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Lau Kar-leung

1934 - 2013

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Lau Kar-leung (traditional Chinese: 劉家良; simplified Chinese: 刘家良; Jyutping: Lau4 gaa1-loeng4; pinyin: Liú Jiāliáng; born 28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013) was a Hong Kong martial artist, filmmaker, fight choreographer and actor. He is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio, notably those starring Gordon Liu. He is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of martial arts cinema. In many of his best-known films, Lau was credited as Liu Chia-liang, the Mandarin spelling of his name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lau Kar-leung is the 2,531st most popular actor (down from 2,154th in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from China (down from 688th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lau Kar-leung ranks 2,531 out of 13,578. Before him are Suriya, Marika Green, Michael Richards, Bud Abbott, Milena Vukotic, and Geraldine James. After him are Jane Asher, Rosalind Russell, Sandrine Bonnaire, Connie Booth, June Squibb, and Sonny Landham.

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Among people born in 1934, Lau Kar-leung ranks 214. Before him are Nino Ferrer, Carel Godin de Beaufort, James Flynn, Rue McClanahan, Oleg Basilashvili, and Rudi Carrell. After him are Gino Paoli, Stefan Abadzhiev, Zilda Arns, Vladimir Posner, Savely Kramarov, and Dida. Among people deceased in 2013, Lau Kar-leung ranks 183. Before him are Amedeo Amadei, Patti Page, Tony Musante, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, Józef Glemp, and Viktor Tsybulenko. After him are Radu Vasile, Aníbal Paz, Hilary Koprowski, Elmore Leonard, Gerrie Mühren, and Robert Ressler.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lau Kar-leung ranks 714 out of 1,610. Before him are Zeng Gong (1019), Feng Youlan (1895), Zeng Qinghong (1939), Ann Hui (1947), Tao Hongjing (456), and Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392). After him are Ma Jun (200), Shi Lang (1621), Wu Jingzi (1701), Fan Bingbing (1981), Hai Rui (1514), and Jimmy Wang Yu (1943).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Lau Kar-leung ranks 25. Before him are Kenneth Tsang (1935), James Tien (1942), Lee Hoi-chuen (1901), Faye Wong (1969), Zhang Ziyi (1979), and Li Bingbing (1973). After him are Fan Bingbing (1981), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), Ng Man-tat (1952), Bai Ling (1966), Ricky Hui (1946), and Gordon Liu (1951).

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