Ka-Yan Leung (b. 1949)

Alias:
Bryan Leung
Bryan Leung Ka-yan
Bryan Leung Kar-yan
Leung Ka Yan
Leung Ka-Yan
Leung Kar Yan
Leung Kar-yan
梁家仁
양가인

Birthplace:
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Born:
January 20, 1949

Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: 梁家仁 , born 20 January 1949) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He joined Shaw Brothers in 1974 and soon met up with Sammo Hung and the two of them hit it off. Sammo has described Leung as a phenomenon – Sammo could show him any style of kung fu or any intricate choreography and Leung could learn it immediately. In the 70’s and early 80’s Leung was to appear in some terrific kung fu.  Like so many other kung fu fighters, once the popularity of those films faded in the mid 80’s he had to switch career gears and become more of a character actor. He had a reasonably successful career though through to the middle of the 1990’s.  ... credits to the author at hkcinemagic.

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Action Director:
1993  Bogus Cops

Choreographer:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1993  Bogus Cops
2010  Legend of the Swordsman

Director:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1984  Profile in Anger
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Martial Arts Choreographer:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Producer:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Screenplay:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Script:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Second Assistant Director:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1993  Bogus Cops
1997  Mr. Nice Guy
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Second Unit Director:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1990  Tiger Cage II
1993  Bogus Cops
1997  Mr. Nice Guy
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

Stunt Coordinator:
1977  The Clutch of Power
1979  The Incredible Kung Fu Master
1984  Profile in Anger
1989  Satanic Crystals
1990  My Hero
1990  Tiger Cage II
1993  Bogus Cops
1997  Mr. Nice Guy
1999  A Sympathetic Killer
2000  Cold War
2002  Deadline Crisis
2002  The Prisoner
2003  Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003  The Story of Long
2010  Legend of the Swordsman
2014  The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane
2018  Master Gong Subdues Demons

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