Personal Info
Birth date
1950-10-21 (74 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Also known as
Pa Tai
Chia-Nien Chang
Tai Do
Chang Jia Nian
Tai Po
Po Tai
Chang Chia-Nien
张嘉年
張嘉年
Tai Bo
Biography
Tai Bo (Chinese: 太保, born 21 October 1950) is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese actor born as Chang Chia-Nien (張嘉年).
Filmography
Detective Chinatown 1900
6.4
Overview:
In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people demanded the closure of Chinatown.GATAO: Like Father Like Son
7.6
Overview:
Drug Prince Michael and Scorpion are seizing the old fellows' turfs, the gangs families tornado spins three nobodies who are trying to survive. You'll never know who's gonna get bit by reality through the alternation of generations?The Vampire Partner
NYR
Overview:
Two rival gang leaders kill each other in a shootout and end up in hell where they must team up to escape back to the overworld so they can engage in lame comedy while trying to help the woman they attempted to rape get married.Two Toothless Tigers
4
Overview:
Two men each possess half of a treasure map, but over the years, their greed has prevented either from actually finding the treasure. But it seems that they may now be too late, as a third man plots to steal the treasure right out from under them.The Legend of Drunken Master
7.4
Overview:
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.Fast Fingers
6.7
Overview:
Two young pickpockets follow around after their uncle, the King of Pickpockets, just released from jail. Can the King keep on the straight and narrow this time ?Enter the Dragon
7.427
Overview:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.Front Page
6
Overview:
Hui, an owner of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee to help him get a good headliner for a magazine story to, hopefully, save his failing business.Crazy Nuts
NYR
Overview:
Two private investigators who were sworn enemies are teaming up against their will to solve a jewelry robbery.Gatao: The Last Stray
4.8
Overview:
A Qing encounters the photographer Xiao Qi at the full moon banquet of the daughter of the big brother Ren Ge at the corner of the Beiguan. They fall in love with each other. But, sadly, they aren't able to stay together at the end.The Brink
5.684
Overview:
Reckless police inspector Sai Gau (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest him. As Sai Gau continues his manhunt, he discovers Shing's involvement with triad boss Blackie (Yasuaki Kurata), who hides on a casino cruise ship on the high seas. Shing has been involved in a power struggle within the smuggling ring, and is forced to kill his adopted father. He also loses his share of gold smuggling to Blackie. To get even, Shing appears on the cruise, while Sai Gau is there to hunt for him.Dangerous Duty
NYR
Overview:
A team of cops has the mission to protect a witness from being killed. After several killing attempts, the cops will realize how dangerous is the duty they have been assigned to.We're Going to Eat You
6.3
Overview:
A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
6.6
Overview:
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.The Dead and the Deadly
6
Overview:
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.The Goldfinger
6.076
Overview:
In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government officials. One of its top investigators is Senior Investigator Lau Kai-Yuen, who brought down countless corrupted officials. Just as he thought stability and prosperity are within reach, a new era of greed and riches takes him into a new battlefield of corruption.The Challenger
5.8
Overview:
Two top class kung fu fighters challenge all the top kung fu masters in the land, one motivated by revenge, the other by greed. The two fighters team up to face their ultimate challenge in the form of Master Pao, played by Philip Ko.Heaven Can't Wait
5.5
Overview:
Foreign - Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the kind-hearted boy next door who falls victim to Tony's tricks.Twilight's Kiss
6.8
Overview:
One day Pak, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, a retired single father, in a park. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together.New Mr. Vampire
5.7
Overview:
A Hopping Ghost terrorizes a local warlord causing the local Tao Priest to compete for his services to rid the town of the menace.Mortuary Blues
5.9
Overview:
On a remote island off Hong Kong, its rich and happy inhabitants are celebrating an annual ritual by staging an operatic show. The island is not productive but its people are rich. No wonder police chief Yuan Kuei becomes suspicious. He thinks he is sitting on top of a narcotics ring. His two men are ordered to watch closely movement of the opera people. Little does the chief know that actually the islanders are living off the loot their ancestors made by raiding a government gold galleon some centuries ago. They buried much of the treasure and a dormant vampire under a pagoda......Snake Deadly Act
5
Overview:
Kwok Chung is a righteous rich kid whose hobby is to fight and brawl. One encounter nearly gets him killed, but he is saved by Yueh (Fong Hak On), the Snake Fist Master. Yueh befriends and teaches Kwok the deadly art of the snake. Soon, Kwok realizes that his teacher has more in common with a snake than just techniques. He's being set up by his teacher, and his family is also targeted for murder!Lion vs. Lion
5.5
Overview:
A teacher comes across a secret list of anti-Ching rebel names and quickly becomes a target for Ching loyalists. The Five Venom's actor Lo Meng teams up with kung-fu comedic actor Wang Yu to bring some of the best lion dancing action footage ever seen on film. The amazing lion dance sequences alone gives this film major historic significance where it's the first time Northern and Southern lion dancing skills are compared.Winners & Sinners
6.902
Overview:
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.Carry On Yakuza
NYR
Overview:
Charlie Chan is a boxer who goes to Japan to take on a local hotshot in the ring. A gang of yakuzas pressure him to take a dive, but Charlie beats his opponent senseless instead, resulting in a life-or-death chase in which Charlie and his coach try to escape from the angry gangsters. They are spared by the yakuza boss Yakoda, and their eagerness to impress him leads them to pretend that they are the leaders of an influential triad organization known as the Marlboro Gang. That gang doesn't really exist, and their ruse only leads them to further endangerment after Yakoda is murdered by one of his employees. Yakoda's widow sends their daughter (who speaks Cantonese) to Hong Kong so that she won't be next on the hit list, and Charlie -- still pretending to be a powerful triad gangster -- agrees to protect her. He and his friends must save the girl from assassination attempts and kidnapping along the way, as well as coming to the rescue of Yakoda's widow.A Fiery Family
NYR
Overview:
Most new immigrants are always involved in the activities of gangs. Although some of them are very smart and have established good business, people still call them "Big Circle Guys" indicating that they are outsiders to us. Ching Chi Kuk had come to Hong Kong with his brother Ching Chi Pang, sister Ching Siu Ming and brother-in-law Chi Wai since the middle seventies. Within a few years, Kuk being smart enough, had become well-known among the gangs. Once in an activity, Kuk was arrested and confessed guilty for his boss. Kuk was sent to prison and became a scapegoat. When he was released from the prison, Kuk decided to turn over a new life. During Kuk's imprisonment, his brother Pang joined the gang...Carry On Dancing
NYR
Overview:
Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is "cheated" into the hospital, exchanging identity with her insane sister. The mad house is lived by all kinds of weirdos. The "game" is that Cheung Sheung will stay in the hospital only for a while. But strangely enough, she gradually becomes more and more ease with the way of life in the hospital until one day, she's forgotten what life is like...The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
6.7
Overview:
After the death of Marshal Yuen, a princess is arrested by a constable whilst training with her kung-fu teacher. They are soon drawn into a conflict which centres around the mysterious man with the golden snake sword - an incredibly powerful magical weapon. Golden Snake Man is seeking revenge on the castle of the Wan family, but Wan has married his former lover. The Five Poison Sect of fighting (and flying) women have entered into an uneasy alliance with the forces of the Manchu Master Wu to steal the golden snake sword. Wan's daughter is torn between her father and her love of the constable. The constable must decide between his brotherly love for the Golden Snake Man and his sense of justice. Meanwhile a blind old man seeks to return the powerful Sword Stained With Royal Blood to the son of Marshal Yuen.The Dumb Ox
6.4
Overview:
A group of thiefs takes over a village. The main character is the blacksmith of the village. He has a criminal record as a thief but has served his time and now earns an honest living. He is first accused by the citizens of the village, but eventually he finds out the true criminals and challenges them.Acting
2025Second Life as Unknown
2025For Alice as Unknown
2025GATAO: Big Brothers as Unknown
2025The Dumpling Queen as Happy Uncle
2025Montages of a Modern Motherhood as Unknown
2025True Love, For Once in My Life as Unknown
2025Detective Chinatown 1900 as Uncle Si
2024Papa as Ho Kim
2024Borrowed Time as Ngai's Father
2024GATAO: Like Father Like Son as Ha Ta
2024All Shall Be Well as Shing
2023The Goldfinger as Wu Ren Song
2023Back Home as Uncle Chung
2023YUM Investigation as Mr. Ho
2023The Sunny Side of the Street as Chui
2023Where the Wind Blows as Nian
2021Heaven on the 4th Floor (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2021Coffin Homes as Cheung
2021Hand Rolled Cigarette as Bamboo
2021Gatao: The Last Stray as Hada
2020Hospital as Taoist Priest
2020Undercurrent as Unknown
2020The Silent Forest as Bei Bei's Grandfather
2020The Last Ferry from Grass Island as Unknown
2020Twilight's Kiss as Pak
2019The Crazy Spy as Unknown
2019Viatical Settlement as Unknown
2019The Fearless (1 Episode) as Mr. Kao
2019Fragments of Summer as Unknown
2019Gang of Bra as Unknown
2019The Lady Improper as Uncle Keung
2018Monga 2018 as Unknown
2017The Brink as Chen Shui-Sheng
2017To Pluto as 張先生
2016When You're Smiling as Unknown
2015Port of Call as Unknown
2014The Boar King as Unknown
2014The Apostles as Boss
2013躲貓貓 (1 Episode) as 张永
2013Ye-Zai as Unknown
2013梦想10献·微电影蓝光特典 as Unknown
2013A Story About Banana as Unknown
2013Hide and Seek: The Game Must Go On... as Unknown
2012Zombie 108 as SWAT Captain
2012Flying Dragon, Dancing Phoenix as Unknown
2011The Spin Kid as Lang
20107 Days in Heaven as Father
2009Glamorous Youth as Unknown
2009How Are You, Dad? as Unknown
2008Justice for Love (20 Episodes) as 吴振源
2006Da-Yu: The Touch of Fate as Liao
2006Tripping as Unknown
2004Love Contract (23 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Comes the Black Dog as Unknown
2001Her Name Is Cat 2: Journey To Death as Kam Bo
2001The Vampire Combat as Inspector
2000The Cabbie as Chuan's Father
2000A Chance to Die as Unknown
2000Tricky Guys as Unknown
1999Heaven of Hope as Unknown
1998A Cop Is a Cop as Unknown
1997Crazy Mission as Unknown
1997Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 as Unknown
1997Red Pirate as Unknown
1997Challenge as Unknown
1997Got No Choice as Unknown
1996Stooge, My Love as Unknown
1996How to Meet the Lucky Stars as Unknown
1996Dangerous Duty as Hitman
1995Heaven Can't Wait as Pregnant Woman's Husband
1995Ghostly Bus as Leon
1995A Touch of Evil as Unknown
1995Wong Fei Hung Series (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1994Hunting List as Shiung
1994The Gods Must Be Funny in China as Unknown
1994A Soul Haunted by Painting as Unknown
1994The Chinese Ghostbuster as Unknown
1994The Legend of Drunken Master as Man in Crowd Outside Cafe
1994Guardian Angel as Unknown
1993The Sword Stained with Royal Blood as Wan Lo Sai, 4th brother
1993Danger of the Wedding as Unknown
1993All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard as Kao the younger's henchman
1993Kickboxer as Ming
1993City on Fire as Unknown
1993Flying Car Nation as Unknown
1993Sexual Harasser as Unknown
1993Drug Tiger as Bao
1992Beauty Investigator as Little Man
1992The Musical Vampire as Little Three
1992Dust of Angels as Pub Customer
1992Lucky Way as Self
1992赌王至尊 as Unknown
1991All Mighty Gambler as Unknown
1991Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues as Unknown
1991Sea Wolves as Sergeant Sung
1991The Tantana as Lama Hiu Wan
1991Devil's Vendetta as Chun's Cousin
1991Fist of Fury 1991 as Japanese Interpreter
1991The Top Bet as Fanny's 1st Competitor
1990Story of Kennedy Town as Chuan
1990Midnight Angel as Unknown
1990Prince of the Sun as Fu
1990Front Page as Angry stuntman after Hui
1990Mortuary Blues as Treasure Hunter
1990Pantyhose Hero as Man Killed at Construction Site
1990Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon as Johnny
1990Ghostly Vixen as Tony
1990Return to Action as Unknown
1989Into the Fire as Fattie Ming
1989A City of Sadness as Ah Jia
1989Ghost Ballroom as Bao / Teddy Boy
1989The Iceman Cometh as Pimp
1989Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Chen Wah's Man
1989A Fiery Family as Kam
1989Carry On Yakuza as Unknown
1989Lady Reporter as Turbo
1989The Bachelor's Swan Song as Robber at Nan's Wedding
1989Angel Enforcers as Paul
1988Stumbling Cops as Police officer at party
1988The Vampire Partner as Unknown
1988Police Story 2 as Joker
1988Spiritual Princeling as Unknown
1988In the Blood as Tai Bo
1988The Diary of a Big Man as Criminal
1988Miss Magic as Billy's Friend
1988A Bloody Fight as CID
1988Carry On Dancing as Gangster
1988Dragons Forever as Waiter on Ship
1988Into the Night as Bo
1987Project A Part II as Mr. B
1987Reincarnation as Hsiao Liao
1987Sister Cupid as Sasi
1987Magic Story as Night watchman
1987My Cousin, the Ghost as Pao
1987Crazy Spirit as Unknown
1986Inspector Chocolate as Jesus
1986The Innocent Interloper as Bartender
1986Righting Wrongs as Yellow Shirt Policeman
1986Love Me Vampire as Unknown
1986Goodbye Mammie as Model Helicopter Flyer
1986Naughty Boys as Piao
1986Funny Vampire as Unknown
1986Rosa as Police agent Moore
1986New Mr. Vampire as Adjutant
1986Happy Din Don as Unknown
1986The Young Taoism Fighter as Unknown
1986Where's Officer Tuba? as Henchman
1985Police Story as Snake Eyes
1985Yes, Madam! as Officer Bo
1985Heart of Dragon as Kenny
1985Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Unknown
1985Mummy Dearest as Master Ying
1985Lucky Diamond as Diamond Thief
1985The Protector as Unknown
1985The Two Jolly Cops as Unknown
1984The Owl vs Bombo as Gang Member
1984Taoism Drunkard as Mr Pang
1984The Ghost Informer as Tai Bo
1984Law with Two Phases as Druggy Shing
1984Pom Pom as Pimp Wen
1984Reunion as Unknown
1983Project A as Tai Bo
1983Fast Fingers as Richard Lee
1983Just For Fun as Unknown
1983Winners & Sinners as Archie
1982The Dead and the Deadly as Villager
1982Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Chee
1982Dragon Lord as Pao
1981The Club as Unknown
1981The Gold Hunters as Tea house client
1981The Crazy Chase as Unknown
1981Crazy Nuts as Unknown
1981Lion vs. Lion as Unknown
1980Encounters of the Spooky Kind as Adviser Lau
1980We're Going to Eat You as Villager
1980The Young Master as Master Tien's Student (uncredited)
1980Snake Deadly Act as Unknown
1980Two Toothless Tigers as Unknown
1979The Challenger as Master Mao's student
1977The Amsterdam Kill as Unknown
1974The Dumb Ox as Unknown
1974Wits to Wits as Reports ambush failure
1973Enter the Dragon as Ohara's Crew Who Attacks Su Lin
1973Devil and Angel as Unknown
Directing
1985Yes, Madam! ... Assistant Director