Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age of 12, and has worked in numerous martial arts ...
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| 1 | George Lucas originally wanted him to be the lightsaber fight choreographer for the Star Wars prequels. |
| 2 | He received the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival. |
| 3 | He is the elder brother of Chi Kit Lee. |
| 4 | Family roots are from Suzhou, Jiangsu province. |
| 5 | Has three sons and one daughter; Timmy Hung, Jimmy Hung, Sammy Hung and Stephanie Hung. |
| 6 | He got the distinctive scar on his upper lip and at the corner of his mouth in a street fight. Someone shoved a broken Coke bottle in his face. |
| 7 | When his work first started getting released in the West, he was billed as Samo Hung. It was not until years later, after English-speakers kept mispronouncing his first name as 'say-mo', that the M was doubled to get the 'Sammo' that we are more familiar with now. |
| 8 | Eldest grandson of actress Szu-Ying Chien and writer/director Chung-Ho Hung. |
| 9 | He was first called Sammo in Hong Kong because of his resemblance to a popular Chinese cartoon character. The character's name was "Sam Mo" which is Cantonese for "three hairs," which is all the cartoon character had. |
| 10 | Longtime friends with Jackie Chan and directed Chan in Long de xin (1985), among several. |
| 11 | Attended same opera school as Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen, Wah Yuen and Corey Yuen. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| God of War | 2017 | post-production | Commander Yu |
| Wo de te gong ye ye | 2016 | | Ding |
| Huang feihong zhi yingxiong you meng | 2014 | | Master Lui |
| E zhan | 2014 | | Master Tie |
| Xiao gong zhen wu lin | 2013 | | |
| Da Shang Hai | 2012 | | Hong Shou Ting |
| Jue se wu qi | 2012 | | Chi-Keung Lung |
| Tou ze | 2011 | | Director Hung (Guest appearance) |
| Cai li fu | 2011 | | Chen Tianlai |
| The Legend Is Born: Ip Man | 2010 | | Chan Wah Shun |
| Ip Man 2 | 2010 | | Master Hung Chun-Nam |
| Jin yi wei | 2010 | | Prince (as Sammo Hung) |
| Gong fu chu shen | 2009 | | Bing Yi Wong (as Sammo Hung) |
| Shao Lin Seng Bing | 2008 | TV Series | Big Feet Monk |
| Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu | 2008 | | Li Hui |
| San guo zhi jian long xie jia | 2008 | | Luo Ping-An |
| Triad Wars | 2008 | | Lin Ho Lung (as Sammo Hung) |
| Seung chi sun tau | 2007 | | Uncle Luck (as Sammo Hung) |
| Mang lung | 2005 | | Kong Long (as Sammo Hung) |
| SPL: Sha po lang | 2005 | | Wong Po (as Sammo Hung) |
| Long wei fu zi | 2005 | | Dragon Ki |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 | | Wong Fei Hung (as Sammo Hung) |
| Jing xin dong po | 2004 | | Director Ko |
| Daai baan taat yat chaan | 2004 | | Chow Yan-Kei |
| Dragon Laws I: The Undercover | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Saai sau kwong lung | 2002 | | Hitman |
| Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger | 2002 | Video | Lu Zheng Yang |
| The Avenging Fist | 2001 | | Inspector Dark |
| Zu Warriors | 2001 | | White Eyebrows |
| Martial Law | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Sammo Law |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | 2000 | TV Series | Sammo Law |
| Moumantai | 1999 | | |
| Early Edition | 1999 | TV Series | Sammo Law |
| L.A. Doctors | 1999 | TV Series | Sammo Hung |
| Mei you xiao liao de tian kong | 1998 | | Yan |
| A Chinese Ghost Story | 1997 | | White Cloud (Mandarin version) (voice) |
| Mr. Nice Guy | 1997 | | Cyclist (as Sammo Hung) |
| A Jin de gu shi | 1996 | | Chief Tung |
| Wan choi ng fuk sing | 1996 | | Kidstuff / Fastbuck |
| Lang man feng bao | 1996 | | Black Jack Hung |
| Mou mian bei | 1995 | | Officer Pierre Lau |
| Kung Fu Cult Master | 1993 | | Chang San Fung (as Kam-bo Hung) |
| Yat do king sing | 1993 | | Yu Man-San |
| Long fu hu zi | 1993 | | |
| Hua pi zhi: Yin yang fa wang | 1992 | | High Monk |
| Shi bu wang qing | 1992 | | Police lieutenant (as Samo Hung) |
| Wu fu xing chuang gui | 1992 | | Kidstuff / Fastbuck |
| Lao dou wu pa duo | 1991 | | |
| Hao men ye yan | 1991 | | Hung Tai-Po |
| Meng gui ru qin hei she hui | 1991 | | Chan Yu-Qun |
| Chi xian zhen bian ren | 1991 | | Success Hung |
| Mi zong wei long | 1991 | | Gai-Lap |
| Yi chu ji fa | 1991 | | Fat Goose (as Samo Hung) |
| Hong fu qi tian | 1991 | | Fatty / Fatty's Father / Hung Kau |
| Long feng zei zhuo zei | 1990 | | French Security Guard |
| Zhi fen shuang xiong | 1990 | | Jeff Lau |
| Shou hu fei long | 1990 | | Fatty |
| Huang jia nu jiang | 1990 | | Officer Huang Tsung-Po, the Father (as Sammo Hung) |
| Luan shi er nu | 1990 | | Chin Hung-Yun |
| Fu gui bing tuan | 1990 | | Brother Hung |
| Huo shao dao | 1990 | | Fatty Liu Hsi Chia / John Liu |
| Gui yao gui | 1989 | | Abao (as Samo Hung) |
| Seven Warriors | 1989 | | Hung |
| Qun long xi feng | 1989 | | Lo Tung |
| Ba liang jin | 1989 | | 'Slim' Cheng |
| Qi xiao fu | 1988 | | Master Yu |
| Shen tan fu zi bing | 1988 | | |
| Fei lung mang jeung | 1988 | | Luke Wong Fei-hung (as Samo Hung) |
| Guo bu xin lang | 1988 | | Chien Pao |
| The 1987 Miss Asia Pageant | 1987 | | |
| Ling huan xian sheng | 1987 | | Hung |
| Piao cuo can | 1987 | | Ting |
| Zhong Guo zui hou yi ge tai jian | 1987 | | Opera Boss |
| Dung fong tuk ying | 1987 | | Ming-Sun Tung |
| Zui jia fu xing | 1986 | | Kidstuff Fastbuck |
| Pi li da la ba | 1986 | | Tuba |
| Shanghai Express | 1986 | | Ching Fong Tin |
| Huang jia shi jie | 1985 | | Old Master |
| Long de xin | 1985 | | Danny / Dodo Fung (as Samo Hung) |
| Xia ri fu xing | 1985 | | Kidstuff Fastbuck |
| Shi lai yun dao | 1985 | | Movie Director (as Sammo Hung) |
| Fuk sing go jiu | 1985 | | Kidstuff Fastbuck (as Sammo Hung) |
| Mao tou ying yu xiao fei xiang | 1984 | | First Day Chan / Bumbo |
| Kuai can che | 1984 | | Moby (as Samo Hung) |
| Pom Pom | 1984 | | Cameo appearance |
| Project A | 1983 | | Fei |
| Qi mou miao ji: Wu fu xing | 1983 | | Teapot |
| Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | 1983 | | Chang Mei / Red Army soldier |
| Ren xia ren | 1982 | | Wah Li |
| Tai fong siu sau | 1982 | | Rice Pot |
| Bai ga jai | 1981 | | Wong Wah-bo |
| Zhui nu zhai | 1981 | | |
| Spooky Encounters | 1980 | | Bold Cheung |
| Shuai ya lao hu | 1980 | | |
| Xian yu fan sheng | 1980 | | Fatso |
| Shen bu you ji | 1980 | | Chan-Wing |
| Bo ming chan dao duo ming qiang | 1979 | | King of the Sword / Yao, The King of the Spear's Pupil |
| Zhuang ju zai yu Niu gan yan | 1979 | uncredited | |
| Za jia xiao zi | 1979 | | The Beggar |
| Xing mu zi gu huo zhao | 1979 | | |
| Lao hu tian ji | 1978 | | Frog |
| Zan xian sheng yu zhao qian Hua | 1978 | | Fei Chun (as Hung Ching-Pao) |
| Fei Lung gwoh gong | 1978 | | Lung (as Samo Hung Kam Po) |
| Chu zhong | 1978 | | |
| Game of Death | 1978 | | Lo Chen (as Hung Kim Po) |
| San De huo shang yu Chong Mi Liu | 1977 | | Husker |
| Mian meng xin jing | 1977 | | |
| Po jie | 1977 | | |
| Si da men pai | 1977 | | |
| International Assassin | 1976 | | |
| Gui ji shuang xiong | 1976 | | |
| Bei Shao lin | 1976 | | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Da tai jian | 1976 | as Sammo Hung | |
| Shao Lin men | 1976 | | Officer Tu Ching |
| Mi zong sheng shou | 1976 | | Kao's friend |
| Lao hu sha xing | 1976 | | Lau (as Kam Bo Hung) |
| Hou sheng | 1975 | | |
| Dragon Flies | 1975 | | Win Chan (as Hung Kam Po) |
| Da qian shi jie | 1975 | | |
| Xiang Gang chao ren | 1975 | | |
| Nu zi tai quan qun ying hui | 1975 | | |
| The Valiant Ones | 1975 | | Hakatatsu (as Yuan-Lung Chu) |
| Hua fei man cheng chun | 1975 | | |
| Yan ku shen tan | 1974 | | Tiger |
| Gwai ma seung sing | 1974 | | Beach Rascal |
| Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan | 1974 | | |
| Stoner | 1974 | | |
| Qi sheng quan wang | 1974 | | |
| Huang Fei Hong xiao lin quan | 1974 | | Fei Fei |
| Si wang tiao zhan | 1974 | | |
| Da a ge | 1974 | | |
| Little Superman | 1974 | | |
| Mai ming | 1973 | | |
| Tai quan zhen jiu zhou | 1973 | | |
| Hei ye guai ke | 1973 | | |
| Enter the Dragon | 1973 | | Shaolin Fighter (uncredited) |
| Tou du ke | 1973 | | |
| Chou tou xiao zi | 1972 | as Hong Kam-Po | |
| Wang ming tu | 1972 | | |
| He qi dao | 1972 | | Fan Wei |
| Deep Thrust | 1972 | | |
| Shan Dong xiang ma | 1972 | | |
| Xiao shi yi lang | 1971 | | |
| Xia nü | 1971 | | Commander Hsu's son (uncredited) |
| Vengeance of a Snowgirl | 1971 | | |
| Gui liu xing | 1971 | | |
| Ying zi shen bian | 1971 | | |
| Duo ming jin jian | 1971 | | |
| Xue fu men | 1971 | as Yuan-Lung Chu | |
| Gui nu chuan | 1971 | | |
| Gui tai jian | 1971 | | |
| Dao bu liu ren | 1971 | | |
| Leu ci ke | 1971 | | Provincial guard |
| Tian long ba jiang | 1971 | | |
| The Lady Hermit | 1971 | | Black Demon's thug |
| Tie luo han | 1970 | as Yuan-Lung Chu | |
| Wu lin feng yun | 1970 | uncredited | |
| Nu jian kuang dao | 1970 | | |
| Jin yi da xia | 1970 | | Yang imposter |
| Brothers Five | 1970 | | Security escort Chu |
| Du bei shen ni | 1969 | | |
| The Golden Sword | 1969 | | Black Demon guard (as Chu Yuan Lung) |
| Yan niang | 1969 | | Bandit |
| Mad Mad Mad Swords | 1969 | | Bandit (uncredited) |
| Fei yan jin dao | 1969 | | |
| The Jade Raksha | 1968 | | |
| Duo hun ling | 1968 | | Bandit |
| Nu xia hei hu die | 1968 | | |
| Guai xia | 1968 | | |
| Tian jian jue dao Shang ji | 1967 | | |
| Sheng si guan tou | 1964 | | |
| Ren zhi cu | 1963 | | |
| Gong zhu yu qi xiao xia | 1962 | | |
| Da xiao Huang Tian Ba | 1962 | | Kid (as Yuen Lung) |
| Ai de jiao yu | 1961 | | Shao Tu-tzu (as Chu Yuan Lung) |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Xi you ji zhi: Sun Wukong san da Baigu Jing | 2016 | action director | |
| The Wrath of Vajra | 2013 | action choreographer | |
| Tai Chi Zero | 2012 | action director | |
| Da wu sheng | 2011 | fight choreographer | |
| Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo | 2010 | action director | |
| Ip Man 2 | 2010 | action director | |
| Yip Man | 2008 | action director | |
| San guo zhi jian long xie jia | 2008 | stunt coordinator | |
| SPL: Sha po lang | 2005 | action choreographer - uncredited | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | 2004 | additional action choreographer - as Sammo Hung | |
| Martial Law | 1998 | TV Series stunt performer - 1 episode | |
| Mr. Nice Guy | 1997 | additional stunt double: Jackie Chan - uncredited | |
| Mou mian bei | 1995 | stunt action director / stunt performer - uncredited | |
| Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau | 1993 | action coordinator | |
| Meng gui ru qin hei she hui | 1991 | stunt performer - uncredited | |
| Zhi fen shuang xiong | 1990 | fight choreographer | |
| Huo zhu gui | 1989 | stunt coordinator | |
| Jiang shi jia zu: Jiang shi xian sheng xu ji | 1986 | stunt coordinator | |
| Shanghai Express | 1986 | stunt coordinator | |
| Fuk sing go jiu | 1985 | stunt coordinator - as Sammo Hung | |
| Kuai can che | 1984 | additional martial arts double: Jackie Chan | |
| Tai fong siu sau | 1982 | stunt coordinator | |
| Bai ga jai | 1981 | stunt coordinator | |
| Xian yu fan sheng | 1980 | stunt coordinator | |
| Lin Shi Rong | 1979 | fighting instructor - as Sammo Hung | |
| Bo ming chan dao duo ming qiang | 1979 | stunt coordinator | |
| Fei Lung gwoh gong | 1978 | stunt coordinator - as Samo Hung Kam Po | |
| Chu zhong | 1978 | stunt coordinator | |
| Game of Death | 1978 | stunt coordinator - uncredited / stunts - uncredited | |
| San De huo shang yu Chong Mi Liu | 1977 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Si da men pai | 1977 | stunt coordinator | |
| Zhui long | 1977 | stunt coordinator | |
| Ban jin ba liang | 1976 | action coordinator - as Chin-Pao Hung | |
| Bei Shao lin | 1976 | stunt coordinator | |
| Shao Lin men | 1976 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Mi zong sheng shou | 1976 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Lao hu sha xing | 1976 | martial arts instructor | |
| Yan ku shen tan | 1974 | stunt coordinator | |
| Gwai ma seung sing | 1974 | stunt coordinator - as Yuan Lung Chu | |
| Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan | 1974 | stunt coordinator | |
| Stoner | 1974 | stunt coordinator | |
| Huang Fei Hong xiao lin quan | 1974 | martial arts instructor - as Chin-Pao Hung | |
| Si wang tiao zhan | 1974 | stunt coordinator | |
| Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo | 1973 | fighting instructor - as Yuan-Lung Chu | |
| Hei ye guai ke | 1973 | action coordinator | |
| Enter the Dragon | 1973 | stunt coordinator - uncredited / stunts - uncredited | |
| He qi dao | 1972 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuen-lung | |
| Gui nu chuan | 1971 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Dao bu liu ren | 1971 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Tian long ba jiang | 1971 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Tie luo han | 1970 | action coordinator - as Chu Yuan Lung | |
| Shi er jin pai | 1970 | stunt coordinator - as Chen Yuan-Lung | |
| The Golden Sword | 1969 | stunt coordinator - as Chu Yuan-Lung | |
| Biyeonmaeng nyeo | 1969 | action coordinator | |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2013 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Tai Chi 0 (2012) |
| 2012 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Action Choreography | Tai Chi 0 (2012) |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo (2010) |
| 2010 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Action Choreography | Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo (2010) |
| 2009 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | San guo zhi jian long xie jia (2008) |
| 2009 | HKFCS Award | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | San guo zhi jian long xie jia (2008) |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | The Medallion (2003) |
| 1999 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Star of a New Series | Martial Law (1998) |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Wong fei hung VI: Sai wik hung see (1997) |
| 1995 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Dung che sai duk (1994) |
| 1990 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Ba liang jin (1989) |
| 1988 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | Qi xiao fu (1988) |
| 1986 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Long de xin (1985) |
| 1984 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Ren xia ren (1982) |
| 1984 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Ren xia ren (1982) |
| 1984 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Ren xia ren (1982) |
| 1983 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Bai ga jai (1981) |
| 1983 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Tai fong siu sau (1982) |
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