Shi Lei

Biography

Shi Lei, whose birth date is unknown, is an actor from Hebei whose original name is Li Mengzhi. He received a university education and participated in charity theater performances during the war of resistance before becoming a stage actor. He later moved to British Hong Kong and made his film debut in 1949 in the film *Qionglou Hen* (瓊樓恨). He worked extensively as a Mandarin-language actor in the leftist film companies Great Wall (長城) and Phoenix (鳳凰) until 1981, specializing in villain and comedy roles, and also appeared in Cantonese films despite not being fluent in the language. His most notable work is the film *Fu Zi Qing* (父子情), in which he starred in his later years. He also performed in stage plays in Hong Kong. He emigrated to Canada in 1983.