Deceased

How Did Lau Kar-Leung Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78

Also known asKung Fu-Leung, Gung Fu-Leung, Kung Fu-Liang, Lau Ga-Leung, Liu Chia-Liung, Liu Ka-Liang, Lau Ka-Leung, Liu Brothers, Liu Gu-Liang, Lau Kar LeungGenderMaleNationalityPeople's Republic of ChinaBorn28/07/1934Born inXinhui, Guangdong, ChinaDied24/06/2013 (aged 78)Died inHong KongCauseleukemiaWikidataQ706293 ↗TMDb#26775 ↗

Lau Kar-leung 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.

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Filmography86 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	猜拳Series	Ma Rui	81
2014	翠兰的爱情Series	—	80
2008	Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidenteMovie	Self	74
2005	Seven SwordsMovie	Fu Qingzhu	71
2003	Drunken MonkeyMovie	Master Man Bill	69
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: Kung FuMovie	Self	69
2003	Cinema Hong Kong: Wu XiaMovie	Self	69
2003	Chop Socky: Cinema Hong KongMovie	Self	69
2002	The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesMovie	Self - Interviewee	68
1994	The Legend of Drunken MasterMovie	Fu Wen-Chi	60
1994	Cinema of VengeanceMovie	Self (uncredited)	60
1994	Drunken Master IIIMovie	Uncle Yan	60
1992	Twin DragonsMovie	Doctor	58
1992	Operation ScorpioMovie	Master Lo	58
1991	The BanquetMovie	Master Lau	57
1990	New Kids in TownMovie	Uncle	56
1989	Pedicab DriverMovie	Casino Boss	55
1989	Celebrity Talk ShowSeries	刘家良	55
1987	Evil CatMovie	Master Cheung	53
1987	The Thirty Million Dollar RushMovie	—	53
1985	Disciples of the 36th ChamberMovie	Manchu Gym Chief	51
1984	The 8 Diagram Pole FighterMovie	Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape	50
1983	The Lady Is the BossMovie	Wang Hsieh Yun	49
1982	Legendary Weapons of ChinaMovie	Lui Gung / Uncle Yu	48
1981	Martial ClubMovie	Explains Lion Dance in Intro (uncredited)	47
1981	My Young AuntieMovie	Yu Jing-Chuen	47
1979	Mad Monkey Kung FuMovie	Uncle Chan	45
1978	Heroes of the EastMovie	Master So	44
1977	Executioners from ShaolinMovie	Governor's Fighter on the Stairs (uncredited)	43
1976	Challenge of the MastersMovie	Ho Fu	42
1975	The Spiritual BoxerMovie	Chien's Disciple (uncredited)	41
1969	Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie	Ape's Arms King Yuan Qian	35
1969	The Flying DaggerMovie	Thug (uncredited)	35
1969	Twelve Deadly CoinsMovie	Meng Gang	35
1968	Golden SwallowMovie	Golden Dragon Branch leader	34
1968	The Sword of SwordsMovie	2nd brother	34
1967	Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of HellMovie	Policeman	33
1967	The One-Armed SwordsmanMovie	Ba Shuang	33
1967	The Thundering SwordMovie	Lau, Yue's Security Escort member (uncredited)	33
1967	The Trail of the Broken BladeMovie	Qiu's Fighter with Shield (uncredited)	33
1967	Girl with Cat's EyeMovie	Detective	33
1967	The AssassinMovie	Tian Qing (uncredited)	33
1967	The Black KillerMovie	Gang Member	33
1967	The Sweetest MomentMovie	One of Liu's thugs	33
1967	The Perilous RescueMovie	—	33
1967	The Strange Hero Yi ZhimeiMovie	Boss	33
1967	Jin ouMovie	Henchman	33
1966	Lady BondMovie	—	32
1966	The Big ChaseMovie	hatchet man	32
1966	The Woman in Black and the Black DragonMovie	BDG Killer 'Sea Tiger'	32
1966	The Magnificent TrioMovie	Brother Hu	32
1966	The Perfumed ArrowMovie	Bandit	32
1966	One Duel Too Many (Part 2)Movie	武士	32
1966	女毒手Movie	—	32
1965	Temple of the Red LotusMovie	Red Lotus member	31
1965	Sons of the Good EarthMovie	Japanese Agent	31
1965	The Lotus LampMovie	—	31
1965	The Twin SwordsMovie	Red Lotus member	31
1965	The All-powerful Flute: Part 2Movie	—	31
1964	The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part OneMovie	—	30
1964	The Devil and Her Magic Needles, Part TwoMovie	—	30
1964	Buddha's Palm (Part 1)Movie	(Uncredited) Xiu Zhao, disciple of the Cross Gate	30
1964	The Amorous Lotus PanMovie	Qing's man	30
1963	The Killing Flag (Part 1)Movie	Ruffian	29
1963	The Secret Book (New Series), Part 2Movie	—	29
1962	A Couple in Cold WarMovie	—	28
1962	The Flaming MountainMovie	—	28
1962	The Blonde Hair MonsterMovie	—	28
1962	The Birth of Yue FeiMovie	—	28
1962	Secret Book (Part 3)Movie	—	28
1960	Apartment MurderMovie	—	26
1960	Wong An Vs. the Flying TigersMovie	Thug	26
1960	The Story of Wong Ang the HeroineMovie	Cheung Sam	26
1960	Wong Fei Hung's Battle with the GorillaMovie	—	26
1960	娘子軍封王Movie	漢將	26
1959	How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead BodiesMovie	—	25
1959	Wong Fei Hung Trapped in HellMovie	—	25
1959	Madam White Snake's ReincarnationMovie	—	25
1958	Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce BattleMovie	—	24
1958	Wong Fei-Hung's Battle with the Five Tigers in the Boxing RingMovie	—	24
1956	Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at GuanshanMovie	Thug	22
1956	Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival DisturbanceMovie	Kwok To	22
1956	羊城殲霸戰Movie	馬騮廣	22
1956	The White Crane HeroMovie	—	22
1953	How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated Three Bullies with a RodMovie	—	19
0	海底骷髅塔(上集)Movie	—	—