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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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刘家辉 Lau Ga Fai Lau Ga Fei Lau Kar Fai Lau Kar Fei Liu Chia Hui Gordon Liu Liu Jia Hui Liu2 Gu1 Hui1
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Birthdate : |
30/11/1955 |
Nationality : |
Hong Kong |
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China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA |
Activities : |
Director (1), Action Director (2), Actor (104), Brief appearance (4), Cameo (1) |
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One of the Lau Brothers.
When old school kung fu fans talk about their "golden age" of HK films, the name of Lau Kar Fai (as he was known then) is certainly almost always near the top of the list. His work with his adopted brother and director, Lau Kar Leung, is legendary and the image of Lau Kar Fai's shaven head is one of the enduring images of that period.
He and many of the films he was in " 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Return to the 36th Chamber, Dirty Ho, Legendary Weapons of China, Cat vs. Rat, Eight Diagram Pole Fighter are all considered kung fu classics and show Lau at his best. His physical skills are incredibly impressive.
He started learning kung fu in his early teens when he skipped school behind his parent's back to go learn and train at the kwoon of Lau Charn a Wong Fei Hung grand student and father of Lau Kar Leung and Wing. Lau Charn's wife also helped in the training and somehow the young Xian Qixi/Sin Gum Hei (Gordon's real name in piyin) got close to her and that's how he was introduced into the family and eventually was adopted into it and received the name Lau Kar Fei.
As he grew into adulthood he found a job as a shipping clerk, but that was probably just a way to earn a living while his real interest was kung fu. Besides kung fu he was also adept in dancing, singing and playing guitar (as seen in My Young Auntie). Eventually of course Lau Kar Leung was to ask him to act in one of his films. With the decline of the kung fu genre in the early 80's his career began slipping as well, but he has continued making films until the present time. Cahier du Cinema has called Gordon the greatest or best kung fu actor ever.
Generally using the name of Gordon Liu after the kung fu period ended and often a full head of hair, he has most often been cast as a bad guy. Some of his post kung fu films are the classic My Heart is that Eternal Rose, Tiger on the Beat, Killer Angels, Last Hero In China (he has that wonderful duel with Jet Li on the drawbridge), Treasure Hunt and in 1999 he appeared with Anthony Wong in Heaven of Hope.
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36th Chamber Of Shaolin, The |
1978 |
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5 Knights Of Shanghai |
1993 |
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82 Tenants, The |
1982 |
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Avenging Trio |
1989 |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
Brief appearance |
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Battle Against Evil |
2002 |
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Best Bet |
2007 |
Actor |
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Bloody Fight |
1988 |
Actor |
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Boxer Rebellion |
1976 |
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Breakout From Oppression |
1973 |
Director, Action Director, Actor |
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Carry On Wise Guy |
1981 |
Actor |
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Cat Vs. Rat |
1982 |
Actor |
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Challenge Of The Masters |
1976 |
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Chandni Chowk To China |
2008 |
Actor |
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Cheetah On Fire |
1992 |
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Chinese Tall Story, A |
2005 |
Actor |
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Citizen King |
2008 |
Actor |
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Citizen Shaw |
1980 |
Actor |
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Clan Of The White Lotus |
1980 |
Actor |
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Crazy Shaolin Disciples |
1985 |
Actor |
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Crystal Hunt |
1991 |
Brief appearance |
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Dirty Ho |
1979 |
Actor |
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Disciples Of The 36th Chamber |
1985 |
Actor |
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Dragon In Fury |
2004 |
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Dragon Squad |
2005 |
Actor |
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Drunken Master III |
1994 |
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Drunken Monkey |
2002 |
Actor |
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Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The |
1983 |
Actor |
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Executioners From Shaolin |
1977 |
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Fiery Family, A |
1989 |
Actor |
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Fist Of Hero |
1999 |
Actor |
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Fists And Guts |
1979 |
Actor |
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Five Shaolin Masters |
1974 |
Actor |
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Flirting Scholar, The |
1993 |
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Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain 1999, The |
1999 |
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Flying Killer, The |
1967 |
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Fortune Code, The |
1989 |
Actor |
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Four, The |
2008 |
Actor |
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Fury In Shaolin Temple |
1983 |
Actor |
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Fury Of A Tiger |
1989 |
Action Director, Actor |
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Future Fighters |
2014 |
Actor |
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Generation Consultant |
1990 |
Actor |
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Generation Pendragon |
1990 |
Actor |
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Ghost Ballroom |
1989 |
Actor |
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Godfather From Canton |
1982 |
Actor |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
Actor |
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Heaven Of Hope |
1999 |
Actor |
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Heroes Of The East |
1978 |
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High Kickers |
2013 |
Actor |
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Hot Summer Days |
2010 |
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Huang Fei Hong And Shi San Yi |
2005 |
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If You Were Here |
1994 |
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Insuperable Kid |
2005 |
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Island Tales, The |
2000 |
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Kill Bill Volume 1 |
2003 |
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Kill Bill Volume 2 |
2004 |
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Killer Angels |
1989 |
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Killer, The |
1990 |
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King Of Yesterday And Tomorrow, The |
2003 |
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Kong Hong: Lost in Love |
2008 |
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Kung Fu Master, The |
2000 |
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Kung Fu Scholar |
1994 |
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Lady Is The Boss |
1983 |
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Last Hero In China |
1993 |
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Legend of Shaolin Kungfu III : Heroes of the Great Desert |
2011 |
Actor |
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Legend Of The Liquid Sword |
1993 |
Cameo |
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Legendary Weapons Of China |
1982 |
Actor |
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Lethal Weapons Of Love And Passion |
2006 |
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Man In Charge |
2009 |
Actor |
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Man With The Iron Fists, The |
2012 |
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Marco Polo |
1975 |
Actor |
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Martial Club |
1981 |
Actor |
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Monk, The |
1975 |
Brief appearance |
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Mr 3 Minutes |
2006 |
Actor |
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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose |
1989 |
Actor |
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My Young Auntie |
1981 |
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Mystery of the Condor Heroes, The |
1993 |
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Nightfall |
2011 |
Actor |
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Passionate Killing In The Dream |
1992 |
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Peacock King |
1989 |
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Pillow Case Of Mystery, A |
2006 |
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Raiders Of Buddhist Kung Fu, The |
1982 |
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Real Kung Fu |
2005 |
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Return To The 36th Chamber |
1980 |
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Seven Man Army |
1976 |
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Shadow Boxing, The |
1979 |
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Shaolin Drunken Monk |
1982 |
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Shaolin Kids In Hong Kong, The |
1994 |
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Shaolin Mantis |
1978 |
Brief appearance |
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Shaolin Martial Arts |
1974 |
Actor |
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Shaolin Vs Evil Dead |
2005 |
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Shaolin Vs Evil Dead 2 |
2005 |
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Shaolin Vs Wu Tang |
1983 |
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Snake Curse |
2004 |
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Star Runner |
2003 |
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Story Of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, The |
1986 |
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Story Of The Gun |
1991 |
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Tales Of A Eunuch |
1983 |
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Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong |
2011 |
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Tiger On The Beat |
1988 |
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Tiger On The Beat 2 |
1990 |
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Top Fighter |
1993 |
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Treasure Hunt |
1994 |
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Treasure Hunters, The |
1981 |
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True Legend |
2009 |
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Two Jolly Cops |
1985 |
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Wing Chun |
2006 |
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Yesterday Once More |
1992 |
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Young Vagabond |
1985 |
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