Peter Lai Bei-Dak

Acting

Peter Lai Bei-Dak

Born May 13, 1950 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Died August 5, 2026 · aged 76

Peter Lai (Chinese: 黎彼得) is a Hong Kong lyricist and actor. In the 1970s and 1980s, he co-wrote many lyrics of the first Cantopop songs with Sam Hui. He also wrote songs for Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam among other Hong Kong pop stars. Lai, along with Jim Wong, Jimmy Lo and Cheng Kwok Kong, are the pioneer generation of Cantopop lyricists in Hong Kong. Lai has also worked as a screenwri…

Known For

Fight Back to SchoolFight Back to School · 1991
Fight Back to School
★ 7.01991
MovieActionComedy
Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
City HunterCity Hunter · 1993
City Hunter
★ 6.61993
MovieActionAdventure
A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
King of BeggarsKing of Beggars · 1992
King of Beggars
★ 7.11992
MovieActionComedy
The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to save the emperor.
Carry On PickpocketCarry On Pickpocket · 1982
Carry On Pickpocket
★ 6.41982
MovieActionComedy
Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.
Flirting ScholarFlirting Scholar · 1993
Flirting Scholar
★ 7.51993
MovieDramaComedy
A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.
She Starts the FireShe Starts the Fire · 1992
She Starts the Fire
★ 6.91992
MovieComedyRomance
A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.
Righting WrongsRighting Wrongs · 1986
Righting Wrongs
★ 7.61986
MovieActionComedy
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
The Chinese FeastThe Chinese Feast · 1995
The Chinese Feast
★ 6.61995
MovieComedyRomance
Within a few years, petty crook Chiu rises to gang leader. But his professional ambitions are actually quite different: he wants to leave illegality behind and make a career for himself and his lover in Canada... as a chef. However, this craft must first be learned and Chiu's talent in the field of cooking leaves much to be desired.

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Super Lady CopSuper Lady Cop · 1993
Super Lady Cop
★ 7.31993
MovieAction
The result of a top secret project spearheaded by the Chinese government to create the ultimate soldier, Agent Nieh Ling (Khan) possesses superhuman strength and agility. She's also the only test subject that doesn't go insane as a result of the experiments she's subjected to, so when three of her fellow operatives embark on a rampage of violence in Hong Kong, Ling is dispatched to take them out. After a freak accident erases her memory, the super soldier is taken in by a wisecracking cop and his girlfriend, who nickname their high-kicking new pal "Chun Li." The suddenly-carefree Ling begins to enjoy the lighter side of life, but when her deadly targets surface, Ling and her new friends find themselves in the fight of their lives.

Kao Chang

Detective Investigation FilesDetective Investigation Files · 1995
Detective Investigation Files
★ 8.11995
SeriesMysteryCrime
"Detective Investigation Files" revolves around the professional and meticulous investigations carried out by a group of dedicated police officers. As they delve into mysterious deaths with unclear causes, they tirelessly work towards maintaining peace and security for the people. However, their demanding job often comes at the expense of personal happiness. Cheung Dai Yong, a brilliant and astute police officer, has a track record of solving crucial cases. His trusted colleague, Lee Chung Yee, stands by his side, and together they tackle challenging and complex cases. Amidst their work, Dai Yong encounters Ko Jit, a tenacious journalist. Despite their initial conflicts, a deepening connection blossoms between them. However, Ko Jit already has a romantic partner.

郭树新 Kwok Shu Sun

The Duke of Mount DeerThe Duke of Mount Deer · 1998
The Duke of Mount Deer
★ 8.21998
SeriesDramaComedy
Wai Siu Bo is the son of a prostitute who works in a brothel in Yangzhou. After joining the Heaven and Earth society, he heads to the Capital and gets enrolled into the service of the Grand Eunuchs. There he becomes friends with the young emperor Hong Hei (Wai mistakes the emperor as another young eunuch) and falls in love with the emperor's younger sister, Princess Kin Ning. His adventures in the Forbidden City leads him into discovering the empress dowager as an impostor; finding several volumes of the prized 42 Chapters which contains the location of a treasure cave; helps the emperor kill the baddie courtier, Lord Obai; and see his position rise from humble eunuch to a grand courtier and confidante of the emperor.

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D.I.E.D.I.E. · 2008
D.I.E.
★ 6.02008
SeriesComedy
In the police force, "Death Investigation Extension" or "D.I.E." was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. Yue Chi-Long (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. because his superiors find him strange for falling asleep constantly on the job. New appointee Ying Jing-Jing (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with. Initially unaccepting of a division made of incompetent detectives, she is tricked into staying by her former supervisor, who claims that she was placed there to eventually replace the head and whip the team into shape. Chi-Long proves himself a capable detective but has a laidback attitude. The relationship between Jing-Jing and Chi-Long is deteriorating day by day, but also improving in a way...

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Broadcast LifeBroadcast Life · 2000
Broadcast Life
2000
SeriesSoap
Argumentative, sarcastic and smart girl, KUNG MING LI (CHAN SUK LAN, SHELLA) is invited to join the radio station FM701. There she meets CHANG KWOK PO (CHEUNG TAT MING) and YU TAK LUK (KOK TAK CHIU, VINCENT) who have embarrassed and humiliated her before. PO is very smart but a bit sneaky, so he only has a small post in the station. He and LUK together form a partnership, named ‘Traffic Marios’, and report the traffic news. LUK is honest and simple-minded. He is sometimes friendly but occasionally unpleasant towards PO. LI is asked to work with PO and LUK for a new show. She quite often yells at and teases them for revenge. These ‘Marios’ of course will not let her beat them and fight back when the time is right. The three of them quarrel with each other leading to lots of hilarious jokes...
My Sister of Eternal FlowerMy Sister of Eternal Flower · 2011
My Sister of Eternal Flower
★ 8.02011
SeriesDramaComedy
FA LAI-CHU (Charmaine Sheh) is a kindhearted and innocent woman with the IQ of a ten-year-old. When her parents passed away, she shouldered the responsibility for the care of her younger sister and brother. While she is not able to bring home the bacon, she does an exceptional job protecting her siblings, though this often means bringing home hilarious troubles! Because of her mentally challenged sister and their younger brother FA WAI-CHUNG (Lam Chi Sin), who is a man of no enterprise, FA LAI-PING (Toby Leung) has to take charge of the family. So she is determined to be successful by hook or by crook. She helps her supervisor, who is also her ex-boyfriend, LUK HO-CHEONG (Pierre Ngo), to betray the company. TSEUNG SUM (Woo Fung), chairman of the company, has a stroke...
Scavengers' ParadiseScavengers' Paradise · 2005
Scavengers' Paradise
2005
SeriesDramaFamily
Mainland youngster TANG WAI CHEUNG (KWOK CHUN ON) looks for his future father-in-law LING SING PO (CHUN WONG) with an old Hong Kong address passed on by his late mother. Unfortunately, PO moved a long time ago. With nowhere else to stay, CHEUNG lives with his young uncle TANG KING CHAN (MA KWOK MING). CHAN bluffs to his relatives about his wealth, but in fact, he is seriously in debt. In order to pay off CHAN’s debt, CHEUNG takes any jobs that he can find, and experiences the real world. CHEUNG and his flatmate CHENG PIK WAN (WU, MYOLIE) encourage each other to work hard and slowly fall in love. Meanwhile, a rich man’s daughter LING FUNG (KONG CHERIE, CHERRY) dislikes the arranged marriage her parents set up for her and runs away from home. She somehow ends up settling down in the flat where CHEUNG and CHAN live. FUNG complains about everything in the flat. CHEUNG cannot stand her and fights with her all the time. On the other hand, CHAN is attracted by FUNG’s beauty…
Cupid StupidCupid Stupid · 2010
Cupid Stupid
★ 7.02010
SeriesComedy
How would one's horoscope be interpreted and affect one's love life? A simple note that reads "Getting to meet the most important person in your life" is strong enough to draw fishmonger CHI YAT PO (Steven Ma), toy shop assistant KAN NGO LAM (Tavia Yeung) and toy designer KOON SING HO (Michael Tse) into a torrid love triangle. When making their way out of the maze, the three of them begin tohesitate. Can one's love life really be predicted? Unlike his childhood friend LAM, PO does not believe in horoscopes. But this does not affect their friendship at all and they are even closer than ever. PO is held up to ridicule while trying to save LAM from her lovelorn woe. Believing that PO is her Mr. Right, LAM seeks every opportunity to express her love for him. Sadly PO has realized this too late, and LAM is already going out with HO, with whom she is very compatible in terms of star signs, personalities and interests. HO's ex-girlfriend FONG CHEUK KEI (Mandy Cho) cannot bear to part from the man, forcing LAM to give up on the relationship reluctantly. During this most difficult time, PO has once again stood by LAM with tender loving care. As time goes by, the pair has gradually developed a genuine affection for each other. All of a sudden, HO turns up and asks to get back with LAM. To LAM, HO is a dream while PO helps keep her feet on the ground. Who is she going to stay with in the end?
Wars of In-lawsWars of In-laws · 2005
Wars of In-laws
★ 5.02005
SeriesComedyDrama
HEI TAP LAP SEUK LAN (WANG MING CHUN, LIZA) was born into royalty. Being a princess, she has had the privilege of being tyrannical and unreasonable for more than 40 years. Her son NING MAU CHUN (WONG CHUNG CHAK, BOSCO) reaches the age of marriage. She kidnaps the best girl she can find in the capital for him. Unfortunately, CHUN eventually gets married to a mountain tyrant’s daughter TIN LIK (WU, MYOLIE). LAN constantly tries to pick bones with LIK. However, LIK is not exactly gentle and obedient. They are reluctant to adjust to each other. CHUN, who is weak and indecisive, is caught in the middle. Everything is just pretence. CHUN is in reality very good at martial arts. He keeps his prowess a secret for an important mission.