In 1976, Lau Kar-fai rose to fame with the movie "Luk Ah Choy and Wong Fei Hung" directed by his elder brother, Lau Kar-leung.
In 1978, he co-starred with Lo Lieh, Wang Yu and Tsui Siu Keung in the action movie The 36 Rooms of Shaolin, which impressed audiences with its portrayal of the bald-headed Master San Te in the movie after its release in Hong Kong. The movie was not only one of the top ten best sellers in Hong Kong that year, but also received good response abroad, and even a movie club was set up for Lau Ka Fai in Japan. The movie is also known as the "Oriental Yul Brynner" by the foreign media.
In 1980, he starred in the sequel to the action movie Shaolin 36 Rooms, Shaolin Hitchhiker, in which he no longer played the role of the monk San Te, but instead, he played the role of Zhou Renjie, an uneducated and deceitful gangster with a sense of humor.
In 1989, Lau Ka Fai was invited to join TVB, and he was instantly transformed from a big-screen star to a small-screen entertainer, and he has been concentrating on the TV industry ever since.
In 1993, he starred in the action comedy film "Tong Pak Fu", co-directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi, in which he played the role of a life-threatening scholar and fought against Stephen Chow's Tong Pak Fu. In 1994, he co-starred in the kung fu movie "Drunken Fist 3" with Andy Lau, Zheng Shaoqiu and Karen Lee, playing the villain of the movie, Li Doujun.
In 1999, he starred in the costume mythological drama "The Legend of the Human Dragon" produced by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited, in which he played the brash and arrogant King of the Jinghe Dragon.
In 2009, he starred in the costume fantasy drama "Immortal Sword and Chivalry III", directed by Li Guoli, in which he played the role of Evil Sword Immortal.
In 2010, he starred in the costume action drama "Legend of Shaolin Temple 3", in which he would play the role of Timely Rain.
In August 2011, Lau Ka Fai was hospitalized after suffering a stroke that left him paralyzed on the right side of his body. On September 6, 2012, after a year of stroke, Lau Ka Fai was transferred to a nursing home in order to avoid his second Thai wife's pressure to take over his property. And after two months of active treatment and successfully stood up, he personally confirmed that he wanted to protect the only property, refused to see his children.
In March 2013, news broke that Liu's former assistant and client, Ms. Fung, had misappropriated Liu's fee, and in April, Liu suffered a stroke that left his right side paralyzed for more than a year and was plagued by family disputes. He first divorced his second Thai wife failed, and the two sides broke up over splitting the family
August 22, is Hong Kong kung fu movie star Lau Ka Fai's 65th birthday, netizens exposed a group of friends to celebrate his birthday, the photo of Lau Ka Fai holding a guitar playing and singing, looks in good spirits, so that the fans and friends are both relieved and heartbroken.
Nowadays, Liu Jiahui has recovered quite well. Just the same is practicing martial arts people, born in 1955, Liu Jiahui, than Jackie Chan is still a year younger. Jackie Chan can still shoot action movies, while Liu Jiahui now have to rely on a wheelchair to travel.