Paul Wei Ping-ao
Chinese actor (1929-1989)
- Born
- 29 November 1929, Nanjing
- Died
- 3 December 1989
- Citizenship
- British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- actor, television actor
- Films here
- 7
Wei Ping-ao (29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in British Hong Kong.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Deaf and Mute Heroine | Cast |
| 1972 | Way of the Dragon | Cast |
| 1973 | Thunderfist | Cast |
| 1974 | Chinese Godfather | Cast |
| 1976 | Bruce Lee Superstar | Cast |
| 1979 | Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist | Cast |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Cast |
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Facts from Wikidata Q7154281 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.