Law Lok-lam
Law Lok-lam (Chinese: 羅樂林, born 20 October 1948)[1] is a veteran Hong Kong character actor currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. A versatile actor who has acted in many Hong Kong television dramas since the 1970s. He has been in so many dramas that he became internationally known as "the actor that died 5 times in one day or 24 hours" when five dramas he starred in were broadcast on the same day showing him in dying scenes.[2] Law originally joined TVB in 1976 as a film extra, but left the same year to return to rival station Commercial Television (CTV). Almost a decade with another rival station Asia Television (ATV), he returned to TVB in 1990. He was one of five artistes awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Awards" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee.[3]
Law Lok-lam 羅樂林 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 20 October 1948 | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1970–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | 1st wife (1969-?; divorced) Chan Bo-yee (1982–2011; divorced) | ||||||||||
| Children | 3 daughters | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – 2014 Professional Actor Awards | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗乐林 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official TVB profile | ||||||||||
Early life
Law was born in the province of Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and immigrated with his family at the age of 14 to Macao. One of his earliest jobs was working at a plastic factory and accompanying the truck drivers during shipment deliveries. After graduating from high school he opened a small traveling agency and also became a tour guide. At the age of 23 he signed up for acting at the Shaw Brothers artists class.[4]
Career
Law Lok-lam started his television career in 1975 with the now defunct station Commercial Television (CTV). Wanting better opportunities he acted for one year as a film extra with Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) but left after participating in only one drama to return to CTV. After CTV ended operations in 1978, Law signed as an artiste with also the now defunct station Asia Television (ATV), in 1979. In 1990, he left ATV to sign with TVB. With the popularity of TVB dramas locally and overseas, Law became a more recognized television personality.
Law gained international public attention in April 2011 when five TVB dramas he starred in were broadcast on the same day showing all his characters dying. He was dubbed "the actor that died 5 times in one day (or 24 hours)". The dramas that aired were 2011 Grace Under Fire, 2011 Relic of an Emissary, 2006 Face to Fate, 2002 Police Station No. 7 and 2001 Virtues of Harmony.[5]
Personal life
At the age of 21, Law married a distant cousin. They had two daughters. However the marriage didn't last. Lam stated he got married too young and didn't understand what marriage was.
After divorcing his first wife, he met Chan Bo-yee, who was a fellow artiste at CTV. The two met in 1977 while starring together in CTV's production of Dream of the Red Chamber. Chan is also the younger sister of popular 1960's Hong Kong idol Connie Chan. The two married in 1982 and had a daughter named Tisha Law, who is also currently a TVB artiste. Law and Chan officially divorced in 2011 after many years of living in separate quarters at home, but continues to co-habitat at the same home in separate quarters due to the high cost of living in Hong Kong.
In October 2012, his youngest daughter Tisha married 2006 Mr. Hong Kong runner up and fellow current TVB artiste Otto Chan.
Filmography
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | That Tender Age | 少年十五二十時 | ||
| 1990 | Kim Mo Tuk Ku Kau Pait | 劍魔獨孤求敗 | Lonely Sky 獨孤天峰 | |
| Blood of Good and Evil | 我本善良 | Cheung Ding-bong 蔣定邦 | ||
| The Serpentine Romance | 奇幻人間世 | Rock musician 石頭道人 | ||
| The Hunter's Prey | 烏金血劍 | Chung Dan 宗單 | ||
| An Elite's Choice | 飛越官場 | Wai Yuk-koon 韋玉冠 | ||
| Brother, Handcuff Me | 綫人 | TV movie | ||
| 1991 | The Zu Mountain Saga | 蜀山奇俠之仙侶奇緣 | Hin Yuen Fat King 軒轅法王 | |
| The Sword of Conquest | 怒劍嘯狂沙 | Wu Yan 烏恩 | ||
| The Survivor | 藍色風暴 | Liu Gwan 雷軍 | ||
| 1992 | Thief of Honour | 血璽金刀 | Cheung Jan 張真 | |
| The Greed of Man | 大時代 | Yip Tin 葉天 | ||
| Revelation of the Last Hero | 風之刀 | Hung Chun 洪震 | ||
| Road For The Heroes | 出位江湖 | Mo Yue-man 毛語問 | ||
| 1993 | The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back | 如來神掌再戰江湖 | Lung Kim-fei 龍劍飛 | |
| The Mystery of the Condor Hero | 射鵰英雄傳之九陰真經 | Au-yeung Fung 歐陽峰 | ||
| The Heroes From Shaolin | 武尊少林 | Yong Ching 雍正 | ||
| Racing Peak | 馬場大亨 | Ngai Koon-hok 倪冠鶴 | ||
| All About Tin | 魔刀俠情 | The Traitor 逆天唯我 | ||
| 1994 | Fate of the Last Empire | 清宮氣數錄 | Lim Bou-san 廉抱山 | |
| The Intangible Truth | 生死訟 | Ma Gum-chiu 馬錦超 | ||
| The Master of Martial Arts | 黃飛鴻系列之鐵膽梁寬 | Luk Tse-kong 陸志剛 | ||
| 1995 | Justice Pao | 包青天 | ||
| Down Memory Lane | 萬里長情 | Chow Kam-wing 周金榮 | ||
| The Criminal Investigator | O記實錄 | Law Kam-sing 羅金勝 | ||
| Debts of a Life Time | 忘情闊少爺 | Ko Chun-ho 高振豪 | ||
| The Fist Of Law | 大捕快 | Ho Fai-sing 何化成 | ||
| A Stage of Turbulence | 刀馬旦 | Shum Tit-lan 沈鐵蘭 | ||
| Tears Of Butterflies | 胭花淚 | TV movie | ||
| 1996 | Rise Of The Taiji Master | 武當張三丰 | Fire Dragon person 火龍真人 | |
| State of Divinity | 笑傲江湖 | Yam Ngor-hang 任我行 | ||
| 1997 | The Hitman Chronicles | 大刺客 | TV movie | |
| Deadly Protection | 保護證人組 | Chan Chung-yee 陳忠義 | ||
| Time Before Time | 大鬧廣昌隆 | Che Yuet-ting 車月亭 | ||
| Detective Investigation Files | 刑事偵緝檔案 | Fung Sung-yip 方崇業 | ||
| 1998 | War and Remembrance | 乾隆大帝 | Yung Ching 雍正 | |
| Journey to the West II | 西遊記(貳) | Dragon King of the East Sea 東海龍王 Chan Gwong-yiu 陳光蕊 |
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| 1999 | The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain | 雪山飛狐 1999 | Ng Sam-gwai 吳三桂 | |
| Man's Best Friend | 寵物情緣 | Dai Chung 戴忠 | ||
| Detective Investigation Files IV | 刑事偵緝檔案IV | Man Gwok-tai 文國泰 | ||
| Justice Sung II | 狀王宋世傑(貳) | General Ti Tau 鐵頭將軍 | ||
| Unnatural Born Killer | 十三密殺令 | Yim Sai-fan 嚴世藩 | ||
| Anti-Crime Squad | 反黑先鋒 | Seung Kwok-dung 常國棟 | ||
| Ultra Protection | 非常保鑣 | Fu Pak-kin 傅百堅 | ||
| Face to Face | 雙面伊人 | Lam Yiu-on 林耀安 | ||
| Game of Deceit | 騙中傳奇 | Chin Fung-hung 錢方孔 | ||
| Road to Eternity | 布袋和尚 | Ngai Jing 魏徵 | ||
| Dragon Love | 人龍傳說 | Chow Ngo-tin 周傲天 | ||
| At the Threshold of an Era | 創世紀 | Ma Sing-choi 馬成才 | ||
| 2001 | Gods of Honour | 封神榜 | Kei Cheung 姬昌 | |
| Virtues of Harmony | 皆大歡喜 | Kam Wah 金華 | ||
| Police Station No. 7 | 七號差館 | Suen Chun 孫全 | ||
| 2002 | Love Is Beautiful | 無頭東宮 | Cheung Bak-seung 張伯常 | |
| Eternal Happiness | 再生緣 | Lau Chit 劉捷 | ||
| Good Against Evil | 點指賊賊賊捉賊 | Cau Si-gu 巢思故 | ||
| 2003 | Witness to a Prosecution II | 洗冤錄II | Jin Ken 展堅 | |
| Perish in the Name of Love | 帝女花 | Chow Hing 周興 | ||
| Virtues of Harmony II | 皆大歡喜 (時裝版) | Kam Wah 金華 | ||
| Better Halves | 金牌冰人 | Cheun Tai Wai 秦太蔚 | ||
| Find the Light | 英雄·刀·少年 | Tam Gai-suen 譚繼洵 御史台 | ||
| 2004 | Lady Fan | 烽火奇遇結良緣 | Fan Hung 樊洪 | |
| Virtues of Harmony II | 皆大歡喜 (時裝版) | Sam Ho 岑豪 | ||
| Blade Heart | 血薦軒轅 | Sima Suen 司馬信 | ||
| Twin of Brothers | 大唐雙龍傳 | Song Kuet 宋缺 | ||
| Placebo Cure | 心理心裏有個謎 | Man Ching-leung 萬正良 | ||
| The Conqueror's Story | 楚漢驕雄 | Fan Tsang 范增 | ||
| 2005 | The Academy | 學警雄心 | Sau 壽哥 | |
| The Gentle Crackdown | 秀才遇著兵 | Siu Ching-gong 邵正罡 | ||
| The Charm Beneath | 胭脂水粉 | Lam Wai-bun 林唯本 | ||
| The Herbalist's Manual | 本草藥王 | Yim Sung 嚴嵩 | ||
| 2006 | Face to Fate | 布衣神相 | Mo Seung-tse 無相子 | |
| The Biter Bitten | 人生馬戲團 | Ho Wing-gai 何永佳 | ||
| Safe Guards | 鐵血保鏢 | Lok Bing-cheung 駱秉章 | ||
| Trimming Success | 飛短留長父子兵 | Pang Gan 彭根 | ||
| Men in Pain | 男人之苦 | Ko Wai 高威 | ||
| Land of Wealth | 匯通天下 | Tsui Wing-wai 徐永懷 | ||
| Dicey Business | 賭場風雲 | Yung Hon-cheung 翁漢昌 | ||
| The Slicing of the Demon | 凶城計中計 | To Yut-fu 屠一夫 | ||
| 2007 | The Brink of Law | 突圍行動 | Tung Chin-pang 童展鵬 | |
| The Green Grass of Home | 緣來自有機 | Choi Chik-hei 蔡積喜 | ||
| Phoenix Rising | 蘭花劫 | Cheung Ying-ging 張應景 | ||
| Best Selling Secrets | 同事三分親 | Dai Kam 戴金 | ||
| Word Twisters' Adventures | 鐵咀銀牙 | Duan Tin-fu 段天虎 | ||
| 2008 | Catch Me Now | 原來愛上賊 | Lau Yiu-chiu 劉宇超 | |
| The Money-Maker Recipe | 師奶股神 | Szeto Luen-fai 司徒聯輝 | ||
| The Four | 少年四大名捕 | Teet Foo 鐵斧 | ||
| Forensic Heroes II | 法證先鋒II | Ma Kam-to 馬錦濤 | ||
| Love Exchange | 疑情別戀 | Ling Siu-ming 凌兆銘 | ||
| Last One Standing | 與敵同行 | Tsang Tsu-leung 曾樹樑 | ||
| 2009 | In the Chamber of Bliss | 蔡鍔與小鳳仙 | Yuen Sai-hoi 袁世凱 | |
| Off Pedder | 畢打自己人 | Lung Bo 龍波 | ||
| 2010 | In the Eye of the Beholder | 秋香怒點唐伯虎 | Ha Hau-suen 夏侯純 | |
| The Mysteries of Love | 談情說案 | Tsui Hon-fei 徐漢飛 | ||
| Ghost Writer | 蒲松齡 | Ling Wu Gat-cheung 令狐吉祥 | ||
| A Pillow Case of Mystery II | 施公奇案II | General Ting Yan-chuen 丁仁川 | ||
| Growing Through Life | 摘星之旅 | Cheung Wah 張華 | ||
| Gun Metal Grey | 刑警 | Ko Lap-yan 高立仁 | ||
| 2011 | Grace Under Fire | 女拳 | Mok Ping 莫平 | |
| Be Home for Dinner | 誰家灶頭無煙火 | Ko Yan 高仁 | ||
| Relic of an Emissary | 洪武三十二 | Chu Yuen-cheung 朱元璋 | ||
| Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! | 點解阿Sir係阿Sir | Chiang Hung 蔣洪 | ||
| The Life and Times of a Sentinel | 紫禁驚雷 | Nalan Mingzhu 納蘭·明珠 | ||
| Forensic Heroes III | 法證先鋒III | Chiu Tai-lung 趙大龍 | ||
| 2012 | The Greatness of a Hero | 盛世仁傑 | Cho Chin-hang 曹展鏗 | |
| Witness Insecurity | 護花危情 | Yung Siu-bong 翁瑞邦 | ||
| Tiger Cubs | 飛虎 | Yue Sai-tong 俞世棠 | ||
| Three Kingdoms RPG | 回到三國 | Cho Cho 曹操 | ||
| Highs and Lows | 雷霆掃毒 | Cheng Tse-sing 鄭志成 | ||
| Missing You | 幸福摩天輪 | Hui Ming-tak/Hui Yuk-on 許明德/許玉安 | ||
| 2013 | The Day of Days | 初五啟市錄 | Wong Kai-hiu 汪繼堯 | |
| Cupid Stupid | 戀愛星求人 | Cheung Wong 張旺 | ||
| Reality Check | 心路GPS | Cheung Wong 張旺 | ||
| A Great Way to Care II | 仁心解碼II | Chu Hok-lai 朱學禮 | ||
| 2014 | Outbound Love | 單戀雙城 | Sky Mak Kwai Tin 麥貫天 | |
| Ruse of Engagement | 叛逃 | Kiu Kim-hang 喬劍亨 | ||
| ICAC Investigators 2014 | 廉政行動2014 | Leung Ho-tin 梁浩天 | ||
| The Ultimate Addiction | 點金勝手 | Sin Cho Wai 冼祖偉 | ||
| Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain | 寒山潛龍 | Hung Fung 熊峰 | ||
| Shades of Life | 我們的天空 | Frankie | ||
| Line Walker | 使徒行者 | Keith Kwok Teng 郭正 | ||
| Come On, Cousin | 老表，你好hea！ | Chan Yee Shan father 陳綺姍爸爸 | ||
| Officer Geomancer | 八卦神探 | Ha Man Zik 夏文值 | ||
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | 天眼 | Szeto Kwok-keung 司徒國強 | |
| Romantic Repertoire | 水髮胭脂 | Lin Kei-keung 連其祥 | ||
| Captain of Destiny | 張保仔 | Cheng Yat 鄭一 | ||
| Under the Veil | 無雙譜 | Scholar Hung 洪太史 | ||
| The Executioner | 刀下留人 | Fa Choi-san 花在山 | ||
| 2016 | Over Run Over | EU超時任務 | Ling Hoi 凌海 | |
| My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan | 火線下的江湖大佬 | Liu Kwok-on 廖國安 | ||
| 2017 | Provocateur | 與諜同謀 | 陸一凡 | |
| Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | 愛·回家之開心速遞 | 龍敢威 | ||
| Legal Mavericks | 踩过界 | 文根鹰 | ||
| My Dearly Sinful Mind | 心理追兇 Mind Hunter | 胡貴成 | ||
| 2018 | Who Wants A Baby | BB 来了 | 唐秋 |
Asia Television (ATV)
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | Lovers Arrow | 情人箭 | Chin Mung-bak 展夢白 | |
| It Takes A Thief | 俠盜風流 | Yat-dim-hung 江湖一點紅 | ||
| Reincarnated | 天蠶變 | Luk Dan 陸丹 | ||
| Dragon Strikes | 天龍訣 | Luk Dan 陸丹 | ||
| 1980 | On The Waterfront | 湖海爭霸錄 | Tit Gwok 鐵角 | |
| Dynasty | 大內群英 | Mo Ming 無名 | ||
| Fatherland | 大地恩情 | Yung Cheung 容昌 | ||
| Dynasty II | 大內群英續集 | White Brow 白眉道长 | ||
| The Tai-Chi Master | 太極張三豐 | Chu Chung-bat 朱重八 | ||
| 1981 | Young Wong Fei Hong | 少年黃飛鴻 | Nap Lan Gwai-fuk 納蘭貴福 | |
| All Men Are Brothers | 蕩寇誌 | Ma Ching-hoi 馬青海 | ||
Commercial Television (CTV)
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 射雕英雄傳 | Lo Yau-kiuk 魯有腳 | |
| The Return of the Condor Heroes | 神鵰俠侶 | Yeung Kuo 楊過 | ||
| 1977 | Dream of the Red Chamber | 紅樓夢 | Bui Ming 焙茗 | |
| Baifa Monü Zhuan | 白髮魔女傳 | 岳鳴柯 | ||
| The Magic Crane | 仙鶴神針 | Ma Kwan-mo 馬君武 | ||
| 1978 | Meteor, Butterfly, Sword | 流星蝴蝶劍 | Meng Sing-wan 孟星魂 | |
| Knight of the Gold Sword | 金刀情俠 | |||
References
External links
- Law Lok-lam at IMDb
- Law Lok-lam at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase