Zhao Lei
Age: N/A | From: Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Lei Zhao , Chiu Lui , Chao Lai , Chao Loi , Wong Yuk-Man , Chao Lei
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 33
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Golden Horse Awards
(1962) Self
Just Heroes
(1989) Boss Cao
Dream of the Red Chamber
(1978) Master Jia
The Kingdom and the Beauty
(1959) Chu Te Cheng
A Mellow Spring
(1957) Gao Lang
The Pistol
(1961) Bus passenger
The Magnificent Concubine
(1962) Assassin
The Enchanting Shadow
(1960) Ning CaichenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Boss Cao | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Emperor | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Master Jia | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Captain | |
| Emperor | ||
| 1973 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Deng Da-Shuo | |
| Pei Shun-Ching | ||
| Chang Kuei-Yin | ||
| 1967 | Xie Wu-Yang | |
| N/A | ||
| Liu Zigu | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | Archer Hòu Yì | |
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Mo Ji | ||
| 1964 | Emperor Yuan Ti | |
| Emperor Shunzhi | ||
| Wang Chin-Lung | ||
| N/A | ||
| Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Emperor Tang Kao Tsung | ||
| 1962 | Sung Tan-ping | |
| Self | ||
| Hsu Hsien | ||
| 2nd Master Jia Zheng | ||
| Assassin | ||
| 1961 | Bus passenger | |
| Insp. Li Te-Biao | ||
| 1960 | Ning Caichen | |
| 1959 | Chu Te Cheng | |
| N/A | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| 吕布 | ||
| N/A | ||
| Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King) | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Gao Lang | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Geng Hu | ||
| 1956 | Wei Zhong Hua | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jing Shan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| 1954 | Yang Wei | |
| Wen Zi-Yang | ||
| N/A | ||
| Xu Dehuai | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
