Huo Endi
Encyclopedia
Huo Endi (1836–1917) was the father of famous Chinese
martial artist Huo Yuanjia
. Huo Endi was a well-known martial artist who served as a bodyguard for caravans travelling to the Northeast. In the 2006 film Fearless
he died shortly before his son rose to fame, but in reality he outlived his son by about seven years.
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
martial artist Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia was a Chinese martial artist and co-founder of Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai...
. Huo Endi was a well-known martial artist who served as a bodyguard for caravans travelling to the Northeast. In the 2006 film Fearless
Fearless (2006 film)
Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li...
he died shortly before his son rose to fame, but in reality he outlived his son by about seven years.
In popular culture
- Huo Endi (played by Collin ChouCollin ChouCollin Chou , sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist based in Hong Kong known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as well as the Enter the Matrix video game...
) is portrayed in Jet LiJet LiThe fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce...
's 2006 film FearlessFearless (2006 film)Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li...
. - Bryan Leung played Huo Endi in the 2008 TV series The Legendary FokHuo Yuanjia (2008 TV series)Huo Yuanjia is a television series based on the story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It includes a subplot on the story of Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia and protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and starred Ekin Cheng, Jordan...
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