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name: "Barry Wong"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barry-wong-ping-yiu"
fi1m_id: "barry-wong-ping-yiu"
imdb_id: "nm0938944"
tmdb_id: 62412
wikidata_id: "Q4256063"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "20 November 1946"
died: "15 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:54:46.672804+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Barry Wong

## Identity

Barry Wong

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barry-wong-ping-yiu
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barry-wong-ping-yiu
- **IMDb ID:** nm0938944
- **TMDB ID:** 62412
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4256063
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Wong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4256063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938944/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62412

Writer. Born 20 November 1946 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. Died 15 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 20 November 1946, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- **Died:** 15 October 1991
- **Also known as:** Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Wong Ping-Yiu, 	Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Pin Yiu Wong, 黃炳耀, 黄炳耀, Berry Wang, B. Y. Wong, ウォン・ピンユー
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Wong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4256063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938944/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62412

## Streaming the US now

- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Hard Boiled*](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md) (86)

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## Biography

Barry Wong Ping-Yiu (also credited as Wong Ping-Yiu and Barry Wong) was a Hong Kong screenwriter, film producer and actor. He wrote scripts for numerous Hong Kong films from the early 1980s until his death, often in collaboration with directors such as Sammo Hung and John Woo.

His credits include *Winners & Sinners* (1983), *My Lucky Stars* (1985), *Armour of God* (1986), *Fight Back to School* (1991) and the screenplay for *Hard Boiled* (1992), which was dedicated to him. He also appeared in supporting roles in several films and received a Hong Kong Film Awards Professionalism Award.

Wong died of a heart attack on 16 October 1991 while on a trip to Berlin.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hard Boiled* (1992), Fi1m 86, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Peg O' My Heart* (2025), Production Designer
- *Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday* (1993), as James Wong
- *Operation Scorpio* (1992), Writer
- *Miracle 90 Days* (1992), Actor
- *Hard Boiled* (1992), Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md)
- *Fun and Fury* (1992), Screenplay
- *Truant Heroes* (1992), as Commissioner Wong
- *Ghost Punting* (1992), Writer
- *Lethal Contact* (1992), Writer
- *Twin Dragons* (1992), Writer
- *A Kid from Tibet* (1992), Writer
- *The Banquet* (1991), as Man at Table · Writer
- *Slickers vs. Killers* (1991), Screenplay
- *God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai* (1991), as Commissioner Wong
- *Scheming Wonders* (1991), Screenplay
- *Fight Back to School* (1991), as Scissor Legs · Writer
- *Crazy Safari* (1991), Writer
- *Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye* (1991), as Barry · Writer
- *Against All* (1990), as Supt Chow
- *The Nocturnal Demon* (1990), as Cook
- *The Inspector Wears Skirts III* (1990), as King of Gambling
- *Pantyhose Hero* (1990), Screenplay
- *Family Honor* (1990), as ICAC officer · Producer, Writer
- *Curry & Pepper* (1990), as Chief Inspector Chow
- *She Shoots Straight* (1990), Screenplay
- *Outlaw Brothers* (1990), Screenplay
- *Encounters of the Spooky Kind II* (1990), Story, Writer, Director of Photography
- *The Fortune Code* (1990), Screenplay
- *City Cops* (1989), Writer
- *Whampoa Blues* (1989), Writer
- *Dragon Fight* (1989), as Drug Dealer
- *Lost Souls* (1989), Writer
- *Vampire Buster* (1989), as Pedestrian · Screenplay
- *The Killer* (1989), as Chief Inspector Tu
- *Mr. Smart* (1989), Writer
- *Pedicab Driver* (1989), Screenplay
- *18 Times* (1988), Screenplay
- *In the Blood* (1988), Story
- *Walk on Fire* (1988), Actor
- *The Haunted Cop Shop II* (1988), as Snr. Inspector · Writer
- *Love Soldier of Fortune* (1988), Writer
- *Eastern Condors* (1987), Screenplay
- *My Cousin, the Ghost* (1987), Producer
- *Righting Wrongs* (1986), Screenplay
- *Armour of God* (1986), Story
- *Mr. Vampire II* (1986), Screenplay
- *Goodbye Mammie* (1986), Producer
- *Lucky Stars Go Places* (1986), Writer
- *Rosa* (1986), Writer
- *Where's Officer Tuba?* (1986), Screenplay
- *Millionaires' Express* (1986), Screenplay
- *The Strange Bedfellow* (1986), Story
- *Yes, Madam!* (1985), Screenplay
- *Mr. Vampire* (1985), Writer
- *Heart of Dragon* (1985), Screenplay, Story
- *Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars* (1985), Screenplay, Story
- *Those Merry Souls* (1985), Story
- *Shyly Joker* (1985), Producer
- *Affectionately Yours* (1985), Writer
- *My Lucky Stars* (1985), Screenplay, Story
- *Friendly Ghost* (1985), Screenplay
- *Funny Triple* (1985), Writer
- *Chase a Fortune* (1985), Story
- *Double Trouble* (1984), Screenplay
- *Silent Romance* (1984), as Illegal fruit vendor · Writer
- *Funny Face* (1984), Screenplay
- *The Other Side of Gentleman* (1984), as Father Tam · Producer, Writer
- *The Intellectual Trio* (1984), Writer
- *Winners & Sinners* (1983), as Roller Skate Race's Emcee · Writer
- *A Fist Full of Talons* (1983), Writer
- *The Dead and the Deadly* (1982), Screenplay
- *Carry On Pickpocket* (1982), Writer
- *Dragon Lord* (1982), Screenplay
- *The Prodigal Son* (1981), Writer
- *The Gold Hunters* (1981), Writer
- *The Daring Age* (1981), Writer
- *Read Lips* (1980), Writer

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