Person Details

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Aliases: 陳友 , Chan Friend , Chan Chi To , The Wynners , 진우 , 陈友

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

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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. 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. Chan now is working in China for his business.

Most Famous Work

When Fortune Smiles
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7

When Fortune Smiles

(1990) Director
One Husband Too Many
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0

One Husband Too Many

(1988) Director
Mr. Virgin
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6

Mr. Virgin

(1984) Director
Happy Bigamist
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6

Happy Bigamist

(1987) Director
A Fishy Story
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6

A Fishy Story

(1989) Writer
Carry on Doctors and Nurses
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0

Carry on Doctors and Nurses

(1985) Director
House of the Rising Sons
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0

House of the Rising Sons

(2018) Producer
Hero of the Beggars
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8

Hero of the Beggars

(1992) Director

Acting

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

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Script
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production


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