Lee Hoi-chuen made his screen debut in the 1939 film ‘Dajie Yinsilu,’ directed by Chi-Kong Fung. He next appeared in the 1947 drama film ‘Qimi Yang Zhuangyuan’ where he portrayed ‘Fu Dock.’ That same year, he also played the role of a beggar in the film ‘Bai niao zhao feng,’ directed by Oi-Man Cheang and Yat-Siu Ng. The following year, he starred as ‘Cheung Chiu’ in the Leung Yue-directed historical drama film ‘Fu gui fu yun.’ The film holds a 7.1 out of 10 rating on IMDb. After making an appearance in the Wu-Fa Yam-directed comedy film ‘Da si xi’ in 1949, he portrayed ‘Hung Pak-Ho’ in the 1950 drama film ‘Xi lu xiang,’ directed by Fung Fung. The film received a 6.1 rating on IMDB. It was also the debut film of Bruce Lee. Hoi-chuen next starred in films such as ‘Gu ling jing guai’ (1952), ‘Zi shu nu’ (1954), ‘Xia yi dai’ (1955), ‘Hou chuang’ (1955), ‘The Hidden Dagger’ (1957), ‘Huowang fangong shisi nian’ (1958), ‘The Carp Spirit’ (1958), ‘Qi jing hua’ (1959), and ‘San yue du juan hun’ (1959). He last appeared in the 1961 comedy film ‘Gang gu ye,’ directed by To Lung.