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Lo Wei
Director

Lo Wei

12 Dec 1918Born
20 Jan 1996Died
77Age at death
84Credits

Biography

Lo Wei (Chinese: 羅維, sometimes spelled Lo Wai, 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 84 credits.

  1. 1990Triad StoryFilm: Jason's Boss
  2. 1989Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is ExpensiveFilm: Big Boss
  3. 1989News AttackFilm
  4. 1988Edge of DarknessFilm: Uncle Chat
  5. 1988The Criminal HunterFilm: George's father at fashion show
  6. 1983Fearless Hyena 2Film: Writer
  7. 1979Dragon FistFilm: Director
  8. 1979Fearless HyenaFilm: Screenplay
  9. 1978Spiritual Kung FuFilm: Director
  10. 1978Immortal WarriorsFilm: Director
  11. 1978Magnificent BodyguardsFilm: Director
  12. 1977To Kill with IntrigueFilm: Director
  13. 1977The Kung Fu KidFilm: Writer, Director
  14. 1976Killer MeteorsFilm: Director
  15. 1976New Fist of FuryFilm: Inspector, Writer, Director
  16. 1975Shantung Man in Hong KongFilm: Director
  17. 1975The Girl with the Dexterous TouchFilm: Writer, Director
  18. 1975The BedevilledFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 1974Slaughter in San FranciscoFilm: Director, Writer
  20. 1974Naughty! Naughty!Film: Nancy's godfather, Director, Screenplay
  21. 1974Chinatown CapersFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 1973The Tattooed DragonFilm: Screenplay, Director
  23. 1973None But the BraveFilm: Commissioner Wu, Director, Writer
  24. 1973Seaman No. 7Film: Noodle shop boss, Director, Screenplay
  25. 1973Back Alley PrincessFilm: Director, Screenplay
  26. 1973A Man Called TigerFilm: Miyamoto, Director, Screenplay
  27. 1972The HurricaneFilm: Minister Chia Chi Tao, Screenplay, Director
  28. 1972Fist of FuryFilm: Inspector Lo, Director, Screenplay
  29. 1971Vengeance of a SnowgirlFilm: Master Shen, Director, Writer
  30. 1971The Big BossFilm: Director, Screenplay
  31. 1971The Comet StrikesFilm: Big Boss, Director, Screenplay
  32. 1971The Shadow WhipFilm: Chief Yang of Xuan Wu Security, Writer, Director
  33. 1971The EunuchFilm: Emperor, Screenplay
  34. 1971The Invincible EightFilm: Writer, Director
  35. 1970Brothers FiveFilm: Writer, Director
  36. 1969The Golden SwordFilm: Eight Arm Dragon Bai Chun-Tung, Director, Writer
  37. 1969Raw CourageFilm: Shangguan Hou, Director, Writer
  38. 1969Dragon SwampFilm: Master Fan Chung Yu, Writer, Director
  39. 1968Death ValleyFilm: Master Chiu, Director, Writer
  40. 1968The Angel Strikes AgainFilm: Doctor, Writer, Director
  41. 1968Black ButterflyFilm: Chief Gai Tian Lui, Writer, Director
  42. 1968Forever and EverFilm: Liu Yi-Ren, Director
  43. 1968Jurang BahayaFilm: Mr. King, Director, Screenplay
  44. 1967Summons to DeathFilm: Gin Te Biu, Writer, Director
  45. 1967Madam Slender PlumFilm: Wang Xue Bin, Director
  46. 1967Angel with the Iron FistsFilm: Chief Inspector, Director
  47. 1967Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001Film: Director
  48. 1966The Golden BuddhaFilm: Chan Chung Tai, Director
  49. 1965Squadron 77Film: Sato
  50. 1965Call of the SeaFilm: Qi Ding, Director
  51. 1965Crocodile RiverFilm: Peng Hu, Director
  52. 1964The CrisisFilm
  53. 1964Romance of the Forbidden CityFilm: Dorgan
  54. 1964The Magic LampFilm: Prime Minister, Director
  55. 1963Four Brave OnesFilm: Nie Yuting
  56. 1963Little LotusFilm: Chin San-Pao
  57. 1963Empress WuFilm: Minister Pei Yan
  58. 1962Crusade Against DaddyFilm: Luo Guang-Zhong
  59. 1961The PistolFilm: Dai Heng
  60. 1960Black ButterflyFilm: Liang Futing, Director
  61. 1960The Tender Trap of EspionageFilm: Director
  62. 1960A Shadow over the ChateauFilm: Secretary Wang
  63. 1960Nobody's ChildFilm: Birth father
  64. 1959The Adventure of the 13th SisterFilm
  65. 1959Song from a Haunted HouseFilm: Director
  66. 1959Calendar GirlFilm: Sun Ping
  67. 1959Love Letter MurderFilm: Liu Zong-Ming
  68. 1958Diau CharnFilm: Prime Minister Dong Zhuo
  69. 1958Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful SadnessFilm: King of Cambodia
  70. 1957A Mellow SpringFilm: Feng JIn Cai
  71. 1957A Mating StoryFilm: Xue Yi Sheng
  72. 1956The ChaseFilm: Yu Pu Yuan
  73. 1956Beyond the Blue HorizonFilm
  74. 1956The ErrorFilm
  75. 1956Songs of the Peach Blossom RiverFilm
  76. 1956Blood in SnowFilm: Jin Hu
  77. 1955CamilleFilm
  78. 1955Lady Balsam's ConquestFilm
  79. 1955The Little Girl Named CabbageFilm
  80. 1954The 72 Martyrs of CantonFilm: Director

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