Birthday: Jan 01, 1928
Place of Birth: Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China

Zhao Lei

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

Movie	Cast	Year
Passion		1967
Wife of a Romantic Scholar		1967
The Stolen Love		1959
Marriage Angle	Wen Zi-Yang	1954
Capture of Seven Tigers		1972
The Valiant Ones	Emperor	1975
Jade Dragon	Deng Da-Shuo	1968
The First Sword	Xie Wu-Yang	1967
The Third Life		1953
Monkey King with 72 Magic		1976
The Pistol	Bus passenger	1961
Beyond the Grave	Yang Wei	1954
Girls in Transformation		1954
Shadow in Her Heart	Xu Dehuai	1954
Forever Goodbye		1955
The Kingdom and the Beauty	Chu Te Cheng	1959
Beauty of Beauties		1965
The Enchanting Shadow	Ning Caichen	1960
The Rivals		1970
In The Beginning		1979
Beyond the Blue Horizon		1956
Lady in Distress	Geng Hu	1957
A Mellow Spring	Gao Lang	1957
Fruit of Marriage		1956
A Lonely Heart	Jing Shan	1956
Meet Me After Spring		1956
Beauty in the Maelstrom	Wei Zhong Hua	1956
Springtime in Paradise		1957
Miss Evening Sweet		1957
He Has Taken Him for Another		1957
The Circus	Zhao Ren (Flying Trapezes King)	1958
A Kiss for Me		1958
A Rescue from Hades		1982
East Flows the River	Chao Yung Sheng	1960
Stepmother	Lin Yang-Shan	1963
An Appointment After Dark		1958
The Lady of Mystery		1957
The Swallow	Insp. Li Te-Biao	1961
The Mid-Nightmare	Sung Tan-ping	1962
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’		1952
Passion		1965
雙雄奪美	文質彬	1970
Empress Wu	Emperor Tang Kao Tsung	1963
Madam White Snake	Hsu Hsien	1962
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2		1964
Travels with a Sword	Chang Kuei-Yin	1968
Immortal Warriors		1978
Diau Charn	吕布	1958
The Imperious Princess	Emperor	1980
Dream of the Red Chamber	Master Jia	1978
Red Plum Pavilion	Pei Shun-Ching	1968
The Magic Fan	Liu Zigu	1967
A Beggar's Daughter	Mo Ji	1965
Lady with the Lute		1963
Lady in the Moon	Archer Hòu Yì	1966
Beyond the Great Wall	Emperor Yuan Ti	1964
The Story of Sue San	Wang Chin-Lung	1964
The Magic Lamp	Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven	1964
The Dream of the Red Chamber	2nd Master Jia Zheng	1962
Cheat to Cheat		1973
The Magnificent Concubine	Assassin	1962
Romance of the Forbidden City	Emperor Shunzhi	1964
Just Heroes	Boss Cao	1989
The Delivery	Captain	1975
Series	Cast	Year
Golden Horse Awards	Self	1962

Zhao Lei

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