Zhao Lei
Acting
Born 1928-01-01 · Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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
1989 · Movie
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1956 · Movie
The First Sword
1967 · Movie
A Lonely Heart
1956 · Movie
Diau Charn
1958 · Movie
Girls in Transformation
1954 · Movie
Kiss Me Again
1960 · Movie
Madam White Snake
1962 · Movie
East Flows the River
1960 · Movie
Travels with a Sword
1968 · Movie
The Valiant Ones
1975 · Movie
Meet Me After Spring
1956 · Movie
The Lady of Mystery
1957 · Movie
An Appointment After Dark
1958 · Movie
The Magic Lamp
1964 · Movie
Miss Evening Sweet
1957 · Movie
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962 · Movie
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959 · Movie
Beyond the Grave
1954 · Movie
Empress Wu
1963 · Movie
Beauty of Beauties
1965 · Movie
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957 · Movie
The Swallow
1961 · Movie
The Pistol
1961 · Movie
Fruit of Marriage
1956 · Movie
The Enchanting Shadow
1960 · Movie
Jade Dragon
1968 · Movie
Beauty in the Maelstrom
1956 · Movie
The Delivery
1978 · Movie
Wife of a Romantic Scholar
1967 · Movie
Shadow in Her Heart
1954 · Movie
The Story of Sue San
1964 · Movie
Red Plum Pavilion
1968 · Movie
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
1964 · Movie
A Beggar's Daughter
1965 · Movie
Fist of Unicorn
1973 · Movie
Cheat to Cheat
1973 · Movie
The Magnificent Concubine
1962 · Movie
The Stolen Love
1959 · Movie
Dream of the Red Chamber
1978 · Movie
Beyond the Great Wall
1964 · Movie
Immortal Warriors
1978 · Movie
A Rescue from Hades
1982 · Movie
Romance of the Forbidden City
1964 · Movie
A Mellow Spring
1957 · Movie
Springtime in Paradise
1957 · Movie
Marriage Angle
1954 · Movie
Lady with the Lute
1963 · Movie
Lady in Distress
1957 · Movie
The Circus
1958 · Movie
The Rivals
1970 · Movie
A Kiss for Me
1958 · Movie
Stepmother
1963 · Movie
The Third Life
1953 · Movie
Modern ‘Red Chamber Dream’
1952 · Movie
The Magic Fan
1967 · Movie
Lady in the Moon
1966 · Movie
Capture of Seven Tigers
1972 · Movie
Forever Goodbye
1955 · Movie
Passion
1965 · Movie