# Lam Sheung Yee

Spencer Lam Sheung Yee (Chinese: 林尚義; Jyutping: lam$^4$ soeng$^6$ ji$^6$; 14 December 1934 – 23 April 2009) was a football defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor.
Spencer was a graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with an economics major. He was once a secondary school teacher in Hong Kong while working as a voice actor on television advertisements and a football player. At an international level, he represented the Republic of China in 1960 Olympics football in Rome.

## Football career

As a footballer, he was nicknamed Chinese: 重炮; lit. 'Heavy Gun' due to his powerful clearances and long-range free kicks from between 20 and 40 yards), but it also had a lot to do with the materials used on the match balls are a lot heavier than the ones being used nowadays. He also had another nickname Chinese: 倉魚; lit. 'pale fish'. He represented Republic of China instead of Hong Kong, despite both teams being founding members of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.

### Honours

* 1958 Asian Games - Football Champion (Republic of China)
* 1971/72 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Champion (Hong Kong Rangers FC)
* 1971/72 Hong Kong First Division League Champion (Hong Kong Rangers FC)
* 3x Asian Football Confederation winners

## Acting career

He also developed an acting career garnering 48 credits from 1992 to 2004. He is most remembered for roles in Young And Dangerous where he played a priest and Karen Mok's father, Sunshine Cops and Your Place Or Mine.

## Partial filmography

* Fight Back to School II (1992) - Judo Teacher
* Gameboy Kids (1992) - Police Captain
* Murder (1993) - Jessica's Boss
* Gwok chaan Ling Ling Chat (1994) - Football Commentator (voice)
* Dream Lover (1995) - Television Commentator
* Young and Dangerous (1996) - Father Lam
* Sexy and Dangerous (1996) - Fly Head
* Young and Dangerous 2 (1996) - Father Lam
* Satan Returns (1996) - The Reverend
* Once Upon a Time in Triad Society (1996) - Sheung-Yee
* Street Angels (1996) - Barrister Lam
* Big Bullet (1996) - Dan
* Young and Dangerous 3 (1996) - Father Lam
* Feel 100% (1996) - Principal
* War of the Underworld (1996) - Mao
* Da nei mi tan zhi ling ling xing xing (1996) - Sun Ng-Hung / Lam Sheung-Yee
* Bodyguards of the Last Governor (1996) - Bao
* Rebekah (1996)
* Till Death Do Us Laugh (1996) - Yan
* Passionate Nights (1997) - Head of Security Agency
* Black Rose II (1997) - Lui Kei
* Young and Dangerous 4 (1997) - Father Lam
* Lawyer Lawyer (1997) - Priest
* Killing Me Tenderly (1997) - Su-Kan's Superior
* We're No Bad Guys (1997) - Bomb Squad Man
* 03:00 A.M. (1997) - Dr. Tso
* Chao ji wu di zhui nu zai 2 zhi gou zai xiong xin (1997)
* Midnight Zone (1997) - Uncle Seven (first segment)
* Beyond Time Space Want Love (1998)
* B gai waak (1998) - Lam
* Haunted Mansion (1998) - The Professor
* Your Place or Mine! (1998) - Leung Shiu, Wai's Father (Simon)
* Wai Goh dik goo si (1998)
* The Conman (1998) - Football commentator
* Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King (1999)
* Prince Charming (1999) - Wah's Dad
* Horoscope 1: The Voice from Hell (1999) - Jojo's Grandfather
* The Sunshine Cops (1999) - H2O's father
* My Loving Trouble 7 (1999)
* Born to Be King (2000) - Father Lam
* Blue Moon (2001)
* You Shoot, I Shoot (2001) - Mr. Tse
* Women from Mars (2002)
* The Twins Effect (2003) - Jackie's father
* Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003) - Gold's father
* Fantasia (2004) - TV commentator
* Herbal Tea (2004) - Tinibal Carl Chiu (final film role)