Han Yingjie

Biography

Han Yingjie was a Shanghai native and a Hong Kong film actor and action choreographer. In 1946, he began his career in Shanghai in film stunts at the age of nineteen. After several years, he moved to Hong Kong and Singapore to work in martial arts and stunt exhibitions. In the 1960s, he returned to Hong Kong and joined Shaw Brothers, working on film stunts and production. In 1966, he left Shaw Brothers for Taiwan, then returned to Hong Kong in 1970 to become an action choreographer. He formally joined Golden Harvest in 1970 and appeared in famous films such as Fist of Fury, The Chinese Connection, and The Cold-Blooded Tiger under director Lo Wei. He became one of Hong Kong's most famous film actors and directors. He died in 1991 from late-stage cancer at the age of 64.