal Move
• 2008: Wushu
• 2009: Ip Man 2 ( Yè Wèn Ěr: zōng shī chuán qí )
• 2009: Kung Fu Chefs ( Gong fu chu shen )
• 2010: 14 blades ( Jin Yi Wei )
• 2010: Ip Man Zero ( Yip Man chinchyun )
• 2011: Choy Lee Fut: The Speed ​​of Light
• 2011: Tao Jie - A Simple Life
• 2012: The Last Tycoon
• 2014: Once upon a Time in Shanghai
• 2015: SPL 2
• 2016: The Bodyguard

Director

• 1978: Bruce Lee: My Last Fight (action directed)
• 1978: The little fat guy with the super punch
• 1980: Encounters of the Spooky Kind
• 1981: The Little Dragon's Fist of Death ( The Prodigal Son )
• 1981: Bruce Lee: The Death Claw's Last Fight
• 1983: Winners and Sinners
• 1983: The Superfighter ( Project A )
• 1984: Wheels on Meals ( Powerman 1 )
• 1985: My Lucky Stars ( Tokyo Powerman )
• 1985: Twinkle, twinkle, lucky Stars ( Powerman 2 )
• 1986: Powerman 3
• 1986: Shanghai Police
• 1987: Eastern Condors
• 1987: Dragons forever ( Action Hunter )
• 1989: Pedicab Driver
• 1993: The Swordsmaster (action directed)
• 1996: Mr. Nice Guy
• 2016: The Bodyguard

producer

• 1979: Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
• 1984: Long Arm of the Law
• 1984: Pom Pom
• 1985: Mr. Vampire
• 1985: Those merry Souls
• 1985: Yes, Madam!
• 1986: Lucky Stars go Places
• 1986: Mr. Vampire 2
• 1987: Mr. Vampire 3
• 1987: Scared Stiff
• 1988: Mr. Vampire 4
• 1988: On the Run ( Hong Kong Connection )
• 1989: Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

script

• 1984: Hong Kong 1941

Hong Kong Film Awards

Best action choreography

• 1983: Winners: Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai - The Prodigal Son
• 1984: Nominated: Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai - The Dead and the Deadly
• 1985: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team - The Dead and the Deadly
• 1986: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team - Mr. Vampire
• 1986: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team - Heart of Dragon
• 1987: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team - Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
• 1988: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team - Eastern Condors
• 1990: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Mang Hoi - Pedicab Driver
• 1990: Nominated: Sammo Hung Stunt Team, Yuen Wah, Yuen Tak - The Iceman Cometh
• 1995: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Ashes of Time
• 1996: Nominated: Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Sammo Hung Stunt Team - Thunderbolt
• 1998: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Once Upon a Time in China and America
• 2009: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
• 2009: Winner: Sammo Hung & Tony Leung Siu-Hung - Ip Man
• 2011: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
• 2011: Winner: Sammo Hung - Ip Man 2
• 2013: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Tai Chi 0

Best actor

• 1983: Winner: Sammo Hung - Carry On Pickpocket
• 1984: Nominated: Sammo Hung - The Dead and the Deadly
• 1989: Winner: Sammo Hung - Painted Faces
• 1990: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Eight Taels of Gold

Best director

• 1983: Nominated: Sammo Hung - The Prodigal Son
• 1986: Nominated: Sammo Hung - Heart of Dragon

Best movie

• 1983: Nominated - The Prodigal Son
• 1989: Nominated - Painted Faces
• 1990: Nominated - Eight Taels of Gold

Web links

• Sammo Hung in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature by and about Sammo Hung in the catalog of the German National Library
• Sammo Hung (Hung Kam-Bo, Hóng Jīnbǎo) in the Chinese Movie Database (Chinese, English)
• Sammo Hung (Hung Kam-Bo, Hóng Jīnbǎo) in the Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese, English)
• Sammo Hung (Hung Kam-Bo, Hóng Jīnbǎo) in the Hong Kong Cinemagic (French, English)