Zhao Lei
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.
Born: January 1, 1928
Place of Birth: Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Known For
Filmography
as Boss Cao
as Master Jia
as Captain
as Emperor
as Lung's Father
as Kang Wai
as Deng Da-Shuo
as Pei Shun-Ching
as Chang Kuei-Yin
as Xie Wu-Yang
as Liu Zigu
as Archer Hòu Yì
as Mo Ji
as Emperor Yuan Ti
as Emperor Shunzhi
as Wang Chin-Lung
as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
as Lin Yang-Shan
as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
as Self
as Hsu Hsien
as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
as Assassin
as Bus passenger
as Insp. Li Te-Biao
as Ning Caichen
as Chao Yung Sheng
as Chu Te Cheng
as 吕布
as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
as Gao Lang
as Geng Hu
as Wei Zhong Hua
as Jing Shan
as Yang Wei
as Wen Zi-Yang
as Xu Dehuai