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Zhao Lei
Born: 1928-01-01 in 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.
Rated Filmography (42)
Sorted by Score10.0
The First Sword
1967
10.0
Girls in Transformation
1954
10.0
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1956
10.0
A Lonely Heart
1956
9.0
Meet Me After Spring
1956
9.0
Miss Evening Sweet
1957
9.0
East Flows the River
1960
9.0
An Appointment After Dark
1958
9.0
The Lady of Mystery
1957
9.0
Madam White Snake
1962
9.0
Travels with a Sword
1968
9.0
Diau Charn
1958
9.0
Kiss Me Again
1960
8.5
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957
8.5
The Magic Lamp
1964
8.0
Wife of a Romantic Scholar
1967
8.0
Jade Dragon
1968
8.0
The Pistol
1961
8.0
Beyond the Grave
1954
8.0
Shadow in Her Heart
1954
8.0
In The Beginning
1979
8.0
Fruit of Marriage
1956
8.0
Beauty in the Maelstrom
1956
7.5
The Delivery
1978
7.2
The Enchanting Shadow
1960
7.2
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
7.0
The Stolen Love
1959
7.0
Beauty of Beauties
1965
7.0
The Swallow
1961
7.0
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
1964
7.0
Red Plum Pavilion
1968
7.0
A Beggar's Daughter
1965
7.0
Cheat to Cheat
1973
6.9
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
6.9
The Valiant Ones
1974
6.6
Just Heroes
1989
6.5
Dream of the Red Chamber
1978
6.5
The Story of Sue San
1964
6.4
Empress Wu
1963
6.0
The Magnificent Concubine
1962
5.0
Beyond the Great Wall
1964
5.0
Fist of Unicorn
1973