James Yi Lui

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 13, 1939 (85 years old)
Death date
Feb 16, 1999

James Yi Lui

Known For

Excuse Me, Please!
1h 33m
Movie 1989

Excuse Me, Please!

A group of flim-flam friends are chased by the mob and then by ghosts in this horror comedy.

Operation Pink Squad
1h 32m
Movie 1988

Operation Pink Squad

The Pink Squad is comprised of four strong, tough women (Sandra Ng, Ann Bridgewater, Suki Kwan in her film debut, and Elsie Chan) who do their police work efficiently and successfully. As a result, their chauvinistic superiors in the police department are always scheming to try and get them fired.

Mistaken Identity
1h 32m
Movie 1988

Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy directed by Tsui Siu-Ming and starring Richard Ng.

The Haunted Cop Shop II
1h 32m
Movie 1988

The Haunted Cop Shop II

Specially trained government troops are sent to clean out a city that is plagued by vampires, ghosts and cannibalistic zombies.

Biography

James Yi Lui was born in 1943, the son of famed comic actor Yi Chau-shui. At age 17, he joined Shaw Brothers as a bit part actor, starting with Sweet Girl in Terror in 1958. A breakout role in Teddy Girls (1969) moved him up to lead and major supporting roles until he achieved stardom with his comedic turn in Adventure in Denmark (1973). He continued to appear in films (nearly 100 total) until 1989 and also formed his own production company, Daai Sing, which enabled him to direct and produced several films. He retired after directing and starring in the ghost comedy Excuse Me, Please! in 1989 and passed away ten years later from heart disease.

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