Wang Lap Tat (Chinese: 王立達; June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), known by his stage name Lo Lieh (Chinese: 羅烈), was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and filmmaker. He was a star of Shaw Brothers’ martial arts films during the 1970’s.
His best known roles including Chao Chi-hao in the King Boxer (1972), Pai Mei in Executioners from Shaolin (1977) and Clan of the White Lotus (1980), and General Tien Ta in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).
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Early life
Lo was born Wang Lap Tat (Chinese: 王立達) to Cantonese parents from Guangdong, China, in Pematangsiantar (then in the Dutch East Indies) on June 29, 1939. He 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. He adopted the stage name Lo Lieh (Chinese: 羅烈).
