Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
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.
Known For
Drunken Master
Beggar So
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Abbot in Charge of Boxing Chamber (uncredited)
Come Drink with Me
Jade Faced Tiger's Man
Wong Fei-hung: The Whip That Smacks the Candle
Thug
Iron Bones
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
Crippled Fist Master (as Yuen Hsiao-Tien)
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Sam the Seed / Beggar Su
Heroes of the East
Ho To's Sifu