Austin Wai Tin-Chi

Acting

Austin Wai Tin-Chi

Born August 13, 1957 · Weihai, Shandong Province, China

Died October 4, 2012 · aged 55

Austin Wai Tin-chi (13 August 1957 – 4 October 2012) was a Hong Kong actor and choreographer. He was the elder brother of actress Kara Wai. He had notable roles in the martial arts films like The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, 5 Superfighters, The Avenging Eagle and Flash Point.

Known For

Game of DeathGame of Death · 1978
Game of Death
★ 6.41978
MovieDramaAction
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky StarsTwinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars · 1985
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
★ 6.51985
MovieActionComedy
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
SPL: Kill ZoneSPL: Kill Zone · 2005
SPL: Kill Zone
★ 7.02005
MovieActionCrime
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin · 1978
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
★ 7.51978
MovieActionAdventure
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Flash PointFlash Point · 2007
Flash Point
★ 7.02007
MovieAction
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
The Unpublicizable FileThe Unpublicizable File · 1993
The Unpublicizable File
★ 3.81993
MovieCrimeHorror
Hoping to run a restaurant, a father and daughter must contend with the restaurant's chef, who owes many debts.
The BladeThe Blade · 1995
The Blade
★ 7.11995
MovieActionAdventure
Adopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront Lung.
Fearless Hyena 2Fearless Hyena 2 · 1983
Fearless Hyena 2
★ 5.81983
MovieActionComedy
A pair of evil kung-fu artists, Heaven and Earth, are slaughtering the entire Yin-Yang brotherhood.

Filmography

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The True HeroThe True Hero · 1994
The True Hero
★ 8.01994
MovieActionCrime
An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best friend and his best friend's sister. While in jail he learns to become a teacher's aide. In school he comes across these troubled teens who start hanging around a sleazy low-level triad that runs a video arcade, luring kids by exchanging games for drug running. He eventually befriends the kids pissing off the triad who gets him fired by digging up dirt on his past. But he doesn't care, he proposes to his girlfriend and she says yes but a student is still held under the grasp of the triad. So he goes back into action to try and free the kid and ridding the neighborhood of the sleazy scumbag. Can he reach the kid and change the kid's ways? Will the ex-con and his girl live happily ever after?

Brother Four

The Final TestThe Final Test · 1987
The Final Test
★ 4.71987
MovieScience FictionAction
Austin Wai plays Sum, a secret agent posing as the security chief of a remote mining colony where several employees have disappeared without a trace. At first Sum is impressed by the almost superhuman efficiency of the mine's workers, but soon becomes suspicious of the zombie-like manner in which the miners perform their duty. His worst fears are finally confirmed by the colony's resident physician (Deborah Sims), who has been forced to mix a powerful drug into the miners' meals that increases their strength while making them mental slaves of the company. Sum and the doctor prepare to expose the deadly secret, but with every other member of the colony out to get them, they may not live long enough to tell it.

Sum Ying Mo