Lam Ching-Ying
Known for
Acting
Life
1952 – 1997 (aged 44)
Born in
Hong Kong, China
Credits
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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.
Known For
Enter the Dragon
17 Aug 1973
Fist of Fury
22 Mar 1972
The Big Boss
23 Oct 1971
Game of Death
23 Mar 1978
My Lucky Stars
10 Feb 1985
A Touch of Zen
10 Jul 1970
Winners & Sinners
07 Jul 1983
Heart of Dragon
14 Sep 1985
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Filmography
1996
- Vampire Expert IIas 毛小方50 episodes
- Coincidentallyas 剑伯30 episodes
1995
- Vampire Expertas 毛小方80 episodes
1993
- Painted Skinas Purple Taoist
- Rape In Public Seaas Nan
- Exorcist Masteras Master Chiou
1992
- Mad Mad Ghostas Uncle Ying
- Pom Pom and Hot Hotas Lam Ho-Yang
- Skin Striperessas Taoist Lam
- The Musical Vampireas Uncle Master
- Mr Vampire 1992as Master Lam
- Wizard's Curseas Taoist Lin
- Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hungas Jiubinku Kyoto
- Forced Nightmareas Tao Priest
- China Dollsas Officer 19174
- Banana Spiritas Master Chen Sheng
- Lover's Tearas Cheng Ying
- Legend of Wong Tai Sinas Cho Pin
1991
- Slickers vs. Killersas Owl
- The Tantanaas Lama Mud Yuet
- Crazy Safarias Taoist priest
- Money Makeras Master Chu
- The Gambling Ghostas Taoist Priest
- An Eternal Combatas Master
- Shy Spirit
- Red and Blackas Kong
- The Ultimate Vampireas 林凤娇（九叔）
- Spiritual Trinityas Tien Lung
- Demonic Umbrellaas Taoist
1990
- Magic Copas Uncle Feng
- Prince of the Sunas Khenlun
- Goodbye Heroas Frank
- Swordsmanas Kuk
- Stage Door Johnnyas Liu
- Encounters of the Spooky Kind IIas Master Jiao
1989
- Vampire vs. Vampireas One-Eyebrow Priest
- Pedicab Driveras Uncle Sheng
1988
- Painted Facesas Uncle Hua
- Her Vengeanceas Hung
- School on Fireas Hoi
- I Love Mariaas Master
1987
- Mr. Vampire IIIas Master Gau
- Last Eunuch In Chinaas Liu Chang-Fu
- Eastern Condorsas Lieutenant Colonel Lam
1986
- Mr. Vampire IIas Lam Ching-Ying
- Jiang shi xian sheng xu jias ... Master Lam
- 小说家族之对倒
- Where's Officer Tuba?as Taoist Priest
- Millionaires' Expressas Bank Robber
1985
- Mr. Vampireas Master Gau
- Heart of Dragonas SWAT Commander
- Those Merry Soulsas Tak's father
- My Lucky Starsas Corrupted HK Policeman
1984
- Heroes Shed No Tearsas Viet Colonel
- The Return of Pom Pomas Flying Spider Lo Chien
- Pom Pomas Police Officer
- Hocus Pocusas Master Sheng
1983
- Winners & Sinnersas Chan
1982
- The Dead and the Deadlyas Uncle Ko
1981
- The Prodigal Sonas Leung Yee-Tai
1980
- Encounters of the Spooky Kindas The Inspector
- By Hook or By Crookas Skinny's Hired Thug Leader
- From Riches to Ragsas Knife killer
- The Victimas Jo Wing's Man
- Two Toothless Tigers
1979
- The Magnificent Butcheras Fan Man
- His Name is Nobodyas Wears Black Wig
- Odd Coupleas Ha (Scarface's Fighter)
- Knockaboutas Casino Fighter
- The Incredible Kung Fu Masteras Fu Student
1978
- Warriors Twoas Thunder's Men
- Gee and Gor
- Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frogas One of Panther's Men (uncredited)
- Enter the Fat Dragonas Fighter on Movie Set
- Legend of the Batas Han's Sword Troop
- My Darling Galsas Thug
- Amsterdam Connectionas Mr. Hung's Henchman
- The Proud Youthas (uncredited)
- Game of Deathas Macau Fighter (uncredited)
- Clan of Amazonsas Red Shoe Society's Man
- Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Swordas Thug
1977
- The Amsterdam Killas (uncredited)
- Broken Oathas One of Qi's Men (uncredited)
- He Has Nothing But Kung Fuas Thug in gambling house
- The Sentimental Swordsmanas Yun's Man
- The Iron-Fisted Monk
- Money Crazyas Hitman
- The Shaolin Plotas Soldier
- Executioners from Shaolinas Pai Mei's Monk (uncredited)
1976
- Bruce's Deadly Fingersas Brown Shirt Fighter
- Challenge of the Mastersas Master Pang's Student (uncredited)
- Hot Potatoas Leopard Man(uncredited)
1975
- The Spiritual Boxeras Ruei's Thug (uncredited)
- The Man from Hong Kongas Martial Artist (uncredited)
1974
- The Associationas Extra
- Slaughter in San Franciscoas Slaughter's Gang Mitglied
- The Dynamite Brothersas Tuen's Henchman
- Chinatown Capersas Gangster
- The Skyhawkas Woodland attacker (uncredited)
- Bloody Ring
1973
- When Taekwondo Strikesas Japanese (uncredited)
- Enter the Dragonas Tournament Fighter (uncredited)
- None But the Braveas Masked Patriot
- The Rendezvous of Warriors
- Seaman No. 7as Golden Hair's Thug
- Tiger
- Back Alley Princessas Thug
- A Man Called Tigeras Thug
- End of the Wicked Tigers
- Iron Bull
1972
- The Thunderbolt Fistas Japanese Fighter on Stage
- The Fugitive
- The Imperial Swordsmanas Bandit
- Hapkidoas Black Bear Student (uncredited)
- The 14 Amazonsas Soldier
- The Deadly Knives
- The Casino
- Fist of Furyas Susuki's Student (uncredited)
- Treasure Castle
1971
- The Long Chase
- The Big Bossas Ah Yen
- Lady with a Sword
- The Crimson Charmas Crimson Charm Thug
- The Golden Seal
- The Angry River
- The Blade Spares Noneas Prince's Fighter
- Six Assassins
- The Lady Hermitas Horse Thief
- The Invincible Eightas Whip-wielding Henchman
1970
- A Touch of Zenas East Chamber Guard
- Wrath of the Swordas [Extra]
- The Golden Knightas Shaolin Monk at Temple
- Brothers Fiveas Extra (uncredited)