Zhao Lei
Acting · 68 years old
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
Madam White Snake
Hsu Hsien
Golden Horse Awards
Self
He Has Taken Him for Another
Diau Charn
吕布
The Enchanting Shadow
Ning Caichen
Beauty of Beauties
A Beggar's Daughter
Mo Ji
The Magic Lamp
Erlang, Vanguard of Heaven
The Dream of the Red Chamber
2nd Master Jia Zheng
The Valiant Ones
Emperor
Just Heroes
Boss Cao
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Chu Te Cheng
The Story of Sue San
Wang Chin-Lung
The Delivery
Captain
Empress Wu
Emperor Tang Kao Tsung
The Magnificent Concubine
Assassin
Fist of Unicorn
Lung's Father
Beyond the Great Wall
Emperor Yuan Ti
Dream of the Red Chamber
Master Jia
Passion