
Peter Lai Bei-Dak
Actor
Born: May 13, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Biography
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 screenwriter and film producer for Golden Harvest and TVB. Since the 1980s, he has acted in movies and TV series.
Filmography (34)
- A Recipe for the Heart (1997, ★ 8.2)
- Detective Investigation Files (1995, ★ 8.1)
- The Eight Hilarious Gods (1993, ★ 6.8)
- The Big Heat (1988, ★ 6.3)
- The Chinese Feast (1995, ★ 6.5)
- War of the Underworld (1996, ★ 7.1)
- Fight Back to School (1991, ★ 7)
- Love on Delivery (1994, ★ 7)
- Righting Wrongs (1986, ★ 7.6)
- The Blue Jean Monster (1991, ★ 6.6)
- She Starts the Fire (1992, ★ 6.8)
- The Perfect Match (1991, ★ 6.6)
- Love in the Time of Twilight (1995, ★ 6.9)
- Love Is Love (1990, ★ 7.5)
- Flirting Scholar (1993, ★ 7.5)
- A Step Into The Past (2001, ★ 7.6)
- Twin of Brothers (2004, ★ 7)
- Finale in Blood (1993, ★ 5.3)
- I Love Hong Kong 2011 (2011, ★ 6)
- Chinese Midnight Express (1997, ★ 6.2)
- The Kung Fu Scholar (1994, ★ 6.5)
- City Hunter (1993, ★ 6.6)
- King of Beggars (1992, ★ 6.9)
- 72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010, ★ 5.4)
- Legend of the Demigods (2008, ★ 6)
- D.I.E. (2008, ★ 6)
- Carry On Pickpocket (1982, ★ 6.1)
- Table for Six 2 (2024, ★ 4.6)
- All's Well, Ends Well (2012, ★ 4.6)
- Peg O' My Heart (2025, ★ 5)