David Lam Wai

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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.

Known For

A Chinese Ghost Story

Swordsman Hsia Hou

Project A Part II

Superintendent Chun

Dragons Forever

Thug at Bar (uncredited)

Flirting Scholar

King Ning

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Self

King of Beggars

Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin

Yes, Madam!

Ah Tung (Armoured Car Thief)

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Temple Monk (uncredited)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	San Jiang Chao TV	Lin Kejian
2023	No More Bets MOVIE	Gu Tianzhi's Father
2023	Bloody Canton MOVIE	Self
2023	Legend of Ghost YingNing MOVIE	Self
2023	The Mob MOVIE	Zhou Mingyou
2022	Ghost Story MOVIE	Self
2021	Kanas Monster MOVIE	Self
2021	The Curse of Turandot MOVIE	Fireworks Master
2021	The Priceless TV	Mr. Ning
2021	红船 MOVIE	Self
2020	The Case of the Unknown MOVIE	Wang Shi-De
2019	Good boy and Kong Fu MOVIE	Self
2019	The Forgotten MOVIE	Self
2019	Love Doesn't Come Easy MOVIE	Zhou Likai
2019	Key To The Luck MOVIE	Uncle Ha
2019	Integrity MOVIE	Self
2018	德州风云之我是牌手 MOVIE	Self
2018	德州风云之我是一条鱼 MOVIE	Self
2018	Screw Baskeball Team MOVIE	Self
2017	寻龙计 MOVIE	Self
2017	Never Say Die MOVIE	Self
2017	武僧进城 MOVIE	Self
2016	Yi Quan Qing Chun MOVIE	Self
2016	Flipped MOVIE	Self
2016	情迷阿修罗 MOVIE	Self
2016	回马枪 TV	龙振彪
2016	The Conspirators TV	A Peng
2016	暗道 MOVIE	Self
2015	扯淡侠 MOVIE	Self
2015	暗花无间 MOVIE	Self
2015	Kung Fu Kids MOVIE	Self
2014	You Are My Sassy Girl MOVIE	Self
2014	Hungry Ghost Ritual MOVIE	Xiaotian
2014	Feeling the Love Flute MOVIE	Self
2014	Fighting MOVIE	Self
2014	跑过罗湖桥 MOVIE	Self
2013	Kung Fu Fighter MOVIE	Self
2013	Conspirators MOVIE	Ah Pang
2012	The Silent War MOVIE	Zhang Guoxiang, KMT Agent
2012	开心大冒险 MOVIE	Self
2011	Demon 2 (Du Huo 2) MOVIE	Self
2011	Deng Enming's Childhood MOVIE	Self
2010	Jeet Kune Do MOVIE	Self
2010	The Adventure of the King MOVIE	Lord Ning
2010	Crossing Hennessy MOVIE	Oi Lin's Uncle
2010	拒绝来访 MOVIE	Self
2009	濠河边上的女人 MOVIE	Self
2009	Looking for Jackie MOVIE	Mr. Jin
2009	Shui Hwu Legend MOVIE	Self
2008	Penicillin 1944 MOVIE	Self
2007	枭龙 MOVIE	Self
2007	永乐恩仇 MOVIE	朱棣
2007	The Valiant Ones New MOVIE	Self
2007	A Wind Cold Town MOVIE	Self
2007	Shaolin Temple Death or Consequence MOVIE	Self
2007	Legend of Twin Dragons MOVIE	Self
2006	Nothing Is Impossible MOVIE	Godfather
2006	Gui Li Hun MOVIE	Self
2005	Unrivaled Sand Palm MOVIE	Self
2005	Gui Mei MOVIE	Self
2005	Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia MOVIE	Self
2004	Fearful 24 Hours MOVIE	Self
2003	Boxing Hero MOVIE	Self
2002	Animals MOVIE	Self
2002	Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind MOVIE	Self
2001	The Vampire Combat MOVIE	Mao Lung
2000	Homicidal Maniac MOVIE	Inspector Hu Ying Kit
2000	Wicked Tricks MOVIE	Self
2000	Tricky Guys MOVIE	Self
2000	Bedroom Secret MOVIE	Self
1999	Shui Hwu Legend MOVIE	Self
1999	My Wife's Bodyguard MOVIE	Self
1998	战国红颜 TV	伍子胥
1998	Return of Dragon MOVIE	Self
1998	Mission of Hero MOVIE	Self
1997	Crazy Mission MOVIE	Self
1997	Dragon Town Story MOVIE	Self
1997	Killing Me Hardly MOVIE	Self
1997	24 Hrs Ghost Story MOVIE	Master River Wong
1997	Special Action Force MOVIE	Self
1997	Passion MOVIE	Self
1997	Against MOVIE	Self
1996	To Be No. 1 MOVIE	Three
1996	King of Gambler TV	马骓
1996	The Gangsters MOVIE	Self
1996	3 Kung Fu Kids MOVIE	Self
1995	Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop MOVIE	Hong Kong Official
1995	The Vengeance MOVIE	Self
1995	A Fake Pretty Woman MOVIE	Self
1995	The Vengeance MOVIE	Self
1995	Drugs Fighters MOVIE	Self
1994	The Deadly Warrant MOVIE	Self
1994	The Other Side of the Sea MOVIE	Self
1994	Law on the Brink MOVIE	Self
1994	Circus Kids MOVIE	Self
1994	The Deadly Island MOVIE	Self
1994	Hero of Hong Kong 1949 MOVIE	Fang Ting Suen
1994	Deadful Melody MOVIE	Ghost Master
1994	Marked for Murder MOVIE	Self
1993	Man of the Times MOVIE	Self
1993	The Heroes From Shaolin TV	Self
1993	Flirting Scholar MOVIE	King Ning
1993	Lord Of East China Sea II MOVIE	Self
1993	Lord Of East China Sea MOVIE	Self
1993	All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard MOVIE	Lu Chien
1993	The Love That is Wrong MOVIE	Self
1993	Whores from the North MOVIE	Self
1993	Drug Tiger MOVIE	Uncle Hsiung
1993	Ultimate Warrior MOVIE	Self
1992	Witch MOVIE	Self
1992	King of Beggars MOVIE	Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin
1992	No Guilty MOVIE	Self
1992	Passionate Killing in the Dream MOVIE	Self
1992	Ghost Killer MOVIE	Yip Tai Nan
1992	Come from China MOVIE	李仲兴
1992	Gangs '92 MOVIE	Self
1992	The Story of Lady Sue MOVIE	Self
1992	Sexual Fire MOVIE	Self
1992	Wonderful Killer MOVIE	Self
1992	Raiders of Losing Treasure MOVIE	Self
1992	Who's Killer MOVIE	Chang Hau
1992	Lady Killer MOVIE	Self
1992	Wolf of Revenge MOVIE	Self
1991	Heroic Brothers MOVIE	Self
1991	The Transmigration Romance MOVIE	Inspector Lin
1991	Visa to Hell MOVIE	Jiu Mou
1991	Retreat of the Godfather MOVIE	Self
1991	Drugs Area MOVIE	Self
1991	The Little Shaolin Monk MOVIE	Self
1991	The Dignified Killers MOVIE	Self
1991	Lucky Dragon MOVIE	Self
1990	Blood Stained Tradewind MOVIE	Song Ben
1990	King of Gambler MOVIE	Lin Fei
1990	Life is a Bet MOVIE	Self
1990	No Way Back MOVIE	Self
1990	Takes Two to Mingle MOVIE	Self
1989	Stars & Roses MOVIE	Hong's boyfriend
1989	Proud and Confident MOVIE	Chiu
1989	Chinese Cop Out MOVIE	Self
1989	Dark Side of China Town MOVIE	Shan Tung Shing
1989	Bloody Brotherhood MOVIE	Cheung Ka Wai
1989	Ghostly Love MOVIE	Ching Sam
1988	Picture of a Nymph MOVIE	Swordsman
1988	Dragons Forever MOVIE	Thug at Bar (uncredited)
1988	No Compromise MOVIE	Lui Da-Chuan
1987	Project A Part II MOVIE	Superintendent Chun
1987	A Chinese Ghost Story MOVIE	Swordsman Hsia Hou
1987	Code of Honor MOVIE	Wang Han
1987	Crazy Spirit MOVIE	Self
1986	Royal Warriors MOVIE	Raging Bull
1986	The Strange Bedfellow MOVIE	Self
1985	Yes, Madam! MOVIE	Ah Tung (Armoured Car Thief)
1985	Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars MOVIE	Self
1985	Danger Has Two Faces MOVIE	Self
1985	Those Merry Souls MOVIE	Self
1985	Welcome MOVIE	Lam Fong
1985	Disciples of the 36th Chamber MOVIE	San Te's Senior Monk / Gym Chief's Man
1985	Crazy Shaolin Disciples MOVIE	Self
1984	Host for a Ghost MOVIE	Self
1984	Opium and the Kung Fu Master MOVIE	Self
1984	Long Arm of the Law MOVIE	Ho Yiu-Tung
1984	The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre MOVIE	Sung Ching Shu (as monk)
1984	My Darling Genie MOVIE	Self
1984	Return of Bastard Swordsman MOVIE	Fake Fortune Teller's Son
1984	The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter MOVIE	Temple Monk (uncredited)
1983	Seeding of a Ghost MOVIE	Man at Casino
1983	Descendant of the Sun MOVIE	Prince Regent's Black Knight
1983	The Boxer's Omen MOVIE	Monk (uncredited)
1983	The Boxer's Omen MOVIE	Monk
1983	Men from the Gutter MOVIE	Policeman at Raid
1983	Holy Flame of the Martial World MOVIE	Miu Shan Clan leader (uncredited)
1983	Usurpers of Emperor's Power MOVIE	Self
1983	The Lady is the Boss MOVIE	New Student (uncredited)
1983	The Lady Assassin MOVIE	Palace Guard
1983	The Enchantress MOVIE	(uncredited)
1982	Mercenaries from Hong Kong MOVIE	He Ying's Man / Yindan's Guerrilla
1982	Ode to Gallantry MOVIE	Self
1982	Buddha's Palm MOVIE	Clan Member (uncredited)
1982	The Fake Ghost Catchers MOVIE	Self
1982	Five Element Ninjas MOVIE	Hong's Man (uncredited)
1982	Passing Flickers MOVIE	Self
1982	Brave Archer and His Mate MOVIE	Libertine Asking for Ms. Loong (uncredited)
1982	Winner Takes All MOVIE	Self
1982	House of Traps MOVIE	Constable
1981	The Brave Archer 3 MOVIE	Self
1981	Don't Kill Me, Brother! MOVIE	Self
1981	The Duel of the Century MOVIE	Chief Lama
1981	The Treasure Hunters MOVIE	Librarian
1981	Murderer Pursues MOVIE	Rascal at basketball court
1981	Challenge of the Gamesters MOVIE	Casino security
1981	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood MOVIE	Wen Clan Member
1981	Return of the Sentimental Swordsman MOVIE	Money Clan Member
1980	Legend of the Fox MOVIE	Guinong's Man (uncredited)
1980	The Rebel Intruders MOVIE	Iron Fist Militia / Refugee
1980	Two Champions of Shaolin MOVIE	Wu Tang Member (uncredited)
1980	Killer Constable MOVIE	Palace Guard
1980	The Flag of Iron MOVIE	One of 14 Eagles
1980	Without a Promised Land MOVIE	Self
1979	Ten Tigers of Kwangtung MOVIE	Lucky Gambling House Doorman (uncredited)
1979	The Magnificent Ruffians MOVIE	(uncredited)
1979	The Tigress of Shaolin MOVIE	Self
1979	The Daredevils MOVIE	Soldier
1979	Monkey Kung Fu MOVIE	Kung Fu pupil
1979	The Fighting Fool MOVIE	Abducted villager

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