David Lam Wai

Biography

A native of Taiwan, David Lam Wai first came to attention in 1984 with his role as the leader of a group of Mainland would-be jewel thieves in Johnny Mak's classic Long Arm of the Law. He got started in movies with bit part roles at Shaw Brothers studios, and after establishing himself as a lead actor, he participated in numerous crime, action, and gangster films throughout the 1980's and 90's.

Most Famous Work

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King of Gambler

(1996) 马骓

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A Chinese Ghost Story

(1987) Swordsman Hsia Hou

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战国红颜

(1998) 伍子胥

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No More Bets

(2023) Gu Tianzhi's Father

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The Priceless

(2021) Mr. Ning

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Royal Warriors

(1986) Raging Bull

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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

(1984) Temple Monk (uncredited)

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Five Element Ninjas

(1982) Hong's Man (uncredited)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Gu Tianzhi's Father	No More Bets 2023-08-05 Movie
	N/A	Legend of Ghost YingNing 2023-05-27 Movie
	Zhou Mingyou	The Mob 2023-01-19 Movie
2022	N/A	The Painted Skin: New Legend of Liao Zhai 2022-01-28 Movie
2021	N/A	喀纳斯水怪 2021-12-05 Movie
	Fireworks Master	The Curse of Turandot 2021-10-15 Movie
	Mr. Ning	The Priceless 2021-08-30 TV Show
2020	N/A	The Case of the Unknown 2020-10-21 Movie
2019	N/A	Good boy and Kong Fu 2019-05-31 Movie
	Zhou Likai	Love Doesn't Come Easy 2019-05-20 Movie
	Uncle Ha	Key To The Luck 2019-04-22 Movie
	N/A	Integrity 2019-02-05 Movie
2018	N/A	Screw Baskeball Team 2018-05-01 Movie
2016	N/A	Yi Quan Qing Chun 2016-12-30 Movie
	N/A	Flipped 2016-10-21 Movie
	龙振彪	回马枪 2016-06-07 TV Show
2015	N/A	Kung Fu Kids 2015-01-23 Movie
2014	N/A	You Are My Sassy Girl 2014-08-15 Movie
	Xiaotian	Hungry Ghost Ritual 2014-07-10 Movie
	N/A	Feeling the Love Flute 2014-06-01 Movie
	N/A	Fighting 2014-03-21 Movie
2013	N/A	Kung Fu Fighter 2013-11-13 Movie
	Pang	Conspirators 2013-04-10 Movie
2012	Zhang Guoxiang, KMT agent	The Silent War 2012-08-10 Movie
2011	N/A	Demon 2 (Du Huo 2) 2011-09-22 Movie
	N/A	Deng Enming's Childhood 2011-01-01 Movie
2010	N/A	Jeet Kune Do 2010-11-27 Movie
	Lord Ning	The Adventure Of The King 2010-08-19 Movie
	Oi Lin's Uncle	Crossing Hennessy 2010-04-01 Movie
2009	Mr. Jin	Looking for Jackie 2009-07-03 Movie
	N/A	李逵传奇 2009-02-09 Movie
2007	N/A	枭龙 2007-11-10 Movie
	朱棣	永乐恩仇 2007-03-04 Movie
	N/A	The Valiant Ones New 2007-01-26 Movie
	N/A	A Wind Cold Town 2007-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Shaolin Temple Death or Consequence 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Godfather	Nothing Is Impossible 2006-10-09 Movie
	N/A	Gui Li Hun 2006-03-20 Movie
2005	N/A	Unrivaled Sand Palm 2005-09-30 Movie
	N/A	Gui Mei 2005-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	N/A	Fearful 24 Hours 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	N/A	Boxing Hero 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	N/A	Animals 2002-05-07 Movie
	N/A	Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	N/A	The Vampire Combat 2001-09-27 Movie
2000	Inspector Hu Ying Jie	Homicidal Maniac 2000-11-09 Movie
	N/A	Wicked Tricks 2000-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Bedroom Secret 2000-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Tricky Guys 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	N/A	Shui Hwu Legend 1999-07-01 Movie
	N/A	My Wife's Bodyguard 1999-06-24 Movie
1998	伍子胥	战国红颜 1998-05-01 TV Show
	N/A	Return of Dragon 1998-01-17 Movie
	N/A	Mission of Hero 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	N/A	Crazy Mission 1997-12-26 Movie
	N/A	Dragon Town Story 1997-11-13 Movie
	N/A	Killing Me Hardly 1997-05-23 Movie
	Master River Wang	24 Hrs Ghost Story 1997-04-24 Movie
	N/A	Against 1997-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Special Action Force 1997-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Passion 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	N/A	To Be No. 1 1996-08-17 Movie
	马骓	King of Gambler 1996-04-15 TV Show
	N/A	The Gangsters 1996-01-01 Movie
	N/A	3 Kung Fu Kids 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Hong Kong Official	Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop 1995-12-15 Movie
	N/A	The Vengeance 1995-08-08 Movie
	N/A	A Fake Pretty Woman 1995-05-06 Movie
	N/A	The Vengeance 1995-02-06 Movie
	N/A	Drugs Fighters 1995-01-31 Movie
1994	N/A	The Deadly Warrant 1994-12-12 Movie
	N/A	The Other Side of the Sea 1994-11-24 Movie
	N/A	Law on the Brink 1994-10-14 Movie
	N/A	Circus Kids 1994-10-09 Movie
	N/A	The Deadly Island 1994-07-08 Movie
	N/A	Hero of Hong Kong 1949 1994-06-03 Movie
	N/A	追捕野狼帮 1994-02-27 Movie
	Ghost Master	Deadful Melody 1994-01-08 Movie
	N/A	Marked for Murder 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	N/A	Man of the Times 1993-08-28 Movie
	N/A	The Heroes From Shaolin 1993-08-16 TV Show
	King Ning	Flirting Scholar 1993-07-01 Movie
	N/A	Lord Of East China Sea II 1993-05-13 Movie
	N/A	Lord Of East China Sea 1993-04-22 Movie
	Lu Chien	All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard 1993-04-02 Movie
	N/A	The Love That is Wrong 1993-01-21 Movie
	N/A	Whores from the North 1993-01-01 Movie
	Uncle Hsiung	Drug Tiger 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	N/A	Witch 1992-12-31 Movie
	Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin	King of Beggars 1992-12-17 Movie
	N/A	No Guilty 1992-11-12 Movie
	N/A	Passionate Killing in the Dream 1992-11-05 Movie
	Yip Tai Nan	Ghost Killer 1992-07-18 Movie
	Jiu Mou	Visa to Hell 1992-05-10 Movie
	N/A	Come from China 1992-05-01 Movie
	N/A	Gangs '92 1992-03-07 Movie
	N/A	The Story of Lady Sue 1992-01-30 Movie
	N/A	Sexual Fire 1992-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Wonderful Killer 1992-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Raiders of Losing Treasure 1992-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Who's Killer 1992-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Lady Killer 1992-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Wolf of Revenge 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	N/A	Heroic Brothers 1991-10-29 Movie
	Inspector Lin	The Transmigration Romance 1991-06-28 Movie
	N/A	Retreat of the Godfather 1991-01-25 Movie
	N/A	Drugs Area 1991-01-01 Movie
	N/A	The Little Shaolin Monk 1991-01-01 Movie
	N/A	The Dignified Killers 1991-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Lucky Dragon 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Song Ben	Blood Stained Tradewind 1990-12-07 Movie
	N/A	King of Gambler 1990-11-24 Movie
	N/A	Life is a Bet 1990-10-07 Movie
	N/A	No Way Back 1990-05-25 Movie
	N/A	It Takes Two to Mingle 1990-03-08 Movie
1989	Hong's boyfriend	Stars & Roses 1989-12-21 Movie
	Chiu	Proud and Confident 1989-04-05 Movie
	N/A	Chinese Cop Out 1989-03-31 Movie
	Shan Tung Shing	Dark Side of China Town 1989-01-14 Movie
	Cheung Ka Wai	Bloody Brotherhood 1989-01-07 Movie
	Ching Sam	Ghostly Love 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Swordsman	Picture of a Nymph 1988-03-18 Movie
	Thug at Bar	Dragons Forever 1988-02-11 Movie
	Lui Da-Chuan	No Compromise 1988-01-21 Movie
1987	Superintendent Chun	Project A: Part II 1987-07-25 Movie
	Swordsman Hsia Hou	A Chinese Ghost Story 1987-07-18 Movie
	Wang Han	Code of Honor 1987-03-26 Movie
	N/A	Crazy Spirit 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Raging Bull	Royal Warriors 1986-06-26 Movie
	N/A	The Strange Bedfellow 1986-01-11 Movie
1985	Ah Tung (Armoured Car Thief)	Yes, Madam! 1985-11-30 Movie
	N/A	Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars 1985-08-15 Movie
	N/A	Danger Has Two Faces 1985-05-31 Movie
	N/A	Those Merry Souls 1985-05-30 Movie
	Lam Fong	Welcome 1985-05-23 Movie
	San Te's Senior Monk / Gym Chief's Man	Disciples of the 36th Chamber 1985-05-17 Movie
	N/A	Crazy Shaolin Disciples 1985-03-30 Movie
1984	N/A	Host for a Ghost 1984-09-27 Movie
	N/A	Opium and the Kung Fu Master 1984-07-14 Movie
	Ho Yiu-Tung	Long Arm of the Law 1984-07-11 Movie
	Sung Ching Shu (as monk)	The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre 1984-06-19 Movie
	N/A	My Darling Genie 1984-05-11 Movie
	N/A	Return of Bastard Swordsman 1984-05-08 Movie
	Temple Monk (uncredited)	The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 1984-02-17 Movie
1983	N/A	Seeding of a Ghost 1983-12-29 Movie
	N/A	Descendant of the Sun 1983-12-16 Movie
	Monk	The Boxer's Omen 1983-10-23 Movie
	Policeman at Raid	Men from the Gutter 1983-10-15 Movie
	Miu Shan Clan leader	Holy Flame of the Martial World 1983-06-10 Movie
	N/A	Usurpers of Emperor's Power 1983-05-27 Movie
	New Student (uncredited)	The Lady Is the Boss 1983-03-31 Movie
	Palace Guard	The Lady Assassin 1983-01-15 Movie
	N/A	The Enchantress 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	N/A	Mercenaries from Hong Kong 1982-12-22 Movie
	N/A	Ode to Gallantry 1982-12-16 Movie
	N/A	Buddha's Palm 1982-08-20 Movie
	N/A	The Fake Ghost Catchers 1982-07-30 Movie
	Hong's Man (uncredited)	Five Element Ninjas 1982-04-21 Movie
	N/A	Passing Flickers 1982-04-06 Movie
	Libertine Asking for Ms. Loong (uncredited)	Brave Archer and His Mate 1982-02-25 Movie
	N/A	Winner Takes All 1982-02-12 Movie
	Constable	House of Traps 1982-01-09 Movie
1981	N/A	The Brave Archer 3 1981-11-12 Movie
	N/A	Don't Kill Me, Brother! 1981-11-12 Movie
	Chief Lama	The Duel of the Century 1981-10-22 Movie
	Librarian	The Treasure Hunters 1981-07-09 Movie
	Rascal at basketball court	Murderer Pursues 1981-06-26 Movie
	Casino security	Challenge of the Gamesters 1981-04-30 Movie
	N/A	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood 1981-03-06 Movie
	N/A	Return of the Sentimental Swordsman 1981-01-31 Movie
1980	Guinong's Man (uncredited)	Legend of the Fox 1980-11-15 Movie
	Iron Fist Militia / Refugee	The Rebel Intruders 1980-09-10 Movie
	Wu Tang Member (uncredited)	Two Champions of Shaolin 1980-04-12 Movie
	Palace Guard	Killer Constable 1980-03-28 Movie
	N/A	The Flag of Iron 1980-02-01 Movie
	N/A	Without a Promised Land 1980-01-08 Movie
1979	Lucky Gambling House Doorman (uncredited)	Ten Tigers of Kwangtung 1979-12-25 Movie
	(extra) (uncredited)	The Magnificent Ruffians 1979-09-20 Movie
	N/A	The Tigress of Shaolin 1979-09-14 Movie
	N/A	The Daredevils 1979-06-09 Movie
	Kung Fu pupil	Monkey Kung Fu 1979-05-05 Movie
	N/A	The Fighting Fool 1979-01-01 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Producer	Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop 1995-12-15 Movie
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