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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-01-01 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Acting
1989
Just Heroes as Boss Cao1982
A Rescue from Hades as Not available1980
The Imperious Princess as Emperor1979
In The Beginning as Not available1978
Immortal Warriors as Not available1978
Dream of the Red Chamber as Master Jia1976
Monkey King with 72 Magic as Not available1975
The Valiant Ones as Emperor1975
The Delivery as Captain1973
Fist of Unicorn as Lung's Father1973
Cheat to Cheat as Not available1972
Capture of Seven Tigers as Kang Wai1970
The Rivals as Not available1968
Jade Dragon as Deng Da-Shuo1968
Travels with a Sword as Chang Kuei-Yin1968
Red Plum Pavilion as Pei Shun-Ching1967
The First Sword as Xie Wu-Yang1967
Passion as Not available1967
Wife of a Romantic Scholar as Not available1967
The Magic Fan as Liu Zigu1966
Lady in the Moon as Archer Hòu Yì1965
A Beggar's Daughter as Mo Ji1965
Passion as Not available1965
Beauty of Beauties as Not available1964
Beyond the Great Wall as Emperor Yuan Ti1964
The Magic Lamp as Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven1964
Romance of the Forbidden City as Emperor Shunzhi1964
The Story of Sue San as Wang Chin-Lung1964
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2 as Not available1964
The Imperial Lady as Not available1963
Empress Wu as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung1963
Stepmother as Lin Yang-Shan1963
Lady with the Lute as Not available1962
Golden Horse Awards as Self1962
The Magnificent Concubine as Assassin1962
Madam White Snake as Hsu Hsien1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber as 2nd Master Jia Zheng1962
The Mid-Nightmare as Sung Tan-ping1961
The Swallow as Insp. Li Te-Biao1961
The Pistol as Bus passenger1960
The Enchanting Shadow as Ning Caichen1960
East Flows the River as Chao Yung Sheng1960
Kiss Me Again as Not available1959
The Kingdom and the Beauty as Chu Te Cheng1959
The Stolen Love as Not available1958
Diau Charn as 吕布1958
A Kiss for Me as Not available1958
An Appointment After Dark as Not available1958
The Circus as Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)1957
The Lady of Mystery as Not available1957
Miss Evening Sweet as Not available1957
Springtime in Paradise as Not available1957
He Has Taken Him for Another as Not available1957
A Mellow Spring as Gao Lang1957
Lady in Distress as Geng Hu1956
Meet Me After Spring as Not available1956
Beauty in the Maelstrom as Wei Zhong Hua1956
Fruit of Marriage as Not available1956
Beyond the Blue Horizon as Not available1956
A Lonely Heart as Jing Shan1955
Forever Goodbye as Not available1954
Beyond the Grave as Yang Wei1954
Marriage Angle as Wen Zi-Yang1954
Girls in Transformation as Not available1954
Shadow in Her Heart as Xu Dehuai1953
The Third Life as Not available1952
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’ as Not availableNaN
雙雄奪美 as 文質彬