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David Lam Wai

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David Lam Wai

Born Oct 8, 1954 · 71 years204 titles 196 movies · 8 TV
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Biography

A native of Taiwan, David Lam Wai first came to attention in 1984 with his role as the leader of a group of Mainland would-be jewel thieves in Johnny Mak's classic Long Arm of the Law. He got started in movies with bit part roles at Shaw Brothers studios, and after establishing himself as a lead actor, he participated in numerous crime, action, and gangster films throughout the 1980's and 90's.

Also known as

林威 · John Lam Wai · Lin Wai · Lin Wei · David Lam Wai · Lam Wai · David Lam

Born

Oct 8, 1954

Yantai, Shandong Province, China

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

204

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Writing

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Career timeline

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1979 6 title(s)

1980 6 title(s)

1981 8 title(s)

1982 9 title(s)

1983 9 title(s)

1984 7 title(s)

1985 7 title(s)

1986 2 title(s)

1987 4 title(s)

1988 3 title(s)

1989 6 title(s)

1990 5 title(s)

1991 8 title(s)

1992 14 title(s)

1993 10 title(s)

1994 8 title(s)

1995 5 title(s)

1996 4 title(s)

1997 7 title(s)

1998 3 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 4 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 3 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2007 6 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2009 3 title(s)

2010 4 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2012 2 title(s)

2013 2 title(s)

2014 5 title(s)

2015 3 title(s)

2016 6 title(s)

2017 3 title(s)

2018 3 title(s)

2019 5 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2021 4 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2023 4 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)