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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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陈会毅 Billy Chan Chan Kooi Ngai Chan Wu Ngar Chan Wui Ngai Cheng Hui Yi
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Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong |
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Director (15), Assistant Director (1), Producer (16), Executive producer (1), Action Director (22), Assistant Action Director (5), Writer (1), Actor (45), Brief appearance (7), Cameo (1), Stuntman (5) |
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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.
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Alternate lists by alpha / genre / year |
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Activity |
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Kung Fu Jungle |
2014 |
Cameo |
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Jeet Kune Do |
2010 |
Producer |
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Bet To Basic |
2006 |
Producer |
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Wing Chun |
2006 |
Producer |
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Seven Swords Of Mount Heaven |
2005 |
Action Director |
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Dragon : Since 1973 |
2004 |
Actor |
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Fearful 24 Hours |
2004 |
Action Director |
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Shiver |
2003 |
Producer, Action Director |
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Demon Possession |
2002 |
Producer |
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Possessed |
2002 |
Producer |
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Legend Of A Professional, The |
2001 |
Director |
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Thou Shall Not Commit |
2001 |
Executive producer |
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White Storm |
2000 |
Director |
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Mad Stylist |
1997 |
Action Director |
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Stand Behind The Yellow Line |
1997 |
Director |
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Velvet Gloves |
1996 |
Director |
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Beginners Luck |
1994 |
Director, Writer |
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S.D.U. Mission In Mission |
1994 |
Producer |
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All Men Are Brothers : Blood Of The Leopard |
1993 |
Director |
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Mad Mad Ghost |
1992 |
Director |
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Skin Striperess |
1992 |
Director |
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Sting, The |
1992 |
Producer |
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Crazy Safari |
1991 |
Director |
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Legend Of Chiuchow Brothers |
1991 |
Producer |
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Ghost Legend |
1990 |
Producer |
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Licence To Steal |
1990 |
Director |
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No Way Back |
1990 |
Producer |
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Raid On Royal Casino Marine |
1990 |
Producer |
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Spooky Family, The |
1990 |
Producer |
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Casino Raiders |
1989 |
Action Director |
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Fortune Code, The |
1989 |
Action Director |
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No Compromise |
1989 |
Director |
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Proud And Confident |
1989 |
Producer |
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Running Mate |
1989 |
Producer, Action Director |
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Three Wishes |
1988 |
Director |
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Brotherhood |
1987 |
Director |
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Crazy Spirit |
1987 |
Director |
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From Here To Prosperity |
1986 |
Action Director |
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New Mr. Vampire |
1986 |
Director |
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Where's Officer Tuba ? |
1986 |
Actor |
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Heart Of Dragon |
1985 |
Assistant Director, Action Director, Actor |
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Mr Boo Meets Pom Pom |
1985 |
Actor |
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My Lucky Stars |
1985 |
Action Director |
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Long Arm Of The Law |
1984 |
Action Director |
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Owl VS Bumbo, The |
1984 |
Actor |
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Masters Of Tiger Crane |
1983 |
Actor |
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Winners And Sinners |
1983 |
Action Director |
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Carry On Pickpocket |
1982 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Dead And The Deadly, The |
1982 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Ghost Nursing |
1982 |
Producer |
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Krazy Kops |
1981 |
Action Director |
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Prodigal Son, The |
1981 |
Action Director |
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Security Unlimited |
1981 |
Action Director |
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Encounters Of The Spooky Kind |
1980 |
Actor |
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Magnificent Butcher, The |
1980 |
Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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Two Toothless Tigers |
1980 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Victim, The |
1980 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Crazy Partner |
1979 |
Actor |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Action Director |
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His Name Is Nobody |
1979 |
Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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Incredible Kung Fu Master, The |
1979 |
Actor |
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Knockabout |
1979 |
Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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Odd Couple |
1979 |
Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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36th Chamber Of Shaolin, The |
1978 |
Actor |
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Amsterdam Connection |
1978 |
Actor |
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Amsterdam Kill, The |
1978 |
Actor |
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Dirty Kung Fu |
1978 |
Actor |
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog |
1978 |
Actor |
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Enter The Fat Dragon |
1978 |
Brief appearance |
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Warriors Two |
1978 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Way Of The Black Dragon |
1978 |
Action Director |
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Who Holds The Golden Key ? |
1978 |
Actor |
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Broken Oath |
1977 |
Actor |
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Executioners From Shaolin |
1977 |
Brief appearance |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
Actor |
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Iron Fisted Monk, The |
1977 |
Stuntman |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
Actor |
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Shaolin Plot, The |
1977 |
Actor |
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Brotherhood |
1976 |
Brief appearance |
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Challenge Of The Masters |
1976 |
Actor |
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Girlie Bar, The |
1976 |
Actor |
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Himalayan, The |
1976 |
Actor |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Actor |
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Kung Fu Stars |
1975 |
Actor |
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Valiant Ones |
1975 |
Actor |
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Bloody Ring |
1974 |
Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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Dynamite Brothers |
1974 |
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Stoner |
1974 |
Brief appearance |
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Tournament, The |
1974 |
Actor |
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Back Alley Princess |
1973 |
Actor |
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Chinese Kung Fu |
1973 |
Actor |
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Devil And Angel |
1973 |
Actor |
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Enter The Dragon |
1973 |
Stuntman |
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When Taekwondo Strikes |
1973 |
Brief appearance |
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Casino, The |
1972 |
Brief appearance |
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Fist Of Fury |
1972 |
Stuntman |
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Fugitive, The |
1972 |
Brief appearance |
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Hapkido |
1972 |
Stuntman |
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Treasure Castle |
1972 |
Actor |
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Big Boss, The |
1971 |
Actor |
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Eunuch, The |
1971 |
Actor |
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Invincible Eight, The |
1971 |
Actor |
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Touch Of Zen, A |
1971 |
Stuntman |
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Swordmates, The |
1969 |
Actor |
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