Person

Shum Lo

Acting · Born 1925-03-01 · Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

Biography

Shum Lo was born in 1925 in Kaifeng, Henan. He joined Shaw Brothers and became various directors' favorite actor, especially in the martial arts genre. He had a filmography of over 100 titles spanning from the 1960s to 1980s, half of them martial arts films. A veteran supporting actor, Shum Lo is best summarized as "the essential green leaf behind the blossoming flowers".

Known for

Filmography

1990Sleazy Dizzy
1987Killer's Nocturne
1987Sworn BrothersChui's Father-in-Law
1985Pursuit of a KillerBrother San
1985Disciples of the 36th ChamberTeacher
1985The Master Strikes BackVillager
1985The Young VagabondBank Manager
1984Secret Service of the Imperial CourtChao Clan Member
1984The Supreme SwordsmanUncle Shum
1984Opium and the Kung Fu MasterVillager (uncredited)
1984Return of Bastard SwordsmanInvincible Clan Division Chief
1983Descendant of the SunRoyal Painter
1983Shaolin IntrudersTavern boss
1983Bastard SwordsmanThundering Prognosticator (uncredited)
1983The Lady Is the BossWah Chaing Martial Arts Association Member (uncredited)
1983Tales of a EunuchHan Prince
1983Roving SwordsmanManager of Happy Forest
1982My Rebellious SonBoss at eatery
1982The Emperor and the MinisterOfficial
1982Tiger KillerMr Hu
1982Buddha's PalmJia Ru of Dark Moon Clan
1982The Fake Ghost CatchersMagistrate
1982Human LanternsRestaurant Boss
1982Passing FlickersMovie producer
1982Teenage DreamersParent at Police Station
1982House of TrapsMr. Xu
1982Shaolin PrinceMaster Xia
1981The Duel of the CenturyHermit Pine
1981Bloody ParrotInnkeeper
1981The Emperor and His BrotherMa Shan Chun
1981Corpse ManiaMr. Ma
1981Challenge of the GamestersJiu
1981The Tiger and the WidowThird Lord
1981Return of the Sentimental SwordsmanBoss at Eatery
1981Gambler's DelightPak Hok Kuen
1981A Bride's Nightmare
1980Bat Without WingsWaiter
1980Lost SoulsRefugee's relative
1980HexOld Man Fishing at Pond
1980The Kid with a TattooRestaurant manager
1980Haunted TalesMr. Wang
1980Emperor Chien Lung and the BeautyEunuch Ho Te-Ching
1980Heaven and HellAlcoholic in Hell
1979Ten Tigers of KwangtungLi Chen Chow's Pawn Shop Staff (uncredited)
1979Return of the DeadQin Zhen-He
1979The Deadly Breaking SwordBoss Luo
1979The Magnificent RuffiansCashier Zhuo
1979The Tigress of ShaolinAh San's father
1979Dirty HoThe Emperor
1979Shaolin AbbotHead Abbot
1979The Kung Fu InstructorChow Ping's Uncle
1979Monkey Kung FuRestaurant owner
1979The Last JudgementCorrupt Judge
1979Young LoversUncle Zhong
1979The Shadow BoxingRestaurant Boss
1979The Scandalous WarlordOpera Manager
1979Full Moon Scimitar3rd Master's Servant (uncredited)
1978Swordsman and EnchantressDoctor Fei
1978Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre IIChiu Ming's fighter
1978Heaven Sword and Dragon SabreChiu Ming's fighter
1978The Voyage of Emperor Chien LungFlower Draw's manager
1978Sensual Pleasures
1978The Five VenomsFruit Vendor
1978The Cunning Hustler
1978Legend of the BatYuan Yang Sword Master
1978The Mad Monk Strikes AgainWang Xiao Bao's Father
1978Clan of AmazonsOne of Lu's Friends
1978The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Dining Hall
1978Flying Guillotine IIEmperor's Bodyguard
1977Pursuit of VengeanceDing Qiu
1977Dreams Of EroticismGrandfather
1977The Dream of the Red ChamberImperial Edit's Reader
1977The Sentimental SwordsmanHua Feng
1977Death DuelFerryman for Divine Sword Mansion (uncredited)
1977The Adventures of Emperor Chien LungMan offer to pay tax for Qing
1977Confessions of a Private Secretary
1977The Jade Tiger
1977Clans of IntrigueShaolin monk/Gambler
1977Executioners from ShaolinUncle Fang
1977The Mad MonkVillager
1976Shaolin TempleShaolin Master of Library
1976Love Swindler(segment "Deadly Injections")
1976Hustler from Canton
1976BrotherhoodYu / 3rd Uncle Cai
1976Emperor Chien LungChief Eunuch Jing An
1976The CondemnedMan in Sheng's house
1976Challenge of the MastersVillage Elder
1976Erotic Nights
1976The Dragon MissileMr. Shum
1976Killer ClansWang Wei
1976The Last TempestEunuch Wang Shang
1976Heroes of the UndergroundInn Clerk
1975Cuties Parade
1975The Spiritual BoxerBun / Noodle Stall Boss
1975Fearful Interlude(segment "The Cold Skeleton")
1975The Taxi DriverUncle Tsang
1975The Empress DowagerEunuch Wang Shang
1975Big Brother Cheng
1975Lady of the LawShopkeeper
1975Temperament of Life
1975Night of the Devil BrideDoctor Chang
1975The Flying Guillotine(uncredited)
1975Forbidden Tales of Two CitiesHead of telegraph office
1974Sinful ConfessionMahjong gambler
1974Sorrow of the GentryDoctor Zhou
1974Cheeky Little AngelsNightclub Visitor
1974Rivals of Kung FuUncle Bing
1974Hong Kong 73Mr Hui
1974The Shadow Boxer
1974The Savage FiveVillager (uncredited)
1974Village of TigersBandit
1973Iron BodyguardTong's Friend at Brothel
1973The Ghost LoversPriest
1973The Sugar DaddiesBoss Wang
1973The Happiest MomentMr Hua
1973The PirateCasino Clerk
1973Blood BrothersPost Station Officer (uncredited)
1973The DelinquentButcher (Stepfather)
1973Call to ArmsMaster Lin
1972The Thunderbolt FistGin Chi's Villager
1972Man of IronGambler at Poker Table
1972The Delightful ForestCasino Manager
1972The WarlordHsiao Lan Fang's father
1972The 14 AmazonsHsia Tower Guard
1972The Devil's MirrorSupervisor Sun
1972Finger of DoomInn-keeper
1972The Water MarginChief clerk Chang (uncredited)
1972The Boxer from ShantungTea House Owner (uncredited)
1972PursuitLin Zhou
1971SunsetUncle Li
1971The Swift KnightMagistrate
1971The Long Years
1971The Jade Faced Assassin
1971Six AssassinsMinister Cui Yin
1971The New One-Armed SwordsmanBlacksmith Ba
1971The Night Is Young
1970The Iron BuddhaWang Wu
1970The Price of LoveGrandfather Chuang
1970A Time for LoveUncle Suen
1970Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers?Village Chief Wang
1970The Twelve Gold MedallionsFulai Innkeeper
1970Vengeance!Innkeeper Wang Wu (uncredited)
1970Heads for SaleMaster Jin
1970A Place to Call HomeBoozard
1969The Flying DaggerUncle Fan Kun
1968The Sword of SwordsUncle Chung/Li Rong
1968Forever DiamondsFather Ding
1968The Bells of DeathPays Ye for a Hit (uncredited)
1968The Magnificent SwordsmanVillage Chief
1968Hong Kong RhapsodyPing's party guest
1967King DrummerUncle Chang
1967The Mirror and the LicheeUncle Li
1967Blue SkiesChen Yu Shan
1967The Cave of the Silken WebEarth Lord
1967The King with My FaceLord Yuen
1967Sweet Is RevengeWarden Tian Da Cheng
1967The Thundering SwordTak Mong
1967Operation LipstickNightclub boss
1967The Sword and the LuteMartial arts expert invited by Hu
1967Too Late for LoveBing Shen
1967Madam Slender PlumMei's bar manager
1967The Pearl PhoenixMagistrate Zhou
1966The Mating Season
1966Sweet and WildUncle Ma
1966Come Drink with MeJade Faced Tiger's Man
1966Till the End of TimeHsueh-Ling's uncle
1966Downhill They Ride

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