Zhao Lei

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-01-01

Deathday

1996-06-24 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China

Also Known As

  • Lei Zhao
  • Chiu Lui
  • Chao Lai
  • Chao Loi
  • Wong Yuk-Man
  • Chao Lei

Zhao 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.

Known For

Just Heroes
6.6%

Just Heroes

Sep 14, 1989

The Valiant Ones
6.8%

The Valiant Ones

Feb 19, 1975

The Enchanting Shadow
7.3%

The Enchanting Shadow

Aug 18, 1960

Fist of Unicorn
4.4%

Fist of Unicorn

Mar 1, 1973

The Story of Sue San
6.1%

The Story of Sue San

Sep 30, 1964

Empress Wu
5.9%

Empress Wu

Jun 23, 1963

Beyond the Great Wall
4.0%

Beyond the Great Wall

Nov 21, 1964

Beauty of Beauties
7.0%

Beauty of Beauties

Oct 22, 1965

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Acting

雙雄奪美 as 文質彬
1989
Just Heroes as Boss Cao
1982
A Rescue from Hades
1980
The Imperious Princess as Emperor
1979
In The Beginning
1978
Immortal Warriors
1978
Dream of the Red Chamber as Master Jia
1976
Monkey King with 72 Magic
1975
The Delivery as Captain
1975
The Valiant Ones as Emperor
1973
Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father
1973
Cheat to Cheat
1972
Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai
1970
The Rivals
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
Wife of a Romantic Scholar
1967
The Magic Fan as Liu Zigu
1967
Passion
1966
Lady in the Moon as Archer Hòu Yì
1965
Beauty of Beauties
1965
Passion
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 Story of Three Loves: Part 2
1964
The Magic Lamp as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
1963
Lady with the Lute
1963
Stepmother as Lin Yang-Shan
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
1961
The Swallow as Insp. Li Te-Biao
1960
Kiss Me Again
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
1959
The Stolen Love
1958
An Appointment After Dark
1958
Diau Charn as 吕布
1958
A Kiss for Me
1958
The Circus as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)
1957
The Lady of Mystery
1957
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957
A Mellow Spring as Gao Lang
1957
Miss Evening Sweet
1957
Springtime in Paradise
1957
Lady in Distress as Geng Hu
1956
Beauty in the Maelstrom as Wei Zhong Hua
1956
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1956
Meet Me After Spring
1956
A Lonely Heart as Jing Shan
1956
Fruit of Marriage
1955
Forever Goodbye
1954
Beyond the Grave as Yang Wei
1954
Marriage Angle as Wen Zi-Yang
1954
Girls in Transformation
1954
Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai
1953
The Third Life
1952
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’
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