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Personal Info
Known For
Editing
Birthday
July 31, 1952
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
- Dawei Hu
- Dai-Wai Woo
- Da-wei Hu
- David Wu Dai-Wai
- 胡大為
- Wu Dai-Wai
- David Woo Dai-Wai
- David Hu
- Hu Da-Wei
- Hu Tai-Wai
- Hu Kua
- 胡大为
David Wu
0.8 Popularity
Biography
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.
Known For
5.2
Examiner
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015
🎬
6.0
Self
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
7.0
Traffic Cop
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996
3.8
Hello! Who Is It?
1994
0.0
Twilight Tubes
1994
7.0
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
5.0
A Roof with a View
1993
5.0
Lee Thai-Shui
The Killer's Love
1993
4.8
Ah Yan
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
1993
3.8
Western Ace
Flying Dagger
1993
Credits
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
as Examiner
2015
5.2
🎬
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
as Self
2004
6.0
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Traffic Cop
1996
7.0
Hello! Who Is It?
1994
3.8
Twilight Tubes
1994
0.0
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
7.0
A Roof with a View
1993
5.0
The Killer's Love
as Lee Thai-Shui
1993
5.0
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
as Ah Yan
1993
4.8
Flying Dagger
as Western Ace
1993
3.8
Shadow Cop
1993
0.0
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
6.0
Twin Dragons
as Cafe Waiter
1992
6.7
Once a Thief
as Auctioneer
1991
6.8
Doctor Vampire
as Dr Chang K K
1990
6.8
Sunshine Friends
1990
7.0
Promising Miss Bowie
1990
0.0
The Funny Half Show
1990
10.0
Bitter Taste of Blood
1988
0.0
Gunmen
as Cheung Chor-Fan
1988
5.2
Fatal Love
as David
1988
6.0
The Diary of a Big Man
as Cheng's Assistant
1988
6.3
Mother Vs Mother
as Song
1988
6.0
Carry On Dancing
1988
0.0
I Love Maria
1988
6.3
Goodbye Darling
as Dr. Peter Lee
1987
6.0
Double Fixation
as David
1987
4.0
A Chinese Ghost Story
as Secretary Chiu
1987
7.3
That Enchanting Night
as Cheng
1987
4.0
Sister Cupid
as Band Member
1987
3.5
Seven Years Itch
as Willie's colleague
1987
4.0
Immortal Story
1986
5.9
Peking Opera Blues
as General Cho's Interpreter
1986
7.0
Happy Ghost III
as Sex Club Thug
1986
6.8
Where's Officer Tuba?
as Molester
1986
6.0
Cadets on the Beat
1986
6.0
Working Class
as Factory Supervisor
1985
6.2
Crazy Romance
as Hui Koon Yan
1985
3.0
The Musical Singer
1985
7.0
Run Tiger Run
1985
9.2
Winner Takes All?
1984
8.0
The Surgeon
1984
0.0
The Ghost Informer
1984
0.0
Double Trouble
1984
6.0
The Company
1984
8.0
The Comedy
1984
10.0
The Drummer
1983
5.0
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Movie Director
1982
4.8
Young Dreams
1982
0.0
All the Wrong Clues
as Capone's Dumb Thug
1981
6.6
To Sir with Troubles
1981
6.0
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
as Tour Guide
1980
7.1
The Way to Hell
1980
0.0
Super Power
as Chun Ming's Tutor
1980
6.1
We're Going to Eat You
1980
6.3
🎬
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979
0.0
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
as Pickpocket
1979
7.3
Follow the Star
1978
10.0