The main five (though there are six, Chiang Sheng is actually the fifth member of the Venoms, not Wei Pai, who only appeared in four films with the others).
Supporting Actors •
Wang Lung Wei – a villain in several early Venom films. Made his debut in Chang Cheh's
Shaolin Martial Arts, filmed in Taiwan during 1974. •
Wang Li – appeared in later Venom films replacing Wei Pai, usually as a villain. Wang Li was also recruited in Taiwan and appeared in bit parts in
New Shaolin Boxers and
Chinatown Kid before his official debut in
Shaolin Rescuers •
Sun Shu-Pei – usually a villain with minimal fighting skills whose only heroic role was as "Long Axe" in
Kid with the Golden Arm. •
Yang Hsiung – appeared throughout Chang Cheh's Venom cycle of films in various heroic and villainous roles. •
Lau Shi Kwong – another actor usually cast as the cowardly type with minimal martial arts ability, best remembered as the snitch Wong Fa in
Five Deadly Venoms and as "The Dangerous Kid" in
Flag Of Iron. •
Cheng Tien-Chi – another graduate of Peking opera, Cheng made his debut in
The Brave Archer 3, followed by
House Of Traps and
Ode to Gallantry. He would later star in lead roles in
Five Elements Ninjas,
The Weird Man and
The Nine Demons. •
Chu Ko – also debuted in
The Brave Archer 3 and continued into the 1980s replacing Sun Chien, usually as an insidious villain and some occasional heroic rolls. •
Lung Tien-Sheng – usually cast as misguided
anti-hero, such as 'The Spearman' in
Flag of Iron and 'Golden Snake Xia Xueyi' in
Sword Stained with Royal Blood •
Wen Hsueh-Erh – Lead female in several later Venom films. Excels at playing spoiled brat roles or the love interest of one of the main heros. •
Yu Tai Ping – The lead henchman in earlier Venom films, would later switch sides during 1981's
Flag Of Iron (literally) as his appearances afterwards were usually of the second-tier heroic nature in the films. •
Tony Tam Jan Dung – A henchman and usually partnered with Yu Tai Ping, Yang Hsuing or Lau Shi Kwong and serves under Lu Feng's character. He was usually seen as a character in background before becoming a top henchman in
Crippled Avengers. •
Chin Siu-Ho – First appeared in small role in
The Rebel Intruders prior to making his official credited debut in
2 Champions Of Shaolin. Proceeded to co-star in
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung,
Legend of the Fox and
Masked Avengers among others, in addition to films for other directors at Shaw after Chang Cheh's cohorts disbanded. ==Venom films==