Lai Hang (; 1928 – 9 February 1965) was a Chinese actor who began his acting career at age 4.
Early life Lai was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. Lai's parents were Japanese-born filmmaker Lai Man-wai and Canadian-born actress Lim Cho Cho.
Career Lai appeared in many films with his mother in the 1930s. One of Lai's most notable roles was in The Goddess (1934), which was voted one of the top 30 Chinese films of all time at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Personal life Lai Hang was also known as Henry Lai, Henry Lai Hang, and Li Keng.
Though his parents both resided in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Revolution, Lai chose to remain in mainland China to dedicate himself to the Communist cause. He was attacked in 1963 during the Socialist Education Movement because his older sister Lai Lan lived in Taiwan with her husband Shen Chang-huan, who was a high-ranking Republic of China diplomat.
Lai's marriage also fell apart, and in 1965 Lai Hang committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.
Filmography Film YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes1932Conscienceless人道Lost1933Night in the City城市之夜Lost1934Life人生LostComing Home歸來Surviving copy is uneditedA Sea of Fragrant Snow香雪海LostThe Goddess神女Shuiping1935Song of China天倫Young China幼年中國1936Gateways of Body and Spirit靈肉之門1937Song of a Kind Mother慈母曲A New-Comer's Way新人道1938Rouge Tears胭脂淚1940The Little Hero小英雄1941Good Son, Good Daughter好兒女A Prostitute and a General賽金花Rescue Grandpa孤兒救祖記1949The Way of Love戀愛之道1950Democratic Youth on the March民主青年進行曲1952The Harmful Yiguandao一貫害人道Zhang Jianhua1958Shanghai Girls上海姑娘Xiao Zhao1963The House of 72 Tenants七十二家房客Assistant director. 1963The Emperor Looks for a General齊王求將Assistant director
References
External links