Tian Chengren
Tian Chengren (Chinese: 田成仁; 2 April 1926 – 30 January 2020) was a Chinese actor who appeared in more than 100 films, television dramas, and plays. He won the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor in 1984 and was nominated for the 19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and the 9th Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor. He was best known for his performances in the television dramas the "Trilogy of Women" and the film Warm Spring.
Biography[]
Tian was born on 2 April 1926[1] in Zhuanghe, Liaoning, Republic of China.[2] He began acting in dramas in 1945, and joined the Liaoning Cultural Troupe in 1949, later becoming head of the troupe.[2] He entered the director training program of the Central Academy of Drama in 1954,[2] together with Ouyang Shanzun 欧阳山尊 and A Jia 阿甲.[3]
Tian appeared in his first film, Red Rain (红雨), in 1975 and starred in the film Spring Light (春晖) in 1982. In 1984 he won the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor for his role as General Chen Yan in the television drama Dao Shi Wu Qing Que You Qing (道是无情却有情).[3][4] In the late 1980s, he gained wide fame for his role as the old peasant Maoyuan (茂源) in the television drama Fence, Women, and Dogs and two other series.[3][4] Known as the "Trilogy of Women", they became major hits.[5]
In 2000, he was nominated for the 19th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Golden Jubilee (金婚). Two years later, Tian played one of his most beloved roles, as Grandpa in the film Warm Spring, for which he was nominated for the 9th Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor.[4] In 2019, he appeared in the television series New Story of the Six-Foot Alley (六尺巷新故事) at age 92.[6] He appeared in more than 100 spoken dramas, films, and television dramas in total.[3]
Tian died on 30 January 2020, aged 93.[7]
References[]
- ^ "《古船、女人和网》茂源老汉饰演者田成仁逝世，享年93岁". Sina. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c 中国戏剧电影辞典. Beijing Broadcasting Institute Press. 1993. p. 220.
- ^ a b c d Liu Zhen 刘臻 (30 January 2020). ""茂源老汉"田成仁逝世享年93岁，他的表演看哭很多人". The Beijing News. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "《暖春》中"爷爷"田成仁去世 "小花"发文悼念". Netease. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Sun, Wanning; Yang, Ling (2019). Love Stories in China: The Politics of Intimacy in the Twenty-First Century. Taylor & Francis. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-00-049723-6.
- ^ ""茂源老汉"田成仁去世，享年93岁". Beijing Daily. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ 93岁演员田成仁去世 编剧韩志君发文缅怀
- 1926 births
- 2020 deaths
- Male actors from Dalian
- People from Zhuanghe
- Central Academy of Drama alumni
- 20th-century Chinese male actors
- 21st-century Chinese male actors
- Chinese male film actors
- Chinese male television actors
- Chinese male stage actors