Deceased

How Did Lam Ching-Ying Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 44

Also known asLam Ching Ying, 林正英, Ching-Ying Lam, 林根宝, Ching Ying Lam, 임정영, Lin Zhengying, Lâm Chánh Anh, Lam Gun-bo, لام چینگ-یینگGenderMaleNationalityPeople's Republic of ChinaBorn27/12/1952Born inHong Kong, ChinaDied08/11/1997Died inHong KongCauseliver cancerWikidataQ724165 ↗TMDb#62423 ↗

Lam Ching-ying was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, martial artist and action director. As a practitioner of martial arts Lam starred in a number of notable films that found recognition outside Hong Kong including Encounters of the Spooky Kind, The Prodigal Son, Heroes Shed No Tears, and his best-known role in Mr. Vampire.

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Filmography117 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1996	Vampire Expert IISeries	毛小方	44
1996	CoincidentallySeries	剑伯	44
1995	Vampire ExpertSeries	毛小方	43
1994	The Chinese GhostbusterMovie	—	42
1994	Kung Fu KidMovie	—	42
1994	The Green HornetMovie	Uncle	42
1993	Painted SkinMovie	Purple Taoist	41
1993	Rape In Public SeaMovie	Nan	41
1992	Mad Mad GhostMovie	Uncle Ying	40
1992	Legend of Wong Tai SinMovie	Cho Pin	40
1992	The Musical VampireMovie	Uncle Master	40
1992	Mr Vampire 1992Movie	Master Lam	40
1992	Pom Pom and Hot HotMovie	Lam Ho-Yang	40
1992	Forced NightmareMovie	Tao Priest	40
1992	China DollsMovie	Officer 19174	40
1992	Martial Arts Master Wong Fei HungMovie	Jiubinku Kyoto	40
1992	Wizard's CurseMovie	Taoist Lin	40
1991	Crazy SafariMovie	Taoist priest	39
1991	An Eternal CombatMovie	Master	39
1991	Spiritual TrinityMovie	Tien Lung	39
1991	Money MakerMovie	Master Chu	39
1991	The Gambling GhostMovie	Taoist Priest	39
1991	The TantanaMovie	Lama Mud Yuet	39
1991	Demonic UmbrellaMovie	Taoist	39
1991	Slickers vs. KillersMovie	Owl	39
1991	Shy SpiritMovie	—	39
1990	Prince of the SunMovie	Khenlun	38
1990	SwordsmanMovie	Kuk	38
1990	Encounters of the Spooky Kind IIMovie	Master Jiao	38
1990	Goodbye HeroMovie	Frank	38
1990	Stage Door JohnnyMovie	Liu	38
1989	Pedicab DriverMovie	Uncle Sheng	37
1989	Vampire vs. VampireMovie	One-Eyebrow Priest	37
1988	I Love MariaMovie	Master	36
1988	School on FireMovie	Hoi	36
1988	Her VengeanceMovie	Hung	36
1988	Painted FacesMovie	Uncle Hua	36
1987	Last Eunuch In ChinaMovie	Liu Chang-Fu	35
1987	Mr. Vampire IIIMovie	Master Gau	35
1987	Eastern CondorsMovie	Lieutenant Colonel Lam	35
1986	Millionaires' ExpressMovie	Bank Robber	34
1986	Where's Officer Tuba?Movie	Taoist Priest	34
1985	Heart of DragonMovie	SWAT Commander	33
1985	Mr. VampireMovie	Master Gau	33
1985	Those Merry SoulsMovie	Tak's father	33
1985	My Lucky StarsMovie	Corrupted HK Policeman	33
1984	Heroes Shed No TearsMovie	Viet Colonel	32
1984	Pom PomMovie	Police Officer	32
1984	The Return of Pom PomMovie	Flying Spider Lo Chien	32
1983	Winners & SinnersMovie	Chan	31
1982	The Dead and the DeadlyMovie	Uncle Ko	30
1981	The Prodigal SonMovie	Leung Yee-Tai	29
1980	By Hook or By CrookMovie	Skinny's Hired Thug Leader	28
1980	From Riches to RagsMovie	Knife killer	28
1980	The VictimMovie	Jo Wing's Man / Double	28
1980	Encounters of the Spooky KindMovie	The Inspector	28
1980	Two Toothless TigersMovie	—	28
1979	The Magnificent ButcherMovie	Fan Man	27
1979	Odd CoupleMovie	Ha (Scarface's Fighter)	27
1979	The Incredible Kung Fu MasterMovie	Fu Student	27
1979	KnockaboutMovie	Casino Fighter	27
1979	His Name is NobodyMovie	Wears Black Wig	27
1978	Game of DeathMovie	Macau Fighter (uncredited)	26
1978	My Darling GalsMovie	—	26
1978	My Darling GalsMovie	Thug	26
1978	Clan of AmazonsMovie	Red Shoe Society's Man	26
1978	Dirty Tiger, Crazy FrogMovie	One of Panther's Men (uncredited)	26
1978	The Proud YouthMovie	(uncredited)	26
1978	Legend of the BatMovie	Han's Sword Troop	26
1978	Gee and GorMovie	—	26
1978	Enter the Fat DragonMovie	Fighter on Movie Set	26
1977	The Amsterdam KillMovie	(uncredited)	25
1977	Executioners from ShaolinMovie	Pai Mei's Monk (uncredited)	25
1977	The Iron-Fisted MonkMovie	—	25
1977	Broken OathMovie	One of Qi's Men (uncredited)	25
1977	The Sentimental SwordsmanMovie	Yun's Man	25
1977	He Has Nothing But Kung FuMovie	Thug in gambling house	25
1977	The Shaolin PlotMovie	Soldier	25
1977	Money CrazyMovie	Hitman	25
1976	Challenge of the MastersMovie	Master Pang's Student (uncredited)	24
1976	Bruce's Deadly FingersMovie	Brown Shirt Fighter	24
1975	The Man from Hong KongMovie	Martial Artist (uncredited)	23
1975	The Spiritual BoxerMovie	Ruei's Thug (uncredited)	23
1974	Slaughter in San FranciscoMovie	Slaughter's Gang Mitglied	22
1974	The AssociationMovie	Extra	22
1974	The SkyhawkMovie	Woodland attacker (uncredited)	22
1974	Bloody RingMovie	—	22
1973	Enter the DragonMovie	Tournament Fighter (uncredited)	21
1973	Bruce Lee: The Man and the LegendMovie	Self (uncredited)	21
1973	A Man Called TigerMovie	Thug	21
1973	None But the BraveMovie	Masked Patriot	21
1973	When Taekwondo StrikesMovie	Japanese (uncredited)	21
1973	TigerMovie	—	21
1973	End of the Wicked TigersMovie	—	21
1973	Seaman No. 7Movie	Golden Hair's Thug	21
1972	Fist of FuryMovie	Susuki's Student (uncredited)	20
1972	The 14 AmazonsMovie	Soldier	20
1972	HapkidoMovie	Black Bear Student (uncredited)	20
1972	The Imperial SwordsmanMovie	Bandit	20
1972	The CasinoMovie	—	20
1972	The Deadly KnivesMovie	—	20
1972	The FugitiveMovie	—	20
1972	The Thunderbolt FistMovie	Japanese Fighter on Stage	20
1971	The Big BossMovie	Ah Yen	19
1971	The Blade Spares NoneMovie	Prince's Fighter	19
1971	Lady with a SwordMovie	—	19
1971	The Lady HermitMovie	Horse Thief / Black Demon's Thug (uncredited)	19
1971	The Crimson CharmMovie	Crimson Charm Thug	19
1971	The Long ChaseMovie	—	19
1971	The Angry RiverMovie	Thug	19
1971	The Angry RiverMovie	—	19
1971	Six AssassinsMovie	—	19
1971	The Golden SealMovie	—	19
1971	The Invincible EightMovie	Whip-wielding Henchman	19
1970	The Golden KnightMovie	Shaolin Monk at Temple	18
1970	Brothers FiveMovie	Extra (uncredited)	18
1970	A Touch of ZenMovie	East Chamber Guard	18