Name
Zhao Lei
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-01-01
Deathday
1996-06-24 (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 played the role of an Emperor and is often called the "Film Emperor". He died in Hong Kong on 24 June 1996.
Known For
6.6
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons...
6.9
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinat...
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Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of ...
7.2
A young scholar spends the night in a creepy temple that is said to be haunted. He doesn't...
- 1967 Passion
- 1967 Wife of a Romantic Scholar
- 1959 The Stolen Love
- 1954 Marriage Angle as Wen Zi-Yang
- 1972 Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai
- 1974 The Valiant Ones as Emperor
- 1968 Jade Dragon as Deng Da-Shuo
- 1967 The First Sword as Xie Wu-Yang
- 1953 The Third Life
- 1976 Monkey King with 72 Magic
- 1961 The Pistol as Bus passenger
- 1954 Beyond the Grave as Yang Wei
- 1954 Girls in Transformation
- 1954 Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai
- 1955 Forever Goodbye
- 1959 The Kingdom and the Beauty as Chu Te Cheng
- 1965 Beauty of Beauties
- 1960 The Enchanting Shadow as Ning Caichen
- 1970 The Rivals
- 1979 In The Beginning
- 1956 Beyond the Blue Horizon
- 1957 Lady in Distress as Geng Hu
- 1957 A Mellow Spring as Gao Lang
- 1956 Fruit of Marriage
- 1956 A Lonely Heart as Jing Shan
- 1956 Meet Me After Spring
- 1956 Beauty in the Maelstrom as Wei Zhong Hua
- 1957 Springtime in Paradise
- 1957 Miss Evening Sweet
- 1957 He Has Taken Him for Another
- 1958 The Circus as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
- 1958 A Kiss for Me
- 1982 A Rescue from Hades
- 1960 East Flows the River as Chao Yung Sheng
- 1963 Stepmother as Lin Yang-Shan
- 1958 An Appointment After Dark
- 1957 The Lady of Mystery
- 1961 The Swallow as Insp. Li Te-Biao
- 1962 The Mid-Nightmare as Sung Tan-ping
- 1952 Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’
- 1965 Passion
- Soon 雙雄奪美 as 文質彬
- 1963 Empress Wu as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
- 1962 Madam White Snake as Hsu Hsien
- 1964 The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
- 1968 Travels with a Sword as Chang Kuei-Yin
- 1978 Immortal Warriors
- 1958 Diau Charn as 吕布
- 1980 The Imperious Princess as Emperor
- 1978 Dream of the Red Chamber as Master Jia
- 1968 Red Plum Pavilion as Pei Shun-Ching
- 1967 The Magic Fan as Liu Zigu
- 1965 A Beggar's Daughter as Mo Ji
- 1963 Lady with the Lute
- 1966 Lady in the Moon as Archer Hòu Yì
- 1964 Beyond the Great Wall as Emperor Yuan Ti
- 1964 The Story of Sue San as Wang Chin-Lung
- 1964 The Magic Lamp as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
- 1962 The Dream of the Red Chamber as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
- 1973 Cheat to Cheat
- 1962 The Magnificent Concubine as Assassin
- 1964 Romance of the Forbidden City as Emperor Shunzhi
- 1989 Just Heroes as Boss Cao
- 1978 The Delivery as Captain
- 1973 Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father
- 1960 Kiss Me Again
- 1964 The Imperial Lady
- 1958 The Unforgettable Night as Liu Daofu
- 1962 Golden Horse Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
