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{{short description|Chinese actor and martial artist}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Lo Lieh
| image = Lo Lieh.jpg
| alt = 
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| birth_name = Wang Lap Tat ({{linktext|王|立|達}})
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|06|29}}
| birth_place = [[Pematangsiantar]], [[Dutch East Indies]] (now [[Indonesia]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|11|02|1939|06|29}}
| death_place = [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1965–2001
| spouse = 4
| children = 2
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = {{linktext|羅|烈}}
| s = {{linktext|罗|烈}}
| p = Luó Liè
| j = Lo<sup>4</sup> Lit<sup>6</sup>
| altname = Wang Lap Tat
| t2 = 王立達
| s2 = 王立达
| j2 = wong4 laap6 daat6
| p2 = Wáng Lìdá
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{{family name hatnote|[[Wang (surname)|Wang]]|lang=Chinese}}

'''Wong Lap Tat''' (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Lo Lieh''', was an [[Indonesia]]n-born [[Hong Kong]] [[martial artist]] and film actor. Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih-Hao in the 1972 [[martial arts film]] ''[[King Boxer]]'' (a.k.a. ''Five Fingers of Death''), [[Bak Mei|Priest Pai Mei]] in ''[[Executioners from Shaolin]]'' and ''[[Clan of the White Lotus]]'', Miyamoto in the 1977 film ''[[Fist of Fury II]]'', and General Tien Ta in the 1978 film ''[[The 36th Chamber of Shaolin]]''.

==Early life==
Born Wong Lap-tat in [[Pematangsiantar]] on June 29, 1939 to Chinese parents, Lo spent his early life in Indonesia and then his parents sent him back to China and attended acting school in Hong Kong, he began his [[martial arts]] training in 1962 and joined the [[Shaw Brothers Studio]] in the same year and went on to become one of the most famous actors in [[Hong Kong martial arts]] and [[kung fu films]] in the late 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/13713|title=Pai Mei Dies Old School Kung Fu Great LO LIEH is Dead|website=Aint It Cool News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/lo-lieh-bruce-lee-martial-arts-movie-star/|title=The First Martial Arts Superstar Was Lo Lieh (Not Bruce Lee)|date=September 22, 2020|website=ScreenRant}}</ref>

==Acting career ==
In 1970 Lo played Kao Hsia in the film ''[[Brothers Five]]'', alongside [[Cheng Pei-pei]], and co-starred with [[Jimmy Wang Yu]] in ''[[The Chinese Boxer]]''. Lo starred in  the 1972 cult classic ''[[King Boxer]] a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death ''. Lo played Ho Chiang in the 1974 film ''[[The Stranger and the Gunfighter]]'', alongside [[Lee Van Cleef]]. In 1977, Lo portrayed [[Bak Mei|Pai Mei]] in the ''[[Executioners from Shaolin]]'' and Miyamoto in ''[[Fist of Fury II]]'', along with [[Bruce Li]]. Lo played General Tien Ta in the 1978 film ''[[The 36th Chamber of Shaolin]]'', alongside [[Gordon Liu]] and Lee Hoi San.

In the 1980s, Lo directed and starred in the 1980 film ''[[Clan of the White Lotus]]'', along with Gordon Liu. Lo played Triad Gangster Boss in the 1988 film ''[[Dragons Forever]]'', alongside [[Jackie Chan]], [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Yuen Biao]]. Lo played Fei in the 1989 film ''[[Miracles (1989 film)|Miracles]]'' along with Jackie Chan, [[Richard Ng]] and [[Billy Chow]].

In the 1990s, Lo played Choi Kun-lun in the 1991 film ''[[Sex and Zen]]'' alongside [[Lawrence Ng]], [[Amy Yip]] and [[Kent Cheng]]. Lo played The General in the 1992 film ''[[Police Story 3: Super Cop]]'' alongside Jackie Chan and [[Michelle Yeoh]].

In the 2000s, Lo played Wei Tung's Uncle in the 2001 film ''The Vampire Combat'', with [[Collin Chou]] and [[Valerie Chow]].  Lo's last film was 2001's ''Glass Tears'', before retiring from acting at the age of 62.

==Personal life==
Lo married Grace Tang Chia-li on April 15, 1976. Lo and his wife later divorced.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} He was the brother-in-law of [[Stanley Tong]], who is brother of wife Grace.

==Death==
Lo died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on November 2, 2002. He was 63 years old.<ref name="auto"/>

==Filmography==
{{main|Lo Lieh filmography}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081008091805/http://www.geocities.com/loliehfans/ Lo Lieh - Fan Website]
*[https://archive.today/20141020131343/http://www.kungfucinema.com/guide/people/lo-lieh Lo Lieh]
*[http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/lo_lieh.htm Filmography]
*{{IMDb name|id=0516316|name=Lo Lieh}}

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[[Category:People from Pematangsiantar]]
[[Category:People from North Sumatra]]
[[Category:Male Spaghetti Western actors]]
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