Shum Lo
Acting·March 1, 1925 — 101 years old·Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
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".
Known For
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978·7.5
The Five Venoms
1978·6.6
Come Drink with Me
1966·6.7
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985·6.4
The New One-Armed Swordsman
1971·6.9
Dirty Ho
1979·7.3
Executioners from Shaolin
1977·6.7
The Flying Guillotine
1975·6.7
Human Lanterns
1982·6.1
The Boxer from Shantung
1972·6.9
Blood Brothers
1973·6.3
Shaolin Temple
1976·6.2
Filmography · 167
1990Sleazy Dizzy1987Killer's Nocturne1987Sworn BrothersChui's Father-in-Law1985Pursuit of a KillerBrother San1985Disciples of the 36th ChamberTeacher1985The Master Strikes BackVillager1985The Young VagabondBank Manager1984Secret Service of the Imperial CourtChao Clan Member1984The Supreme SwordsmanUncle Shum1984Opium and the Kung Fu MasterVillager (uncredited)1984Return of Bastard SwordsmanInvincible Clan Division Chief1983Descendant of the SunRoyal Painter1983Shaolin IntrudersTavern boss1983Bastard SwordsmanThundering Prognosticator (uncredited)1983The Lady Is the BossWah Chaing Martial Arts Association Member (uncredited)1983Tales of a EunuchHan Prince1983Roving SwordsmanManager of Happy Forest1982My Rebellious SonBoss at eatery1982The Emperor and the MinisterOfficial1982Tiger KillerMr Hu1982Buddha's PalmJia Ru of Dark Moon Clan1982The Fake Ghost CatchersMagistrate1982Human LanternsRestaurant Boss1982Passing FlickersMovie producer1982Teenage DreamersParent at Police Station1982House of TrapsMr. Xu1982Shaolin PrinceMaster Xia1981The Duel of the CenturyHermit Pine1981Bloody ParrotInnkeeper1981The Emperor and His BrotherMa Shan Chun1981Corpse ManiaMr. Ma1981Challenge of the GamestersJiu1981The Tiger and the WidowThird Lord1981Return of the Sentimental SwordsmanBoss at Eatery1981Gambler's DelightPak Hok Kuen1981A Bride's Nightmare1980Bat Without WingsWaiter1980Lost SoulsRefugee's relative1980HexOld Man Fishing at Pond1980The Kid with a TattooRestaurant manager1980Haunted TalesMr. Wang1980Emperor Chien Lung and the BeautyEunuch Ho Te-Ching1980Heaven and HellAlcoholic in Hell1979Ten Tigers of KwangtungLi Chen Chow's Pawn Shop Staff (uncredited)1979Return of the DeadQin Zhen-He1979The Deadly Breaking SwordBoss Luo1979The Magnificent RuffiansCashier Zhuo1979The Tigress of ShaolinAh San's father1979Dirty HoThe Emperor1979Shaolin AbbotHead Abbot1979The Kung Fu InstructorChow Ping's Uncle1979Monkey Kung FuRestaurant owner1979The Last JudgementCorrupt Judge1979Young LoversUncle Zhong1979The Shadow BoxingRestaurant Boss1979The Scandalous WarlordOpera Manager1979Full Moon Scimitar3rd Master's Servant (uncredited)1978Swordsman and EnchantressDoctor Fei1978Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre IIChiu Ming's fighter1978Heaven Sword and Dragon SabreChiu Ming's fighter1978The Voyage of Emperor Chien LungFlower Draw's manager1978Sensual Pleasures1978The Five VenomsFruit Vendor1978The Cunning Hustler1978Legend of the BatYuan Yang Sword Master1978The Mad Monk Strikes AgainWang Xiao Bao's Father1978Clan of AmazonsOne of Lu's Friends1978The 36th Chamber of ShaolinAbbot in Charge of Dining Hall1978Flying Guillotine IIEmperor's Bodyguard1977Pursuit of VengeanceDing Qiu1977Dreams Of EroticismGrandfather1977The Dream of the Red ChamberImperial Edit's Reader1977The Sentimental SwordsmanHua Feng1977Death DuelFerryman for Divine Sword Mansion (uncredited)1977The Adventures of Emperor Chien LungMan offer to pay tax for Qing1977Confessions of a Private Secretary1977The Jade Tiger1977Clans of IntrigueShaolin monk/Gambler1977Executioners from ShaolinUncle Fang1977The Mad MonkVillager1976Shaolin TempleShaolin Master of Library1976Love Swindler(segment "Deadly Injections")1976Hustler from Canton1976BrotherhoodYu / 3rd Uncle Cai1976Emperor Chien LungChief Eunuch Jing An1976The CondemnedMan in Sheng's house1976Challenge of the MastersVillage Elder1976Erotic Nights1976The Dragon MissileMr. Shum1976Killer ClansWang Wei1976The Last TempestEunuch Wang Shang1976Heroes of the UndergroundInn Clerk1975Cuties Parade1975The Spiritual BoxerBun / Noodle Stall Boss1975Fearful Interlude(segment "The Cold Skeleton")1975The Taxi DriverUncle Tsang1975The Empress DowagerEunuch Wang Shang1975Big Brother Cheng1975Lady of the LawShopkeeper1975Temperament of Life1975Night of the Devil BrideDoctor Chang1975The Flying Guillotine(uncredited)1975Forbidden Tales of Two CitiesHead of telegraph office1974Sinful ConfessionMahjong gambler1974Sorrow of the GentryDoctor Zhou1974Cheeky Little AngelsNightclub Visitor1974Rivals of Kung FuUncle Bing1974Hong Kong 73Mr Hui1974The Shadow Boxer1974The Savage FiveVillager (uncredited)1974Village of TigersBandit1973Iron BodyguardTong's Friend at Brothel1973The Ghost LoversPriest1973The Sugar DaddiesBoss Wang1973The Happiest MomentMr Hua1973The PirateCasino Clerk1973Blood BrothersPost Station Officer (uncredited)1973The DelinquentButcher (Stepfather)1973Call to ArmsMaster Lin1972The Thunderbolt FistGin Chi's Villager1972Man of IronGambler at Poker Table1972The Delightful ForestCasino Manager1972The WarlordHsiao Lan Fang's father1972The 14 AmazonsHsia Tower Guard1972The Devil's MirrorSupervisor Sun1972Finger of DoomInn-keeper1972The Water MarginChief clerk Chang (uncredited)1972The Boxer from ShantungTea House Owner (uncredited)1972PursuitLin Zhou1971SunsetUncle Li1971The Swift KnightMagistrate1971The Long Years1971The Jade Faced Assassin1971Six AssassinsMinister Cui Yin1971The New One-Armed SwordsmanBlacksmith Ba1971The Night Is Young1970The Iron BuddhaWang Wu1970The Price of LoveGrandfather Chuang1970A Time for LoveUncle Suen1970Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers?Village Chief Wang1970The Twelve Gold MedallionsFulai Innkeeper1970Vengeance!Innkeeper Wang Wu (uncredited)1970Heads for SaleMaster Jin1970A Place to Call HomeBoozard1969The Flying DaggerUncle Fan Kun1968The Sword of SwordsUncle Chung/Li Rong1968Forever DiamondsFather Ding1968The Bells of DeathPays Ye for a Hit (uncredited)1968The Magnificent SwordsmanVillage Chief1968Hong Kong RhapsodyPing's party guest1967King DrummerUncle Chang1967The Mirror and the LicheeUncle Li1967Blue SkiesChen Yu Shan1967The Cave of the Silken WebEarth Lord1967The King with My FaceLord Yuen1967Sweet Is RevengeWarden Tian Da Cheng1967The Thundering SwordTak Mong1967Operation LipstickNightclub boss1967The Sword and the LuteMartial arts expert invited by Hu1967Too Late for LoveBing Shen1967Madam Slender PlumMei's bar manager1967The Pearl PhoenixMagistrate Zhou1966The Mating Season1966Sweet and WildUncle Ma1966Come Drink with MeJade Faced Tiger's Man1966Till the End of TimeHsueh-Ling's uncle1966Downhill They Ride