Zhao Lei
Acting
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.
Also known as
Lei Zhao · Chiu Lui · Chao Lai · Chao Loi · Wong Yuk-Man · Chao Lei
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Known For
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV
Marriage Angle
1954 · Movie
The Lady of Mystery
1957 · Movie
Just Heroes
1989 · Movie
In The Beginning
1979 · Movie
Lady with the Lute
1963 · Movie
Empress Wu
1963 · Movie
The Magnificent Concubine
1962 · Movie
The Imperious Princess
1980 · Movie
The Valiant Ones
1974 · Movie
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957 · Movie
Cheat to Cheat
1973 · Movie