Lam Ching-ying filmography

Lam Ching-Ying (Chinese: 林正英; birth name: Lam Gun-bo 林根寶; 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, film producer, action director and director. Upon his death in 1997 Lam had featured in over 132 films with multiple credits as a director and producer.[1] With a career spanning 3 decades his most notable works include The Prodigal Son, The Big Boss and the Mr Vampire film series.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Actor Notes
1969 The Whirlwind Knight Yes
1970 The Golden Knight Shaolin Monk at temple Yes
Brothers Five Minor Role Yes
Wrath of the Sword Yes
1971 The Invincible Eight Whip-wielding henchman Yes
Six Assassins Lord Li's soldier Yes
The Blade Spares None Prince's fighter Yes
The Golden Seal Thug Yes
The Crimson Charm Crimson Charm thug Yes
Lady with a Sword Minor Role Yes
The Big Boss Ah Yen Yes
A Touch of Zen East Chamber guard Yes
The Long Chase Minor Role Yes
The Lady Hermit Horse thief Yes
The Angry River Minor Role Yes
1972 Fist of Fury Susuki's student Yes
The Casino Casino thug Yes
The Way of the Dragon Thug Yes Uncredited
The Deadly Knives Japanese Yes
Hapkido Black Bear student Yes Uncredited
The Imperial Swordsman Bandit Yes
The Thunderbolt Fist Japanese fighter on stage Yes
The Fugitive Ma's thug Yes
Treasure Castle Yes
1973 A Man Called Tiger Blue Shirt thug Yes
Iron Bull Thug Yes
Seaman No 7 Golden Hair's thug Yes
None But the Brave Masked patriot Yes
The Rendezvous of Warriors Minor Role Yes
Enter the Dragon Guard / Chief double for Sek Kin Yes Uncredited
Tiger Japanese Yes
Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend Himself Yes
Back Alley Princess Rascal Yes
When Taekwondo Strikes Japanese Yes
1974 The Skyhawk Woodland attacker Yes Uncredited
Chinatown Capers Gangster Yes
Dynamite Brothers Thug in white Yes
Yellow Faced Tiger Slaughter's man Yes
Tornado of Pearl River Minor Role Yes
Bloody Ring Yes
The Sharp Fists in Kung Fu
1975 The Man from Hong Kong Minor Role Yes Uncredited
The Spiritual Boxer Ruei's thug Yes
1976 Hot Potato Leopard Man Uncredited
Challenge of the Masters Master Pang's student Yes
Bruce's Deadly Fingers Brown Shirt Fighter Yes
End of the Wicked Tigers Villager Yes
1977 Executioners from Shaolin Pai Mei's monk Yes Uncredited
The Shaolin Plot Soldier Yes
The Pilferer's Progress Hitman Yes
Judgement of an Assassin Bai Du Clan member Yes
The Iron Fisted Monk Yes Brief cameo
The Sentimental Swordsman Yun's man Yes
The Amsterdam Kill Police Officer Yes
Broken Oath One of Qi's men Yes
Money Crazy Yes
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu Yes
1978 Clan of Amazons Red Shoe Society's man Yes
The Game of Death Macau fighter Yes Uncredited
The Proud Youth Minor Role Yes
Amsterdam Connection Mr Hung's henchman Yes
Kung Fu Stars Yes
Enter the Fat Dragon Fighter on movie set Yes
Legend of the Bat Han's sword troop Yes
Warriors Two Thunder's men / Leung's student Yes
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog! One of Panther's men Yes
Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Swords Thug Yes
Gee and Gor Yes
1979 The Incredible Kung Fu Master Fu student Yes
Knockabout Casino fighter Yes
Odd Couple Ha (Scarface's fighter) Yes
His Name Is Nobody Wears black wig Yes
The Magnificent Butcher Fan Man Yes
Dragon Fist Yes
Crazy Partner
1980 The Victim Jo Wing's man / double Yes
From Riches to Rags Knife killer Yes
By Hook or by Crook Skinny's hired thug leader Yes
Two Toothless Tigers Yes
Encounter of the Spooky Kind Inspector Yes
The Killer in White
1981 The Prodigal Son Leung Yee-tai Yes
1982 The Dead and the Deadly Uncle Yee Yes
Carry On Pickpocket
1983 Winners and Sinners Chan Yes
1984 Hocus Pocus Master Sheng Yes
Pom Pom Police Sgt Yes Cameo
The Return of Pom Pom Flying Spider Lo Chien Yes
Hong Kong 1941
The Owl vs Bombo
Heroes Shed No Tears Vietnamese Colonel Yes
1985 My Lucky Stars Corrupted HK policeman Yes
Those Merry Souls Tak's father Yes
Heart of Dragon SWAT Commander Yes
Mr. Vampire Uncle Ko / Master Kau Yes
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
1986 The Millionaires' Express Bank robber Yes
Where's Officer Tuba? Taoist priest Yes Cameo
Mr. Vampire II Lam Ching-ying / Lin Cheng-ying Yes
Rosa
1987 Eastern Condors Lieutenant Lam Yes
Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch Liu Chang-Fu Yes
Cold-blooded Man (Naenghyeolja) Chiang Fu Yes
Mr. Vampire III Uncle Nine Yes
1988 Paper Marriage
Shy Spirit Taoist Priest Yes
I Love Maria Master Yes (Guest star)
School on Fire Hoi Yes
Painted Faces Wah Yes
Her Vengeance Hung Yes
1989 Pedicab Driver Uncle Sheng Yes Cameo
Vampire vs Vampire One Eyebrow Priest Yes
Armageddon
1990 The Swordsman Elder Kuk Yes
Stage Door Johnny Liu Yes
Goodbye Hero Frank Yes
Magic Cop Uncle Feng Yes
Prince of the Sun Khenlun Yes
Encounter of the Spooky Kind II Master Jiao Yes
1991 Spiritual Trinity Tien Lung Yes
The Ultimate Vampire Master Chiu Yes
An Eternal Combat The Master Yes
Red and Black Lin Chiang Yes
Gambling Ghost Exorcist Yes
Money Maker Master Chu Yes
Crazy Safari Master HiSing Yes
The Tantana Mud Yuet Yes
Slickers vs Killers Owl Yes
Shy Spirit Yes
Midnight Conjure Taoist Yes Cameo
1992 Wizard's Curse Taoist priest Yes
Mr. Vampire 1992 Master Lam Ching Ying Yes
The Musical Vampire Uncle Master Yes
Skin Striperess Taoist Lam Yes
Pom Pom and Hot Hot Lam Ho-Yang Yes
Painted Skin Purple monk Yes Cameo
Mad Mad Ghost Uncle Ying Yes
Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung Jiubinku Kyoto Yes
Banana Spirit Master Chen Sheng Yes
Legend of Wong Tai Sin Wong Cho Pin [title char] Yes
China Dolls Motorcycle policeman Yes
Lover's Tear Cheng Ying Yes
Forced Nightmare Yes
1993 The East Is Red Zither player Yes [footage from 'Swordsman']
Rape in Public Sea Nan Yes
Exorcist Master Uncle Nine Yes
1994 The Green Hornet Uncle Yes
The Chinese Ghostbuster Yes
Kung Fu Kid Yes

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995-1996 Vampire Expert Taoist Priest Mo Siu Fong 80 episodes[3][4]
1996- 997 Coincidentally Priest
1997 A Monk at Thirty 30 episodes[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "林正英 Lam Ching-Ying". HKMDB. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ Cleary, Martin. "Lam Ching Ying". LoveAsianFilm.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ "僵尸道长1". iqiyi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ^ "僵尸道长2". iqiyi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ "A Monk (30 episodes) (End) (US Version)". YesAsia.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.