
Fan Mei-Sheng
Acting
🎂 1942-09-13
Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.
Cast credits(88)

Assistant Warden
1991

1979

Mountain Bandit
1986

Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
1967

Black Bear
1987

White Powder Ma
1985

Bull
1980

Wu Hua-Tian
1972

(archive footage) (uncredited)
1998

General Chiao Ting Kuai
1972

Mountain Bandit Leader Yin
1973

(archive footage) (uncredited)
1999

Beggar King
1979

Mute
1977

Black Whirlwind, Li
1972

Ma Fang-chung
1976

Painting Wu
1976

Odd Immortal Leung Sin-Yung
1977

Black Whirlwind / Li Kui
1975

Fan Tit Tau
1987

Japanese Officer
1973

Marshal Pao
1981

Zhao Zhong
1977

Li Sing Nan
1978

Chiu Fu
1971

Bu
1982

Bangling Trio Member
1970

Hu Zi
1967

Miu Fei
1976

Dancing Soldier
1967

2nd Chief of Hulu Valley
1968

Yi Da-Jing
1977

Beggar Fan (Feng)
1981

Yan Long Er
1968

3rd Prince of West Dragon King
1966

Big Sean
1973

Lo's Man
1967

Ding Hu (beggar)
1969

Shi Tou
1965

Wan Sanju
1970

Hua Er Dao
1973

Yu Ti's father
1979

1980

Master Luo
1970

Incompetent Police Sergeant
1969

Hunchback Liu Tuo
1972

Chu Lung gangster
1967

1975

Opera Customer
1964

Sifu
2018

Cheung
1989

1972

Master Fan
1964

Chuan Jia
1977

Yu Chi Zhou Guang
1971

Constable Ji Fu
1971

Agent 403 at nightclub
1967

Wan Chao
1967

Xu Xiang's boss
1977

Little Poue
1968

Bomb Gang's thug
1968

Ching Ching's Helper
1968

Chao Hai Chuan
1974

Chin Pai To
1981

Monk Lu Zhi Shen
1972

Instructor Ma
1970

1982

Ah Hsin
1977

Big Beard
1974

1979

Secretary Tong's servant capturing Wei
1967

Wong Tai
1973

1965

villain who kills a woman
1968

1978

Wei Jin-Bao
1974

1966

Chinese Patriot
1965

1968

Guan Xiyang
1970

Cao Wu's waiter
1967

Village youth at campfire
1964

Zhaoqing snr monk
1966

Sha Wu Lin
1976

Cheung Sam
1977

Neighbor at wake
1964

Jin Gang
1975

1983