Chieh Yuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chieh.

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.

Chieh Yuan
Born	Chieh Yu Kun (1945-03-15)15 March 1945 Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
Died	16 November 1977(1977-11-16) (aged 32) Hong Kong
Years active	1967–1977
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	解元
Simplified Chinese	解元
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiè Yuán Wade–Giles Hsieh4 Yuen2 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gaai2 Jyun4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kái-goân
Musical career
Also known as	Gai Yuen

See also

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

External links

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