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Michael Hui

Film Director / Justice Of The Peace / Screenwriter | * 09/03/1942 (81) | Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong (People's Republic of China)
Michael Hui Koon-man (born Chinese: 許冠文; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who were prominent figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry during the 1970s and the 1980s. Michael Hui is considered by many critics to be one of the foremost comedians in the Hong Kong film industry. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

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This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and Ricky are delivering a large sum of money to a bank when a robbery takes place under their nose. afte ...

Security Unlimited

Certification unknown

1981 | 3.4/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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Mr. Wong (Michael Hui) is the chief chef in a Teppanyaki restaurant. His overbearing wife and sadistic father-in-law make his home life a misery, so he spends all day dreaming about his dream girl, Si ...

Teppanyaki

Certification unknown

1984 | 2.8/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy
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A witty and thoroughly engaging send-up of both the fast food business and the cut-throat techniques often employed by conglomerates to crush independent competition. ...

Chicken and Duck Talk

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1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy
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Michael is a guitarist in a night club, but his indulgence in gambling costs him his job. He is kicked out of the band. Wandering in an alley, he accidentally overhears a gang of drug dealers plotting ...

Happy Din Don

Certification unknown

1986 | 4.0/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Michael Hui

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Michael Hui as Actor(36)

as George Lee2023 Where the Wind Blows
2021 All U Need Is Love
as Wedding Staff2018 Agent Mr Chan
2016 The Posterist
as Old Hui2016 Godspeed
as Rich Ma2014 Delete My Love
as angry bull2012 The Bounty
as Landlord2006 Robin-B-Hood
as Grand Wizard2004 Fantasia
as Dragon Lone2004 Three of a Kind
as himself2002 Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
as Fuk Ching2000 Funny Business
as Chang1997 Chinese Box
as Jue Gung1995 The World of Treasure
as Chang Yau Wai1993 Always on My Mind
as Ma Wai1992 Hero of the Beggars
as Hui Wai Tak1992 The Magic Touch
as himself1991 The Banquet
as Hui1990 Front Page
as Ngan Kwai-Nam1989 Mr. Coconut
as Ah Hui1988 Chicken and Duck Talk
as Fat1986 Happy Din Don
as Insp. Chu Goo Lik1986 Inspector Chocolate
as Mr. Boo1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
as Johnny Huang / Johnny Wong1984 Teppanyaki
as himself1983 Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Cpt Chow Sai Cheong1981 Security Unlimited
as Subaru Driver #21981 The Cannonball Run
as Sit Chi Man1978 The Contract
as Wong Yuk-see1976 The Private Eyes
as Ah Tim1975 The Last Message
as Zhen Ming/Governor1974 Scandal
as Man1974 Games Gamblers Play
as Jimmy Fang/Dr Ng/Jiang Lang1974 Sinful Confession
as Ren Letien/Chief Supt/Md Fuyu/Xiao Liu1973 The Happiest Moment
as Marshal Pang Ta Fu/Han Ta Fu1972 The Warlord

Movies with Michael Hui as Crew(26)

Directing/Director1992 The Magic Touch
Production/Producer1992 The Magic Touch
Writing/Writer1992 The Magic Touch
Writing/Story1991 The Raid
Production/Producer1990 Front Page
Writing/Writer1990 Front Page
Writing/Screenplay1989 Mr. Coconut
Writing/Screenplay1988 Chicken and Duck Talk
Directing/Director1986 Happy Din Don
Writing/Writer1986 Happy Din Don
Production/Producer1986 Inspector Chocolate
Writing/Writer1986 Inspector Chocolate
Directing/Director1984 Teppanyaki
Writing/Screenplay1984 Teppanyaki
Production/Producer1983 The Trail
Writing/Writer1983 The Trail
Directing/Director1981 Security Unlimited
Writing/Writer1981 Security Unlimited
Directing/Director1978 The Contract
Writing/Writer1978 The Contract
Directing/Director1976 The Private Eyes
Writing/Writer1976 The Private Eyes
Directing/Director1975 The Last Message
Writing/Writer1975 The Last Message
Directing/Director1974 Games Gamblers Play
Writing/Writer1974 Games Gamblers Play

Full Name: Michael Xu
Born: Thursday, 09/03 1942 (September) in Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong (People's Republic of China) (current age: 81 years + 237 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Educated at: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Children: Michelle Hui
Siblings: Samuel Hui, Stanley Hui, Ricky Hui
Other names for Michael Hui (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael Hsu"
"Hui Kuan Wen"
"許冠文"
"Guanwen Xu"
"Koon-Man Hui"
"Michael Hui Koon-Man"
"Micheal Hui"
"Hui Kuan-Wen"
"Xu Guan-Wen"
"许冠文"
Michael Hui frequently works together with these people:
Ricky Hui (13x, Actor)
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum (11x, Crew)
Sam Hui (10x, Actor)
Raymond Chow Man-Wai (9x, Crew)
Philip Chan Yan-Kin (8x, Actor)
Tsui Hark (7x, Crew)
Li Han-Hsiang (7x, Crew)
Jackie Chan (6x, Actor)
Ku Feng (6x, Actor)
Sammo Hung (5x, Actor)
Wong Sam (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:32933, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024