Kung fu movies are the action movies that never fail to give you what you want. They are filled with excitement and characters that will brave anything to reach their goals. These exciting movies have a large amount of followers that are always looking for the next great movie. Kung fu movies have seen a lot of great stars and many of them come from a kung fu background with martial arts training that happened long before they became action movie stars. These stars developed a passion for martial arts training long before they got into movies and that makes them more respectable by fans. Some of the great actors in these action packed movies include:
- Jackie Chan: Jackie Chan is more than just a kung fu movie star. He is a director, film maker, comedian, choreographer, stunt performer, and more. His movies are loved by both kung fu movie fans and other movie go-ers because Jackie Chan has the ability to not only amaze people with his skills but also, to entertain. His kung fu movies are filled with the action that fans crave but they also have humor that will keep you laughing for hours. He’s become a cultural icon and has appeared in over 100 movies. He even has his own star on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars.
- Jet Li: He was born Li Lian Jie and he was born in Beijing China. He is best known in the Western world for being an actor and film maker but he is also a wushu champion. He made his debut in 1982 in the film Shaolin Temple. He later went on to star in many mainstream Hollywood movies.
- Sammo Hung: This Hong Kong actor, producer, and direct is also a martial artist that was pivotal in the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980’s. He also helped start the Jiang Shi genre – a vampire like genre that has a martial arts theme. The movies that he produced and directed played a big part in launching the careers of many of the martial arts greats.
- Yuen Biao: As an actor and stunt man, this Hong Kong martial artist has appeared in over 80 movies. He has appeared as a stunt man and actor and has done a great deal of choreography himself. He was one of the Seven Little Fortunes along with Jackie Cha and Sammo Hung.