Lee Hoi-Sang
Born: 1941-04-15 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Died: 2024-09-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lee Hoi-sang (April 15, 1941 – September 9, 2024) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1978), The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979), The Young Master (1980), The Prodigal Son (1981), Project A (1983), Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983) and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985), alongside actors such as Jackie Chan, Gordon Liu, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Bolo Yeung. Lee Hoi-sang was a master of Wing Chun boxing. He served as a martial arts instructor and an action movie actor (debuting in British Hong Kong) starting in his early years. During the 1970s and 1980s he often utilised his kung fu expertise playing martial arts roles as well as other supporting roles on Asian TV dramas. To some of his audience he was known as "King of Fighters". Lee was a disciple of Yip Man, learning Wing Chun from him and later teaching it. Lee died on September 9, 2024, at the age of 83.
Filmography
2022
2021
2016
2014
- Gilded Chopsticks
- Shades of Life
- Rear Mirror
- iPhone Thieves as Taxi Driver
2011
2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
- Better Halves as 马老板
2002
2001
- A Step Into The Past as 蒙驁
- Country Spirit as 郭老闆
1999
1996
1994
1993
- The Heroes From Shaolin
- For Home's Sake
- The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back
- Gambling On Life
- The First Shot as Chiu's man
- Bogus Cops as Triad In Bar
1992
1991
- The Black Sabre
- Mystery of the Twin Swords
- Man from Guangdong
- The Banquet
- Mystery of The Parchment
- Legend of the Dragon as Blind Temple Keeper
- Don't Fool Me as Big Mouth
1990
1989
- The Justice of Life as 蝦叔
- Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Sang
- The Iron Butterfly as Triad boss
1987
1986
1985
- The Sword Stained With Royal Blood
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Boss Lau's Driver
- Take Care Your Highness
- Heart of Dragon as Rascal at Golden Castle
- The Protector as (uncredited)
- Disciples of the 36th Chamber as Tiger Lei
- Crazy Shaolin Disciples as Monk Guy Hong
- Crazy Romance as Prison Guard in Van
1984
- Police Cadet as 爛命祥
- Opium and the Kung Fu Master as Instructor Zheng Hong
- The Ghost Informer
- The Supreme Swordsman as Qing Qing's grandpa
- Wits of the Brats as 4 Eyes
- Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan as Ju San's Brother
1983
- Project A as Li Chou Kou
- Men from the Gutter as Zeng Cai
- Shaolin Intruders as Abbot Kongxing
- Shaolin and Wu Tang as Brother Fa-Chi
- Play Catch as Billion's thug
- Demon of the Lute as Red-Haired Evil
1982
- Shaolin Prince as Monk Dao Kong
- The Big Sting as Shark
- Mercenaries from Hong Kong as He Ying's Bald Killer
1981
- Game of Death II as Monk's Spade Fighter
- The Prodigal Son as Kungfu Teacher
- Security Unlimited as Robber with Pump-gun
- The Gold Hunters as Lee Shan
- The Phantom Killer as Chin Tien-pa
1980
- The Young Master as Master's Kam's Man
- Two Toothless Tigers
- The Buddhist Fist as Mr. Chen
- The Sword as Chou Huan
- Laughing Times as Ting's Bodyguard
- The Ring of Death as Kung Fu Monk
- The Kung Fu Warrior
- Young Outcasts
1979
- Knockabout as Painter
- The Magnificent Butcher as Master Ko Ba Tin
- Odd Couple as Handlebar-Moustached Thug
- Last Hurrah for Chivalry as Pak Chung Tong
- The Incredible Kung Fu Master as Yang Wei
- Bruce and the Iron Finger as Bald Killer
- Fists and Guts
- The Shadow Boxing as Zhou Qian Tai
- The Reckless Cricket as Street performer
- Green Hat Guy
- The Three Avengers as Guo Lie
- The Best Hustler Wins as Teahouse Fighter
- Mad Mad Kung Fu as Lung Yung Feng
- Butcher Wing as Woo Ching-Cheng
- Legend of Feng Shui
1978
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as Shaolin Justice Officer
- Warriors Two as Ya Chao / Iron Fist
- Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog as White Brow Monk
- Enter the Fat Dragon as Professor Pai's Karate Thug
- Heroes of the East as Martial Art Student (uncredited)
- Shaolin Mantis as Mongolian Fighter
- Swordsman and Enchantress as One of 2 Zombies of the West
- The Tattoo Connection as Eyepatch
- Soul of the Sword as Sire's chief pole fighter
- Enter the Game of Death
- Enter Three Dragons
- Dynamo
- Follow the Star as Kidnapper
- Hello, Late Homecomers
- The Descendant Of Wing Chun
1977
- Soul Brothers of Kung Fu as Master Lee
- Executioners from Shaolin as Monk Zhishan
- Money Crazy as Rich Chan's Bodyguard
- The Invincible Armour as Hu Lung
- Deadly Angels as Thug
- He Has Nothing But Kung Fu as Wang's Top Fighter
- Winner Takes All!
- Der stählerne Todesgriff der Shaolin Martial Arts as Hu Lung
1976
- Million Dollars Snatch as Detective
1975
- The Spiritual Boxer as Shum
- The Young Rebel as Master Liu
1974
- Young Lovers on Flying Wheels as Xu Ci Hua
- Heroes Two as Tibetan Fighter in Red (uncredited)
- Shatter as Referee Hanson Lee
- The Drug Addicts as Lung Tai
- Paris Killers