Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-01-01
Day of Death
1996-06-24 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Also Known As
Lei Zhao
Chiu Lui
Chao Lai
Chao Loi
Wong Yuk-Man
Chao Lei
Zhao Lei
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.
