Lau Cham

Biography

Lau Cham was a Hong Kong martial artist and action film actor, born on 21 January 1890. He was a disciple of Lin Shirong, a student of the famed Wong Fei-hung. He was the father of directors Lau Kar-leung and Lau Kar-wing, grandfather of Lau Ka-yung, and godfather of Lau Kar-ying. He opened a martial arts school in Guangzhou in 1920 and served as a bodyguard for Xue Juexian during his trip to Shanghai in 1925. He moved to British Hong Kong in 1949 and opened a martial arts school there. He collaborated with Kwan Tak-hing in several martial arts films and appeared in early Wong Fei-hung series films playing his master Lin Shirong. His sons Lau Kar-leung and Lau Kar-wing followed him into the film industry. He passed away on 9 November 1963.