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Wei Ping-Ao
ActingBORN: 1929-11-29Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Biography
Wei Ping-Ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.
Top Filmography
7.4
The Way of the Dragon
1972 // MOVIE
7.2
Fist of Fury
1972 // MOVIE
7.7
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
1982 // MOVIE
6.7
Hapkido
1972 // MOVIE
6.7
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 // MOVIE
8.1
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973 // MOVIE
4.5
Fist of Unicorn
1973 // MOVIE
4.5
Calamity of Snakes
1982 // MOVIE
5.4
Fists of Bruce Lee
1978 // MOVIE
4.7
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
1969 // MOVIE
6.4
Deaf and Mute Heroine
1971 // MOVIE
4.0
Duel with the Devils
1977 // MOVIE
5.5
The Magnificent Swordsman
1968 // MOVIE
6.5
Killer Darts
1968 // MOVIE
5.6
Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
1982 // MOVIE