Cheng Lei

Name: Cheng Lei
Native name: 鄭雷
Also Known as: Cheng Lui, Cheng Lai, Zheng Lei, 郑雷
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Male
Born: October 5, 1944
Age: 81

Cheng Lei is a Hong Kong actor who joined Shaw Brothers Studio in the 60s. He became one of the key actors in Chinese martial arts movies--known as one of the "Five Tigers" with Jimmy Wang Yu, Chang I, Lo Lieh and Chieh Yuan. He was active from 1966-1992.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1997	Detective Investigation Files Season 3 Hong Kong Drama, 1997, 40 eps (Guest Role)	40	Guest Role	7.4
1996	Night Journey Hong Kong Drama, 1996, 20 eps Tin Kei Chi (Support Role)	20	Tin Kei Chi Support Role	6.7
1996	Rise of the Taiji Master Hong Kong Drama, 1996, 20 eps Ding Wan Tin (Support Role)	20	Ding Wan Tin Support Role	6.6
1995	Detective Investigation Files Season 2 Hong Kong Drama, 1995, 40 eps Baak Foo (Case 3) (Guest Role)	40	Baak Foo (Case 3) Guest Role	7.6
1995	Justice Bao Hong Kong Drama, 1995, 80 eps Father Fan [Fan Man's adoptive father] (Ep. 6-10) (Support Role)	80	Father Fan [Fan Man's adoptive father] (Ep. 6-10) Support Role	7.2
1995	Against the Blade of Honour Hong Kong Drama, 1995, 20 eps Fong Ng Tin (Support Role)	20	Fong Ng Tin Support Role	7.1
1994	Master of Martial Arts Hong Kong Drama, 1994, 20 eps Leung Chan Ming (Support Role)	20	Leung Chan Ming Support Role	8.4
1992	The Greed of Man Hong Kong Drama, 1992, 40 eps (Guest Role)	40	Guest Role	7.9
1992	The Stake Hong Kong Drama, 1992, 20 eps Lo Hon (Support Role)	20	Lo Hon Support Role	6.7
1992	Money and Fame Hong Kong Drama, 1992, 20 eps Ngai Boon San (Support Role)	20	Ngai Boon San Support Role	6.0
1991	A Way of Justice Hong Kong Drama, 1991, 20 eps Yuen Sei (Support Role)	20	Yuen Sei Support Role	0.0
1979	Dragon Strikes Hong Kong Drama, 1979, 60 eps (Guest Role)	60	Guest Role	8.0
1979	It Takes a Thief Hong Kong Drama, 1979, 8 eps General Man (Support Role)	8	General Man Support Role	0.0
1977	The Dream of Red Mansions Hong Kong Drama, 1977, 70 eps Ga Jing (Main Role)	70	Ga Jing Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1989	Just Heroes Hong Kong Movie, 1989, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	6.8
1988	School on Fire Hong Kong Movie, 1988, Brother Sing (Support Role)	Brother Sing Support Role	7.2
1983	Sketch Hong Kong Movie, 1983, "Squirt" (Support Role)	"Squirt" Support Role	0.0
1981	The Legal Illegals Hong Kong Movie, 1981, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1979	Last Hurrah for Chivalry Hong Kong Movie, 1979, Chen Guan Wu (Support Role)	Chen Guan Wu Support Role	6.9
1979	Payoff Hong Kong Movie, 1979, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1979	King of Fists and Dollars Taiwanese Movie, 1979, "The Mute" (Support Role)	"The Mute" Support Role	0.0
1978	Hello, Late Homecomers Hong Kong Movie, 1978, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1978	Ten Tigers of Shaolin Hong Kong Movie, 1978, Wang (Support Role)	Wang Support Role	6.0
1978	Funny Kung Fu Hong Kong Movie, 1978, Shen Tai Wen (Support Role)	Shen Tai Wen Support Role	4.0
1975	The Young Dragons Hong Kong Movie, 1975, Lui Fu (Support Role)	Lui Fu Support Role	6.5
1975	Lady of the Law Hong Kong Movie, 1975, [One of Forest's Four Evil Spirits] (Guest Role)	[One of Forest's Four Evil Spirits] Guest Role	0.0
1975	All Men Are Brothers Hong Kong Movie, 1975, Wang Ying / "Short Tiger" (Guest Role)	Wang Ying / "Short Tiger" Guest Role	7.2
1975	Chinese Superior Kung Fu Hong Kong Movie, 1975, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1974	Chinese Godfather Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Big boss] (Support Role)	[Big boss] Support Role	0.0
1974	The Chinese Mack Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1974	Land of the Brave Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Chi Ko's friend] (Guest Role)	[Chi Ko's friend] Guest Role	0.0
1974	The Godfathers of Hong Kong Hong Kong Movie, 1974, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	The Blood Brothers Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	7.9
1973	The Bastard Hong Kong Movie, 1973, [Gu's nephew #2] (Guest Role)	[Gu's nephew #2] Guest Role	6.0
1973	Kung Fu's Hero Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1973	The Magnificent Boxer Hong Kong Movie, 1973, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1972	Trilogy of Swordsmanship Hong Kong Movie, 1972, {White Water Strand} Hua Feng Chun (Support Role)	{White Water Strand} Hua Feng Chun Support Role	0.0
1972	The Water Margin Hong Kong Movie, 1972, Wang Ying / "Short Tiger" (Guest Role)	Wang Ying / "Short Tiger" Guest Role	6.8
1972	The Killer Hong Kong Movie, 1972, [Gao Hu Kung Fu teacher] (Guest Role)	[Gao Hu Kung Fu teacher] Guest Role	0.0
1971	The Deadly Duo Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Hero Shiu (Support Role)	Hero Shiu Support Role	7.6
1971	The Anonymous Heroes Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Chen Sheng [Revolutionist] (Support Role)	Chen Sheng [Revolutionist] Support Role	5.0
1971	The Duel Hong Kong Movie, 1971, [Gan's man] (Guest Role)	[Gan's man] Guest Role	7.2
1971	The New One-Armed Swordsman Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Ho Wai [Chieftain] (Support Role)	Ho Wai [Chieftain] Support Role	6.9
1971	King Eagle Hong Kong Movie, 1971, Chief Koon (Support Role)	Chief Koon Support Role	7.5
1970	The Chinese Boxer Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Cheung Da Lung (Support Role)	Cheung Da Lung Support Role	6.7
1970	Valley of the Fangs Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Ding Qi (Support Role)	Ding Qi Support Role	7.1
1970	The Heroic Ones Hong Kong Movie, 1970, [King Jin's bodyguard] (Guest Role)	[King Jin's bodyguard] Guest Role	7.3
1970	Vengeance Hong Kong Movie, 1970, "Dagger Guang" (Support Role)	"Dagger Guang" Support Role	7.3
1970	Heads for Sale Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Mei Lao (Support Role)	Mei Lao Support Role	0.0
1970	The Winged Tiger Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Deng Fei / "Winged Tiger" (Support Role)	Deng Fei / "Winged Tiger" Support Role	7.3
1970	The Wandering Swordsman Hong Kong Movie, 1970, Jiang Wei [Chief] (Support Role)	Jiang Wei [Chief] Support Role	7.4
1969	Have Sword, Will Travel Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Wong Chuen (Support Role)	Wong Chuen Support Role	7.8
1969	The Swordmates Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Liu Feng (Support Role)	Liu Feng Support Role	6.5
1969	The Flying Dagger Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Chu Wen Xiong (Support Role)	Chu Wen Xiong Support Role	7.8
1969	Return of the One-Armed Swordsman Hong Kong Movie, 1969, Lu Tong (Support Role)	Lu Tong Support Role	7.4
1969	Twin Blades of Doom Hong Kong Movie, 1969, "White Killer" (Guest Role)	"White Killer" Guest Role	6.3
1969	The Invincible Fist Hong Kong Movie, 1969, "1st brother" (Support Role)	"1st brother" Support Role	7.0
1968	That Fiery Girl Hong Kong Movie, 1968, [3rd Chief of Hulu Valley] (Guest Role)	[3rd Chief of Hulu Valley] Guest Role	0.0
1967	One-Armed Swordsman Hong Kong Movie, 1967, Deng Chong (Support Role)	Deng Chong Support Role	7.5
1967	The King with My Face Hong Kong Movie, 1967, Chou Yuen (Support Role)	Chou Yuen Support Role	0.0
1967	Trail of the Broken Blade Hong Kong Movie, 1967, [Xian's disciple with pole] (Guest Role)	[Xian's disciple with pole] Guest Role	7.0
1967	Angel with the Iron Fists Hong Kong Movie, 1967, [Agent at seaside café] (Guest Role)	[Agent at seaside café] Guest Role	0.0
1967	King Cat Hong Kong Movie, 1967, [Ting's brother] (Guest Role)	[Ting's brother] Guest Role	0.0
1966	The Magnificent Trio Hong Kong Movie, 1966, Huang Liang (Main Role)	Huang Liang Main Role	7.1
1966	The Knight of Knights Hong Kong Movie, 1966, [2nd brother] (Guest Role)	[2nd brother] Guest Role	0.0
1966	The Golden Buddha Hong Kong Movie, 1966, [Skeleton Gang member] (Guest Role)	[Skeleton Gang member] Guest Role	0.0
1966	Tiger Boy Hong Kong Movie, 1966, Jiang Xiao San (Support Role)	Jiang Xiao San Support Role	0.0

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