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name: "Rex Wei"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rex-wei"
roles: []
born: "27 March 1933"
died: "9 November 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T07:05:56.049871+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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# Rex Wei

Actor. Born 27 March 1933. Died 9 November 2006.

## Details

- **Born:** 27 March 1933
- **Died:** 9 November 2006
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917665/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1211854

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Only Fools and Horses*](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md) (84)

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## Biography

Rex Wei (1933–2006) was a British actor. He appeared in guest roles in numerous British television series from the 1970s to the 1990s, often portraying characters of East Asian descent. His credits include Mr Chin in the 1982 episode "The Yellow Peril" of *Only Fools and Horses*, Embassy Man and Kidnapper in *The Professionals* (1980–1982), Nguyen in *Silent Witness* (1996), and Michael Leung in *The Knock* (1997).

Wei also appeared in the film *Ping Pong* (1986) as A Chee. Born Rex Williams Wei on 27 March 1933, he died on 9 November 2006 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.

*Sources: imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), Fi1m 84, as Mr Chin — [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Acting
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as Regent
- *Ping Pong* (1987), as A Chee
- *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), series, as Mr Chin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md)
- *Yesterday's Hero* (1979), Acting
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Embassy Man, Kidnapper
- *Birds on the Wing* (1971), series, as Policeman

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