Director

James Yi Lui

Acting

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TMDB popularity

1.5

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 930603

IMDb ID: nm0525323

Known for: Acting

Born: December 13, 1939

Died: February 16, 1999

Age: 59

Place of birth: Guangdong, China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 1989

Years active: 32

Average TMDB rating: 6.4

Wikidata: Q10885172

Also known as

伊雷 • 伊柏麟 • James Yi Lui

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Writer (1)

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Biography

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 1989 and also formed his own production company, Daai Sing, which enabled him to direct and produced several films. He retired after directing and starring in the ghost comedy Excuse Me, Please! in 1989 and passed away ten years later from heart disease.