Portrait of Lam Kau

Acting

Lam Kau

Career

Active from 1956 to 1993, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bells of Death
The Bells of Death
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lam Kau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 5
  • Hong Kong Cinema 5
  • Revenge 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Action 3
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Buddy Cop 2
  • Entertaining 2
  • Wuxia 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles · average score 62
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind (1993)

as Billy's dad

Her Fatal Ways 2
Her Fatal Ways 2 (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wu Tien-Tzu

His Fatal Ways
His Fatal Ways (1991)

as Hung Kam Hoi

The Nocturnal Demon
The Nocturnal Demon (1990)

as Uncle Chai

When Fortune Smiles
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Second Master

Her Fatal Ways
Her Fatal Ways (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wu Tien-Tzu

1980s

5 titles · average score 60
Triads: The Inside Story
Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 47

as Uncle Ping

Everybody Loves Somebody
Everybody Loves Somebody (1989)

TV show

The Bachelor's Swan Song
The Bachelor's Swan Song (1989)

as Mr. Chen

Fight to Survive
Fight to Survive (1989)

as Uncle Chun

As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Uncle Ba (uncredited)

1970s

5 titles · average score 75
The Three Avengers
The Three Avengers (1979)

as Master

Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu
Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu (1979)

as Chan Sifu

Drunken Master
Drunken Master (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

as Wong Kei-ying

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1973)

as Lung Lin

A Ghost's Moaning
A Ghost's Moaning (1971)

as Long Jiao

1960s

17 titles · average score 67
Redress
Redress (1969)

as Mastermind Villain

The Flying Dagger
The Flying Dagger (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ying's Eldest Brother

Twin Blades of Doom
Twin Blades of Doom (1969)

as Ghost King

The Bells of Death
The Bells of Death (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tso Ching Lung

Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Golden Dragon Branch Leader

The Black Killer
The Black Killer (1967)

as Ng Biu

The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode
The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode (1965)

as Oh Yu-kan

Spy No. 13
Spy No. 13 (1964)

as Fan Yeung-shan

Secret Book (Part 3)
Secret Book (Part 3) (1962)

as 曹雄

Secret Book
Secret Book (1961)

as 曹雄

A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two
A Sword and Nine Rings, Part Two (1961)

as Luk Sun

The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword (1960)

as Tsui Tin-wang

1950s

7 titles
King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace
King Kong's Adventures in the Heavenly Palace (1959)

as Skanda

How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies (1959)

as Hui Pui-Sing

Story of the Vulture Conqueror
Story of the Vulture Conqueror (1958)

as Yuen-ngan Hong

Wong Fei-Hung Seizes the Bride at Xiguan
Wong Fei-Hung Seizes the Bride at Xiguan (1958)

as Chan Kar-sing

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan (1956)

as Wong Tim-Fuk

羊城殲霸戰
羊城殲霸戰 (1956)

as 張韓

Backyard Adventures
Backyard Adventures (1955)

as Fitness Student