当年邵氏的“武夫”，大块头，常常出演莽夫壮汉类角色。

他也常在幕后唱男声，当年就因身在外地与《倩女幽魂》的歌曲“道道道”失之交臂。

其子是香港动作演员樊少皇。

代表作有《力王》等。其中力王1991里樊梅生与樊少皇搭档出演反面一号独眼监狱长，里面刻画丝丝入扣深入人心。

樊梅生、小麒麟两个人是功夫巨星李小龙在港的亲密好友。

Fan Mei-sheng (樊梅生; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui Sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor.

Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was The Story of Sue San. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in All Men Are Brothers. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in The Magnificent Butcher. That, as well as his role as an explosives man in The Postman Fights Back, became one of his best known performances. He also acted in the Michael Cimino film, Year of the Dragon; and in total has acted in one hundred films. In addition, he has directed one film, Amsterdam Connection in 1978, and produced another, Dark Side of Chinatown in 1989.