History Creator / SimonYam

'''Simon Yam Tat-wah''' (任達華, born on 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and veteran in late 1980s/early 1990s HeroicBloodshed cinema, before his eventual career shift towards sleazy, CAT-III Hong Kong exploitative flicks following his role in 1992's ''Dr. Lamb''.

''Simon Yam Tat-wah'' (任達華, born on 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and veteran in late 1980s/early 1990s HeroicBloodshed cinema, before his eventual career shift towards sleazy, CAT-III Hong Kong exploitative flicks following his role in 1992's ''Dr. Lamb''.

''Simon Yam Tat-wah'' (Born 任達華, 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and veteran in late 1980s/early 1990s HeroicBloodshed cinema, before his eventual career shift towards sleazy, CAT-III Hong Kong exploitative flicks following his role in 1992's ''Dr. Lamb''.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: While he's known mostly for his roles as traitors, murderers and psychos, he's a rather chill and friendly person in real life.

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 230 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''50''' of them. [[note]] Oh, you want a list? Ok, here you go: House of the Lute, Green Killer, Tiger Cage, Final Run, Burning Ambition, Return Engagement, Bullet for Hire, Queen's High, Gun n' Rose, Naked Killer, Full Contact, Holy Weapon, Can't Stop My Crazy Love For You, First Shot, Mission of Condor, Prince of Portland Street, Run and Kill, The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai, Story of a Robber, Street Angels, Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell, Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days, Partners, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Explosive City, Wake of Death, Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction, Exiled, Dragon Squad, Ballistic, Night & Fog, Vengeance, The Storm Warriors, Bodyguards and Assassins, Bad Blood, Echoes of the Rainbow, The Blood Bond, Mrs. K. He also dies in several of his TV dramas in his early days as an actor. Subverted in Fulltime Killer (where he commits imaginary suicide), Sha Po Lang (the screen cuts away before his heart attack can happen), Exodus (where the film implies he will die but cuts away at the last moment) and Fatal Move (the BolivianArmyEnding cuts before his eventual fate can be revealed) [[/note]]

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 230 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''50''' of them. [[note]] Oh, you want a list? Ok, here you go: House of the Lute, Green Killer, Tiger Cage, Final Run, Burning Ambition, Return Engagement, Bullet for Hire, Queen's High, Gun n' Rose, Naked Killer, Full Contact, Holy Weapon, Can't Stop My Crazy Love For You, First Shot, , Prince of Portland Street, Run and Kill, The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai, Story of a Robber, Street Angels, Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell, Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days, Partners, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Explosive City, Wake of Death, Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction, Exiled, Dragon Squad, Ballistic, Night & Fog, Vengeance, The Storm Warriors, Bodyguards and Assassins, Bad Blood, Echoes of the Rainbow, The Blood Bond, Mrs. K. He also dies in several of his TV dramas in his early days as an actor. Subverted in Fulltime Killer (where he commits imaginary suicide), Sha Po Lang (the screen cuts away before his heart attack can happen), Exodus (where the film implies he will die but cuts away at the last moment) and Fatal Move (the BolivianArmyEnding cuts before his eventual fate can be revealed) [[/note]]

* ''Film/ShaPoLangIIATimeForConsequences''

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 230 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''50''' of them. [[note]] Oh, you want a list? Ok, here you go: House of the Lute, Green Killer, Tiger Cage, Final Run, Return Engagement, Bullet for Hire, Queen's High, Gun n' Rose, Naked Killer, Full Contact, Holy Weapon, Can't Stop My Crazy Love For You, First Shot, , Prince of Portland Street, Run and Kill, The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai, Story of a Robber, Street Angels, Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell, Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days, Partners, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Explosive City, Wake of Death, Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction, Exiled, Dragon Squad, Ballistic, Night & Fog, Vengeance, The Storm Warriors, Bodyguards and Assassins, Bad Blood, Echoes of the Rainbow, The Blood Bond, Mrs. K. He also dies in several of his TV dramas in his early days as an actor. Subverted in Fulltime Killer (where he commits imaginary suicide), Sha Po Lang (the screen cuts away before his heart attack can happen), Exodus (where the film implies he will die but cuts away at the last moment) and Fatal Move (the BolivianArmyEnding cuts before his eventual fate can be revealed) [[/note]]

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 230 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''70''' of them.

* ''Film/ColdWar''

Yam is married to Shanghainese-Austrian supermodel, Qiqi (known in Asia as a spokesperson for various beauty and facial products), with whom he had a daughter.

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 200 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''70''' of them.

* ''Film/NightAndFog''

* ''Film/ManOfTaiChi''* ''Film/NakedKiller''

* ''Film/TigerCage'' (only in the first film)

* ''Film/BulletForHire''
* ''Film/BlackCat'' (only in the first film)
* ''Film/GunNRose''
* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' (he appears in one of the many spin-offs, Once Upon A Time A Hero in China)
* ''Film/NakedKiller''
* ''Film/PowerfulFour''
* ''Film/FullContact''
* ''Film/FutureCops''
* ''Film/TheBlackPantherWarriors''
* ''Film/DrunkenMaster'' (he appears in the third movie)
* ''Film/LoveGunsAndGlass''
* ''Film/ManWanted'' (he appears in all three films, but plays different characters in each)
* ''Film/Hitman1998''
* ''Film/ManOfTaiChi''
* ''Film/FulltimeKiller''
* ''Film/IpMan2''
* ''Film/BodyguardsAndAssassins''
* ''Film/YoungAndDangerous'' (he appears in the first three films)
* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife''

* ''Film/NightAndFog''
* ''Film/FatalMove''
* ''Film/TheStormRiders'' (he appears in the 2009 sequel)

''Simon Yam Tat-wah'' (Born 任達華, 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and veteran in late 1980s/early 1990s HeroicBloodshed cinema.

* WhatBeautifulEyes

* ''Film/BurningAmbition''