Zhao Lei
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Valiant Ones
as Emperor 1975
The Enchanting Shadow
as Ning Caichen 1960
Fist of Unicorn
as Lung's Father 1973
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Chu Te Cheng 1959
The Story of Sue San
as Wang Chin-Lung 1964
Empress Wu
as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung 1963
The Magnificent Concubine
as Assassin 1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as 2nd Master Jia Zheng 1962
Beyond the Great Wall
as Emperor Yuan Ti 1964
Monkey King with 72 Magic
1976
Beauty of Beauties
1965
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957
The Mid-Nightmare
as Sung Tan-ping 1962
Madam White Snake
as Hsu Hsien 1962
Diau Charn
as 吕布 1958
Dream of the Red Chamber
as Master Jia 1978