People

Zhao Lei

Zhao Lei
  • Name: Zhao Lei
  • Birthday: 1928-01-01
  • Also known as: Lei Zhao,Chiu Lui,Chao Lai,Chao Loi,Wong Yuk-Man,Chao Lei
  • Place of birth: Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
  • Popularity: 4.652
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.

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Title Release date
Just Heroes   as  Boss Cao 1989-09-14
A Rescue from Hades 1982-07-29
The Imperious Princess   as  Emperor 1980-07-01
In The Beginning 1979-01-01
Immortal Warriors 1978-09-25
Dream of the Red Chamber   as  Master Jia 1978-05-18
Monkey King with 72 Magic 1976-01-01
The Delivery   as  Captain 1975-10-02
The Valiant Ones   as  Emperor 1975-02-19
Cheat to Cheat 1973-03-01
Capture of Seven Tigers 1972-01-01
The Rivals 1970-05-14
Jade Dragon   as  Deng Da-Shuo 1968-10-16
Red Plum Pavilion   as  Pei Shun-Ching 1968-10-10
Travels with a Sword   as  Chang Kuei-Yin 1968-04-09
The First Sword   as  Xie Wu-Yang 1967-12-28
Wife of a Romantic Scholar 1967-10-26
The Magic Fan   as  Liu Zigu 1967-10-03
Passion 1967-03-31
Lady in the Moon   as  Archer Hòu Yì 1966-01-20
Beauty of Beauties 1965-10-22
Passion 1965-02-12
A Beggar's Daughter   as  Mo Ji 1965-01-29
Beyond the Great Wall   as  Emperor Yuan Ti 1964-11-21
Romance of the Forbidden City   as  Emperor Shunzhi 1964-10-08
The Story of Sue San   as  Wang Chin-Lung 1964-09-30
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2 1964-02-26
The Magic Lamp   as  Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven 1964-01-23
Lady with the Lute 1963-10-10
Stepmother   as  Lin Yang-Shan 1963-09-06
Empress Wu   as  Emperor Tang Kao Tsung 1963-06-23
The Mid-Nightmare   as  Sung Tan-ping 1962-12-20
Madam White Snake   as  Hsu Hsien 1962-10-02
The Dream of the Red Chamber   as  2nd Master Jia Zheng 1962-08-02
The Magnificent Concubine   as  Assassin 1962-05-31
The Pistol   as  Bus passenger 1961-11-01
The Swallow   as  Insp. Li Te-Biao 1961-04-25
The Enchanting Shadow   as  Ning Caichen 1960-08-18
East Flows the River   as  Chao Yung Sheng 1960-07-07
The Kingdom and the Beauty   as  Chu Te Cheng 1959-06-29
The Stolen Love 1959-03-12
An Appointment After Dark 1958-07-04
Diau Charn   as  吕布 1958-05-28
A Kiss for Me 1958-04-24
The Circus   as  Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King) 1958-02-28
The Lady of Mystery 1957-12-22
He Has Taken Him for Another 1957-09-19
A Mellow Spring   as  Gao Lang 1957-08-15
Miss Evening Sweet 1957-06-19
Springtime in Paradise 1957-04-25
Lady in Distress   as  Geng Hu 1957-03-28
Beauty in the Maelstrom   as  Wei Zhong Hua 1956-10-10
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1956-09-07
Meet Me After Spring 1956-05-04
A Lonely Heart   as  Jing Shan 1956-04-13
Fruit of Marriage 1956-02-11
Forever Goodbye 1955-12-31
Beyond the Grave   as  Yang Wei 1954-11-26
Marriage Angle   as  Wen Zi-Yang 1954-01-27
Girls in Transformation 1954-01-01
Shadow in Her Heart   as  Xu Dehuai 1954-01-01
The Third Life 1953-01-01
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’ 1952-01-26