Lo Wei
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| Born | 1918 Jiangsu Province,  China |
| Died | January 20, 1996 Hong Kong |
| Years active | 1929-1974 |
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.[1]
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.
[edit] Selected 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)
- Snake and Crane: The Arts of Shaolin (1977)
- To Kill With Intrigue (1977)
- Spiritual Kung-Fu (1979)
- Fearless_Hyena_Part_II (1983)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Lo Wei at the Internet Movie Database
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