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Lam Ching-Ying

Acting 44 (deceased) years old Hong Kong, China ★ 4.7
Born: December 27, 1952
Died: November 8, 1997

Biography

Lam Ching-Ying (Chinese: 林正英, 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong actor, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing the stoic Taoist priest in Mr. Vampire (1985). Lam died in 1997 of liver cancer.

Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association.

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Known For

Game of Death
Game of Death Macau Fighter (uncredited) 1978
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury Susuki's Student (uncredited) 1972
Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon Tournament Fighter (uncredited) 1973
The Big Boss
The Big Boss Ah Yen 1971
Swordsman
Swordsman Kuk 1990

Filmography

Acting Credits (140)

Vampire Expert II
Vampire Expert II 毛小方 1996
Coincidentally
Coincidentally 剑伯 1996
Vampire Expert
Vampire Expert 毛小方 1995
Kung Fu Kid
Kung Fu Kid 1994
The Chinese Ghostbuster
The Chinese Ghostbuster 1994
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet Uncle 1994
Painted Skin
Painted Skin Purple Taoist 1993
Rape In Public Sea
Rape In Public Sea Nan 1993
Exorcist Master
Exorcist Master Master Chiou 1993
Mad Mad Ghost
Mad Mad Ghost Uncle Ying 1992
Pom Pom and Hot Hot
Pom Pom and Hot Hot Lam Ho-Yang 1992
Skin Striperess
Skin Striperess Taoist Lam 1992
The Musical Vampire
The Musical Vampire Uncle Master 1992
Mr Vampire 1992
Mr Vampire 1992 Master Lam 1992
Wizard's Curse
Wizard's Curse Taoist Lin 1992
Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung
Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung Jiubinku Kyoto 1992
Forced Nightmare
Forced Nightmare Tao Priest 1992
China Dolls
China Dolls Officer 19174 1992
Banana Spirit
Banana Spirit Master Chen Sheng 1992
Lover's Tear
Lover's Tear Cheng Ying 1992
Legend of Wong Tai Sin
Legend of Wong Tai Sin Cho Pin 1992
Slickers vs. Killers
Slickers vs. Killers Owl 1991
The Tantana
The Tantana Lama Mud Yuet 1991
Crazy Safari
Crazy Safari Taoist priest 1991
Money Maker
Money Maker Master Chu 1991
The Gambling Ghost
The Gambling Ghost Taoist Priest 1991
An Eternal Combat
An Eternal Combat Master 1991
Shy Spirit
Shy Spirit 1991
Red and Black
Red and Black Kong 1991
The Ultimate Vampire
The Ultimate Vampire 林凤娇（九叔） 1991
Spiritual Trinity
Spiritual Trinity Tien Lung 1991
Demonic Umbrella
Demonic Umbrella Taoist 1991
Magic Cop
Magic Cop Uncle Feng 1990
Prince of the Sun
Prince of the Sun Khenlun 1990
Goodbye Hero
Goodbye Hero Frank 1990
Swordsman
Swordsman Kuk 1990
Stage Door Johnny
Stage Door Johnny Liu 1990
Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Encounters of the Spooky Kind II Master Jiao 1990
Vampire vs. Vampire
Vampire vs. Vampire One-Eyebrow Priest 1989
Pedicab Driver
Pedicab Driver Uncle Sheng 1989
Painted Faces
Painted Faces Uncle Hua 1988
Her Vengeance
Her Vengeance Hung 1988
School on Fire
School on Fire Hoi 1988
I Love Maria
I Love Maria Master 1988
Mr. Vampire III
Mr. Vampire III Master Gau 1987
Last Eunuch In China
Last Eunuch In China Liu Chang-Fu 1987
Eastern Condors
Eastern Condors Lieutenant Colonel Lam 1987
Mr. Vampire II
Mr. Vampire II Lam Ching-Ying 1986
Jiang shi xian sheng xu ji
Jiang shi xian sheng xu ji ... Master Lam 1986
小说家族之对倒
小说家族之对倒 1986
Where's Officer Tuba?
Where's Officer Tuba? Taoist Priest 1986
Millionaires' Express
Millionaires' Express Bank Robber 1986
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire Master Gau 1985
Heart of Dragon
Heart of Dragon SWAT Commander 1985
Those Merry Souls
Those Merry Souls Tak's father 1985
My Lucky Stars
My Lucky Stars Corrupted HK Policeman 1985
Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Shed No Tears Viet Colonel 1984
The Return of Pom Pom
The Return of Pom Pom Flying Spider Lo Chien 1984
Pom Pom
Pom Pom Police Officer 1984
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus Master Sheng 1984
Winners & Sinners
Winners & Sinners Chan 1983
The Dead and the Deadly
The Dead and the Deadly Uncle Ko 1982
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son Leung Yee-Tai 1981
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Encounters of the Spooky Kind The Inspector 1980
By Hook or By Crook
By Hook or By Crook Skinny's Hired Thug Leader 1980
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags Knife killer 1980
The Victim
The Victim Jo Wing's Man / Double 1980
Two Toothless Tigers
Two Toothless Tigers 1980
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher Fan Man 1979
His Name is Nobody
His Name is Nobody Wears Black Wig 1979
Odd Couple
Odd Couple Ha (Scarface's Fighter) 1979
Knockabout
Knockabout Casino Fighter 1979
The Incredible Kung Fu Master
The Incredible Kung Fu Master Fu Student 1979
Warriors Two
Warriors Two Thunder's Men / Leung's Student (uncredited) 1978
Gee and Gor
Gee and Gor 1978
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog One of Panther's Men (uncredited) 1978
Enter the Fat Dragon
Enter the Fat Dragon Fighter on Movie Set 1978
Legend of the Bat
Legend of the Bat Han's Sword Troop 1978
My Darling Gals
My Darling Gals 1978
My Darling Gals
My Darling Gals Thug 1978
Amsterdam Connection
Amsterdam Connection Mr. Hung's Henchman 1978
The Proud Youth
The Proud Youth (uncredited) 1978
Game of Death
Game of Death Macau Fighter (uncredited) 1978
Clan of Amazons
Clan of Amazons Red Shoe Society's Man 1978
Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Sword
Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Sword Thug 1978
The Amsterdam Kill
The Amsterdam Kill (uncredited) 1977
Broken Oath
Broken Oath One of Qi's Men (uncredited) 1977
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu Thug in gambling house 1977
The Sentimental Swordsman
The Sentimental Swordsman Yun's Man 1977
The Iron-Fisted Monk
The Iron-Fisted Monk 1977
Money Crazy
Money Crazy Hitman 1977
The Shaolin Plot
The Shaolin Plot Soldier 1977
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin Pai Mei's Monk (uncredited) 1977
Bruce's Deadly Fingers
Bruce's Deadly Fingers Brown Shirt Fighter 1976
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters Master Pang's Student (uncredited) 1976
Hot Potato
Hot Potato Leopard Man 1976
Hot Potato
Hot Potato Leopard Man(uncredited) 1976
The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer Ruei's Thug (uncredited) 1975
The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong Martial Artist (uncredited) 1975
The Association
The Association Extra 1974
Slaughter in San Francisco
Slaughter in San Francisco Slaughter's Gang Mitglied 1974
The Dynamite Brothers
The Dynamite Brothers Tuen's Henchman 1974
Chinatown Capers
Chinatown Capers Gangster 1974
The Skyhawk
The Skyhawk Woodland attacker (uncredited) 1974
Bloody Ring
Bloody Ring 1974
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend Self (uncredited) 1973
When Taekwondo Strikes
When Taekwondo Strikes Japanese (uncredited) 1973
Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon Tournament Fighter (uncredited) 1973
None But the Brave
None But the Brave Masked Patriot 1973
The Rendezvous of Warriors
The Rendezvous of Warriors 1973
Seaman No. 7
Seaman No. 7 Golden Hair's Thug 1973
Tiger
Tiger 1973
Back Alley Princess
Back Alley Princess Thug 1973
A Man Called Tiger
A Man Called Tiger Thug 1973
Iron Bull
Iron Bull 1973
End of the Wicked Tigers
End of the Wicked Tigers 1973
The Thunderbolt Fist
The Thunderbolt Fist Japanese Fighter on Stage 1972
The Fugitive
The Fugitive 1972
The Imperial Swordsman
The Imperial Swordsman Bandit 1972
Hapkido
Hapkido Black Bear Student (uncredited) 1972
The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons Soldier 1972
The Deadly Knives
The Deadly Knives 1972
The Casino
The Casino 1972
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury Susuki's Student (uncredited) 1972
Treasure Castle
Treasure Castle 1972
The Long Chase
The Long Chase 1971
The Big Boss
The Big Boss Ah Yen 1971
Lady with a Sword
Lady with a Sword 1971
The Crimson Charm
The Crimson Charm Crimson Charm Thug 1971
The Golden Seal
The Golden Seal 1971
The Angry River
The Angry River Thug 1971
The Angry River
The Angry River 1971
The Blade Spares None
The Blade Spares None Prince's Fighter 1971
Six Assassins
Six Assassins 1971
The Lady Hermit
The Lady Hermit Horse Thief / Black Demon's Thug (uncredited) 1971
The Invincible Eight
The Invincible Eight Whip-wielding Henchman 1971
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen East Chamber Guard 1970
Wrath of the Sword
Wrath of the Sword [Extra] 1970
The Golden Knight
The Golden Knight Shaolin Monk at Temple 1970
Brothers Five
Brothers Five Extra (uncredited) 1970

Directing Credits (10)

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