About Yuen Cheung-yan
Lived 1947 – 2026 (aged 78–79). Yuen Cheung-yan was a Chinese film director, choreographer, film actor, director and television actor.
Yuen Cheung-yan (; 1957 – 1 January 2026) was a Hong Kong actor, director, stuntman and fight choreographer who worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo-ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies such as Shaolin Drunkard and The Miracle Fighters (1983). He also worked as a fight choreographer for American films like Charlie's Angels (2000).
On 1 January 2026, Yuen died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, at the age of 68.
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As director
As fight choreographer
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Who was Yuen Cheung-yan?
Hong Kong actor and film director
When was Yuen Cheung-yan born?
Yuen Cheung-yan was born in 1947 in Guangzhou.
When did Yuen Cheung-yan die?
Yuen Cheung-yan died in 2026 in Hong Kong.
What was Yuen Cheung-yan's occupation?
Yuen Cheung-yan was a film director, choreographer, film actor, director and television actor.
What nationality was Yuen Cheung-yan?
Yuen Cheung-yan was Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yuen Cheung-yan. https://biography.guide/yuen-cheung-yan/
MLA: "Yuen Cheung-yan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yuen-cheung-yan/.
Chicago: "Yuen Cheung-yan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/yuen-cheung-yan/.
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