[3] In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher, which became one of his best-known performances.
His role as an explosives man in the 1982 film The Postman Fights Back became another one of his best-known performances.
[4][3] In addition, he directed one film, Amsterdam Connection, in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown, in 1989.
[4] Mei-sheng is the father of actor Louis Fan Siu-wong, with whom he appeared in the 1992 film Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky.
[5] He retired from acting in 1994, and has since been his son's manager, as well as a professor at the Shanghai School of Performing Arts.