Zhao Lei
Acting
Born: 1928-01-01 in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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
Just Heroes
Boss Cao
The Valiant Ones
Emperor
Fist of Unicorn
Lung's Father
The Enchanting Shadow
Ning Caichen
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Chu Te Cheng
The Story of Sue San
Wang Chin-Lung
The Magnificent Concubine
Assassin
Empress Wu
Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
The Dream of the Red Chamber
2nd Master Jia Zheng
Beyond the Great Wall
Emperor Yuan Ti
The Delivery
Captain
Beauty of Beauties
Madam White Snake
Hsu Hsien
Diau Charn
吕布
Dream of the Red Chamber
Master Jia
The Magic Lamp
Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
Wife of a Romantic Scholar
The Stolen Love
Jade Dragon
Deng Da-Shuo
The First Sword
Xie Wu-Yang
The Pistol
Bus passenger
Beyond the Grave
Yang Wei
Girls in Transformation
Shadow in Her Heart
Xu Dehuai
In The Beginning
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Fruit of Marriage
A Lonely Heart
Jing Shan
Meet Me After Spring
Beauty in the Maelstrom
Wei Zhong Hua
Miss Evening Sweet
He Has Taken Him for Another
East Flows the River
Chao Yung Sheng
An Appointment After Dark
The Lady of Mystery
The Swallow
Insp. Li Te-Biao
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
Travels with a Sword
Chang Kuei-Yin