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He is the brother of Peter Chan Lung, and actually when I first spotted Billy in Bruce Lee’s Big Boss I thought: "Wow, Chan Lung was quite a thin guy in his younger days". In Big Boss Billy’s part is brief but highly visible, it's at the moment Bruce Lee decide to intervene in the fight between the workers and the thugs at the factory. Billy holds a knife and receives Bruce's swift, snappy kick right in the jaw. Wow, it's a priceless cinematic moment, with it's speed and crisp feel it was the first real indication that Bruce was something more than the usual karate chopping martial star.
Billy like his brother was part of Madame Fan Fok’s opera academy. Along with Lam Ching Ying he was one of the earliest Golden Harvest stuntmen and can be seen or glimpsed in bit appearances in countless early Golden Harvest films usually choreographed by Sammo.
In the second half of the seventies he also did some work with Lau Kar Leung along with a couple of others like Wilson Tong and went back and forth in-between the two stunt-teams. In given time he rose to assistant action director then action director and with Lam Ching Ying and Yuen Biao were Sammo’s big action director assistants for his major works. All three won the H-K equivalent of the Oscar for their fight choreography in Prodigal Son. Unlike Yuen and Lam though I don't recall Billy ever been given any significant role beyond the occasional bit parts.
Instead his real skills were best displayed in his role as action choreography. Other than the above-mentioned Prodigal Son, he also performed as action choreographer in such classics as The Victim, Dead and the Deadly, Winners and Sinners (won the HK Film award for Best Action Choreography along with Yuen Biao and Lam Ching-ying), Encounters of the Spooky Kind and Long Arm of the Law. By the mid-80s he evolved towards becoming a director in his own right with New Mr. Vampire, License to Steal (starring Yuen Biao), Crazy Safari (starring Lam Ching Ying and his brother), All Men are Brothers (1993) and was the director of the 2001 Legend of a Professional with Anthony Wong and Josie Ho.
Like two other protégés of Sammo, cinematographer Ricky Lau and Wilson Tong, he did a lot of ghost-comedies (and had his directorial debut in one). He produced a film for Wilson Tong (Ghost Nursing) and a few other films as well – Raid on Royal Casino Marine, The Spooky Family and Ghost Legend.
Some films that he can be spotted in are: Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Victim, His Name is Nobody, Magnificent Butcher, Carry on Pickpocket, Knockabout, Warriors Two and Encounter of the Spooky Kind.
Yves Gendron
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New Mr. Vampire |
1986 |
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Brotherhood |
1987 |
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Crazy Spirit |
1987 |
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Three Wishes |
1988 |
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No Compromise |
1989 |
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Licence To Steal |
1990 |
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Crazy Safari |
1991 |
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Mad Mad Ghost |
1992 |
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Skin Striperess |
1992 |
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All Men Are Brothers : Blood Of The Leopard |
1993 |
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Beginners Luck |
1994 |
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Velvet Gloves |
1996 |
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Stand Behind The Yellow Line |
1997 |
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White Storm |
2000 |
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Legend Of A Professional, The |
2001 |
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Heart Of Dragon |
1985 |
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Ghost Nursing |
1982 |
Producer |
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Proud And Confident |
1989 |
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Running Mate |
1989 |
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Ghost Legend |
1990 |
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No Way Back |
1990 |
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Raid On Royal Casino Marine |
1990 |
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Spooky Family, The |
1990 |
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Legend Of Chiuchow Brothers |
1991 |
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Sting, The |
1992 |
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S.D.U. Mission In Mission |
1994 |
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Demon Possession |
2002 |
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Possessed |
2002 |
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Shiver |
2003 |
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Bet To Basic |
2006 |
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Wing Chun |
2006 |
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Jeet Kune Do |
2010 |
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Thou Shall Not Commit |
2001 |
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Warriors Two |
1978 |
Action Director |
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Way Of The Black Dragon |
1978 |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
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Two Toothless Tigers |
1980 |
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Victim, The |
1980 |
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Krazy Kops |
1981 |
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Prodigal Son, The |
1981 |
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Security Unlimited |
1981 |
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Carry On Pickpocket |
1982 |
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Dead And The Deadly, The |
1982 |
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Winners And Sinners |
1983 |
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Long Arm Of The Law |
1984 |
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Heart Of Dragon |
1985 |
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My Lucky Stars |
1985 |
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From Here To Prosperity |
1986 |
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Casino Raiders |
1989 |
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Fortune Code, The |
1989 |
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Running Mate |
1989 |
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Mad Stylist |
1997 |
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Shiver |
2003 |
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Fearful 24 Hours |
2004 |
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Seven Swords Of Mount Heaven |
2005 |
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Bloody Ring |
1974 |
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His Name Is Nobody |
1979 |
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Knockabout |
1979 |
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Odd Couple |
1979 |
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Magnificent Butcher, The |
1980 |
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Beginners Luck |
1994 |
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Swordmates, The |
1969 |
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Big Boss, The |
1971 |
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Eunuch, The |
1971 |
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Invincible Eight, The |
1971 |
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Treasure Castle |
1972 |
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Back Alley Princess |
1973 |
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Chinese Kung Fu |
1973 |
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Devil And Angel |
1973 |
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Bloody Ring |
1974 |
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Dynamite Brothers |
1974 |
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Tournament, The |
1974 |
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Kung Fu Stars |
1975 |
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Valiant Ones |
1975 |
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Challenge Of The Masters |
1976 |
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Girlie Bar, The |
1976 |
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Himalayan, The |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
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Broken Oath |
1977 |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
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Shaolin Plot, The |
1977 |
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36th Chamber Of Shaolin, The |
1978 |
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Amsterdam Connection |
1978 |
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Amsterdam Kill, The |
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Dirty Kung Fu |
1978 |
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog |
1978 |
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Warriors Two |
1978 |
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Who Holds The Golden Key ? |
1978 |
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Crazy Partner |
1979 |
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His Name Is Nobody |
1979 |
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Incredible Kung Fu Master, The |
1979 |
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Knockabout |
1979 |
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Odd Couple |
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Encounters Of The Spooky Kind |
1980 |
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Magnificent Butcher, The |
1980 |
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Two Toothless Tigers |
1980 |
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Victim, The |
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Carry On Pickpocket |
1982 |
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Dead And The Deadly, The |
1982 |
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Masters Of Tiger Crane |
1983 |
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Owl VS Bumbo, The |
1984 |
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Heart Of Dragon |
1985 |
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Mr Boo Meets Pom Pom |
1985 |
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Where's Officer Tuba ? |
1986 |
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Dragon : Since 1973 |
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Casino, The |
1972 |
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Fugitive, The |
1972 |
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When Taekwondo Strikes |
1973 |
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Stoner |
1974 |
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Brotherhood |
1976 |
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Executioners From Shaolin |
1977 |
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Enter The Fat Dragon |
1978 |
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Touch Of Zen, A |
1971 |
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Fist Of Fury |
1972 |
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Hapkido |
1972 |
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Enter The Dragon |
1973 |
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Iron Fisted Monk, The |
1977 |
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