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Wei Ping-ao
Acting
Born: November 29, 1929
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Biography
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.
Known For

The Way of the Dragon
as Ho

Fist of Fury
as Interpreter Wu

Hapkido
as Black Bear Secretary Zhang

Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Chemist

Dragon Gate
as His Majesty

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self

Calamity of Snakes

The Snake Girl Drops In
as Witch

The Fate of Lee Khan
as Wen Mei Chi

The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Shi Gan