Unlike his frequent collaborator, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung is relatively unknown in the U.S. However, in his native Hong Kong, he is member of a renowned comedy team that includes Chan and Yuen Biao. The three have a similar theatrical background -- all three are childhood friends and received training at the Peking Opera Academy. Hung was typically a bumbling sidekick to Jackie Chan, although martial arts fans often argue that Hung is actually the better martial artist. Many would find this surprising, most likely due to Hung's appearance: overweight, with a jovial, easy-going manner. Lacking the traditionally heroic physical traits that his friend has in spades, Hung is often overshadowed by Chan, to the point that Chan has received top billing for films in which Hung was truly the star (My Lucky Stars). Beyond his slapstick onscreen performances, Hung is unrivaled in the field of film stunts and has functioned as stunt coordinator on many projects. Hung has also applied his excellent choreographic skills into a successful directing career. In a more serious performance, obviously informed by his vast experience, he portrayed a stunt coordinator opposite Michelle Yeoh in the 1997 film The Stunt Woman.
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Action Director |
2010 | |||
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Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster
Action Director, Actor |
2010 | |||
| 2010 | ||||
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Kung Fu Chefs
Actor |
2009 | |||
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Twins Mission
Actor |
2009 | |||
| 2009 | ||||
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Ip Man
Action Director, Actor |
2008 | |||
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Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
Action Director, Actor |
2008 | |||
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Dragon Heat
Actor |
2005 | |||
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Kill Zone
Actor |
2005 | |||
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Legend of the Dragon
Actor |
2005 | |||
| 2004 | ||||
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Kung Fu Hustle
Action Director |
2004 | |||
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Men Suddenly in Black
Actor |
2003 | |||
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The Medallion
Action Director |
2003 | |||
| 2002 | ||||
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Modern Warriors
Participant |
2002 | |||
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Archival Appearance |
2002 | |||
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The Legend of Zu
Actor |
2001 | |||
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Martial Law [TV Series]
Actor |
1998 | |||
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Mr. Nice Guy
Actor, Director |
1997 | |||
| 1997 | ||||
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The Stunt Woman
Actor |
1997 | |||
| 1996 | ||||
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Ashes of Time
Action Director |
1994 | |||
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Don't Give a Damn
Actor, Director |
1994 | |||
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Blade of Fury
Director |
1993 | |||
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Kung Fu Cult Master
Action Director, Actor |
1993 | |||
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The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu
Director, Stunts |
1993 | |||
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Moon Warriors
Director |
1992 | |||
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My Flying Wife
Actor |
1991 | |||
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Operation Scorpio
Producer |
1991 | |||
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Slickers Vs. Killers
Director |
1991 | |||
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The Gambling Ghost
Actor |
1991 | |||
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Touch and Go
Actor |
1991 | |||
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Deadliest Art: The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Archival Appearance |
1990 | |||
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Shanghai Shanghai
Actor |
1990 | |||
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She Shoots Straight
Actor, Producer |
1990 | |||
| 1990 | ||||
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The Prisoner
Actor |
1990 | |||
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Bat Leung Gam
Actor |
1989 | |||
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Fortune Code
Actor |
1989 | |||
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Pedicab Driver
Actor, Director |
1989 | |||
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Dragons Forever
Actor, Director |
1988 | |||
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Painted Faces
Actor |
1988 | |||
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Paper Marriage
Actor, Director |
1988 | |||
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Happy Bigamist
Executive Producer |
1987 | |||
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Killer's Nocturne
Executive Producer |
1987 | |||
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Sworn Brothers
Producer |
1987 | |||
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The Final Test
Executive Producer |
1987 | |||
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Eastern Condors
Action Director, Actor, Director |
1986 | |||
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Mr. Vampire
Producer |
1986 | |||
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Shanghai Express
Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Heart of the Dragon
Actor, Director |
1985 | |||
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Island
Producer |
1985 | |||
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My Lucky Stars
Actor, Director |
1985 | |||
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Actor, Director |
1985 | |||
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Hong Kong 1941
Presented by |
1984 | |||
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Wheels on Meals
Actor, Director, Screen Story |
1984 | |||
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Jackie Chan's Project A
Actor |
1983 | |||
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Winners and Sinners
Actor, Director |
1983 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
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Carry On Pickpocket
Actor |
1982 | |||
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The Dead and the Deadly
Actor |
1982 | |||
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The Prodigal Son
Actor, Choreography, Director |
1982 | |||
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Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1981 | |||
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Dragon Forever
Actor, Director |
1980 | |||
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The Magnificent Butcher
Actor, Stunts Coordinator |
1980 | |||
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The Victim
Action Director, Actor, Director |
1980 | |||
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Knockabout
Action Director, Actor, Director |
1979 | |||
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The Odd Couple
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Warriors Two
Actor, Director |
1979 | |||
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Enter the Fat Dragon
Action Director, Actor, Director |
1978 | |||
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Filthy Guy
Actor |
1978 | |||
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The Game of Death
Fights Choreographer |
1978 | |||
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The Iron-Fisted Monk
Actor, Director |
1977 | |||
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Traitorous
Actor |
1976 | |||
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Sting of the Dragon Masters
Action Director |
1974 | |||
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Enter the Dragon
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Fast Sword
Action Director, Actor |
1971 |

