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Chow Yun-fat

1955 - Today

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Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor. In a film career spanning more than forty years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films. Chow was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1979) and The Bund (1980). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chow Yun-fat is the 477th most popular actor (down from 389th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Actor.

Chow Yun-fat is most famous for his roles in the 1995 Hong Kong action film "Hard Boiled" and the 1997 American film "The Replacement Killers."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chow Yun-fat ranks 477 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Russell, Richard Barthelmess, Joan Collins, Bill Bixby, Magda Schneider, and Lillian Gish. After him are Karl Malden, Kenneth Branagh, Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Harold Ramis, and Walter Matthau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Chow Yun-fat ranks 37. Before him are John Hinckley Jr., Olga Korbut, Guillermo Lasso, Mariano Rajoy, Nina Hagen, and Svante Pääbo. After him are Denis Mukwege, Matteo Zuppi, Lazarus Chakwera, Sergey Shoygu, Li Keqiang, and Timothy Laurence.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Chow Yun-fat ranks 4 out of 115. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), William Anders (1933), and Sammo Hung (1952). After him are Ma Ying-jeou (1950), Leslie Cheung (1956), Stephen Chow (1962), Stanley Ho (1921), Margaret Chan (1947), John Lone (1952), Andy Lau (1961), and Katrina Kaif (1983).

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Among ACTORS In Hong Kong

Among actors born in Hong Kong, Chow Yun-fat ranks 3. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954), and Sammo Hung (1952). After him are Stephen Chow (1962), John Lone (1952), Andy Lau (1961), Katrina Kaif (1983), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), Nora Miao (1952), Maggie Cheung (1964), Jacky Cheung (1961), and Eric Tsang (1953).

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