Kelly Lai
- Name: Kelly Lai
- Native name: 雷震
- Also Known as: Lei Chen, Hsi Chungchien, Lei Zhen, 奚重儉, Kelly Lai Chen, Lui Chen, Kelly Lei
- Nationality: Hong Konger
- Gender: Male
- Born: September 3, 1933
- Died: April 3, 2018
In 1933, Lai was born as Hsi Chung Chien into a prominent family from Pudong, Shanghai, owner of the Hsi Fuchi Factory. Their maternal grandfather was the tycoon Ku Chu Hsuan, who owned Shanghai's Tianchan Theater. When Lai was four, his father was killed by Japanese bombing during the Battle of Shanghai; his mother died ten years later. He and his siblings were brought up by their maternal grandmother.
When the Communists took over Mainland China in 1949, Lai's grandmother brought the children to Hong Kong. He trained in the Republic of China Air Force cadet school in Taiwan for half a year but was forced to quit because of the family history of heart disease.
After returning to Hong Kong, Lai attended the actor training school of Motion Picture & General Investment (MP&GI, later Cathay Organization of Hong Kong). In 1956, he starred in his first film Green Hills and Jade Valleys directed by Yueh Feng. In his second film, Golden Lotus, also by Yueh Feng, he acted alongside the star actress Lin Dai. The highly successful film launched Lai into stardom. In the following years, he appeared in more than 40 films, including Evan Yang's Our Dream Car (1959), Chung Kai-man (鍾啓文)'s The Education of Love (1961), and Wong Tin Lam's Father Takes a Bride (1963), starring opposite popular actresses such as Ge Lan, Jeannette Lin Cui, and Lucilla You Min. He was known for his portrayals of "gentle, vulnerable, and sensitive" young men.
In 1967, Lai, his sister Betty Loh Ti, and director Yuan Chiufeng founded the "Gold Eagle Film Company," which made a number of commercially unsuccessful martial arts films such as Duel at the Supreme Gate (1968).
Lai retired from acting in 1971 and focused on producing films. He retired in the early 1990s but returned to the screen for Andrew Lau's 1996 film Young and Dangerous 2 and Wong Kar Wai's award-winning In the Mood for Love (2000), in which he played Maggie Cheung's boss.
In 1974, Lai married martial arts actress Angela Mao, nicknamed "female Bruce Lee". They had a daughter together and divorced after six years of marriage. Lai raised their daughter. In his later years, Lai lived alone in Hong Kong. He died on April 3rd, 2018, aged 84.
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Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Red Plum Pavilion
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
[Scholar]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Vagabond Swordsman
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
Fan Kun Yang
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Wandering Knight
Hong Kong Movie, 1967,
Sun Zheng Yang
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Story of Three Loves (Part 1)
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
[Dancer]
(Bit part)
|
10.0
|
Father Takes a Bride
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
Sun Chuan
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Because of Her
Hong Kong Movie, 1963,
Du Ziping
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
The Greatest Wedding on Earth
Hong Kong Movie, 1962,
Li Huan Xiang
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Beauty Parade
Hong Kong Movie, 1961,
Chou Chuang Chih
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Wedding Bells for Hedy
Hong Kong Movie, 1959,
Sun He Yan
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Air Hostess
Hong Kong Movie, 1959,
Li Wen Bin
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Golden Lotus
Hong Kong Movie, 1957,
Cheng Ching You
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
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