Lo Wei ([2] 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss[3] and Fist of Fury,[4] and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.

[3] Lo began his entertainment career as an actor in the Second World War.

[5] 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.

[6][7] 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.

[8] Lo died of heart failure in Hong Kong on 20 January 1996.