Wei Ping-Ao
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Fist of Fury
1972
as Interpreter Wu
The Way of the Dragon
1972
as Ho
Hapkido
1972
as Black Bear Secretary Zhang
Naughty! Naughty!
1974
as Wei Ping Ao
Fist of Unicorn
1973
as San Tin
The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967
as Shi Gan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
as Wen Mei Chi
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
1982
as Chemist
Killer Darts
1968
as Light Footed Hero
King Cat
1967
as Jiang Ping, Underwater Mouse
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973
as Self
Filthy Guy
1972
Calamity of Snakes
1982
as Peter Ma
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
1977
King Drummer
1967
as Li Yuan-Ming
Laugh In
1976
Can't Stop the War
1982
Honor and Love
1973
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
1969
as Master Jin
The Three Smiles
1969
as Zhu Zhi Shan