Lo Born in Pematangsiantar on June 29, 1939, spent his early life in Indonesia and then his parents sent him back to China and attended acting school in Hong Kong, he began his martial arts training in 1962 and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the same year and went on to become one of the most famous actors in Hong Kong martial arts and kung fu films in the late 1960s and 1970s.[1][2]
In the 2000s, Lo played Wei Tung's Uncle in the 2001 film The Vampire Combat, with Collin Chou and Valerie Chow. Lo's last film was 2001's Glass Tears, before retiring from acting at the age of 62.
Personal lifeedit
Lo married Grace Tang Chia-li on April 15, 1976. Lo and his wife later divorced.[citation needed] He was the brother-in-law of Stanley Tong, who is brother of wife Grace.
Deathedit
Lo died of a heart attack on November 2, 2002. He was 63 years old.[1]
lieh, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2021, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lo Lieh news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wang Lap Tat June 29 1939 November 2 2002 better known by his stage name Lo Lieh was an Indonesian born Hong Kong martial artist and film actor Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih Hao in the 1972 martial arts film King Boxer a k a Five Fingers of Death Priest Pai Mei in Executioners from Shaolin and Clan of the White Lotus Miyamoto in the 1977 film Fist of Fury II and General Tien Ta in the 1978 film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Lo LiehBornWang Lap Tat 王立達 1939 06 29 June 29 1939Pematangsiantar Dutch East Indies now Indonesia DiedNovember 2 2002 2002 11 02 aged 63 Shenzhen Guangdong ChinaOccupationActorYears active1965 2001Spouse4Children2Chinese nameTraditional Chinese羅烈Simplified Chinese罗烈TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLuo LieYue CantoneseJyutpingLo4 Lit6Wang Lap TatTraditional Chinese王立達Simplified Chinese王立达TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWang LidaYue CantoneseJyutpingwong4 laap6 daat6In this Chinese name the family name is Wang Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLo Born in Pematangsiantar on June 29 1939 spent his early life in Indonesia and then his parents sent him back to China and attended acting school in Hong Kong he began his martial arts training in 1962 and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the same year and went on to become one of the most famous actors in Hong Kong martial arts and kung fu films in the late 1960s and 1970s 1 2 Acting editIn 1970 Lo played Kao Hsia in the film Brothers Five alongside Cheng Pei pei and co starred with Jimmy Wang Yu in The Chinese Boxer Lo starred in the 1972 cult classic King Boxer a k a Five Fingers of Death Lo played Ho Chiang in the 1974 film The Stranger and the Gunfighter alongside Lee Van Cleef In 1977 Lo portrayed Pai Mei in the Executioners from Shaolin and Miyamoto in Fist of Fury II along with Bruce Li Lo played General Tien Ta in the 1978 film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin alongside Gordon Liu and Lee Hoi San In the 1980s Lo directed and starred in the 1980 film Clan of the White Lotus along with Gordon Liu Lo played Triad Gangster Boss in the 1988 film Dragons Forever alongside Jackie Chan Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao Lo played Fei in the 1989 film Miracles along with Jackie Chan Richard Ng and Billy Chow In the 1990s Lo played Choi Kun lun in the 1991 film Sex and Zen alongside Lawrence Ng Amy Yip and Kent Cheng Lo played The General in the 1992 film Police Story 3 Super Cop alongside Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh In the 2000s Lo played Wei Tung s Uncle in the 2001 film The Vampire Combat with Collin Chou and Valerie Chow Lo s last film was 2001 s Glass Tears before retiring from acting at the age of 62 Personal life editLo married Grace Tang Chia li on April 15 1976 Lo and his wife later divorced citation needed He was the brother in law of Stanley Tong who is brother of wife Grace Death editLo died of a heart attack on November 2 2002 He was 63 years old 1 Filmography editMain article Lo Lieh filmographyReferences edit a b Pai Mei Dies Old School Kung Fu Great LO LIEH is Dead Aint It Cool News The First Martial Arts Superstar Was Lo Lieh Not Bruce Lee ScreenRant September 22 2020 External links editLo Lieh Fan Website Lo Lieh Filmography Lo Lieh at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lo Lieh amp oldid 1214802994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
