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Simon Yam Tat-Wah
- actor
(actor unless otherwise noted)
He Lives by Night (1982)
Tiger Cage (1988)
Big Man Little Affair (1989)
Burning Ambition (1989)
Final Run (1989)
Live Hard (1989)
The Wild Ones (1989)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Doctor's Heart (1990)
Fatal Termination (1990)
Hong Kong Gigolo (1990)
Killer's Romance (1990)
Return Engagement (1990)
The Banquet (1991)[cameo]
Black Cat (1991)
Bullet for Hire (1991)
Gigolo and Whore (1991)
The Great Pretenders (1991)
Mission of Condor (1991)
The Plot (1991)
The Queen of Gamble (1991)
Queen's High (1991)
Sea Wolves (1991)
Cash On Delivery (1992)

Dr. Lamb (1992)
Friday Gigolo (1992)
Full Contact (1992)
Gigolo And Whore 2 (1992)
Gun n' Rose (1992)
Naked Killer (1992)
Once Upon A Time A Hero In China (1992)
Powerful Four (1992)
The Black Panther Warriors (1993)
A Day Without Policeman (1993)
Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You (1993)
The Final Judgment (1993)
The First Shot (1993)
Future Cops (1993)
Guns And Roses (1993)
Holy Weapon (1993)
The Incorruptible (1993)
Insanity (1993)
Killer's Love (1993)
Love Among The Triad (1993)
The Prince Of Portland Street (1993)
Raped By An Angel (1993)
Rose, Rose I Love You (1993)
Run And Kill (1993)
Awakening (1994)
Crossings (1994)
Crystal Fortune Run (1994)
Drunken Master 3 (1994)
Tragic Fantasy - The Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
The True Hero (1994)
Because of Lies (1995)
Legendary Couple (1995)
Dragon Killer (1995)
Farewell to My Dearest (1995)
Ghostly Bus (1995)
Love, Guns & Glass (1995)
Man Wanted (1995)
Passion 1995 (1995)
Police Confidential (1995)
Story of a Robber (1995)
Twist (1995)
Young and Dangerous (1996)
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
Street Angels (1996)
Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)
To Be No. 1 (1996)
All of a Sudden (1996)
The King of Robbery (1996)
Bloody Friday (1996)
Scarred Memory (1996)
Operation Billionaires (1998)
Casino (1998)
Hitman (1998)
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
The Suspect (1998)
Trust Me U Die (1999)
The Mission (1999)
Night Club (1999)
The Legend of Speed (1999)
Juliet in Love (2000)
Horoscope 2: The Woman from Hell (2000)
Cold War (2000)
Deathnet.com (2000)
Man Wanted 3 (2000)
Model from Hell (2000)
To Where He Belongs (2000)
Midnight Fly (2001)
Final Romance (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Partners (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction (2003)
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
PTU (2003)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (USA 2003)
My Jail Story (2003)
Moving Targets (2004)
Breaking News (2004)
Explosive City (2004)
Wake of Death (USA 2004)
The Unusual Youth (2005)
Ah Sou (2005)
Election (2005)
Dragon Squad (2005)
SPL (2005)
Election 2 (2006)
Exiled (2006)
Eye in the Sky (2007)
The Sparrow (2007)
Triangle (2007)

Credit:
LoveHKFilm.com

[Ah Ke]

aawwww i used to hate him cozz he always bad guys

Now i have so much respect for him, Simon Yam is an outstanding actor and the best actor who took the role of Zhang CuiSan. i like him better than Damian Lau as Zhang CuiSan
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[tlek]

Just viewed my DVD from UK of the uncut The Naked Killer and I am frankly amazed at this guy's versatility. The range of roles he has played is astounding.

[Tsing Yi]

Simon Yam is extremely underrated, he could very well be the best Hong Kong has to offer in the last two decades acting wise.

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Simon Yam

Sometimes called the Robert DeNiro of Hong Kong, Simon Yam is known for his wide versatility. He has played everything from a normal action hero (Hitman, where he holds his own beside Jet Li) to a homosexual crime lord (Full Contact) to a straight-out necrophiliac serial killer psycho (Dr. Lamb).

Born in 1954 as Yam Tat-Wah, Simon grew up poor, with his father dying when Yam was only 11. Despite this, he still did well in school, where he pursued many realms of art, including painting, photography and -- of course -- acting. While still in high school (at the age of 16) Yam began doing work in commercials and when he was 20, he went on to the TVB (Shaw Bros.) acting school -- where one of his classmates was none other than Chow Yun-Fat. The two hit it off right away, acting together in about 10 series and remain friends to this day (it was because of their friendship that Yam felt comfortable with the idea of his character being in love with Chow in Full Contact).

After leaving TVB in 1988, Yam moved onto films, mostly in small roles as gangsters or other bad seeds. He became so associated with gangsters that many people (falsely) believed that he had ties with the Triad, especially, after a strange coincidence, a gangster he had portrayed in a film was arrested at the movie's premiere. He also starred in a series of Cat III gigolo movies, where he gained a reputation as Mr. Nice Guy. In fact, many Cat III actresses would only work with Yam, as he was one of the few actors who didn't try to go too far during love scenes.

Even though Yam was gaining popularity, it was not until he appeared in John Woo's 1991 Vietnam epic Bullet in the Head (where he demonstrated some of the English that he picked up by watching TV) that he became a bonafide star. Since then he has worked tirelessly in movies, with over 100 films to his credit -- sometimes appearing in as many as 12 a year. Even his honeymoon with model/actress QiQi had to be put on hold as he continued working. In 1997, he received a Hong Kong Film Award nomination for his work in To Be No. 1.

Yam, like other popular Hong Kong stars, has received offers to work in Hollywood. He was offered a role in Chow Yun-Fat's US debut The Replacement Killers, but turned it down. It seems as if Yam will be staying in Hong Kong for years to come. In addition to working in films, he has also gone back to working in TV because he feels the quality of television is higher than films.

Off screen, Yam still pursues his painting and photography and has published a book of his work. He also enjoys traveling and has made a documentary of his travels in Mainland China. Like his friend Chow Yun-Fat, Yam also gives a lot of his time and money to charity. He adopted (through a Save the Children-type program)10 children in Bangkok after seeing the conditions they lived in while he was there shooting Full Contact.

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[China-man]

Good actor man

these poses he made though, not really for me

[Ah Ke]

Simon Yam And Qiqi Meet Brad And Angelina

Saturday September 29, 2007 Hong Kong



Simon Yam (任達華) and his wife, Qiqi (琦琦) , were spotted with another celebrity couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, at the Madame Tussaud's gallery at The Peak yesterday. However, Pitt and Jolie seemed rather quiet during the event because they were, in fact, waxwork figures.

They are the stars of the latest Tussaud's exhibit, which is the first in the world to display the couple's figures together. The waxworks were unveiled in a special ceremony yesterday, attended by Yam and Qiqi.

Yam and Qiqi were asked how they had spent the Mid-Autumn Festival and Qiqi told of how she had spent the day answering phonecalls for Yam because he was in Shanghai. Following some fraudulent activity by employees in a Shanghai bank, Yam had a substantial amount of money stolen from his bank account, so he was required to go and deal with the paperwork following the investigations.

Yam said that after the news of this broke, he received many calls from friends asking how he was. He told of how the employee in question had lost money oon the stock markets, so he stole a six or seven figure sum from Yam's bank account. After it was discovered, the bank has taken action to repay his money and the worker has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Yam said that he dabbles in the stock market himself, so he understands the risks and also the excitement of making money in this way.

Credits: Batgwa
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[China-man]

OMG!! for a second, I thought those wax statues were real

[Ah Ke]

Simon Yam's latest movie, The Exodus



Details

Country: Hong Kong, China
Year: 2007
Language: Cantonese
Runtime: 94 minutes
Format: Colour/35mm
Rating: 18A
Production Company: Filmko Entertainment Ltd.
Executive Producer: Harvey Wong
Producer: Pang Ho-cheung
Screenplay: Pang Ho-cheung, Cheuk Wan Chi, Jimmy Wan
Cinematographer: Charlie Lam
Editor: Stanley Tam
Production Designer: Man Lim Chung
Sound: Kinson Tsang
Music: Gabriele Roberto
Principal Cast: Simon Yam, Annie Liu, Nick Cheung, Maggie Shiu
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[Maz]

[Maz]

Just watched EXODUS and a pretty decent movie it was. The concept for the story was definitely new and fresh... secret organization of women who want to kill all men... Some people complained about the draggy and slow-paced scenes but I thought it was interesting watching Simon Yam go around doing his investigation. One of the better movies this year from HK worth checking out.

[Temujin]