---
name: "Miao Tian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/miao-tian"
fi1m_id: "miao-tian"
imdb_id: "nm0583964"
tmdb_id: 150345
wikidata_id: "Q15899180"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 December 1925"
died: "19 February 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T16:58:01.254576+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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# Miao Tian

## Identity

Miao Tian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/miao-tian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** miao-tian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0583964
- **TMDB ID:** 150345
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15899180
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miao_Tien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15899180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150345

Actor. Born 6 December 1925 in Tongshan District, Jiangsu, China. Died 19 February 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1925, Tongshan District, Jiangsu, China
- **Died:** 19 February 2005
- **Active:** 1970–2001
- **Also known as:** Miao Yanlin, Miáo Tiān, 苗 天, Miao Tien
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miao_Tien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15899180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150345

## Biography

Miao Tian, also credited as Miao Tien or Miao Yanlin, was a Chinese-born Taiwanese film actor. Born on 6 December 1925 in Tongshan District, Jiangsu, he trained as a teacher before joining the army and moving to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War. He began his screen career in the mid-1950s with the Central Motion Picture Corporation and later worked extensively with the Union Film Company.

He appeared in numerous martial arts films from the 1960s to the early 1980s, including *Dragon Inn* (1967) and *A Touch of Zen* (1971), in which he played Nie Qiu (Men Da's Advisor) and also served as assistant director. In later decades he collaborated with director Tsai Ming-liang, portraying Hsiao-kang's father in *Rebels of the Neon God* (1992), *The River* (1997) and *What Time Is It There?* (2001). His final screen appearance was a cameo in *Goodbye, Dragon Inn* (2003). He died in Taipei on 19 February 2005.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Touch of Zen* (1970), Fi1m 86, as Nie Qiu (Men Da's Advisor) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

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

- *The Missing* (2003), Actor
- *What Time Is It There?* (2001), as Hsiao-Kang's Father / Old Man at the Park
- *The Hole* (1998), as The Customer at Market
- *The River* (1997), as Father
- *Accidental Legend* (1995), Actor
- *Rebels of the Neon God* (1994), as Hsiao-kang's Father
- *Ming Ghost* (1990), as Doctor
- *Ninja Dragon* (1986), Actor
- *The Trail* (1983), as Master Miao
- *Sergeant Hsiung* (1982), Actor
- *Gold Constables* (1981), Actor
- *Kung Fu Executioner* (1981), as Diu Kwei
- *Those Days in the Heaven* (1980), Actor
- *A Pretended Rebel* (1979), as Ma Tung's assistant
- *The Ape Girl* (1979), Actor
- *One Foot Crane* (1979), as Ku Ling Ting
- *Iron Bridge Kung-Fu* (1979), as Big Boss 'Dragon Head'
- *The Bone Crushing Kid* (1979), Actor
- *Immortal Warriors* (1978), Actor
- *Murder of Murders* (1978), Actor
- *The Wandering Dragon* (1978), Actor
- *Half a Loaf of Kung Fu* (1978), as Mr. Wan
- *Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin* (1978), as Leader Gu
- *The 72 Desperate Rebels* (1978), Actor
- *Phantom Kung Fu* (1978), as Liu Sze Hai
- *Invincible Swordswoman* (1977), Actor
- *The Face Behind the Mask* (1977), Actor
- *Pai Yu Ching* (1977), as Miao Shao-Tian
- *The Everlasting Glory* (1976), Actor
- *7-Man Army* (1976), as Japanese General
- *The Last Tempest* (1976), as Chief Eunuch Li Lien Ying
- *China Armed Escort* (1976), Actor
- *The Return of the Valuables* (1975), Actor
- *The Double Double Cross* (1975), Actor
- *The Empress Dowager* (1975), as Chief Eunuch Li Lien Ying
- *Fierce Among Strong* (1975), Actor
- *Desperate Crisis* (1974), Actor
- *Sergeant Hsiung* (1974), Actor
- *Tornado of Chu-chiang* (1974), Actor
- *Wild Tiger* (1974), Actor
- *Crazy Nuts of Kung Fu* (1974), as Xiao Ba
- *Hero of Kwangtong* (1974), as Wan
- *The Hot Pursuit* (1974), Actor
- *The Imprudent Iron Phoenix* (1973), Actor
- *The Queen Bee* (1973), as Master
- *Operation "White Shirt"* (1973), Actor
- *Infernal Street* (1973), as Japanischer Big Boss
- *A Gathering of Heroes* (1973), Actor
- *Impetuous Fire* (1973), Actor
- *The Hero of Chiu Chow* (1972), as Boss Pi
- *The Bold Three* (1972), as Boss Shih Hou (Tiger)
- *Furious Slaughter* (1972), Actor
- *Gecko Kung Fu* (1972), Actor
- *The Champion of Champions* (1972), Actor
- *Blood of the Dragon* (1971), as Prime Minister Sing Pa Tou
- *Shadow Girl* (1971), as Blind Ancient
- *The Magnificent Chivalry* (1971), Actor
- *The Professional Killer* (1971), as Boss Xu Piao
- *The Brave and the Evil* (1971), as Inn Boss Ding Er
- *Rider of Revenge* (1971), as Ding Fu
- *The Invincible Sword* (1971), Actor
- *She'd Hate Rather Love* (1971), Actor
- *The Ghost Hill* (1971), as Green Demon
- *A Touch of Zen* (1970), Nie Qiu (Men Da's Advisor), Assistant Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md)
- *The Seisure Soul Sword of a Blind Girl* (1970), as Instructor Chao Hu
- *Iron Mistress* (1969), as Tan Ke-Ning
- *The Swordsman of All Swordsmen* (1968), as Chou Fu
- *Dragon Inn* (1967), as Pi Shao-Tung
- *Downhill They Ride* (1966), Actor

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