Wong Yat Fei

Biography

Wong Yat Fei is a Hong Kong film and television actor born in Macau in 1942. He began his career at Commercial Television and later moved to RTV (Asia Television) before joining Television Broadcasts Limited. His early roles were mostly minor parts in TV dramas such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes. He gained recognition through his appearance in the comedy variety show Comedy Night Rescue Earth in 1990. Wong began acting in films in the 1990s, including Dance with Dragon in 1991. He later appeared in several Stephen Chow films such as Hail the Judge, The Destruction King, and Justice, My Foot!. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Bauhinia Film Awards in 2001 for his comedic role as the eldest brother "Iron Head" in Shaolin Soccer. He also ran a stamp and stationery shop in the Good Hope Building.