Lo Wei

Lo Wei

Infobox actor
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birthdate = 1918
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deathdate = January 20 1996
deathplace = Hong Kong
yearsactive = 1929-1993
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Lo Wei (1918 – 1996) was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for "The Big Boss" and "Fist of Fury"—both of which starred Bruce Lee.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. [ [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:62471 allmovie ((( Fearless Hyena 2 > Overview ))) ] ]

Lo ran the production company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", a subsidiary of the Golden Harvest studio.

Lo died of heart failure on 20 January, 1996.

elected filmography

*"Brothers Five" (1970)
*"The Big Boss" (1971)
*"Fist of Fury" (1972)
*"Shaolin Wooden Men" (1976)
*"New Fist of Fury" (1976)
*"The Killer Meteors" (1976)
*"" (1977)
*"To Kill With Intrigue" (1977)
*"Spiritual Kung-Fu" (1979)
*"Fearless_Hyena_Part_II" (1983)

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