Zhao Lei
Born: 1928-01-01 in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Died: 1996-06-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
Zhao Lei (simplified Chinese: 赵雷; traditional Chinese: 趙雷) was a Chinese actor born in 1928 as Wang Yumin (王育民). He moved to Hong Kong in 1947, joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1953. He was one of the most popular male leads in the cinema of Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 1950s and 60s. He frequently played the role of an Emperor and is often called the "Film Emperor". He died in Hong Kong on 24 June 1996.
Filmography
1989
- Just Heroes as Boss Cao
1982
1980
- The Imperious Princess as Emperor
1979
1978
- Immortal Warriors
- The Delivery as Captain
- Dream of the Red Chamber as Master Jia
1975
- The Valiant Ones as Emperor
1973
- Cheat to Cheat
- Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father
1972
- Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai
1970
1968
- Travels with a Sword as Chang Kuei-Yin
- Jade Dragon as Deng Da-Shuo
- Red Plum Pavilion as Pei Shun-Ching
1967
- Wife of a Romantic Scholar
- The First Sword as Xie Wu-Yang
- Passion
- The Magic Fan as Liu Zigu
1966
- Lady in the Moon as Archer Hòu Yì
1965
- Beauty of Beauties
- A Beggar's Daughter as Mo Ji
- Passion
1964
- The Story of Sue San as Wang Chin-Lung
- The Magic Lamp as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
- Beyond the Great Wall as Emperor Yuan Ti
- The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
- Romance of the Forbidden City as Emperor Shunzhi
- The Imperial Lady
1963
- Empress Wu as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
- Lady with the Lute
- Stepmother as Lin Yang-Shan
1962
- Golden Horse Awards as Self
- The Magnificent Concubine as Assassin
- The Dream of the Red Chamber as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
- Madam White Snake as Hsu Hsien
- The Mid-Nightmare as Sung Tan-ping
1961
- The Swallow as Insp. Li Te-Biao
- The Pistol as Bus passenger
1960
- The Enchanting Shadow as Ning Caichen
- Kiss Me Again
- East Flows the River as Chao Yung Sheng
1959
- The Kingdom and the Beauty as Chu Te Cheng
- The Stolen Love
1958
- The Unforgettable Night as Liu Daofu
- Diau Charn as 吕布
- The Circus as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
- A Kiss for Me
- An Appointment After Dark
1957
1956
- Beyond the Blue Horizon
- Meet Me After Spring
- A Lonely Heart as Jing Shan
- Beauty in the Maelstrom as Wei Zhong Hua
- Fruit of Marriage
1955
1954
- Marriage Angle as Wen Zi-Yang
- Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai
- Girls in Transformation
- Beyond the Grave as Yang Wei