Lui Yi

James Yi

  • Name: James Yi
  • Native name: 伊雷
  • Also Known as: I Lei, Yi Lei, Yee Lui, Eric Yee, Lui Yee, Yee Lau
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1943
  • Died: February 16, 1999
James Yi was a Hong Kong actor, producer and director. He was 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. He formed his own production company, Daai Sing, which enabled him to direct and produce several films. He retired after directing and starring in the movie "Excuse Me, Please!" in 1989. He passed away ten years later from heart disease.

(Source: TMDb) Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1974 The Adventurous Air Steward
Movie
0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1989 Excuse Me, Please!
Movie
4.0
1982 Food for the Sharks
Movie
0.0
1978 Gee and Gor
Movie
0.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1976 The Simple-Minded Fellow
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1989 Excuse Me, Please!
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
(Support Role)
Support Role
4.0
1989 Framed
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
[Hawker] (Guest Role)
[Hawker]
Guest Role
0.0
1988 Operation Pink Squad
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
[Man at airport] (Guest Role)
[Man at airport]
Guest Role
0.0
1988 Mistaken Identity
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1987 Flaming Brothers
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Richard Lui (Support Role)
Richard Lui
Support Role
6.7
1984 My Darling Genie
Hong Kong Movie, 1984,
Lin Guo Ren (Main Role)
Lin Guo Ren
Main Role
6.4
1983 The Red Panther
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
Lei (Main Role)
Lei
Main Role
5.7
1983 The Lost Generation
Taiwanese Movie, 1983,
A Chuen (Support Role)
A Chuen
Support Role
0.0
1983 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
Eden (Main Role)
Eden
Main Role
4.0
1982 Food for the Sharks
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1981 Money Is Lovely
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
Lei Tu Hai (Main Role)
Lei Tu Hai
Main Role
0.0
1981 Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
A Kiu (Main Role)
A Kiu
Main Role
0.0
1980 Hex Versus Witchcraft
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Cai Tou (Main Role)
Cai Tou
Main Role
3.0
1980 The Luckiest Trio
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1979 The Ghosts and I
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1978 The Extras
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Hakky Ho (Main Role)
Hakky Ho
Main Role
0.0
1978 Gee and Gor
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Gee (Main Role)
Gee
Main Role
0.0
1977 Foxbat
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Zhang (Main Role)
Zhang
Main Role
0.0
1977 The Discharged
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
[Mental prisoner 1691] (Support Role)
[Mental prisoner 1691]
Support Role
4.0
1977 The Scoundrel
Taiwanese Movie, 1977,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1976 The Simple-Minded Fellow
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1976 Country Man and the Scavenger
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1975 Frigidity
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
1.0
1975 Bald-Headed Betty
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1975 A Haunted House
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1974 My Darling Love
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
Lo A Fuk (Main Role)
Lo A Fuk
Main Role
0.0
1974 The Adventurous Air Steward
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
David (Main Role)
David
Main Role
0.0
1974 Iron Head
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
Ho Tung (Main Role)
Ho Tung
Main Role
0.0
1974 Too Young
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1974 The Unwanted
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
10.0
1974 The Country Bumpkin
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
[Switched suitcase owner] (Guest Role)
[Switched suitcase owner]
Guest Role
0.0
1974 The Little Man, Ah Fook
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
A Fook (Main Role)
A Fook
Main Role
0.0
1973 Death on the Docks
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 The Money Tree
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
[Suzy's boyfriend] (Support Role)
[Suzy's boyfriend]
Support Role
0.0
1973 Love Is a 4 Lettered Word
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 Death Comes in Three
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 Call Girls
Taiwanese Movie, 1973,
Di Lang (Support Role)
Di Lang
Support Role
0.0
1973 The Golden Tiger
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
[Japanese] (Support Role)
[Japanese]
Support Role
0.0
1973 Back Street
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1972 Black List
Hong Kong Movie, 1972,
Ho (Support Role)
Ho
Support Role
0.0
1972 Love and Blood
Hong Kong Movie, 1972,
(Support Role)
Support Role
4.0
1972 The Notorious Ones
Hong Kong Movie, 1972,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1971 Bus Stop
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
[Gang member] (Guest Role)
[Gang member]
Guest Role
0.0
1971 Money and I
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1971 Maria
Hong Kong Movie, 1971,
[Gang boss] (Support Role)
[Gang boss]
Support Role
0.0
1969 Let's Build a Family
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1969 Twin Guns
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 Teddy Girls
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
A Tian (Support Role)
A Tian
Support Role
6.0
1968 Beauty in the Mist
Hong Kong Movie, 1968,
Brother Kan (Support Role)
Brother Kan
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Lui
  • Family Name: Yi
  • Native name: 伊雷
  • Also Known as: I Lei, Yi Lei, Yee Lui, Eric Yee, Lui Yee, Yee Lau
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1943
  • Died: February 16, 1999

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