Gordon Liu - wikipedia Gordon Liu Gordon Liu Gordon Liu in `` The 36th Chamber of Shaolin '' Background information Chinese name 劉家輝 ( traditional ) Chinese name 刘家辉 ( simplified ) Pinyin Liú Jiāhuī ( Mandarin ) Jyutping Lau Gaa - fai ( Cantonese ) Birth name 冼錦熙 ( traditional ) 冼锦熙 ( simplified ) Xiǎn Jǐnxī ( Mandarin ) Sin2 Gam2hei1 ( Cantonese ) ( 1951 - 08 - 22 ) August 22, 1951 ( age 66 ) Guangdong, China Occupation martial arts film actor, martial artist Years active 1974 -- 2012 This is a Chinese name ; the family name is Liu. Gordon Liu ( Lau Ka - fai Chinese : 劉家輝 ; pinyin : Liu Jiahui ; Wade -- Giles : Liu Chia - hui, birth name Xian Jinxi ; born August 22, 1951 ) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial artist. He became famous for playing the lead role of San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ( 1978 ) and its sequels. He later became known for his two roles in Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill films : Johnny Mo, the leader of the Crazy 88 Yakuza gang in Volume 1 ( 2003 ) ; and kung fu master Pai Mei in Volume 2 ( 2004 ). Contents 1 Personal life 1.1 Stroke and recovery 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Personal life Liu was born in Guangdong Province, China. He trained at Lau Cham 's martial arts school of Hung Gar discipline, which descended from Wong Fei - hung 's grand student ( father to Lau Kar Leung ). Liu is often wrongly cited as being the adopted son of Lau Cham, and adoptive brother of famed directors / actors Lau Kar - leung ( Liu Chia - liang ) and Lau Kar - wing ( Liu Chia - Yung ). In fact, he was not adopted by the Lau brothers ' family, he is actually just Lau Cham 's godson. In his youth, he skipped school to train in Chinese martial arts without his parents ' knowledge. Lau Cham 's wife assisted in his training and due to the friendship and respect he felt for his sifu ( master / teacher ) and his wife, he took on the name Lau Ka - fai. As he grew up, he found a job as a shipping clerk to make ends meet. His interests had always been towards martial arts and he was eventually offered a role by Lau Kar - leung. His name prior to being adopted was Xian Jinxi ( 冼錦熙 ). Liu has been married twice. He has two daughters from his first marriage, and a son and daughter from his second marriage. Stroke and recovery In August 2011, while in To Kwa Wan performing with his band, Liu suffered a stroke and hit his head. He had partial right - sided paralysis and a speech impairment as a consequence of the stroke ; he talks with a slur and needs a wheelchair to travel. To complicate matters, his estranged family ( from his second marriage ) had begun pressuring him for money. Depressed at his physical state and family complications, he isolated himself in a nursing home. In June 2012, Liu decided to divorce his second wife and focus on his recovery. During his medical crisis, Liu entrusted his assets to his assistant and spokesperson, Eva Fung. However, there was a fallout between the two, and Fung refused to return his assets. Because of the mounting medical expenses, Gordon 's finances were thin and needed the remainder of his assets to sustain him. Liu attempted to settle the matter in court against Eva, and she reluctantly accepted the subpoena. By April 29, 2014, just a day before disputing it in court, Fung agreed to return Liu 's assets with interest. Subsequently, Liu arranged for actress Amy Fan to become the legal guardian of his assets ; Fan has assisted Liu with managing his affairs as he has physical limitations because of his health. In 2015, it was reported that he no longer spoke with a slur but continued to be wheelchair - bound and had resided at a nursing home for several years. Career Liu 's first break was with Chang 's Film Company ( a Shaw Brothers subsidiary operating in Taiwan ) acting small parts for such films as 5 Shaolin Masters, Shaolin Martial Arts, and 4 Assassins. He starred in Challenge of the Masters ( 1976 ), as the folk hero Wong Fei Hung, and was featured in Executioners From Shaolin ( 1977 ) before starring in his signature role as Shaolin hero San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The tale of the imperialistic struggle against -- while not a new one -- was significant for the intense focus placed on the inner workings of Shaolin Temple itself. San Te, Liu 's character, overcomes the temple 's thirty - five chambers as he unwittingly undergoes the rigorous training regime imposed by the temple 's Head Abbott on the pretext of `` earning '' a right to study martial arts there. The `` zero - to - hero '' tale turned Liu into an international icon in spite of a frame far slighter than that of the folk hero himself ( known as `` Iron Arms '' for the muscularity of his physique ) and paved the way for a very healthy working schedule into the mid-1990s, even as younger, more agile martial artists eventually emerged. By the late 1980s he had begun accepting smaller roles such as in Lau Kar - leung 's Tiger on the Beat. Liu has also been active in television, and was contracted to Hong Kong 's TVB company for many years, continuing playing roles as a martial arts master. Though still performing some martial arts roles, he is at home as well in comedic, self - deprecatory or emotional characters. His second-most common role in TVB has been playing a Hong Kong Police Force officer. Quentin Tarantino has long been a fan of Liu, and had one day hoped to find him a role in one of his movies. This eventually came to pass with the roles of Johnny Mo and Master Pai Mei in both Kill Bill films ( incidentally, in one version of the script for the second film, Liu 's lips would be speaking Cantonese while his voice, dubbed by Tarantino, would be in English -- imitating a bad dub job ). His roles in Kill Bill raised Liu 's profile again and a renewed interest was shown by Chinese producers ; since Kill Bill, Liu has returned to doing movies while continuing to do television for Hong Kong 's TVB station. In 2008, Liu added a Bollywood film to his profile. Collaborating with Indian actor Akshay Kumar who is a top - billed Bollywood actor and also a martial arts performer in a film titled Chandni Chowk To China ( CC2C ). He played the role of the villain, Hojo, a smuggler and a well - trained martial artist. Before this, he appeared as himself ( along with his mentor Lau Kar Leung ) in Dragonland, 2009, the very first Italian documentary about Martial Cinema History, a homevideo 3 hours kung - fu marathon written and directed by specialist Lorenzo De Luca. Liu attended as special guest star at the premiere in Rome, meeting his Italian fans for the first time. During August 2011, Liu suffered a stroke and put all his plans on hold to recover ; his camp has not released additional information and Liu had cancelled all public engagements as of March 2012. Gordon survived his stroke, but is left partially paralyzed and wheelchair - bound. Because of his condition, he never resumed his public engagement plans and now lives a private life at a nursing home. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 5 Shaolin Masters Shaolin Martial Arts 4 Assassins The Monk 1976 Challenge of the Masters Wong Fei Hung 7 Man Army Bloody Avengers 1977 He Has Nothing But Kung Fu Executioners From Shaolin 1978 Breakout From Oppression The 36th Chamber of Shaolin San Te Heroes of the East Ah To Shaolin Mantis 1979 Fury in The Shaolin Temple Dirty Ho Spiritual Boxer II 1980 Clan of the White Lotus Hong Wen - Ting Return to the 36th Chamber Fists And Guts 1981 My Young Auntie Elders Shaolin and Wu Tang Martial Club Wong Fei - hung 1982 Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu The Shaolin Drunken Monk Legendary Weapons of China Treasure Hunters Young Vagabond Cat vs Rat Lady Is the Boss Crazy Shaolin Disciples Tales of a Eunuch Eight Diagram Pole Fighter Fifth Yang 1984 Shaolin Warrior 1985 Disciples of the 36th Chamber My Heart Is That Eternal Rose Legend of the Phoenix Tiger on Beat A Fiery Family Code of Fortune Avenging Trio Ghost Ballroom Killer Angels Tiger On The Beat II A Bloody Fight 1991 China Heat Killing In The Dream Cheetah On Fire Flirting Scholar Deadly China Hero Legend of the Liquid Sword Bogus Cops The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back For - wan Tse - san The Mystery of the Condor Hero Yuen - tsan Drunken Master III American Shaolin Funny Shaolin Kids 1995 Lethal Girls 2 Journey to the West ( TV series ) 1998 Journey to the West II ( TV series ) 1999 Generation Pendragon The Island Tales 2000 The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Sing Kwan The Legend of Lady Yang Chan Yuen - lai A Step into the Past ( TV series ) 2002 Drunken Monkey 2003 Star Runner Coach Lau The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow ( TV series ) Kill Bill : Volume 1 Johnny Mo Kill Bill : Volume 2 Pai Mei Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead Pak 2005 Dragon Squad A Chinese Tall Story Real Kung Fu Lin Yung ( TV series ) 2006 Mr. 3 Minutes A Pillow Case of Mystery Sima Jui - fung ( TV series ) 2007 Shaolin Vs. Dead : Ultimate Power On the First Beat Moon Gei ( TV series ) 2008 Heroes of Shaolin Best Bet ( TV series ) Dragonland Himself ( Documentary ) Chandni Chowk to China Hojo True Legend Old sage The Four ( TV series ) 2009 Man in Charge ( TV series ) Chinese Paladin 3 Evil Sword Immortal ( TV series ) Hot Summer Days Fai A Pillow Case of Mystery II Si Ma Jeui - fung ( TV series ) Beauty Knows No Pain Ng Lap - chau ( TV series ) 2010 - 2011 Links to Temptation Lam Chung - pau ( TV series ) 2011 Relic of an Emissary Yim Chun ( TV series ) Curse of the Royal Harem ( TV series ) Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2012 Nightfall Retired CID officer The Man with the Iron Fists The Abbott Kill ' Em All ( 2012 Film ) Snakehead See also List of Shaw Brothers films Shaw Brothers Studio References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Gordon Liu Chia Hui ''. Interview. Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 08. Jump up ^ Gordon Lau Ka - fai 劉家輝 Jump up ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/gordon-liu-enters-nursing-home-and-suffers-estranged-marriage/ Jump up ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/gordon-lius-takes-former-assistant-to-court-over-financial-dispute/ Jump up ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/gordon-liu-visits-old-friends-at-tvb/ Jump up ^ http://www.jaynestars.com/news/gordon-liu-watches-tvbs-four-amigos-bon-voyage/ Jump up ^ http://www.fareastfilms.com/newsPage/Gordon-Liu-Suffers-Stroke-And-Left-Disabled-3517.htm External links Gordon Liu on IMDb Gordon Liu Biography at HKCinema VIAF : 95336990 LCCN : no96051818 ISNI : 0000 0001 1690 191X GND : 14173857X SUDOC : 087930609 BNF : cb139797689 ( data ) BNE : XX1703309 IATH : w6671nsn Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Liu&oldid=806932773 '' Categories : 1955 births Living people Adoptees Chinese Hung Gar practitioners Hong Kong martial artists Hong Kong male film actors Shaw Brothers Studio Sportspeople from Guangdong Male actors from Guangdong Chinese male film actors Hong Kong male television actors Chinese male television actors Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Articles containing traditional Chinese - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2007 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Türkçe 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 00 : 42. 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Question: who played pai mei in kill bill 2
Answer: Gordon Liu