Lo Mang
Lo Mang 羅莽 | |||
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Born | Lo Kwan Lam 羅坤霖 23 July 1952 | ||
Occupation | actor, comedian, martial artist | ||
Years active | 1976-present | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 羅莽 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 罗莽 | ||
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Musical career | |||
Also known as | Johnson Law Turbo Law Ramone Law Ramon Lo Law Mong | ||
Lo Mang is a Hong Kong based veteran martial artist who was born as Lo Kwan Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1952.[1] Primarily known for starring in Shaw Brothers kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s. He is a member of the famous ensemble known as the Venom Mob who were renowned for their martial arts and acting skills.
His most famous roles are the Toad, #5 in Chang Cheh's The Five Deadly Venoms and Golden Arm Kid in Kid with the Golden Arm. He is a skilled martial artist and practiced Taijiquan for years, as well as Chu Gar Tong Long Southern Praying Mantis for over 13 years before starting an acting career. He had a well built physique despite doing no weight training. Sometimes referred to as the "Shaolin Hercules," he is renowned for playing the strongest personality in his films, but being the first one to be killed.
He is still active in the Hong Kong TV industry. Nowadays he has revamped his acting style as a comedy actor and is involved in directing action choreography for some productions.
Filmography[]
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- Shaolin Temple (1976) a.k.a. U.S. title: Death Chamber - Shaolin monk
- The Naval Commandos (1977)
- (1977) a.k.a. U.S. title: Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
- Chinatown Kid (1977) - Green Drangons gang leader
- The Brave Archer (1977) a.k.a. U.S. title: Kung Fu Warlords - Han Pao Chu of the Seven Weirdos of Chiang-Nan
- The Brave Archer 2 (1978) a.k.a. U.S. title: Kung Fu Warlords Part II - Iron Palm Chief
- Five Deadly Venoms (1978) - Li Hao the Toad (#5)
- Invincible Shaolin (1978) a.k.a. U.S. title: Unbeatable Dragon - Ho Ming Pao
- Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) - Golden Arm, Chief #1 of the Chih Sah Gang
- Crippled Avengers (1979) a.k.a. U.S. title: Mortal Combat; a.k.a. Dragon Dynasty region 1 DVD title: Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms - the deaf & mute blacksmith Wei
- Shaolin Rescuers (1979) a.k.a. U.S. title: Avenging Warriors of Shaolin - Chin Ah Chen
- Magnificent Ruffians (1979) a.k.a. U.S. title: The Destroyers - Kuan Yun
- The Daredevils (1979) a.k.a. U.S. title: Daredevils of Kung Fu - Yang Ta-Ying
- Life Gamble (1979) (shot in 1977) - Mo Chun-Feng
- (1980) a.k.a. U.S. title: Shaolin Hellgate (shot in 1976) - Wei Han Ting
- The Rebel Intruders (1980) a.k.a. U.S. title: Killer Army - Chi Chun-Peng
- 2 Champions of Shaolin (1980) - Tong Chien-Chin "the Shaolin Hercules"
- Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979) - Iron Fingers Chen Tie Fou
- The Brave Archer 3 (1981) a.k.a. U.S. title: Blast of the Iron Palm - Iron Palm Chief
- (1981) a.k.a. U.S. title: Roar of the Lion - Ah Yu
- (1981)
- (1982) aka: The Great Banner - Yun Cheng
- Five Element Ninjas (1982) a.k.a. U.S. title: Super Ninjas - Liang Chi-Sheng
- (1982) - Kuei Sze-Yin
- (1982) - Tsang Ma Su
- (1982) - Johnny Lo
- Bastard Swordsman (1983)
- (1983) - Captain Tieh Li Wei
- (1983) - Sgt. Chao
- Secret Service of the Imperial Court (1984) - Chao Pu Kuan
- (1985) a.k.a. U.S. VHS title: Enter The 36th Chamber - Hung Hsi-Kuan
- (1985) - Ye Hong
- This Man Is Dangerous (1985) - Chief Inspector Luo
- Naughty Boys (1986)
- Hard Boiled (1992)
- Sex and Zen III (1998)
- The Tricky King (1998) - King of Tricks
- Fire of Conscience (2010) - Tram witness
- Ip Man 2 (2010)
- Gallants (2010) - Qilin
- Beach Spike (2011)
- The Grandmaster (2013)
- Ip Man 3 (2015)
- Buddy Cops (2016)
- Vampire Cleanup Department (2017)
- Made in Chinatown (2019)
- Ip Man 4 (2019)
Television series[]
- (1992)
- The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back (1993)
- The Condor Heroes Return (1993)
- The Romance of the White Hair Maiden (1995)
- Journey to the West II (1998)
- Witness to a Prosecution (1999)
- The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2000)
- Word Twisters' Adventures (2007)
- The Seventh Day (2008)
- A Journey Called Life (2008)
- D.I.E. (2008)
- Catch Me Now (2008)
- You're Hired (2009) - Employee of debt collector's company
- The Season of Fate (2010) - Shing-tin's bodyguard
- My Better Half (2010)
- In the Eye of the Beholder (2010) - Cameo ep. 10
- Fly with Me (2010)
- The Mysteries of Love (2010) - Guest star ep. 11
- Grace Under Fire (2011) - Guest star ep. 1, 21–22
- L'Escargot (2012)
- Til Love Do Us Lie (2012)
- Three Kingdoms RPG (2012)
- Divas in Distress (2012)
- Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles (2012)
- Inbound Troubles (2013) ep. 4 and 16
- Come Home Love (2013)
- A Change of Heart (2013)
- Always and Ever (2013)
- Queen Divas (2014)
- Line Walker (2014) ep. 17, 18, 25 and 26
- Raising the Bar (2015) - Sit Kim
- Blue Veins (2016) - Chan Tai-ping
References[]
External links[]
- Lo Mang visits US/ 2007
- Meng Lo at IMDb
- Lo Meng at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Lo Meng at the Hong Kong Cinemagic
- 1952 births
- Hong Kong martial artists
- TVB veteran actors
- Living people
- Hong Kong people of Hakka descent
- Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong
- People from Huiyang