{{short description|Hong Kong actor}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Austin Wai | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = 惠天賜 | native_name_lang = zh | pronunciation = | birth_name = Wai Ti-chi | birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|08|13}} | birth_place = Shandong, China | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|10|04|1957|08|13}} | death_place = Beijing, China | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = Fat Jong Temple, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon, Hong Kong | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = actor, choreographer | years_active = 1970–2012 | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Chan Bui-tai|1980|1991|reason=div}} * {{marriage|Ban Ban|1996|2001|reason=div}} }} | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = 3 | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | family = Kara Wai (sister) | callsign = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = {{Infobox Chinese |child = yes |t= 惠天賜 |s= 惠天赐 |p= Huì tiāncì |j= }} | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }}
'''Austin Wai Tin-chi''' (13 August 1957 – 4 October 2012) was a Hong Kong actor and choreographer. He was the elder brother of actress Kara Wai. He had notable roles in the martial arts films like ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'', ''5 Superfighters'', ''The Avenging Eagle'' and ''Flash Point''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2012/10/austin-wai-tin-chi-sadly-passes-away/|title=Austin Wai Tin Chi: Sadly passes away|last=kingofkungfu|date=2012-10-05|website=Asian Movie Pulse|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref>
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==Filmography== ===Film=== {{Div col}} *''Pi li quan'' (1972) - Young Tien Wa *''Si da men pai'' (1977) *''Yin yang xie di zi'' (1977) *''Huang fei hong si da di zi'' (1977) *''Gong fu xiao zi'' (1977) *''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (1978) - Shaolin disciple *''Nan yang tang ren jie'' (1978) *''Shi zi mo hou shou'' (1978) *''The Avenging Eagle'' (1978) - Cao Gao-shing *''Qian Long xia Yangzhou'' (1978) *''Yi tian tu long ji da jie ju'' (1978) - Wind Messenger *''Xing mu zi gu huo zhao'' (1979) *''Yuan yue wan dao'' (1979) - Knight *''Da chu tou'' (1979) *''The Deadly Breaking Sword'' (1979) *''Kung Fu Vs. Yoga'' (1979) *''Xin tie cuo men shen'' (1979) *''5 Superfighters'' (1979) - Wang Fu-chung *''Qi sha'' (1979) *''Cha chi nan fei'' (1980) - Hsiao Tang *''Ying xiong wu lei'' (1980) *''Jin hu men'' (1980) *''Hong fen dong jiang hu'' (1981) *''Bong ju'' (1982) - Fu Chung-Yuan *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (film)'' (1982) - Muk-yung Fuk *''Long teng hu yue'' (1983) - Ah Tung *''Zhi zhuan yi jian'' (1984) - Chin's 2nd challenger *''Zui hou yi zhan'' (1987) - Sum Ying-Mo *''Long zhi zheng ba'' (1989) - Chau Chi-Chung *''Zhuo gui da shi'' (1989) - Cheung's Ancestor *''Qian nu yun yu qing'' (1989) *''Zhuang zhi hao qing'' (1990) *''Fu gui bing tuan'' (1990) - Little Tortoise *''Hei dao huo hu li'' (1990) *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (1990) - Qiao Feng *''Lie xue jie tou'' (1991) *''Cao mang ying ci'' (1992) *''Shen qiang shou yu Ka li ji'' (1992) - Wu Yuen-Shin *''Chi yu qing hua'' (1992) *''Shui hu zhuan zhi ying xiong ben se'' (1993) - Opposition Commander *''Yan yuk lap cheung'' (1993) *''The Secret File'' (1993) *''Da mo zu shi'' (1994) - Prince *''Bao yu jiao yang'' (1994) - Brother Four *''Mo yu zhui kong'' (1994) - Cheung Ming *''The Blade'' (1995) - Master of Sharp Manufacturers *''Sing yuet tung wa'' (1999) - Officer Ko *''Hak do fung wan ji sau chuk wong'' (1999) *''You sha cuo mao ai cuo'' (1999) - Au Fung *''Yi dai xiao xiong cao cao'' (1999) *''Sang sei kuen chuk'' (2000) *''Wong Gok hak yeh'' (2004) - Milo's Superior *''Kill Zone'' (2005) - Cheung Chun Fei *''Flash Point'' (2007) - Four Eyes *''Zang li zha (FIT) ren'' (2007) *''Rebellion'' (2009) - Mr. Tai *''Gong fu yong chun'' (2010) - (final film role) {{div col end}}
===Television dramas=== *''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (1983) - Luk Kwun-ying *''Lui Sei Leung'' (1985) - Bai Tai Guan *''Tian Long Ba Bu'' (1991) - Qiao Feng/Xiao Feng
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==External links== *{{IMDb name | id=0906402 | name=Austin Wai}}
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