Zhao Lei photo

Zhao Lei

Acting

  • Born
  • January 1, 1928
  • Died
  • June 24, 1996
  • Place of birth
  • 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.

As actor 69

Golden Horse Awards poster
Golden Horse Awards
1962
Just Heroes poster
Just Heroes
1989
The Magnificent Concubine poster
The Magnificent Concubine
1962
Marriage Angle poster
Marriage Angle
1954
In The Beginning poster
In The Beginning
1979
The Valiant Ones poster
The Valiant Ones
1974
Lady with the Lute poster
Lady with the Lute
1963
The Imperious Princess
1980
The Lady of Mystery poster
The Lady of Mystery
1957
Cheat to Cheat poster
Cheat to Cheat
1973
Beauty of Beauties poster
Beauty of Beauties
1965
Empress Wu poster
Empress Wu
1963
Immortal Warriors poster
Immortal Warriors
1978
Madam White Snake poster
Madam White Snake
1962
The Kingdom and the Beauty poster
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
Girls in Transformation poster
Girls in Transformation
1954
The Unforgettable Night poster
The Unforgettable Night
1958
Monkey King with 72 Magic poster
Monkey King with 72 Magic
1976
The Story of Sue San poster
The Story of Sue San
1964
The Delivery poster
The Delivery
1978
The Circus poster
The Circus
1958
Fist of Unicorn poster
Fist of Unicorn
1973
The Dream of the Red Chamber poster
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
Dream of the Red Chamber poster
Dream of the Red Chamber
1978
Shadow in Her Heart poster
Shadow in Her Heart
1954
The Pistol poster
The Pistol
1961
He Has Taken Him for Another poster
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957
The Magic Lamp poster
The Magic Lamp
1964
Miss Evening Sweet poster
Miss Evening Sweet
1957
Beyond the Blue Horizon poster
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1956
A Lonely Heart poster
A Lonely Heart
1956
The Enchanting Shadow poster
The Enchanting Shadow
1960
A Rescue from Hades poster
A Rescue from Hades
1982
Beyond the Great Wall poster
Beyond the Great Wall
1964
雙雄奪美
The Third Life poster
The Third Life
1953
Fruit of Marriage poster
Fruit of Marriage
1956
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’ poster
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’
1952
Diau Charn poster
Diau Charn
1958
Capture of Seven Tigers poster
Capture of Seven Tigers
1972
Stepmother poster
Stepmother
1963
A Beggar's Daughter poster
A Beggar's Daughter
1965
Travels with a Sword poster
Travels with a Sword
1968
The Magic Fan poster
The Magic Fan
1967
The Swallow poster
The Swallow
1961
A Kiss for Me poster
A Kiss for Me
1958
Forever Goodbye poster
Forever Goodbye
1955
Kiss Me Again poster
Kiss Me Again
1960
Lady in the Moon poster
Lady in the Moon
1966
Beyond the Grave poster
Beyond the Grave
1954
The Stolen Love poster
The Stolen Love
1959
Meet Me After Spring poster
Meet Me After Spring
1956
Romance of the Forbidden City poster
Romance of the Forbidden City
1964
Lady in Distress poster
Lady in Distress
1957
A Mellow Spring poster
A Mellow Spring
1957
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2 poster
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
1964
The Mid-Nightmare
1962
East Flows the River poster
East Flows the River
1960
Jade Dragon poster
Jade Dragon
1968
Passion poster
Passion
1965
The First Sword poster
The First Sword
1967
Springtime in Paradise poster
Springtime in Paradise
1957
Passion poster
Passion
1967
Wife of a Romantic Scholar poster
Wife of a Romantic Scholar
1967
Beauty in the Maelstrom poster
Beauty in the Maelstrom
1956
The Rivals poster
The Rivals
1970
Red Plum Pavilion poster
Red Plum Pavilion
1968
The Imperial Lady
1964
An Appointment After Dark poster
An Appointment After Dark
1958