David Lam Wai

David Lam Wai

Known for
Acting
Born
October 8, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Yantai, Shandong Province, China

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Monster Hunt Celestial Master poster

The Monster Hunt Celestial Master

Movie · as 梦神机

2026
拳心 poster

拳心

TV · as 麥梓峰(麥父) · 4 eps

2025
San Jiang Chao poster

San Jiang Chao

TV · as Lin Kejian · 30 eps

2023
Legend of Ghost YingNing poster

Legend of Ghost YingNing

Movie

2023
No More Bets poster

No More Bets

Movie · as Gu Tianzhi's Father

2023
The Mob poster

The Mob

Movie · as Zhou Mingyou

2023
Bloody Canton poster

Bloody Canton

Movie

2022
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

Movie

2021
The Curse of Turandot poster

The Curse of Turandot

Movie · as Fireworks Master

2021
Kanas Monster poster

Kanas Monster

Movie

2021
红船 poster

红船

Movie

2021
The Priceless poster

The Priceless

TV · as Mr. Ning · 14 eps

2020
The Case of the Unknown poster

The Case of the Unknown

Movie · as Wang Shi-De

2019
Love Doesn't Come Easy poster

Love Doesn't Come Easy

Movie · as Zhou Likai

2019
Key To The Luck poster

Key To The Luck

Movie · as Uncle Ha

2019
Good boy and Kong Fu poster

Good boy and Kong Fu

Movie

2019
Integrity poster

Integrity

Movie

2019
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

Movie

2018
Screw Baskeball Team poster

Screw Baskeball Team

Movie

2018
德州风云之我是一条鱼 poster

德州风云之我是一条鱼

Movie

2018
德州风云之我是牌手 poster

德州风云之我是牌手

Movie

2017
Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die

Movie

2017
寻龙计 poster

寻龙计

Movie

2017
武僧进城 poster

武僧进城

Movie

2016
Yi Quan Qing Chun poster

Yi Quan Qing Chun

Movie

2016
Flipped poster

Flipped

Movie

2016
情迷阿修罗 poster

情迷阿修罗

Movie

2016
暗道 poster

暗道

Movie

2016
回马枪 poster

回马枪

TV · as 龙振彪 · 35 eps

2016
The Conspirators poster

The Conspirators

TV · as A Peng · 38 eps

2015
Kung Fu Kids poster

Kung Fu Kids

Movie

2015
扯淡侠 poster

扯淡侠

Movie

2015
暗花无间 poster

暗花无间

Movie

2014
Hungry Ghost Ritual poster

Hungry Ghost Ritual

Movie · as Hau Tin

2014
You Are My Sassy Girl poster

You Are My Sassy Girl

Movie

2014
Feeling the Love Flute poster

Feeling the Love Flute

Movie

2014
Fighting poster

Fighting

Movie

2014
跑过罗湖桥 poster

跑过罗湖桥

Movie

2013
Conspirators poster

Conspirators

Movie · as Ah Pang

2013
Kung Fu Fighter poster

Kung Fu Fighter

Movie

2012
The Silent War poster

The Silent War

Movie · as Zhang Guoxiang, KMT Agent

2012
Happy Adventure poster

Happy Adventure

Movie

2011
Demon 2 (Du Huo 2)

Demon 2 (Du Huo 2)

Movie

2011
Deng Enming's Childhood poster

Deng Enming's Childhood

Movie

2010
The Adventure of the King poster

The Adventure of the King

Movie · as Lord Ning

2010
Jeet Kune Do poster

Jeet Kune Do

Movie

2010
Crossing Hennessy poster

Crossing Hennessy

Movie · as Oi Lin's Uncle

2010
拒绝来访 poster

拒绝来访

Movie

2009
Looking for Jackie poster

Looking for Jackie

Movie · as Mr. Jin

2009
Shui Hwu Legend poster

Shui Hwu Legend

Movie

2009
濠河边上的女人 poster

濠河边上的女人

Movie

2008
Penicillin 1944 poster

Penicillin 1944

Movie

2007
A Wind Cold Town poster

A Wind Cold Town

Movie

2007
永乐恩仇 poster

永乐恩仇

Movie · as 朱棣

2007
Shaolin Temple Death or Consequence

Shaolin Temple Death or Consequence

Movie

2007
The Valiant Ones New poster

The Valiant Ones New

Movie

2007
枭龙 poster

枭龙

Movie

2007
Legend of Twin Dragons poster

Legend of Twin Dragons

Movie

2006
Nothing Is Impossible poster

Nothing Is Impossible

Movie · as Godfather

2006
Gui Li Hun poster

Gui Li Hun

Movie

2005
Gui Mei poster

Gui Mei

Movie

2005
Unrivaled Sand Palm poster

Unrivaled Sand Palm

Movie

2005
Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia poster

Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia

Movie

2004
Fearful 24 Hours poster

Fearful 24 Hours

Movie

2003
Boxing Hero poster

Boxing Hero

Movie

2002
Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind poster

Black Mask Vs. Gambling Mastermind

Movie

2002
Animals poster

Animals

Movie

2001
The Vampire Combat poster

The Vampire Combat

Movie · as Mao Lung

2000
Wicked Tricks poster

Wicked Tricks

Movie

2000
Bedroom Secret poster

Bedroom Secret

Movie

2000
Tricky Guys poster

Tricky Guys

Movie

2000
Homicidal Maniac poster

Homicidal Maniac

Movie · as Inspector Hu Ying Kit

1999
My Wife's Bodyguard poster

My Wife's Bodyguard

Movie

1999
Shui Hwu Legend poster

Shui Hwu Legend

Movie

1998
Mission of Hero poster

Mission of Hero

Movie

1998
Return of Dragon poster

Return of Dragon

Movie

1998
战国红颜 poster

战国红颜

TV · as 伍子胥 · 40 eps

1997
Passion poster

Passion

Movie

1997
Crazy Mission poster

Crazy Mission

Movie

1997
Against poster

Against

Movie

1997
Special Action Force poster

Special Action Force

Movie

1997
24 Hrs Ghost Story poster

24 Hrs Ghost Story

Movie · as Master River Wong

1997
Killing Me Hardly poster

Killing Me Hardly

Movie

1997
Dragon Town Story poster

Dragon Town Story

Movie

1996
3 Kung Fu Kids poster

3 Kung Fu Kids

Movie

1996
The Gangsters poster

The Gangsters

Movie

1996
To Be No. 1 poster

To Be No. 1

Movie · as Three

1996
King of Gambler poster

King of Gambler

TV · as 马骓 · 40 eps

1995
The Vengeance poster

The Vengeance

Movie

1995
Drugs Fighters poster

Drugs Fighters

Movie

1995
The Vengeance poster

The Vengeance

Movie

1995
Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop poster

Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop

Movie · as Hong Kong Official

1995
A Fake Pretty Woman poster

A Fake Pretty Woman

Movie

1994
Deadful Melody poster

Deadful Melody

Movie · as Ghost Master

1994
The Deadly Warrant poster

The Deadly Warrant

Movie

1994
The Other Side of the Sea poster

The Other Side of the Sea

Movie

1994
Circus Kids poster

Circus Kids

Movie

1994
Marked for Murder poster

Marked for Murder

Movie

1994
Hero of Hong Kong 1949 poster

Hero of Hong Kong 1949

Movie · as Fang Ting Suen

1994
The Deadly Island poster

The Deadly Island

Movie

1994
Law on the Brink poster

Law on the Brink

Movie

1993
All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard poster

All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard

Movie · as Lu Chien

1993
Lord Of East China Sea II poster

Lord Of East China Sea II

Movie

1993
Lord Of East China Sea poster

Lord Of East China Sea

Movie

1993
Whores from the North poster

Whores from the North

Movie

1993
The Love That is Wrong poster

The Love That is Wrong

Movie

1993
Man of the Times poster

Man of the Times

Movie · as Inspector Ho

1993
Drug Tiger poster

Drug Tiger

Movie · as Uncle Hsiung

1993
Flirting Scholar poster

Flirting Scholar

Movie · as King Ning

1993
Ultimate Warrior poster

Ultimate Warrior

Movie

1993
The Heroes From Shaolin poster

The Heroes From Shaolin

TV · 20 eps

1992
Passionate Killing in the Dream poster

Passionate Killing in the Dream

Movie

1992
Witch poster

Witch

Movie

1992
Gangs '92 poster

Gangs '92

Movie

1992
Sexual Fire poster

Sexual Fire

Movie

1992
King of Beggars poster

King of Beggars

Movie · as Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin

1992
Wonderful Killer poster

Wonderful Killer

Movie

1992
Come from China poster

Come from China

Movie · as 李仲兴

1992
Raiders of Losing Treasure poster

Raiders of Losing Treasure

Movie

1992
Ghost Killer poster

Ghost Killer

Movie · as Yip Tai Nan

1992
Who's Killer poster

Who's Killer

Movie · as Chang Hau

1992
The Story of Lady Sue poster

The Story of Lady Sue

Movie

1992
No Guilty poster

No Guilty

Movie · as Jack

1992
Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer

Movie

1992
Wolf of Revenge poster

Wolf of Revenge

Movie

1991
Drugs Area poster

Drugs Area

Movie

1991
Visa to Hell poster

Visa to Hell

Movie · as Jiu Mou

1991
The Little Shaolin Monk poster

The Little Shaolin Monk

Movie

1991
Retreat of the Godfather poster

Retreat of the Godfather

Movie

1991
The Dignified Killers poster

The Dignified Killers

Movie

1991
The Transmigration Romance poster

The Transmigration Romance

Movie · as Inspector Lin

1991
Heroic Brothers poster

Heroic Brothers

Movie

1991
Lucky Dragon poster

Lucky Dragon

Movie

1990
King of Gambler poster

King of Gambler

Movie · as Lin Fei

1990
Life is a Bet poster

Life is a Bet

Movie

1990
Blood Stained Tradewind poster

Blood Stained Tradewind

Movie · as Song Ben

1990
No Way Back poster

No Way Back

Movie

1990
Takes Two to Mingle poster

Takes Two to Mingle

Movie

1989
Proud and Confident poster

Proud and Confident

Movie · as Chiu

1989
Ghostly Love poster

Ghostly Love

Movie · as Ching Sam

1989
Stars and Roses poster

Stars and Roses

Movie · as Hong's boyfriend

1989
Chinese Cop Out poster

Chinese Cop Out

Movie

1989
Dark Side of China Town poster

Dark Side of China Town

Movie · as Shan Tung Shing

1989
Bloody Brotherhood poster

Bloody Brotherhood

Movie · as Cheung Ka Wai

1988
No Compromise poster

No Compromise

Movie · as Lui Da-Chuan

1988
Picture of a Nymph poster

Picture of a Nymph

Movie · as Swordsman

1988
Dragons Forever poster

Dragons Forever

Movie · as Thug at Bar (uncredited)

1987
Crazy Spirit poster

Crazy Spirit

Movie

1987
Project A - Part II poster

Project A - Part II

Movie · as Superintendent Chun

1987
A Chinese Ghost Story poster

A Chinese Ghost Story

Movie · as Swordsman Hsia Hou

1987
Code of Honor poster

Code of Honor

Movie · as Wang Han

1986
Royal Warriors poster

Royal Warriors

Movie · as Raging Bull

1986
The Strange Bedfellow poster

The Strange Bedfellow

Movie

1985
Disciples of the 36th Chamber poster

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

Movie · as San Te's Senior Monk / Gym Chief's Man

1985
Crazy Shaolin Disciples poster

Crazy Shaolin Disciples

Movie

1985
Danger Has Two Faces poster

Danger Has Two Faces

Movie

1985
Those Merry Souls poster

Those Merry Souls

Movie

1985
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars poster

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Movie

1985
Welcome poster

Welcome

Movie · as Lam Fong

1985
Yes, Madam! poster

Yes, Madam!

Movie · as Ah Tung (Armoured Car Thief)

1984
Long Arm of the Law poster

Long Arm of the Law

Movie · as Ho Yiu-Tung

1984
My Darling Genie poster

My Darling Genie

Movie

1984
Host for a Ghost poster

Host for a Ghost

Movie

1984
Return of Bastard Swordsman poster

Return of Bastard Swordsman

Movie · as Fake Fortune Teller's Son

1984
Opium and the Kung Fu Master poster

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Movie

1984
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter poster

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Movie · as Temple Monk

1984
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre poster

The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre

Movie · as Sung Ching Shu (as monk)

1983
The Enchantress poster

The Enchantress

Movie · as (uncredited)

1983
The Boxer's Omen poster

The Boxer's Omen

Movie · as Monk (uncredited)

1983
Seeding of a Ghost poster

Seeding of a Ghost

Movie · as Man at Casino

1983
Usurpers of Emperor's Power poster

Usurpers of Emperor's Power

Movie

1983
The Lady Is the Boss poster

The Lady Is the Boss

Movie · as New Student (uncredited)

1983
Descendant of the Sun poster

Descendant of the Sun

Movie · as Prince Regent's Black Knight

1983
Holy Flame of the Martial World poster

Holy Flame of the Martial World

Movie · as Miu Shan Clan leader (uncredited)

1983
Men from the Gutter poster

Men from the Gutter

Movie · as Policeman at Raid

1983
The Lady Assassin poster

The Lady Assassin

Movie · as Palace Guard

1982
House of Traps poster

House of Traps

Movie · as Constable

1982
Five Element Ninjas poster

Five Element Ninjas

Movie · as Hong's Man (uncredited)

1982
The Fake Ghost Catchers poster

The Fake Ghost Catchers

Movie

1982
Ode to Gallantry poster

Ode to Gallantry

Movie

1982
Winner Takes All poster

Winner Takes All

Movie

1982
Passing Flickers poster

Passing Flickers

Movie

1982
Brave Archer and His Mate poster

Brave Archer and His Mate

Movie · as Libertine Asking for Ms. Loong (uncredited)

1982
Mercenaries from Hong Kong poster

Mercenaries from Hong Kong

Movie · as He Ying's Man / Yindan's Guerrilla

1982
Buddha's Palm poster

Buddha's Palm

Movie · as Clan Member (uncredited)

1981
Murderer Pursues poster

Murderer Pursues

Movie · as Rascal at basketball court

1981
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman poster

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

Movie · as Money Clan Member

1981
Challenge of the Gamesters poster

Challenge of the Gamesters

Movie · as Casino security

1981
The Brave Archer 3 poster

The Brave Archer 3

Movie

1981
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood poster

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

Movie · as Wen Clan Member

1981
Don't Kill Me, Brother! poster

Don't Kill Me, Brother!

Movie

1981
The Treasure Hunters poster

The Treasure Hunters

Movie · as Librarian

1981
The Duel of the Century poster

The Duel of the Century

Movie · as Chief Lama

1980
The Rebel Intruders poster

The Rebel Intruders

Movie · as Iron Fist Militia / Refugee

1980
Killer Constable poster

Killer Constable

Movie · as Palace Guard

1980
The Flag of Iron poster

The Flag of Iron

Movie · as One of 14 Eagles

1980
Two Champions of Shaolin poster

Two Champions of Shaolin

Movie · as Wu Tang Member (uncredited)

1980
Legend of the Fox poster

Legend of the Fox

Movie · as Guinong's Man (uncredited)

1980
Without a Promised Land poster

Without a Promised Land

Movie

1979
The Magnificent Ruffians poster

The Magnificent Ruffians

Movie · as (uncredited)

1979
The Daredevils poster

The Daredevils

Movie · as Soldier

1979
Monkey Kung Fu poster

Monkey Kung Fu

Movie · as Kung Fu pupil

1979
The Fighting Fool poster

The Fighting Fool

Movie · as Abducted villager

1979
The Tigress of Shaolin poster

The Tigress of Shaolin

Movie

1979
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung poster

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

Movie · as Lucky Gambling House Doorman (uncredited)