James Yi

Name: James Yi
Native name: 伊雷
Also Known as: I Lei, Yi Lei, Yee Lui, Eric Yee, Lui Yee, Yee Lau
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Male
Born: 1943
Died: February 16, 1999

James Yi was a Hong Kong actor, producer and director. He was the son of famed comic actor Yi Chau Shui. At age 17, he joined Shaw Brothers as a bit part actor, starting with "Sweet Girl in Terror" in 1958. He formed his own production company, Daai Sing, which enabled him to direct and produce several films. He retired after directing and starring in the movie "Excuse Me, Please!" in 1989. He passed away ten years later from heart disease.

(Source: TMDb) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1974	The Adventurous Air Steward	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1989	Excuse Me, Please!	Movie	4.0
1982	Food for the Sharks	Movie	0.0
1978	Gee and Gor	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1976	The Simple-Minded Fellow	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1989	Excuse Me, Please! Hong Kong Movie, 1989, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.0
1989	Framed Hong Kong Movie, 1989, [Hawker] (Guest Role)	[Hawker] Guest Role	0.0
1988	Operation Pink Squad Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Man at airport] (Guest Role)	[Man at airport] Guest Role	0.0
1988	Mistaken Identity Hong Kong Movie, 1988, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1987	Flaming Brothers Hong Kong Movie, 1987, Richard Lui (Support Role)	Richard Lui Support Role	6.7
1984	My Darling Genie Hong Kong Movie, 1984, Lin Guo Ren (Main Role)	Lin Guo Ren Main Role	6.4
1983	The Red Panther Hong Kong Movie, 1983, Lai (Main Role)	Lai Main Role	5.7
1983	The Lost Generation Taiwanese Movie, 1983, A Chuen (Support Role)	A Chuen Support Role	0.0
1983	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Hong Kong Movie, 1983, Eden (Main Role)	Eden Main Role	4.0
1982	Food for the Sharks Hong Kong Movie, 1982, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1981	Money Is Lovely Hong Kong Movie, 1981, Lei Tu Hai (Main Role)	Lei Tu Hai Main Role	0.0
1981	Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles Hong Kong Movie, 1981, A Kiu (Main Role)	A Kiu Main Role	0.0
1980	Hex Versus Witchcraft Hong Kong Movie, 1980, Cai Tou (Main Role)	Cai Tou Main Role	3.0
1980	The Luckiest Trio Hong Kong Movie, 1980, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1979	The Ghosts and I Hong Kong Movie, 1979, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1978	The Extras Hong Kong Movie, 1978, Hakky Ho (Main Role)	Hakky Ho Main Role	0.0
1978	Gee and Gor Hong Kong Movie, 1978, Gee (Main Role)	Gee Main Role	0.0
1977	Foxbat Hong Kong Movie, 1977, Zhang (Main Role)	Zhang Main Role	0.0
1977	The Discharged Hong Kong Movie, 1977, [Mental prisoner 1691] (Support Role)	[Mental prisoner 1691] Support Role	4.0
1977	The Scoundrel Taiwanese Movie, 1977, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1976	The Simple-Minded Fellow Hong Kong Movie, 1976, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1976	Country Man and the Scavenger Hong Kong Movie, 1976, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1975	Frigidity Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	1.0
1975	Bald-Headed Betty Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1975	A Haunted House Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1974	My Darling Love Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Lo A Fuk (Main Role)	Lo A Fuk Main Role	0.0
1974	The Adventurous Air Steward Hong Kong Movie, 1974, David (Main Role)	David Main Role	0.0
1974	Iron Head Hong Kong Movie, 1974, Ho Tung (Main Role)	Ho Tung Main Role	0.0
1974	Too Young Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1974	The Unwanted Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Main Role)	Main Role	10.0
1974	The Country Bumpkin Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Switched suitcase owner] (Guest Role)	[Switched suitcase owner] Guest Role	0.0
1974	The Little Man, Ah Fook Hong Kong Movie, 1974, A Fook (Main Role)	A Fook Main Role	0.0
1973	Death on the Docks Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	The Money Tree Hong Kong Movie, 1973, [Suzy's boyfriend] (Support Role)	[Suzy's boyfriend] Support Role	0.0
1973	Love Is a 4 Lettered Word Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	Death Comes in Three Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	Call Girls Taiwanese Movie, 1973, Di Lang (Support Role)	Di Lang Support Role	0.0
1973	The Golden Tiger Hong Kong Movie, 1973, [Japanese] (Support Role)	[Japanese] Support Role	0.0
1973	Back Street Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1972	Black List Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Ho (Support Role)	Ho Support Role	0.0
1972	Love and Blood Hong Kong Movie, 1972, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.0
1972	The Notorious Ones Hong Kong Movie, 1972, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1971	Bus Stop Hong Kong Movie, 1971, [Gang member] (Guest Role)	[Gang member] Guest Role	0.0
1971	Money and I Hong Kong Movie, 1971, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1971	Maria Hong Kong Movie, 1971, [Gang boss] (Support Role)	[Gang boss] Support Role	0.0
1969	Let's Build a Family Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1969	Twin Guns Hong Kong Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1969	Teddy Girls Hong Kong Movie, 1969, A Tian (Support Role)	A Tian Support Role	6.0
1968	Beauty in the Mist Hong Kong Movie, 1968, Brother Kan (Support Role)	Brother Kan Support Role	0.0

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