Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1928
Place of Birth
Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Also Known As
- Lei Zhao
- Chiu Lui
- Chao Lai
- Chao Loi
- Wong Yuk-Man
Zhao Lei
Biography
Zhao Lei (simplified Chinese: θ΅΅ι·; traditional Chinese: θΆι·) was a Chinese actor born in 1928 as Wang Yumin (ηθ²ζ°). 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 - Movies
Just Heroes
as Boss Cao
Empress Wu
as Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
Fist of Unicorn
as Lung's Father
The Valiant Ones
as Emperor
Immortal Warriors
The Story of Sue San
as Wang Chin-Lung
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Chu Te Cheng
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as 2nd Master Jia Zheng
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Romance of the Forbidden City
as Emperor Shunzhi
