Hui Ying Sau

Name: Hui Ying Sau
Native name: 許英秀
Also Known as: Xu Ying Xiu, Ying Sau Hui, Hsu Ying Hsiu, Xu Ying Siu
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Male
Born: 1910
Died: June 23, 1995

Hui Ying Sau was a Cantonese opera star and comic actor featured in over 200 films. He was best known for playing the righteous, simpleton or clumsy father.

(Source: HKFA press release) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1991	This Thing Called Love Hong Kong Movie, 1991, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1990	When Fortune Smiles Hong Kong Movie, 1990, Mr. Tsao (Support Role)	Mr. Tsao Support Role	7.2
1990	Perfect Girls Hong Kong Movie, 1990, Lin Sin Fa (Support Role)	Lin Sin Fa Support Role	6.9
1989	Sentenced to Hang Hong Kong Movie, 1989, A Po (Support Role)	A Po Support Role	0.0
1989	Beyond the Sunset Hong Kong Movie, 1989, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1989	Ghost Fever Hong Kong Movie, 1989, Lin Wen Chi [Grandfather] (Support Role)	Lin Wen Chi [Grandfather] Support Role	0.0
1989	Mr. Smart Hong Kong Movie, 1989, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.0
1988	The Crazy Companies 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Kwai's uncle] (Guest Role)	[Kwai's uncle] Guest Role	6.6
1988	Fatal Love Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Cecilia's grandfather] (Support Role)	[Cecilia's grandfather] Support Role	6.3
1988	How to Pick Girls Up! Hong Kong Movie, 1988, Uncle Lai (Support Role)	Uncle Lai Support Role	5.9
1988	The Crazy Companies 1 Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Kwai and Fu's uncle] (Guest Role)	[Kwai and Fu's uncle] Guest Role	7.0
1988	The Eighth Happiness Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Old passenger] (Guest Role)	[Old passenger] Guest Role	7.2
1988	The Romancing Star 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Simon Hand's boss] (Support Role)	[Simon Hand's boss] Support Role	6.6
1985	The Isle of Fantasy Hong Kong Movie, 1985, [Old security guard] (Guest Role)	[Old security guard] Guest Role	0.0
1985	The Seven Angels Hong Kong Movie, 1985, Uncle Ho (Guest Role)	Uncle Ho Guest Role	5.6
1985	Girl with the Diamond Slipper Hong Kong Movie, 1985, Uncle Man (Guest Role)	Uncle Man Guest Role	6.1
1985	Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom Hong Kong Movie, 1985, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.8
1985	Chase a Fortune Hong Kong Movie, 1985, [Sunflower's mahjong friend] (Guest Role)	[Sunflower's mahjong friend] Guest Role	0.0
1984	The Owl vs Bombo Hong Kong Movie, 1984, Uncle Choy (Guest Role)	Uncle Choy Guest Role	4.2
1984	Merry Christmas Hong Kong Movie, 1984, [Dear Katy's writer] (Guest Role)	[Dear Katy's writer] Guest Role	7.6
1984	Teppanyaki Hong Kong Movie, 1984, [Johnny's grandfather] (Support Role)	[Johnny's grandfather] Support Role	6.4
1984	Comedy Hong Kong Movie, 1984, [Godfather] (Support Role)	[Godfather] Support Role	0.0
1984	Silent Romance Hong Kong Movie, 1984, [Office boy] (Support Role)	[Office boy] Support Role	0.0
1983	Just For Fun Hong Kong Movie, 1983, [Pawn shop owner] (Support Role)	[Pawn shop owner] Support Role	0.0
1983	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Hong Kong Movie, 1983, [Beauty shop owner] (Support Role)	[Beauty shop owner] Support Role	4.0
1982	Coolie Killer Hong Kong Movie, 1982, [Old doctor] (Support Role)	[Old doctor] Support Role	0.0
1982	The Postman Strikes Back Hong Kong Movie, 1982, Uncle San (Support Role)	Uncle San Support Role	6.4
1981	Super Fool Hong Kong Movie, 1981, [Coffin shop boss] (Guest Role)	[Coffin shop boss] Guest Role	0.0
1980	Modern Heroes Hong Kong Movie, 1980, [Brothel customer] (Guest Role)	[Brothel customer] Guest Role	0.0
1980	The Spooky Bunch Hong Kong Movie, 1980, (Extras Casting)	Extras Casting	0.0
1980	Bruce, King of Kung Fu Hong Kong Movie, 1980, [Bruce's father] (Guest Role)	[Bruce's father] Guest Role	10.0
1978	Gee and Gor Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1978	Dog Bites Dog Bone Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	3.0
1975	Thief of Thieves Hong Kong Movie, 1975, [Robbery victim] (Guest Role)	[Robbery victim] Guest Role	0.0
1975	The Happy Trio Hong Kong Movie, 1975, Uncle Mao (Guest Role)	Uncle Mao Guest Role	0.0
1974	The Crazy Bumpkins Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1970	To Crack the Dragon Gate Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Uncle Ho (Support Role)	Uncle Ho Support Role	0.0
1969	Wong Fei Hung in Sulphur Valley Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1969	The Virgin Sword Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1969	Silver Knife, Scarlet Blade Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Shao Chung (Support Role)	Shao Chung Support Role	0.0
1969	Red Rose, the Beautiful Avenger Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1969	Flying Thief, White Flower Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1969	The Twin Swords Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1968	The Magnificent Five Hong Kong Movie, 1968, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1967	A Gifted Scholar and a Beautiful Maid Hong Kong Movie, 1967, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1967	Maiden Thief Hong Kong Movie, 1967, Chin Yik Tung (Support Role)	Chin Yik Tung Support Role	0.0
1966	Night of the Opera Stars Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1966	The Aftermath of a Fire 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	The Aftermath of a Fire Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	Jade in the Red Dust 3 Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	Jade in the Red Dust (Part 2) Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	Jade in the Red Dust (Part 1) Hong Kong Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1965	Priceless Sword (Part 2) Hong Kong Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1965	Priceless Sword (Part 1) Hong Kong Movie, 1965, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1964	All Are Happy Hong Kong Movie, 1964, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1964	Beautiful Heaven Hong Kong Movie, 1964, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1964	Musketeers Plundering South Yangtze Hong Kong Movie, 1964, Chiu Tak (Support Role)	Chiu Tak Support Role	0.0
1963	The Eight Fairies' Adventure in the Eastern Sea Hong Kong Movie, 1963, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1962	The Combat between the Fire Dragon and the Two Generals Hong Kong Movie, 1962, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1960	Romantic Music 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1958	Kong Hoi Yin, Girl with a Miserable Fate Hong Kong Movie, 1958, Chui Si Hot (Guest Role)	Chui Si Hot Guest Role	0.0
1958	Wong Fei Hung's Rebellion 2 Hong Kong Movie, 1958, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1957	Wong Fei Hung's Rebellion Hong Kong Movie, 1957, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1957	Haunted Bridge Hong Kong Movie, 1957, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1953	How Wong Fei Hung Defeated Three Bullies With a Rod Hong Kong Movie, 1953, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.0

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