Lo Wei ( 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury. Career Lo began his entertainment career as an actor in the Second World War. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948. During the 1950's Lo became a popular matinee idol. After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads. Lo ran the production company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", which operated until 1977-78 due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing a deal with Golden Harvest. Lo is credited with over 135 films as an actor, over 60 films as a director, over 30 films as a writer, and over 45 films as a producer. Filmography Films This is a partial list of films. Chun lei (1949) Chun cheng hua luo (1949) Da liang shan en chou ji (1949) Hai shi (1949) - Ku San Wang Kui yu Gui Ying (1952) - Wang Kuei Wu shan meng (1953) - Mingde Nie hai qing tian (1953) - Song Siqing Ge nu Gong Lingyan (1953) Ming nu ren bie zhuan (1953) Xiao feng xian (1953) Dang fu qing chi (1953) - Wen Lung Yuan yang jie (1953) Mei gui mei gui wo ai ni (1954) Bi xue huang hua (1954) Yang e (1955) Xiao bai cai (1955) Xiao feng xian xu ji (1955) Jin sang zi (1955) Cha hua nu (1955) Ying du yan ji (1955) Ju zi gu niang (1955) Tao hua jiang (1956) - Li Ming Hong chen (1956) - Hong Dalong Xue li hong (1956) Lian zhi huo (1956) Jing hun ji (1956) - Ma Churen Mang lian (1956) - Lung Meng-tang Shui xian (1956) - Kuang Yung-Li Wo xin chang dan (1956) Hu die fu ren (1956) - Wu Chiao Xian mu dan (1956) Duo qing he (1957) - Ah-Ching Jiu se cai qi (1957) Ai yu zui (1957) - Zhang Long Chun guang wu xian hao (1957) Ankoru watto monogatari utsukushiki aishu (1957) - King of Cambodia Diao Chan (1958) - Tung Chuo Xiao qing ren (1958)