Zhao Lei
January 1, 1928 (97 years old) in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1989 · Just Heroes as Boss Cao
- 1982 · A Rescue from Hades as
- 1980 · The Imperious Princess as Emperor
- 1978 · Immortal Warriors as
- 1978 · Dream of the Red Chamber as Master Jia
- 1976 · Monkey King with 72 Magic as
- 1975 · The Delivery as Captain
- 1975 · The Valiant Ones as Emperor
- 1973 · Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father
- 1973 · Cheat to Cheat as
- 1972 · Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai
- 1970 · The Rivals as
- 1968 · Travels with a Sword as Chang Kuei-Yin
- 1965 · Beauty of Beauties as
- 1965 · A Beggar's Daughter as Mo Ji
- 1964 · Beyond the Great Wall as Emperor Yuan Ti
- 1964 · Romance of the Forbidden City as Emperor Shunzhi
- 1964 · The Story of Sue San as Wang Chin-Lung
- 1964 · The Magic Lamp as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
- 1963 · Empress Wu as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
- 1962 · The Mid-Nightmare as Sung Tan-ping
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self
- 1962 · Madam White Snake as Hsu Hsien
- 1962 · The Dream of the Red Chamber as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
- 1962 · The Magnificent Concubine as Assassin
- 1961 · The Pistol as Bus passenger
- 1960 · Kiss Me Again as
- 1960 · The Enchanting Shadow as Ning Caichen
- 1959 · The Kingdom and the Beauty as Chu Te Cheng
- 1958 · Diau Charn as 吕布
- 1957 · A Mellow Spring as Gao Lang
- 1956 · Beauty in the Maelstrom as Wei Zhong Hua
- 1952 · Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’ as
- Future · 雙雄奪美 as 文質彬
- 1979 · In The Beginning as
- 1968 · Jade Dragon as Deng Da-Shuo
- 1968 · Red Plum Pavilion as Pei Shun-Ching
- 1967 · The First Sword as Xie Wu-Yang
- 1967 · Wife of a Romantic Scholar as
- 1967 · The Magic Fan as Liu Zigu
- 1967 · Passion as
- 1966 · Lady in the Moon as Archer Hòu Yì
- 1965 · Passion as
- 1964 · The Story of Three Loves: Part 2 as
- 1963 · Lady with the Lute as
- 1963 · Stepmother as Lin Yang-Shan
- 1961 · The Swallow as Insp. Li Te-Biao
- 1960 · East Flows the River as Chao Yung Sheng
- 1959 · The Stolen Love as
- 1958 · An Appointment After Dark as
- 1958 · A Kiss for Me as
- 1958 · The Circus as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
- 1957 · The Lady of Mystery as
- 1957 · He Has Taken Him for Another as
- 1957 · Miss Evening Sweet as
- 1957 · Springtime in Paradise as
- 1957 · Lady in Distress as Geng Hu
- 1956 · Beyond the Blue Horizon as
- 1956 · Meet Me After Spring as
- 1956 · A Lonely Heart as Jing Shan
- 1956 · Fruit of Marriage as
- 1955 · Forever Goodbye as
- 1954 · Beyond the Grave as Yang Wei
- 1954 · Marriage Angle as Wen Zi-Yang
- 1954 · Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai
- 1954 · Girls in Transformation as
- 1953 · The Third Life as