People
Zhao Lei
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.
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |
Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father | 1973-03-01 |
Cheat to Cheat | 1973-03-01 |
Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai | 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 |
Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai | 1954-01-01 |
Girls in Transformation | 1954-01-01 |
The Third Life | 1953-01-01 |
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’ | 1952-01-26 |