James Yi Lui

Actor

Born: December 13, 1939
Died: February 16, 1999 (age 59)
From: Guangdong, China

James Yi Lui was born in 1943, 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. A breakout role in Teddy Girls (1969) moved him up to lead and major supporting roles until he achieved stardom with his comedic turn in Adventure in Denmark (1973). He continued to appear in films (nearly 100 total) until…

Filmography (48)

Framed (1989)
Excuse Me, Please! (1989)
Director
Operation Pink Squad (1988)
Man at Airport
Mistaken Identity (1988)
The Haunted Cop Shop II (1988)
Romeo
Flaming Brothers (1987)
Richard Lui
十三号地区 (1984)
My Darling Genie (1984)
Lin Guo Ren
The Red Panther (1983)
Lei
The Lost Generation (1983)
Ya-ch'uan
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983)
Eden / Yi Tien
Carry On Police (1982)
Captain Po
Food For The Sharks (1982)
Director
To Sir with Troubles (1981)
Teacher
Money Is Lovely (1981)
Lei Tu-Hai
Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles (1981)
Ah Kiu
Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980)
Cai Tou
The Ghosts and I (1979)
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again (1979)
The Extras (1978)
Hakky Ho
Gee and Gor
Gee and Gor (1978)
Director
Lam Ah Chun (1978)
Foxbat (1977)
Cheung
The Discharged (1977)
Mental Prisoner 1691
The Clumsy Gambler (1977)
Jimmy Chan
The Simple-Minded Fellow
The Simple-Minded Fellow (1976)
Body for Sale (1976)
Ah Chung
The Winner Takes All (1975)
Bald-Headed Betty (1975)
A Haunted House (1975)
Lei I