Known for

Acting

Credits

169

Gender

Man

Birthday

27 Dec 1952

Day of death

8 Nov 1997 (44)

Place of birth

Hong Kong

Also known as

Lam Ching Ying

林正英

Ching-Ying Lam

林根宝

Ching Ying Lam

임정영

Lin Zhengying

Lâm Chánh Anh

Lam Gun-bo

Lam Ching-Ying

Biography

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. Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association.

Known for

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	The Final Game of Death	Karateka (archive footage)
1997	Coincidentally	剑伯
1996	僵屍道長2
1996	Vampire Expert II	毛小方
1995	Vampire Expert	毛小方
1995	Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1	Himself [archive footage]
1994	The Green Hornet	Uncle
1994	The Chinese Ghostbuster
1994	Kung Fu Kid
1993	Painted Skin	Purple Taoist
1993	Exorcist Master	Master Chiou
1993	The Sad Story of Saigon	Nan
1993	Rape In Public Sea	Nan
1992	Mr Vampire 1992	Master Lam
1992	The Musical Vampire	Uncle Master
1992	Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung	Jiubinku Kyoto
1992	Mad Mad Ghost	Uncle Ying
1992	China Dolls	Officer 19174
1992	Wizard's Curse	Taoist Lin
1992	Pom Pom And Hot Hot	Lam Ho-Yang
1992	Banana Spirit	Master Chen Sheng
1992	Skin Striperess	Taoist Lam
1992	Lover's Tear	Cheng Ying
1992	Forced Nightmare	Tao Priest
1992	Legend of Wong Tai Sin	Cho Pin
1991	Crazy Safari	Taoist priest
1991	An Eternal Combat	Master
1991	The Gambling Ghost	Taoist Priest
1991	Slickers vs. Killers	Owl
1991	The Ultimate Vampire	Master Chiu
1991	Red and Black	Kong
1991	Money Maker	Master Chu
1991	Shy Spirit
1991	The Tantana	Mud Yuet
1991	Spiritual Trinity	Tien Lung
1991	Demonic Umbrella	Taoist
1990	Swordsman	Kuk
1990	Magic Cop	Uncle Feng
1990	Encounters of the Spooky Kind II	Master Jiao
1990	Prince of the Sun	Khenlun
1990	Stage Door Johnny	Liu
1990	Goodbye Hero	Frank
1989	Pedicab Driver	Uncle Sheng
1989	Vampire Vs. Vampire	One-Eyebrow Priest
1988	School on Fire	Hoi
1988	Painted Faces	Wah
1988	I Love Maria	Master
1988	Her Vengeance	Hung
1987	Eastern Condors	Lieutenant Lam
1987	Mr. Vampire III	Master Gau
1987	Last Eunuch In China	Liu Chang-Fu
1986	Heroes Shed No Tears	Viet Colonel
1986	Millionaires' Express	Bank Robber
1986	Mr. Vampire II	Lam Ching-Ying
1986	Where's Officer Tuba?	Taoist Priest (cameo)
1986	小说家族之对倒
1985	My Lucky Stars	Corrupted HK Policeman
1985	Heart of Dragon	SWAT Commander
1985	Mr. Vampire	Master Gau
1985	Those Merry Souls	Tak's father
1984	The Return of Pom Pom	Flying Spider Lo Chien
1984	Pom Pom	Police Officer
1984	Hocus Pocus	Master Sheng
1983	Winners & Sinners	Chan
1982	The Dead and the Deadly	Uncle Ko
1981	The Prodigal Son	Leung Yee-Tai
1980	Encounters of the Spooky Kind	The Inspector
1980	The Victim	Jo Wing's Man / Double
1980	By Hook or By Crook	Skinny's hired thug leader
1980	From Riches to Rags	Knife killer
1980	Two Toothless Tigers
1979	The Magnificent Butcher	Fan Man
1979	Knockabout	Casino Fighter
1979	Odd Couple	Ha (Scarface's Fighter)
1979	The Incredible Kung Fu Master	Fu Student
1979	His Name is Nobody	Wears black wig
1978	Game of Death	Macau Fighter (uncredited)
1978	Half a Loaf of Kung Fu	Chin Ping Lu
1978	Warriors Two	Thunder's Men / Leung's Student
1978	Enter the Fat Dragon	Fighter on Movie Set
1978	Legend of the Bat	Han's sword troop
1978	Clan of Amazons
1978	Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog	One of Panther's Men (uncredited)
1978	The Proud Youth
1978	Gee and Gor
1978	Kung Fu Means Fists, Strikes and Sword	Thug
1978	My Darling Gals
1978	Amsterdam Connection	Mr. Hung's henchman
1977	Executioners from Shaolin	Pai Mei's Monk (uncredited)
1977	The Iron-Fisted Monk
1977	The Amsterdam Kill
1977	Broken Oath	One of Qi's Men (uncredited)
1977	Money Crazy	Hitman
1977	The Shaolin Plot	Soldier
1977	He Has Nothing But Kung Fu	Thug in gambling house
1976	Challenge of the Masters	Master Pang's Student (uncredited)
1976	Bruce's Deadly Fingers	Brown Shirt Fighter
1976	Hot Potato	Leopard Man
1975	The Man from Hong Kong	Martial Artist (uncredited)
1975	The Spiritual Boxer	Ruei's Thug (uncredited)
1974	The Dynamite Brothers	Tuen's Henchman
1974	Bloody Ring
1974	The Association	Extra
1974	The Skyhawk	Woodland attacker
1974	Chinatown Capers	Gangster
1973	Enter the Dragon	Tournament Fighter (uncredited)
1973	Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend	Self
1973	When Taekwondo Strikes
1973	None But the Brave	Masked Patriot
1973	Seaman No. 7	Golden Hair's Thug
1973	A Man Called Tiger	Thug
1973	End of the Wicked Tigers
1973	Back Alley Princess	Thug
1973	Iron Bull
1973	Tiger
1973	The Rendezvous of Warriors
1972	Fist of Fury	Japanese Fighter
1972	Hapkido	Black Bear Student (uncredited)
1972	The 14 Amazons	Soldier
1972	The Thunderbolt Fist
1972	The Casino
1972	The Imperial Swordsman	Bandit
1972	The Deadly Knives
1972	The Fugitive
1972	Treasure Castle
1971	The Big Boss	Ah Yen
1971	A Touch of Zen	East Chamber Guard
1971	The Lady Hermit	Horse Thief / Black Demon's Thug (uncredited)
1971	The Golden Seal
1971	The Crimson Charm	Crimson Charm thug
1971	The Long Chase
1971	Lady with a Sword
1971	Six Assassins
1971	The Angry River	Thug
1971	The Invincible Eight	Whip-wielding henchman
1971	The Blade Spares None	Prince's fighter
1970	Brothers Five	Extra
1970	The Golden Knight	Shaolin Monk at temple
1970	Wrath of the Sword	[Extra]

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1996	Vampire Expert II	Producer
1996	Vampire Expert II	Creator
1995	Vampire Expert	Director
1994	The Green Hornet	Director
1990	Magic Cop	Producer
1989	Vampire Vs. Vampire	Director
1988	Her Vengeance	Martial Arts Choreographer
1987	Eastern Condors	Martial Arts Choreographer
1987	Mr. Vampire III	Martial Arts Choreographer
1986	Millionaires' Express	Martial Arts Choreographer
1986	Millionaires' Express	Action Director
1985	My Lucky Stars	Martial Arts Choreographer
1985	Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars	Action Director
1985	Those Merry Souls	Martial Arts Choreographer
1984	The Owl vs Bombo	Action Director
1984	The Owl vs Bombo	Assistant Director
1983	Winners & Sinners	Martial Arts Choreographer
1982	The Dead and the Deadly	Martial Arts Choreographer
1982	Carry on Pickpocket	Martial Arts Choreographer
1981	The Prodigal Son	Stunt Double
1981	The Prodigal Son	Action Director
1980	Encounters of the Spooky Kind	Martial Arts Choreographer
1980	The Victim	Action Director
1980	Two Toothless Tigers	Martial Arts Choreographer
1979	The Incredible Kung Fu Master	Martial Arts Choreographer
1979	His Name is Nobody	Martial Arts Choreographer
1979	Crazy Partner	Martial Arts Choreographer
1975	The Man from Hong Kong	Stunts
1973	Enter the Dragon	Stunts
1972	Fist of Fury	Stunts