Chieh Yuan

Chieh Yuan
Chinese name	解元 (Traditional)
Chinese name	解元 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Jié Yuán (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Gaai2 Jyun4 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Chieh Yu Kun
Born	15 March 1945(1945-03-15) Haifeng, Guangdong, China
Died	16 November 1977(1977-11-16) (aged 32) Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Gai Yuen
Years active	1967-1977

Chieh Yuan (15 March 1945 - 16 November 1977) was an actor and martial artist. He was an actor for Shaw Brothers and in 1972, he was cast in Bruce Lee's The Game of Death. Chieh died in 1977 from cerebral edema, the same cause to Bruce Lee's death, and at age 32, the same age at which Bruce Lee had died.

See also

• Cinema of Hong Kong
• Game of Death
• Shaw Bros.

External links

• Yuan Chieh at the Internet Movie Database
• Gai Yuen at the Hong Kong Movie Database

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Name	Chieh, Yuan
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Date of birth	15 March 1945
Place of birth	Haifeng, Guangdong, China
Date of death	16 November 1977
Place of death	Hong Kong