Anthony Chan Yau
Age: N/A | From: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 陳友 , Chan Friend , Chan Chi To , The Wynners , 진우 , 陈友
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Anthony Chan Yau is a Hong Kong actor and the drummer for the band Wynners. In 1981, Chan formed a film production company with Kenny Bee and produced Monkey Business. Chan joined Shaw Brothers in 1983 and produced his remarkable project Let’s Make Laugh, which was directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting. Then, Cheung and Chan formed a production company afterwards. One of Chan’s most ambitious projects was A Fishy Story, starring by Kenny Bee and Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, in which Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk won the best actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In recent years, Chan emigrated to US and retired from the film industry.
Most Famous Work
When Fortune Smiles
(1990) Director
One Husband Too Many
(1988) Director
Mr. Virgin
(1984) Director
Happy Bigamist
(1987) Director
A Fishy Story
(1989) Writer
Carry on Doctors and Nurses
(1985) Director
House of the Rising Sons
(2018) Producer
Hero of the Beggars
(1992) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 2021 | N/A | |
| 2020 | N/A | |
| 2019 | N/A | |
| 友叔 | ||
| 2018 | N/A | |
| 2017 | N/A | |
| 2015 | Mr Chow | |
| 2013 | Yau | |
| N/A | ||
| 2011 | The Wynner | |
| Anthony Chan Yau | ||
| 2010 | Taxi Driver | |
| 1993 | Sum Si Koon | |
| Dr. Jack Ng | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Hotel manager | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Yau | ||
| Hotel Concierge | ||
| 1991 | Mr. Chan's Friend | |
| 1990 | Officer Chan | |
| David | ||
| Private Eye Wong | ||
| 1989 | Paul Chow | |
| Reporter at Pier | ||
| Mental hospital doctor | ||
| Yau | ||
| Chan Mo/Chen Wu | ||
| 1988 | Four Eyed Taoist | |
| Inspector | ||
| Chan Hong Tai | ||
| Hold-up man | ||
| Hsia Chin-Hsin | ||
| 1987 | Detective Wong | |
| N/A | ||
| Supt Chan [cameo] | ||
| Policeman #365 | ||
| Man in office | ||
| Hsia Hsin | ||
| 1986 | Member of The Losers Band | |
| Long Legs | ||
| Chen Chih-Tao | ||
| Tallie Yau | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1985 | Taoist Priest | |
| Danny's tutor | ||
| Dr. Chen | ||
| Lotta | ||
| Acting coach at Ju's audition | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr Chan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | Ng Wai | |
| Doctor | ||
| Hawker on the run [cameo] | ||
| Pai | ||
| 1983 | Bailiff | |
| Reader | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Snake | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| Lou Jiewen | ||
| Ma Lan-Tu | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Ma Qian | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Director | |
| 1992 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Writer | |
| 1992 | Writer | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Script | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Producer | |
| 1992 | Producer | |
| 1990 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |