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惠天赐
Hui Tian Si
Hui Tien Chi
Hui Tin Chee
Austin Wai
Wai Tin Chi
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| Birthdate : |
13/8/1957 |
| Date of death : |
5/10/2010 |
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Hong Kong |
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Action Director (5), Assistant Action Director (1), Actor (64), Brief appearance (2), Stuntman (1) |
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As the elder brother of martial arts diva Kara Hui Ying Hung, actor and choreographer Austin Wai's career may not be as high profile as his sister's, but he still managed to make a name for himself in the wuxia genre as a supporting player for both movies and TV serials.
Wai was born in 1957 from a refugee family with Manchu ancestry. His physical abilities were honed through his childhood at the Spring and Autumn Peking Opera Academy of Madame Fen Ju-hua, where he trained alongside such future Hong Kong cinema luminaries as Meng Hoi, Lam Ching Ying and Hsiao Ho.
While still a teenager, Austin Wai's first recorded film appearance was a small part in the Shaw Brothers kung-fu flick Thunderbolt Fist. Later on, like his fellow Peking opera brethren, he worked as a stuntman and martial arts extra for among others Shaw Brothers and Sammo Hung's stunt team. His physical talents got noticed and he was cast in fighting henchmen type part for such movies as Avenging Eagle, Incredible Kung Fu Master and Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber II. His first big break came when Shaw Brothers cast him as one out of a trio of Jackie Chan-style kung-fu kids for their very first martial-arts comedy Five Super Fighters. It was here that he got to truly showcase his abilities, not only in martial performance, but also his screen charisma and a touch of comic flair. Subsequently Shaw's cast him in two wuxia style movies, Killer Constable and Magnificent Spearman, but a bad back injury incapacitated him and brought a halt to Wai's initial foray into playing leads.
Once recovered, he continued his career as a supporting martial player for Shaw Brothers wuxia pian productions in such films as Convict Killer, Heroes Shed No Tears and The Ambitious Kung Fu Girl. At one point he was hired by independent producer/director Lo Wei to replaced Jackie Chan himself for a follow-up to the hit Fearless Hyena. It was Wai's second and final kung-fu kid role but as the movie was released only after many years it's did'nt seem to have done much for Wai's carreer. His second chance at the big time came with the film Gang Master, playing a rebel patriot accused of being a Mongol spy (which is somewhat ironic considering Austin Wai's own Manchu ancestry). Unfortunately, the film turned out to be a box-office dud.
Wai finally got his time in the limelight, but on the small screen rather than the big one, playing roles in television wuxia serials produced by the TVB channel (also owned by the Shaw Brothers). These not only made good use of his physical skills but his smouldering looks and sorrowful gaze as well, making him perfectly suited to play mysterious brooding swordsmen such series as Demi Gods And Semi Devils (1982), Legend Of The Condor Heroes (1983), The return of Luk Siu Fung (1983) Foundation(1983), New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung (1984), just to name a few.
Wai's steady television work kept him out of the movies for the better part of the eighties, with the notable exception of Final Test, a rare Hong Kong sci-fi entry, where he choreographed the action and played the lead role. His true return to the movies began in 1989, working as both supporting actor and action choreographer in wuxia pictures and action thrillers. Among his movies from this period are Pom Pom And Hot Hot (as the white-clad assassin) and The Blade (as the hero's grizzled adoptive father). He also played a small part in the tragic actioner Burning Ambition, the only known time that he shared the screen with his younger sister Kara Hui. He worked as a choreographer only intermittently after 1990, but was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for his work on a Generation Pendragon. (1999)
Austin Wai continued to work both on the big and small screens up to 2010, often playing elder police officer-types One Nite In Mongkok, Sha Po Lang, Flashpoint). Afterwards, as did many aging actors, Wei transitioned into business ventures outside the film industry. He passed away in his home in Bejing in early October of 2012 at only 55 years of age.
Yves Gendron (November 2012)
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Kung Fu Wing Chun |
2010 |
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I Corrupt All Cops |
2009 |
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Rebellion |
2009 |
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Flash Point |
2007 |
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Funeral, The |
2007 |
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Who's Next |
2007 |
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Insuperable Kid |
2005 |
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Sha Po Lang |
2005 |
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One Nite In Mongkok |
2004 |
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D7 SDU |
2000 |
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Fist Power |
1999 |
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High Tension Crime |
1999 |
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King Of Debt Collecting Agent, The |
1999 |
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Moonlight Express |
1999 |
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No Time For Two |
1999 |
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Blade, The |
1995 |
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Deadly Island |
1994 |
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Master Of Zen |
1994 |
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True Hero, The |
1994 |
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All Men Are Brothers : Blood Of The Leopard |
1993 |
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Happy Partner |
1993 |
Action Director |
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Reincarnated 2 |
1993 |
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Sword Stained With Royal Blood, The |
1993 |
Action Director |
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Unpublicizable File, The |
1993 |
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Woman In Lust |
1993 |
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Once A Black Sheep |
1992 |
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Pom Pom And Hot Hot |
1992 |
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Twilight Of The Forbidden City, The |
1992 |
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Action In Border |
1991 |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
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Firefox's Killer |
1990 |
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Generation Consultant |
1990 |
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Ghostly Love |
1990 |
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Whampoa Blues |
1990 |
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Burning Ambition |
1989 |
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Fortune Code, The |
1989 |
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Final Test, The |
1987 |
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars |
1985 |
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Foundation, The |
1984 |
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New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung, The |
1984 |
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Fearless Hyena II |
1983 |
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Legend Of The Condor Heroes, The |
1983 |
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Supreme Swordsman, The |
1983 |
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Demi Gods And Semi Devils I : Six Meridians Divine Sword |
1982 |
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Gang Master |
1982 |
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Ambitious Kung Fu Girl |
1981 |
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Convict Killer, The |
1980 |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1980 |
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Return To The 36th Chamber |
1980 |
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Crazy Partner |
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Assistant Action Director, Actor |
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Deadly Breaking Sword, The |
1979 |
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Five Super Fighters |
1979 |
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Full Moon Scimitar |
1979 |
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Incredible Kung Fu Master, The |
1979 |
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Kung Fu Vs Yoga |
1979 |
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Lama Avenger, The |
1979 |
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What Price Honesty ? |
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36th Chamber Of Shaolin, The |
1978 |
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Avenging Eagle |
1978 |
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Bruce Lee - The Invincible |
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Game Of Death, The |
1978 |
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Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre, Part II |
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Shaolin Hand Lock |
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Voyage Of Emperor Chien Lung, The |
1978 |
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Fatal Flying Guillotines, The |
1977 |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
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Iron Fisted Monk, The |
1977 |
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Shaolin Plot, The |
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Thunderbolt Fist, The |
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Austin Wai Tin Chi
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Sha Po Lang
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One Nite In Mongkok
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Austin Wai Tin Chi
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Moonlight Express
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The King Of Debt Collecting Agent
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Master Of Zen
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Burning Ambition
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The Fortune Code
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Austin Wai Tin Chi
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The Final Test
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The Final Test
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Fearless Hyena II
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Gang Master
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Francis Ng Chun Yu
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The King Of Debt Collecting Agent (2)
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Moses Chan Ho
Vincent Chiu Man Chuk
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The Blade (1)
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Chan Chung Yung
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Derek Yee Tung Sing
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Master Of Zen (1)
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John Ching Tung
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The True Hero (1)
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Kara Hui Ying Hung
Frankie Chan Fan Kei
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Yukari Oshima
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Burning Ambition (1)
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Mandy Chan Chi Man
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The Final Test (6)
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Kwan Yung Moon
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Fearless Hyena II (2)
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Ku Feng
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Gang Master (5)
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Chiang Nan
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Yuen Bun
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The Convict Killer (1)
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Ng Yuen Jun
Tony Leung Siu Hung
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Five Super Fighters (4)
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