Simon Yam
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Simon Yam

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Biography

Simon Yam Tat-Wah (Chinese: 任達華) was born 19 March, 1955, is a veteran Hong Kong-based actor and film producer. He started off as a supermodel before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television series prior to "apply his trades" in the film industry in 1987. His elder brother is Yam Tak-wing, a retired former Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police

In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of Fainaru Faito - Saigo no Ichigeki (1989). This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1992, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in the crime film Hap do Ko Fei (1992), where he faced off in a bloody battle against Chow Yun-Fat's character. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in the action-comedy film Chiu Kap Hok Hau Ba Wong (1993), a parody of Street Fighter directed by Jing Wong. In 1996, Yam began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first three installments of the Goo Wak Chai: Yan Joi Gong Woo (1996) film series.

In 2000, Yam starred as Cheung-sun, the progenitor of all vampires, in the television series Ngo Wo Geun See Yau Gor Yue Wui II (2000), produced by ATV. In 2003, Yam made his Hollywood film debut in Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003) as Shaolin crime lord.

Yam received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as Chik Loh Goh Yeung (1992), Saat Po Long (2005), Hak Se Wooi (2005), Hak Se Wui: Yi Woo Wai Kwai (2006), Fong Juk (2006), Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003), Dodookdeul (2012).

In 2019 in the city of Zhongshan, during a China promotional event, Simon Yam was assaulted by an attacker who stabbed him in the chest and slashed his arms. The security guards arrested the attacker and Simon Yam was taken to the hospital until he made a full recovery.

Films Featuring Simon Yam

Contract Killer

19987.1

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

20035.8

Sparrow

20086.4

Sasori

20095.2

Bullet in the Head

19907.6

Triangle

20076.5

PTU

20037.0

Breaking News

20046.9

Triad Wars

20086.1

The Storm Warriors

20096.1

Fulltime Killer

20016.8

Full Contact

19926.8

SPL: Kill Zone

20056.9

Looking for Mr. Perfect

20034.1

Black Ransom

20105.9

Bad Blood

20105.3

Run and Kill

19936.7

Dr. Lamb

19925.4

Exiled

20067.2

Fireflies in the Sun

20216.4

Bloodfight

19895.9

Wake of Death

20046.1

Crossings: John Woo

2004

Death Notice

20235.9

Ip Man

20087.8

Exodus

20075.8

Election 2

20067.4

Ip Man 2

20107.5

Eye in the Sky

20076.7

Moving Targets

20046.5

Ballistic

20084.7

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

20026.3

Fatal Termination

19906.6

The Mission

19997.5

Drunken Master III

19945.9

Echoes of the Rainbow

20107.6

Young and Dangerous

19966.6

Young and Dangerous 2

19966.5

Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms

20096.5

Election

20057.2

Dragon Squad

20055.8

Vengeance

20096.6

Night and Fog

20097.3

Beginning of the Great Revival

20114.7

Expect the Unexpected

19986.4

The Blood Bond

20102.3

Man of Tai Chi

20136.1

Man's Creed

20222.5

Tiger Cage

19886.5

Tactical Unit - The Code

20086.8

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

20086.6

Man on the Edge

20224.9

Tactical Unit - Human Nature

20086.5

Tactical Unit - Partners

20096.3

Nightfall

20126.4

Burning Ambition

19896.9

The Digger The Suona Player

1988

Cyber Heist

20234.9

The Good, the Bad and the Bandit

1991

Night Club

1999

Operation Billionaire

19987.4

The Prisoner

2002

Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction

2003

The Comeback

20235.7

Dragon Killer

19955.7

Mob Sister

20055.1

Design of Death

20127.2

Juliet in Love

20006.8

Air Strike

20185.1

Games of Clouds and Rain

20135.7

King of Robbery

19966.3

Hot Blood

197710.0

Fortune Hunter's Plot

1977

The Sausage Chase

1978

Crazy Hustlers

1979

The Green Trees

1988

One Way Only

1979

Green Killer

19828.0

The Informer

1981

Silence Story

2001

Passion Island

20124.5

Ripples of Desire

20124.8

The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai

19947.5

Casino

19986.0

Street Angels

19965.9

All of a Sudden

19966.0

Burning Snow

19884.7

Sea Wolves

19916.4

The Cyprus Tigers

19906.3

Tales from the Dark 1

20135.6

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You

19936.0

Return Engagement

19906.7

The Killer's Love

19937.0

Cold War

20002.0

Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher

1991

CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)

19768.0

The Black Panther Warriors

19936.3

Detective Gui

20152.8

Coming Back

20114.7

A Murder Erased

20226.0

7 Assassins

20135.2

The Constable

20134.4

The Midnight After

20145.7

Control

20135.3

As the Light Goes Out

20146.2

The Thieves

20126.7

Young and Dangerous 3

19966.5

Boundless

20137.7

Midnight Fly

20018.0

Crossings

19947.0

Deliverance

20243.6

The Man Behind the Courtyard House

20115.9

Under Current

20254.9

He Lives by Night

19827.4

Man Wanted

19955.8

Iceman

20145.6

Black Cat

19915.3

Raped by an Angel

19935.2

Cold Eyes

20137.5

The First Shot

19936.4

The Man's Secret

20235.3

Gun n' Rose

19925.7

The Suspect

19986.9

Explosive City

20046.6

Live Hard

19897.0

Cross

20125.0

Awakening

19945.5

Naked Killer

19926.0

Guns & Roses

19937.5

Ocean Flame

20086.0

Final Run

19895.2

I Did It My Way

20235.1

Legendary Couple

19956.6

Framed

19897.3

Scarred Memory

19966.3

Police Confidential

19957.0

Cash on Delivery

19924.4

Hard To Kill

19924.8

Future Cops

19936.1

Once Upon a Time a Hero in China

19924.8

Rose Rose I Love You

19936.8

Twist

19955.6

Powerful Four

19927.7

Killer's Romance

19904.5

A Day Without Policemen

19934.0

The Banquet

19915.8

Break War

20242.0

Sara

20146.4

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences

20157.0

Ghostly Bus

19956.0

Twins of Kung Fu

19818.0

Two Thumbs Up

20156.1

Wild City

20155.7

Crystal Fortune Run

19949.0

The Wickedness in Poverty

1979

The Spiritual Boxer

19756.7

Ulterior Motive

20153.0

Little Red Sweet

20254.0

12 Golden Ducks

20154.5

Lovers & Movies

20156.6

Magic Card

20154.3

Phantom of the Theatre

20164.8

House of the Lute

19804.7

Bodyguards and Assassins

20096.8

The Legend of Speed

19996.3

Chinese Cop Out

19899.0

Mission of Condor

19916.2

Doctor's Heart

19908.5

The Big Brother

19877.0

Holy Weapon

19936.5

Women's Prison

19885.6

Passion 1995

19955.0

The Queen of Gamble

19915.9

The Tenants Downstairs

20166.3

Four Loves

19899.0

Queen's High

19906.6

Goodbye Mammie

19868.0

Mrs K

20174.4

Escape from the Outland

20256.7

Brush Up My Sisters Collection

My Grand Father

2024

The Final Judgement

19936.7

Mistaken Identity

19889.5

Mission to Kill

19837.5

To Be No. 1

19967.0

Cinema of Vengeance

19946.2

The Great Pretenders

19916.8

Legend of the Naga Pearls

20175.8

Colour of the Game

20176.2

Deathnet.Com

20004.0

S.M.A.R.T. Chase

20174.9

Iceman: The Time Traveler

20186.5

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

19959.0

Eternal Wave

20175.8

Inside or Outside

20163.7

Bullet for Hire

19916.9

A Beautiful Moment

20187.1

Hong Kong Superstars

200110.0

A or B

20186.3

Hong Kong Gigolo

19904.4

Big Man Little Affair

1989

Lucky Stars

19898.0

Partners

20025.6

House of the Rising Sons

2018

The True Hero

19948.0

Operation Red Sea

20187.4

Mr. Coconut

19897.0

Insanity

19935.3

Human Sentiment Law

1988

The Prince of Portland Street

19937.5

Love Among the Triad

19938.0

Gigolo and Whore II

19927.9

Love, Guns and Glass

19957.0

The Incorruptible

19937.3

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

19897.1

Gigolo and Whore

19918.0

Justice in Northwest

201810.0

Bloody Friday

19966.8

Law Don

19796.0

The Plot

19915.0

Final Romance

20015.7

Change of Gangster

20193.0

Trust Me U Die

19984.4

The Human Comedy

20196.7

Little Q

20197.6

Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch

20196.2

Farewell My Dearest

19958.0

Man Wanted 3

20005.0

The Night Rider

19925.3

Osmanthus Alley

19876.8

Deadly Deal

19918.0

My People, My Country

20196.6

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong

2011

Model from Hell

20004.5

Friday Gigolo

19924.7

Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell

20006.5

To Where He Belongs

200010.0

The Unusual Youth

20055.3

Because of Lies

19957.0

The Wild Ones

19899.0

The Devil’s Box

19849.0

Tongs: A Chinatown Story

19864.8

Midnight Beating

20101.0

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

20226.9

Pointed Triangle

1995

A Light Never Goes Out

20235.7

The Goldfinger

20236.0

A Chilling Cosplay

20134.4

Raging Fire

20217.1

Mastermind

All About Love

20105.3

The Conjurer And The Kid

The Informer

19807.5

CID：兩飛女

CID：兩飛女

19767.0

Shadow of China

19907.7

Never a Thief

20255.3

Father and Son

20175.3

West by Northwest

2026

Operation Foxhunt

19884.0

引路人

引路人

Odium Zero

Going Home