Zhao Lei
Birthday
1928/01/01
Day of death
1996/06/24 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Also know as
Lei Zhao, Chiu Lui, Chao Lai, Chao Loi, Wong Yuk-Man, Chao 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.
Acting
(1967) Passion
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(1967) Wife of a Romantic Scholar
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(1959) The Stolen Love
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(1954) Marriage Angle
as Wen Zi-Yang
(1972) Capture of Seven Tigers
as Kang Wai
(1975) The Valiant Ones
as Emperor
(1967) The First Sword
as Xie Wu-Yang
(1968) Jade Dragon
as Deng Da-Shuo
(1953) The Third Life
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(1976) Monkey King with 72 Magic
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(1961) The Pistol
as Bus passenger
(1954) Beyond the Grave
as Yang Wei
(1954) Girls in Transformation
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(1954) Shadow in Her Heart
as Xu Dehuai
(1955) Forever Goodbye
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(1965) Beauty of Beauties
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(1959) The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Chu Te Cheng
(1960) The Enchanting Shadow
as Ning Caichen
(1970) The Rivals
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(1979) In The Beginning
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(1957) Lady in Distress
as Geng Hu
(1956) Beyond the Blue Horizon
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(1957) A Mellow Spring
as Gao Lang
(1956) Fruit of Marriage
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(1956) A Lonely Heart
as Jing Shan
(1956) Meet Me After Spring
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(1957) Springtime in Paradise
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(1956) Beauty in the Maelstrom
as Wei Zhong Hua
(1957) Miss Evening Sweet
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(1957) He Has Taken Him for Another
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(1958) The Circus
as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
(1958) A Kiss for Me
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(1982) A Rescue from Hades
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(1960) East Flows the River
as Chao Yung Sheng
(1963) Stepmother
as Lin Yang-Shan
(1958) An Appointment After Dark
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(1957) The Lady of Mystery
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(1961) The Swallow
as Insp. Li Te-Biao
(1962) The Mid-Nightmare
as Sung Tan-ping
(1952) Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’
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(1965) Passion
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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
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(1968) Travels with a Sword
as Chang Kuei-Yin
(1978) Immortal Warriors
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(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
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(1966) Lady in the Moon
as Archer Hòu Yì
(1964) Beyond the Great Wall
as Emperor Yuan Ti
(1964) The Magic Lamp
as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
(1964) The Story of Sue San
as Wang Chin-Lung
(1962) The Dream of the Red Chamber
as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
(1973) Cheat to Cheat
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(1962) The Magnificent Concubine
as Assassin
(1964) Romance of the Forbidden City
as Emperor Shunzhi
(1989) Just Heroes
as Boss Cao
(1975) The Delivery
as Captain
(1973) Fist of Unicorn
as Lung's Father
(1960) Kiss Me Again
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(1964) The Imperial Lady
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(1962) Golden Horse Awards
as Self