Lo Wei

Lo Wei was a Hong Kong film director and 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.

Career

Lo began his entertainment career as an actor in the Second World War. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948. During the 1950s, Lo became a popular matinee idol.
After Bruce Lee's death in 1973, 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.
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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.Chun lei Chun cheng hua luo Da liang shan en chou ji Hai shi – Ku SanWang Kui yu Gui Ying – Wang KueiWu shan meng – MingdeNie hai qing tian – Song SiqingGe nu Gong Lingyan Ming nu ren bie zhuan Xiao feng xian Dang fu qing chi – Wen LungYuan yang jie Mei gui mei gui wo ai ni Bi xue huang hua Yang e Xiao bai cai Xiao feng xian xu ji Jin sang zi Cha hua nu Ying du yan ji Ju zi gu niang Tao hua jiang – Li MingHong chen – Hong DalongXue li hong Lian zhi huo Jing hun ji – Ma ChurenMang lian – Lung Meng-tangShui xian – Kuang Yung-LiWo xin chang dan Hu die fu ren – Wu ChiaoXian mu dan Duo qing he – Ah-ChingJiu se cai qi Ai yu zui – Zhang LongChun guang wu xian hao Ankoru watto monogatari utsukushiki aishu – King of CambodiaDiao Chan – Tung ChuoXiao qing ren Shan hu – Chang Da ShunHai wang zi Xiang ru fei fei Jin feng huang Long xiang feng wu Man tang hong Sha ren de qing shu Gui wu ge sheng – Kuan Li-ChiJia you xi shi – Feng GengtangTao wang 48 xiao shi Ye hua xiang – Shang Ching ChengEr nu ying xiong chuan Kuer liulang ji Gong lou dian ying Tao hua lei – Hua MingchunZhi fen jian die wang Hei hu die Mi yue feng bo – Chang Ying-WeiTi yu huang hou – Guo Sue's FatherYuan nu Meng Li Si Wu yu wen can tian – Ho Ji-ChingZei mei ren Shou qiang Zao sheng gui zi Yi duan qing Jin jian meng Wu Ze Tian He hua Die hai si zhuang shi Bao lian deng – Prime Minister QinLuan feng he ming – Juying's FatherShen gong yuan – DorganSheng si guan tou E yu he Nu hai qing chou – Master TingQi qi gan si dui Jin pu sa

1967 Angel With The Iron Fists – Chief Inspector. Also as director.
1967 Madame Slender Plum – Wang Xue Bin. Also as Director.
1967 Summons to Death – Gin Te-Biu. Also as screenwriter and director.
1967 Cui ming fuJin shi qing – Liu Yi-JenNu xia hei hu die – Chief Gai Tian LuiTie guan yin yong po bao zha dang – Professor HsiungDuan hun gu – Chao Yun YangJurang bahaya – Mr. KingBayangan ajal – Mr. KingDu long tan Hu dan Long men jin jian – Pai Chen-TungBrothers Five Gui tai jian – The KingYing zi shen bian – Chief YangGui liu xing The Big Boss – Shen DunJin Xuan Feng Fist of Fury – InspectorThe Black Tavern A Man Called Tiger Also as Nakatami / Moriyuki.Ma lu xiao ying xiong – Tram passenger victimHai yuan chi hao – Noodle shop bossKung Fu Girl – Commissioner WuYellow Faced Tiger Naughty, Naughty Chuo tou zhuang yuan Jin fen shen xian shou Shaolin Wooden Men New Fist of Fury – Inspector. Also as Director, screenwriter, and producer.The Killer Meteors Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin To Kill with Intrigue Spiritual Kung Fu Dragon Fist Fearless Hyena Part II Long hu zhi duo xing Haam ging bin yuen Shen xing tai bao Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive – The BossGong woo jui hau yat goh dai lo –