Lo Wei

Other Name: 羅維

Age: 105

Birthday: December 12, 1918

Nationality: Hong Konger

Gender: Male

Lo Wei is a a Hong Konger film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee in "The Big Boss and Fist of Fury" and Jackie Chan, in "New Fist of Fury". After Lee's death, it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads. Lo ran the production company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", which operated until 1977-78 due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing a deal with Golden Harvest..

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