Sammo Hung
Actor, director and choreographer
Hong Kong actor, director and choreographer, co-author of the modern action scene.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth1/7/1952
Country of Origin
Hong Kong
Hong KongBiography
He grew up at the same opera school as Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. As a choreographer he fused Hong Kong acrobatics with real technique and was among the first to bring Thai boxing and Filipino weapons into film; his work on Ip Man defined how Wing Chun looks on screen today.
Associated Martial Arts
Filmography
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