Lau Kar-leung

from Xinhui, Guangdong, China

Artwork for Twin DragonsImage of Lau Kar-leung

Biography

Lau Kar-leung (Chinese: 劉家良, 28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013), also known as Liu Chia-liang, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor, filmmaker, choreographer and martial artist. Lau is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. One of his most famous works is The 36th Chamber of Shaolin which starred Gordon Liu, as well as Drunken Master II which starred Jackie Chan.

Timeline

2008Aged 74

  • Poster for Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente

    Self

  • Poster for The Master of Martial Arts film director : Lau Kar-leung

    (Unknown)

2005Aged 71

  • Poster for Seven Swords

    Fu Qingzhu

2003Aged 69

  • Poster for Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

    Self

  • Poster for Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

    Self

  • Poster for Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen

    Himself

  • Poster for Drunken Monkey

    Master Man Bill

  • Poster for Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

    Self

2002Aged 68

  • Poster for The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

    Self - Interviewee

1994Aged 60

  • Poster for Cinema of Vengeance

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Legend of Drunken Master

    Fu Wen-Chi

  • Poster for Drunken Master III

    Uncle Yan

1993Aged 59

  • Poster for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Bare-Footed Kid

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1992Aged 58

  • Poster for Twin Dragons

    Doctor

  • Poster for Operation Scorpio

    Master Lo

1991Aged 57

  • Poster for The Banquet

    Master Lau

1990Aged 56

  • Poster for New Kids in Town

    Uncle

  • Poster for Tiger on the Beat 2

    Director

1989Aged 55

  • Poster for Pedicab Driver

    Casino Boss

  • Poster for Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit

    Director

1988Aged 54

  • Poster for A Bloody Fight

    Leung

  • Poster for Tiger on the Beat

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1987Aged 53

  • Poster for Evil Cat

    Master Cheung

  • Poster for The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

    Action Director

1986Aged 52

  • Poster for Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Director

1985Aged 51

  • Poster for Disciples of the 36th Chamber

    Manchu Gym Chief

1984Aged 50

  • Poster for The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

    Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape

1983Aged 49

  • Poster for The Lady Is the Boss

    Wang Hsieh Yun

  • Poster for Tigerkralle Schlägt Zu

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Shaolin and Wu Tang

    Coordinating Producer

1982Aged 48

  • Poster for Legendary Weapons of China

    Lui Gung / Uncle Yu

  • Poster for Cat vs. Rat

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1981Aged 47

  • Poster for My Young Auntie

    Yu Jing-Chuen

  • Poster for Martial Club

    Explains Lion Dance in Intro (uncredited)

1980Aged 46

  • Poster for Clan of the White Lotus

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Return to the 36th Chamber

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1979Aged 45

  • Poster for Mad Monkey Kung Fu

    Uncle Chan

  • Poster for Green Hat Guy

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Shadow Boxing

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Dirty Ho

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Fists and Guts

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1978Aged 44

  • Poster for Heroes of the East

    Master So

  • Poster for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Breakout from Oppression

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Shaolin Mantis

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Dirty Kung Fu

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1977Aged 43

  • Poster for Executioners from Shaolin

    Governor's Fighter on the Stairs (uncredited)

  • Poster for Secret of the Shaolin Poles

    Choreographer

1976Aged 42

  • Poster for Challenge of the Masters

    Ho Fu

  • Poster for Boxer Rebellion

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1975Aged 41

  • Poster for The Spiritual Boxer

    Chien's Disciple (uncredited)

  • Poster for All Men Are Brothers

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Fantastic Magic Baby

    Choreographer

1974Aged 40

  • Poster for Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu

    Fight Choreographer

  • Poster for Heroes Two

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Five Shaolin Masters

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1973Aged 39

  • Poster for The Delinquent

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Blood Brothers

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Pirate

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1972Aged 38

  • Poster for The Boxer from Shantung

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Angry Guest

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Delightful Forest

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Man of Iron

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1971Aged 37

  • Poster for The New One-Armed Swordsman

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Anonymous Heroes

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for Duel of Fists

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1970Aged 36

  • Poster for Swordswomen Three

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for The Heroic Ones

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1969Aged 35

  • Poster for Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

    Ape's Arms King Yuan Qian

  • Poster for Twelve Deadly Coins

    Meng Gang

  • Poster for The Flying Dagger

    Thug (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Singing Thief

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Invincible Fist

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Supreme Sword

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Poster for Redress

    Stunt Coordinator

1968Aged 34

1967Aged 33

1966Aged 32

  • Poster for 女毒手

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

    BDG Killer 'Sea Tiger'

  • Poster for 中原奇俠

    北岳猿猴

  • Poster for Lady Bond

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Poster for The Big Chase

    hatchet man

  • Poster for The Magnificent Trio

    Brother Hu

  • Poster for The Perfumed Arrow

    Bandit

  • One Duel Too Many (Part 2)

    武士

  • Poster for The Jade Bow

    Action Director

  • Poster for The Black Musketeer 'F'

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • One Duel Too Many

    Action Director

  • Poster for Return of Lady Bond

    Martial Arts Choreographer

1965Aged 31

1964Aged 30

1963Aged 29

1962Aged 28

1960Aged 26

1959Aged 25

  • Poster for Madam White Snake's Reincarnation

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    (Unknown)

1958Aged 24

  • Poster for Wong Fei-Hung's Fierce Battle

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Wong Fei-Hung's Battle with the Five Tigers in the Boxing Ring

    (Unknown)

1957Aged 23

1956Aged 22

1955Aged 21

1953Aged 19

  • Poster for How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated Three Bullies with a Rod

    (Unknown)

Year unknown

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