Lo Wei
Born(1918-12-12)12 December 1918 [1]
Jiangsu Province, China
Died20 January 1996(1996-01-20) (aged 77)
British Hong Kong
Other namesLaw Wai, Lo Wai, Loh Wei, Luo Wei, William Lowe
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years active1929-1993
AwardsGolden Horse Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award
1997

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅維
Simplified Chinese罗維

Lo Wei ([2] 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[3] and Fist of Fury,[4] and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.[3]

Career

Lo began his entertainment career as an actor in the Second World War. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948. During the 1950's Lo became a popular matinee idol.[5]

After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads.[6][7]

Lo ran the production company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", which operated until 1977-78 due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing a deal with Golden Harvest.

Lo is credited with over 135 films as an actor, over 60 films as a director, over 30 films as a writer, and over 45 films as a producer.[8]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

Personal life

On 20 January 1996, Lo died of heart failure in Hong Kong.

References

  1. ^ "Lo Wei". Hong Kong Movie DataBase.
  2. ^ Avenue of Stars Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Sandra Brennan (2009). "Lo Wei". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21.
  4. ^ Weiler, A. H. (8 November 1972). "The Chinese Connection (1972) The Screen: A Chinese 'Fist of Fury':Stark Tale of Revenge Opens at Pagoda Shanghai Is Setting for Kung-Fu Combats". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Wei Lo | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos".
  6. ^ AllMovie
  7. ^ Chan, Jackie, and Jeff Yang. I Am Jackie Chan. New York: Ballantine, 1998. Print.
  8. ^ "Lo Wei". hkmdb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  9. ^ McClennan, Jim (July 3, 2017). "Angel With the Iron Fists". girlswithguns.org. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Angel With The Iron Fists". grindhouaedatabase.com. 1967. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Madam Slender Plum". telescopefilm.com. 1967. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "A Man Called Tiger". hkmdb.com. February 1, 1973. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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Films directed by Lo Wei
Golden Horse Lifetime Achievement Award
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