ACTOR
Shum Lo
Known for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin · Disciples of the 36th Chamber · The New One-Armed Swordsman
Shum Lo was born in 1925 in Kaifeng, Henan. He joined Shaw Brothers and became various directors' favorite actor, especially in the martial arts genre. He had a filmography of over 100 titles spanning from the 1960s to 1980s, half of them martial arts films. A veteran supporting actor, Shum Lo is best summarized as "the essential green leaf behind the blossoming flowers".
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1925
- Birthplace
- Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Shum Lo was born in 1925 in Kaifeng, Henan. He joined Shaw Brothers and became various directors' favorite actor, especially in the martial arts genre. He had a filmography of over 100 titles spanning from the 1960s to 1980s, half of them martial arts films. A veteran supporting actor, Shum Lo is best summarized as "the essential green leaf behind the blossoming flowers".
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Known For
MOVIE
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Dining Hall · 1978
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
MOVIE
Disciples of the 36th ChamberTeacher · 1985
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
MOVIE
The New One-Armed SwordsmanBlacksmith Ba · 1971
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
Executioners from ShaolinUncle Fang · 1977
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
MOVIE
The Boxer from ShantungTea House Owner (uncredited) · 1972
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
Blood BrothersPost Station Officer (uncredited) · 1973
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
MOVIE
Shaolin TempleShaolin Master of Library · 1976
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
Buddha's PalmJia Ru of Dark Moon Clan · 1982
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
Filmography
Movies
Come Drink with MeJade Faced Tiger's Man
1966
Downhill They Ride
1966
Sweet and WildUncle Ma
1966
The Mating Season
1966
Till the End of TimeHsueh-Ling's uncle
1966
Blue SkiesChen Yu Shan
1967
King DrummerUncle Chang
1967
Madam Slender PlumMei's bar manager
1967
Operation LipstickNightclub boss
1967
Sweet Is RevengeWarden Tian Da Cheng
1967
The Cave of the Silken WebEarth Lord
1967
The King with My FaceLord Yuen
1967
The Mirror and the LicheeUncle Li
1967
The Pearl PhoenixMagistrate Zhou
1967
The Sword and the LuteMartial arts expert invited by Hu
1967
The Thundering SwordTak Mong
1967
Too Late for LoveBing Shen
1967
Forever DiamondsFather Ding
1968
Hong Kong RhapsodyPing's party guest
1968
The Bells of DeathPays Ye for a Hit (uncredited)
1968
The Magnificent SwordsmanVillage Chief
1968
The Sword of SwordsUncle Chung/Li Rong
1968
The Flying DaggerUncle Fan Kun
1969
A Place to Call HomeBoozard
1970
A Time for LoveUncle Suen
1970
Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers?Village Chief Wang
1970
Heads for SaleMaster Jin
1970
The Iron BuddhaWang Wu
1970
The Price of LoveGrandfather Chuang
1970
The Twelve Gold MedallionsFulai Innkeeper
1970
Vengeance!Innkeeper Wang Wu (uncredited)
1970
Six AssassinsMinister Cui Yin
1971
SunsetUncle Li
1971
The Jade Faced Assassin
1971
The Long Years
1971
The New One-Armed SwordsmanBlacksmith Ba
1971
The Night Is Young
1971
The Swift KnightMagistrate
1971
Finger of DoomInn-keeper
1972
Man of IronGambler at Poker Table
1972
PursuitLin Zhou
1972
The 14 AmazonsHsia Tower Guard
1972
The Boxer from ShantungTea House Owner (uncredited)
1972
The Delightful ForestCasino Manager
1972
The Devil's MirrorSupervisor Sun
1972
The Thunderbolt FistGin Chi's Villager
1972
The WarlordHsiao Lan Fang's father
1972
The Water MarginChief clerk Chang (uncredited)
1972
Blood BrothersPost Station Officer (uncredited)
1973
Call to ArmsMaster Lin
1973
Iron BodyguardTong's Friend at Brothel
1973
The DelinquentButcher (Stepfather)
1973
The Ghost LoversPriest
1973
The Happiest MomentMr Hua
1973
The PirateCasino Clerk
1973
The Sugar DaddiesBoss Wang
1973
Cheeky Little AngelsNightclub Visitor
1974
Hong Kong 73Mr Hui
1974
Rivals of Kung FuUncle Bing
1974
Sinful ConfessionMahjong gambler
1974
Sorrow of the GentryDoctor Zhou
1974
The Savage FiveVillager (uncredited)
1974
The Shadow Boxer
1974
Village of TigersBandit
1974
Big Brother Cheng
1975
Cuties Parade
1975
Fearful Interlude(segment "The Cold Skeleton")
1975
Forbidden Tales of Two CitiesHead of telegraph office
1975
Lady of the LawShopkeeper
1975
Night of the Devil BrideDoctor Chang
1975
Temperament of Life
1975
The Empress DowagerEunuch Wang Shang
1975
The Flying Guillotine(uncredited)
1975
The Spiritual BoxerBun / Noodle Stall Boss
1975
The Taxi DriverUncle Tsang
1975
BrotherhoodYu / 3rd Uncle Cai
1976
Challenge of the MastersVillage Elder
1976
Emperor Chien LungChief Eunuch Jing An
1976
Erotic Nights
1976
Heroes of the UndergroundInn Clerk
1976
Hustler from Canton
1976
Killer ClansWang Wei
1976
Love Swindler(segment "Deadly Injections")
1976
Shaolin TempleShaolin Master of Library
1976
The CondemnedMan in Sheng's house
1976
The Dragon MissileMr. Shum
1976
The Last TempestEunuch Wang Shang
1976
Clans of IntrigueShaolin monk/Gambler
1977
Confessions of a Private Secretary
1977
Death DuelFerryman for Divine Sword Mansion (uncredited)
1977
Dreams Of EroticismGrandfather
1977
Executioners from ShaolinUncle Fang
1977
Pursuit of VengeanceDing Qiu
1977
The Adventures of Emperor Chien LungMan offer to pay tax for Qing
1977
The Dream of the Red ChamberImperial Edit's Reader
1977
The Jade Tiger
1977
The Mad MonkVillager
1977
The Sentimental SwordsmanHua Feng
1977
Clan of AmazonsOne of Lu's Friends
1978
Flying Guillotine IIEmperor's Bodyguard
1978
Heaven Sword and Dragon SabreChiu Ming's fighter
1978
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre IIChiu Ming's fighter
1978
Legend of the BatYuan Yang Sword Master
1978
Sensual Pleasures
1978
Swordsman and EnchantressDoctor Fei
1978
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Dining Hall
1978
The Cunning Hustler
1978
The Five VenomsFruit Vendor
1978
The Mad Monk Strikes AgainWang Xiao Bao's Father
1978
The Voyage of Emperor Chien LungFlower Draw's manager
1978
Dirty HoThe Emperor
1979
Full Moon Scimitar3rd Master's Servant (uncredited)
1979
Monkey Kung FuRestaurant owner
1979
Return of the DeadQin Zhen-He
1979
Shaolin AbbotHead Abbot
1979
Ten Tigers of KwangtungLi Chen Chow's Pawn Shop Staff (uncredited)
1979
The Deadly Breaking SwordBoss Luo
1979
The Kung Fu InstructorChow Ping's Uncle
1979
The Last JudgementCorrupt Judge
1979
The Magnificent RuffiansCashier Zhuo
1979
The Scandalous WarlordOpera Manager
1979
The Shadow BoxingRestaurant Boss
1979
The Tigress of ShaolinAh San's father
1979
Young LoversUncle Zhong
1979
Bat Without WingsWaiter
1980
Emperor Chien Lung and the BeautyEunuch Ho Te-Ching
1980
Haunted TalesMr. Wang
1980
Heaven and HellAlcoholic in Hell
1980
HexOld Man Fishing at Pond
1980
Lost SoulsRefugee's relative
1980
The Kid with a TattooRestaurant manager
1980
A Bride's Nightmare
1981
Bloody ParrotInnkeeper
1981
Challenge of the GamestersJiu
1981
Corpse ManiaMr. Ma
1981
Gambler's DelightPak Hok Kuen
1981
Return of the Sentimental SwordsmanBoss at Eatery
1981
The Duel of the CenturyHermit Pine
1981
The Emperor and His BrotherMa Shan Chun
1981
The Tiger and the WidowThird Lord
1981
Buddha's PalmJia Ru of Dark Moon Clan
1982
House of TrapsMr. Xu
1982
Human LanternsRestaurant Boss
1982
My Rebellious SonBoss at eatery
1982
Passing FlickersMovie producer
1982
Shaolin PrinceMaster Xia
1982
Teenage DreamersParent at Police Station
1982
The Emperor and the MinisterOfficial
1982
The Fake Ghost CatchersMagistrate
1982
Tiger KillerMr Hu
1982
Bastard SwordsmanThundering Prognosticator (uncredited)
1983
Descendant of the SunRoyal Painter
1983
Roving SwordsmanManager of Happy Forest
1983
Shaolin IntrudersTavern boss
1983
Tales of a EunuchHan Prince
1983
The Lady Is the BossWah Chaing Martial Arts Association Member (uncredited)
1983
Opium and the Kung Fu MasterVillager (uncredited)
1984
Return of Bastard SwordsmanInvincible Clan Division Chief
1984
Secret Service of the Imperial CourtChao Clan Member
1984
The Supreme SwordsmanUncle Shum
1984
Disciples of the 36th ChamberTeacher
1985
Pursuit of a KillerBrother San
1985
The Master Strikes BackVillager
1985
The Young VagabondBank Manager
1985
Killer's Nocturne
1987
Sworn BrothersChui's Father-in-Law
1987
Sleazy Dizzy
1990Photos
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