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Lee Hoi-Sang

Acting Born Apr 15, 1941 Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] 24 credits

Biography

Lee Hoi-sang (April 15, 1941 – September 9, 2024) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1978), The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979), The Young Master (1980), The Prodigal Son (1981), Project A (1983), Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983) and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985), alongside actors such as Jackie Chan, Gordon Liu, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Bolo Yeung.

Lee Hoi-sang was a master of Wing Chun boxing. He served as a martial arts instructor and an action movie actor (debuting in British Hong Kong) starting in his early years. During the 1970s and 1980s he often utilised his kung fu expertise playing martial arts roles as well as other supporting roles on Asian TV dramas. To some of his audience he was known as "King of Fighters". Lee was a disciple of Yip Man, learning Wing Chun from him and later teaching it. Lee died on September 9, 2024, at the age of 83.

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Known for

Film

The Guardian

2006

At the Threshold of an Era

as 大喇叭（小摊老板）

Line Walker

as 祥叔

A Step Into The Past

as 蒙驁

D.I.E.

as 张三丰

Full filmography

  • Police Cadet (1984) as 爛命祥
  • Welcome to the House (2006)
  • At the Threshold of an Era (1999) as 大喇叭（小摊老板）
  • Journey to the West (1996)
  • The Justice of Life (1989) as 蝦叔
  • The File Of Justice (1992) as 赞叔
  • Line Walker (2014) as 祥叔
  • The Criminal Investigator (1995)
  • Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1996)
  • The Legend of the Book and Sword (1987) as 司馬不群
  • The Mysteries of Love (2010)
  • ICAC Investigators 1996 as 孙老大
  • A Step Into The Past (2001) as 蒙驁
  • The Heroes From Shaolin (1993)
  • When Lanes Merge (2010)
  • Plain Love II (1999)
  • D.I.E. (2008) as 张三丰
  • State of Divinity (1996) as 钟镇
  • State of Divinity (1996) as 钟镇（九曲剑）
  • The Gentle Crackdown (2006)
  • D.I.E. Again (2009) as 刘旦
  • Shades of Truth (2004)
  • The Black Sabre (1991)
  • Brother's Keeper (2013)