Lam Ching-Ying (; birth name: Lam Gun-bo 林根寶; 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, film producer, action director and director. 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Whirlwind Knight | ||||
| 1970 | The Golden Knight | Shaolin Monk at temple | |||
| 1970 | Brothers Five | Minor Role | |||
| 1970 | Wrath of the Sword | Minor Role | |||
| 1971 | The Invincible Eight | Whip-wielding henchman | |||
| 1971 | Six Assassins | Lord Li's soldier | |||
| 1971 | The Blade Spares None | Prince's fighter | |||
| 1971 | The Golden Seal | Thug | |||
| 1971 | The Crimson Charm | Crimson Charm thug | |||
| 1971 | Lady with a Sword | Minor Role | |||
| 1971 | The Big Boss | Ah Yen | |||
| 1971 | A Touch of Zen | East Chamber guard | |||
| 1971 | The Long Chase | Minor Role | |||
| 1971 | The Lady Hermit | Horse thief | |||
| 1971 | The Angry River | Minor Role | |||
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | Susuki's student | |||
| 1972 | The Casino | Casino thug | |||
| 1972 | The Way of the Dragon | Thug | Uncredited | ||
| 1972 | The Deadly Knives | Japanese | |||
| 1972 | Hapkido | Black Bear student | Uncredited | ||
| 1972 | The Imperial Swordsman | Bandit | |||
| 1972 | The Thunderbolt Fist | Japanese fighter on stage | |||
| 1972 | The Fugitive | Ma's thug | |||
| 1972 | Treasure Castle | ||||
| 1973 | A Man Called Tiger | Blue Shirt thug | |||
| 1973 | Iron Bull | Thug | |||
| 1973 | Seaman No 7 | Golden Hair's thug | |||
| 1973 | None But the Brave | Masked patriot | |||
| 1973 | The Rendezvous of Warriors | Minor Role | |||
| 1973 | Enter the Dragon | Guard / Chief double for Sek Kin | Uncredited | ||
| 1973 | Tiger | Japanese | |||
| 1973 | Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend | Himself | |||
| 1973 | Back Alley Princess | Rascal | |||
| 1973 | When Taekwondo Strikes | Japanese | |||
| 1974 | The Skyhawk | Woodland attacker | Uncredited | ||
| 1974 | Chinatown Capers | Gangster | |||
| 1974 | Dynamite Brothers | Thug in white | |||
| 1974 | Yellow Faced Tiger | Slaughter's man | |||
| 1974 | Tornado of Pearl River | Minor Role | |||
| 1974 | Bloody Ring | ||||
| 1974 | The Sharp Fists in Kung Fu | ||||
| 1975 | The Man from Hong Kong | Minor Role | Uncredited | ||
| 1975 | The Spiritual Boxer | Ruei's thug | |||
| 1976 | Hot Potato | Leopard Man | Uncredited | ||
| 1976 | Challenge of the Masters | Master Pang's student | |||
| 1976 | Bruce's Deadly Fingers | Brown Shirt Fighter | |||
| 1976 | End of the Wicked Tigers | Villager | |||
| 1977 | Executioners from Shaolin | Pai Mei's monk | Uncredited | ||
| 1977 | The Shaolin Plot | Soldier | |||
| 1977 | The Pilferer's Progress | Hitman | |||
| 1977 | Judgement of an Assassin | Bai Du Clan member | |||
| 1977 | The Iron Fisted Monk | Brief cameo | |||
| 1977 | The Sentimental Swordsman | Yun's man | |||
| 1977 | The Amsterdam Kill | Police Officer | |||
| 1977 | Broken Oath | One of Qi's men | |||
| 1977 | Money Crazy | ||||
| 1977 | He Has Nothing But Kung Fu | ||||
| 1978 | Clan of Amazons | Red Shoe Society's man | |||
| 1978 | The Game of Death | Macau fighter | Uncredited | ||
| 1978 | The Proud Youth | Minor Role | |||
| 1978 | Amsterdam Connection | Mr Hung's henchman | |||
| 1978 | Kung Fu Stars | ||||
| 1978 | Enter the Fat Dragon | Fighter on movie set | |||
| 1978 | Legend of the Bat | Han's sword troop | |||
| 1978 | Warriors Two | Thunder's men / Leung's student | |||
| 1978 | Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog! | One of Panther's men | |||
| 1978 | Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Swords | Thug | |||
| 1978 | Gee and Gor | ||||
| 1979 | The Incredible Kung Fu Master | Fu student | |||
| 1979 | Knockabout | Casino fighter | |||
| 1979 | Odd Couple | Ha (Scarface's fighter) | |||
| 1979 | His Name Is Nobody | Wears black wig | |||
| 1979 | The Magnificent Butcher | Fan Man | |||
| 1979 | Dragon Fist | ||||
| 1979 | Crazy Partner | ||||
| 1980 | The Victim | Jo Wing's man / double | |||
| 1980 | From Riches to Rags | Knife killer | |||
| 1980 | By Hook or by Crook | Skinny's hired thug leader | |||
| 1980 | Two Toothless Tigers | ||||
| 1980 | Encounter of the Spooky Kind | Inspector | |||
| 1980 | The Killer in White | ||||
| 1981 | The Prodigal Son | ||||
| 1982 | The Dead and the Deadly | Uncle Yee | |||
| 1982 | Carry On Pickpocket | ||||
| 1983 | Winners and Sinners | Chan | |||
| 1984 | Hocus Pocus | Master Sheng | |||
| 1984 | Pom Pom | Police Sgt | Cameo | ||
| 1984 | The Return of Pom Pom | Flying Spider Lo Chien | |||
| 1984 | Hong Kong 1941 | ||||
| 1984 | The Owl vs Bombo | ||||
| 1985 | My Lucky Stars | Corrupted HK policeman | |||
| 1985 | Those Merry Souls | Tak's father | |||
| 1985 | Heart of the Dragon | SWAT Commander | |||
| 1985 | Mr Vampire | Uncle Ko / Master Kau | |||
| 1985 | Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars | ||||
| 1986 | The Millionaires' Express | Bank robber | |||
| 1986 | Where's Officer Tuba? | Taoist priest | Cameo | ||
| 1986 | Mr. Vampire II | Lam Ching Ying / Lin Cheng-ying | |||
| 1986 | Heroes Shed No Tears | Viet Colonel | |||
| 1986 | Rosa | ||||
| 1987 | Eastern Condors | Lieutenant Lam | |||
| 1987 | Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch | Liu Chang-Fu | |||
| 1987 | Cold-blooded Man (Naenghyeolja) | Chiang Fu | |||
| 1987 | Mr. Vampire III | Uncle Nine | |||
| 1988 | Paper Marriage | ||||
| 1988 | Shy Spirit | Taoist Priest | |||
| 1988 | I Love Maria | Master | (Guest star) | ||
| 1988 | School on Fire | Hoi | |||
| 1988 | Painted Faces | Wah | |||
| 1988 | Her Vengeance | Hung | |||
| 1989 | Pedicab Driver | Uncle Sheng | Cameo | ||
| 1989 | Vampire vs Vampire | One Eyebrow Priest | |||
| 1989 | Armageddon | ||||
| 1990 | The Swordsman | Elder Kuk | |||
| 1990 | Stage Door Johnny | Liu | |||
| 1990 | Goodbye Hero | Frank | |||
| 1990 | Magic Cop | Uncle Feng | |||
| 1990 | Prince of the Sun | Khenlun | |||
| 1990 | Encounter of the Spooky Kind II | Master Jiao | |||
| 1991 | Spiritual Trinity | Tien Lung | |||
| 1991 | The Ultimate Vampire | Master Chiu | |||
| 1991 | An Eternal Combat | The Master | |||
| 1991 | Red and Black | Lin Chiang | |||
| 1991 | Gambling Ghost | Exorcist | |||
| 1991 | Money Maker | Master Chu | |||
| 1991 | Crazy Safari | Master HiSing | |||
| 1991 | The Tantana | Mud Yuet | |||
| 1991 | Slickers vs Killers | Owl | |||
| 1991 | Shy Spirit | ||||
| 1991 | Midnight Conjure | Taoist | Cameo | ||
| 1992 | Wizard's Curse | Taoist priest | |||
| 1992 | Mr. Vampire 1992 | Master Lam Ching Ying | |||
| 1992 | The Musical Vampire | Uncle Master | |||
| 1992 | Skin Striperess | Taoist Lam | |||
| 1992 | Pom Pom and Hot Hot | Lam Ho-Yang | |||
| 1992 | Painted Skin | Purple monk | Cameo | ||
| 1992 | Mad Mad Ghost | Uncle Ying | |||
| 1992 | Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung | Jiubinku Kyoto | |||
| 1992 | Banana Spirit | Master Chen Sheng | |||
| 1992 | Legend of Wong Tai Sin | ||||
| 1992 | China Dolls | Motorcycle policeman | |||
| 1992 | Lover's Tear | Cheng Ying | |||
| 1992 | Forced Nightmare | ||||
| 1993 | The East Is Red | Zither player | [footage from 'Swordsman'] | ||
| 1993 | Rape in Public Sea | Nan | |||
| 1993 | Exorcist Master | Uncle Nine | |||
| 1994 | The Green Hornet | Uncle | |||
| 1994 | The Chinese Ghostbuster | ||||
| 1994 | Kung Fu Kid |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Vampire Expert | Taoist Priest Mo Siu Fong | 80 episodes[3] [4] | |
| 1996- 997 | Coincidentally | Priest | ||
| 1997 | A Monk at Thirty | 30 episodes[5] |