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Upon his death in 1997 Lam had featured in over 132 films with multiple credits as a director and producer. [1] With a career spanning 3 decades his most notable works include The Prodigal Son, The Big Boss and the Mr Vampire film series. [2]
From this film on, Lam was most famous for his various "Vampire Buster" roles in the dozens of ghost, fantasy, and horror movies from Hong Kong that followed, trying to rid the land of restless ghosts, evil demons, hopping vampires and bewitching elves.
- Actor, Producer, Stunts
- December 27, 1952
- 1 min
- November 8, 1997
He also appeared in different movie genres such as The Return of Pom Pom (1984), School on Fire (1988), Painted Faces (1988), and Her Vengeance (1988). Lam proved that his dramatic acting skill was just as good as his kung fu skill.
- Actor, Martial artist, Film director and Producer, Action choreographer
- Lam Gun-bo (林根寶), 27 December 1952, British Hong Kong
- 1970–1996
Lam Ching Ying (27 December 1952 - 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, film producer, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing the stoic Taoist priest in "Mr. Vampire" (1985).
YearTitleRoleRating1994The Chinese Ghostbuster add Hong Kong ...Jiu Shu [Maoshan Taoist] Main Role5.21993Exorcist Master add Hong Kong Movie, ...Master Gao Support Role7.01992Pom Pom and Hot Hot add Hong Kong Movie, ...Lam Ho Yang Support Role6.81992Skin Striperess add Hong Kong Movie, ...Taoist Lam Main Role5.0- December 27, 1952
Nov 8, 1997 · Department. Lam Ching-ying (Chinese: 林正英, 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong actor, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing the stoic Taoist priest in Mr. Vampire (1985). Lam died in 1997 of liver cancer.
1. Mr. Vampire (1985) PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy. 7.3. Rate. The planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
Jan 12, 1984 · Hocus Pocus: Directed by Yuet-Sang Chin. With Ching-Ying Lam, Wei Tung, Ho-Kai Law, Ya-Li Liu. Inspired by the paranormal stories of opera veteran Master Sheng (Ching-Ying Lam), an opera troupe, which includes the daring actor Kuei (Wei Tung), trick each other with ghostly stories and horror tricks.