Lo Wei (sometimes spelled Lo Wai, 12 December 1918 â€" 20 January
1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for
launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big
Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.After
Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big
time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been
linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads.Lo ran the production
company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", which operated until 1977-78
due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing
a deal with Golden Harvest.On 20 January 1996, Lo died of heart
failure in Hong Kong.
1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for
launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big
Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.After
Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big
time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been
linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads.Lo ran the production
company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", which operated until 1977-78
due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing
a deal with Golden Harvest.On 20 January 1996, Lo died of heart
failure in Hong Kong.
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