Corey Yuen (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Fui1; born Ying Gang-ming 15 February 1951; also credited as Corey Yuen Kwai and Yuen Kwai) is a Hong Kong action director, film director, producer and action choreographer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. Yuen is perhaps best known as Rubber Legs' student in 1979 kung fu comedy film Dance of the Drunk Mantis.
He usually speaks Cantonese during a recorded behind-the-scenes commentary of one of his movies, such as Romeo Must Die (2000) and Drakono bucinys (2001), mainly because he does not speak English very well.
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Uses the name Yuen in honor of his teacher, Jim-Yuen Yu. Several other graduates of the China Drama Academy like Biao Yuen and Wah Yuen also use the honorific, while fellow alumni Jackie Chan and Sammo Kam-Bo Hung no longer use their mentor's name.
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Attended Chinese Opera Academy
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ying han
1972
Tang ran ke
1972
as Corey Yuen Kwai
He qi dao
1972
Japanese martial arts student (uncredited)
Ai nu
1972
Xiao du long
1972
The Chinese Connection
1972
Japanese fighter (uncredited)
Deaf Mute Heroine
1971
The Jade Raksha
1968
The Collector
2012/IV
Uncle Ting (as Kwai Yuen)
Yuet gwong bo hup
2010
General of Cao
Ma Yong Zhen
1997
Uncle Po
Thunderbolt
1995
The Doctor (as Cory Yuen)
High Risk
1995
Wai
Dou sing 2: Kai tau dou sing
1995
Shing
My Father is a Hero
1995
Bartender
The Defender
1994
Shopper in Mall
Chi luo kuang ben
1993
Hong Kong Policeman
The Legend II
1993
Li Kwok Bon
Jiu er shen diao zhi: Chi xin qing chang jian
1992
Doc
Long hang tian xia
1992
Du ba
1991
Fishy Shing (as Kwai Yuen)
Lei ting sao xue
1991
Ching sing
1991
Cameo
Cai shu zhi heng sao qian jun
1991
Brother Big Nose (as Fui Yuen)
Xin jing wu men 1991
1991
Master Fok Wan (as Kwai Yuen)
Long de chuan ren
1991
Cop (as Fui Yuen)
Hong fu qi tian
1991
Gambler
Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia
1991
Wei Tien-Hsien
Long feng zei zhuo zei
1990
Patrolman
Jing tian shi er xiao shi
1990
Ye mo sin sang
1990
Yuen
Shi jia zhong di
1990
Zhi fen shuang xiong
1990
Huang jia nu jiang
1990
Man in the Boat
Dou sing
1990
Fishy Shing (as Kwai Yuen)
Ji dong ji xia
1989
Bum
Qun long xi feng
1989
Coolie (as Kwai Yuen)
Gui meng jiao
1988
Hen Egg
Qun long duo bao
1988
Shen tan fu zi bing
1988
San dui yuan yang yi zhang chuang
1988
Boy Scout 1
Ling huan xian sheng
1987
Party Guest
Dung fong tuk ying
1987
Judy Vu (as Kwai Yuen)
Above the Law
1986
Bad Egg / Joe Do
Shanghai Express
1986
Jen, Shiyu's Man
Huang jia shi jie
1985
Policeman
Long de xin
1985
SWAT Team Member (as Yuen Kwai)
Chu Liu Xiang zhi You ling shan zhuang
1982
Dragon Strike
1982
Lu Chen gang member
Liu he ba fa
1981
Fo Zhang huang di
1980
Leng dao ran hong ying xiong xue
1979
Jade Claw
1979
Dance of the Drunken Mantis
1979
Rubber Legs' student (as Yuen Kwai)
Ren zai jiang hu
1979
Guest star
Xiao shi yi lang
1978
Sha jue
1978
8 Diagram guard
Xue fu rong
1978
Flying Guillotine at bamboo forest
Tai ji yuan gong
1978
Po jie
1977
Bei po
1977
Shen tui tie shan gong
1977
Tian long ba bu
1977
Goliathon
1977
uncredited
Jue bu di tou
1977
Death Duel
1977
Ying zhao tie bu shan
1977
Assassin
Yin yang xie di zi
1977
Chu Liu Xiang
1977
Qiao tan nu jiao wa
1977
Nan quan bei tui dou jin hu
1977
Silver Fox's henchman (as Yuen Kwai)
Jue quan
1977
Sun Hung
Da wu shi yu xiao piao ke
1977
Spearman (as Yuen Kwai)
Zhen jia gong fu
1977
Robber
Sa dam ying
1976
Du hou mi shi
1976
Henchman
Wu du tian luo
1976
Tien ya ming yue dao
1976
Extra
You gui zi
1976
Jiang hu zi di
1976
Qian Long huang qi yu ji
1976
Fei long zhan
1976
Liu xing hu die jian
1976
Mi zong sheng shou
1976
Kao's guard
Li Xiao Long yu wo
1976
uncredited
Jin mao shi wang
1975
Dragon Flies
1975
uncredited
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
1975
Zhong lie tu
1975
Pirate
Qu mo nu
1975
Ba Li sha shou
1974
Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan
1974
Tie han rou qing
1974
Chuo tou zhuang yuan
1974
From China with Death
1974
Meng hu dou kuang long
1974
Black Belt
1974
Thug
Guo shu shi duan
1974
as Yuan-Kuei Yin
Xiao tou dou da zei
1973
Ze wang
1973
Huang Fei Hong
1973
Tou du ke
1973
Tie wa
1973
Ma tou da jue dou
1973
Guo guan zhan jiang
1973
Huang se sha shou
1972
Thug
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
Birth of the Dragon
2016
martial arts choreographer
Wild Card
2015
action choreographer
Huang feihong zhi yingxiong you meng
2014
action director
Badges of Fury
2013
action director
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
action coordinator / martial arts choreographer - as Cory Yuen