Zhao Lei

Zhao Lei

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/01/1928

Day of Death

24/06/1996
(68) years old

Place of Birth

Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1989

Just Heroes

as Boss Cao

1978

Dream of the Red Chamber

as Master Jia

1975

The Delivery

as Captain

1975

The Valiant Ones

as Emperor

1973

Fist of Unicorn

as Lung's Father

1968

Jade Dragon

as Deng Da-Shuo

1968

Red Plum Pavilion

as Pei Shun-Ching

1968

Travels with a Sword

as Chang Kuei-Yin

1967

The First Sword

as Xie Wu-Yang

1967

The Magic Fan

as Liu Zigu

1966

Lady in the Moon

as Archer Hòu Yì

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

Stepmother

as Lin Yang-Shan

1963

Empress Wu

as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung

1962

The Mid-Nightmare

as Sung Tan-ping

1962

Madam White Snake

as Hsu Hsien

1962

The Dream of the Red Chamber

as 2nd Master Jia Zheng

1961

The Pistol

as Bus passenger

1961

The Swallow

as Insp. Li Te-Biao

1960

The Enchanting Shadow

as Ning Caichen

1960

East Flows the River

as Chao Yung Sheng

1959

The Kingdom and the Beauty

as Chu Te Cheng

1958

Diau Charn

as 吕布

1958

The Circus

as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)

1957

A Mellow Spring

as Gao Lang

1957

Lady in Distress

as Geng Hu

1956

Beauty in the Maelstrom

as Wei Zhong Hua

1956

A Lonely Heart

as Jing Shan

1954

Beyond the Grave

as Yang Wei

1954

Marriage Angle

as Wen Zi-Yang

1954

Shadow in Her Heart

as Xu Dehuai