Du Yulu (; January 1, 1941 – February 21, 2020) was a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series.

Biography

Du graduated from the Harbin Arts Academy. During the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, Du worked as a manual labourer at a grain storage. His first major work was in the film ''Jianxi'' (), released in 1978. In 1997, he portrayed

Zhang Tingyu Zhang Tingyu (, October 29, 1672 – May 19, 1755) was a Han Chinese politician and historian who lived in the Qing dynasty. Biography Zhang Tingyu was born in Tongcheng in Anhui province. In 1700, he obtained a ''jinshi'' position in the ...

in the popular prime time historical television series '' Yongzheng Dynasty'', vastly increasing his profile. In 2000, he acted as an elderly military officer in the television series ''Escaping encirclement'' (), and also portrayed the head of the household in the hit television series ''Da Zhai Men''. In 2002, he appeared as a provincial party chief in ''Provincial Party Secretary'' (). In 2007, he portrayed

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

in the series ''Red Sun'' (), and reprised this role in the historical drama ''The East is Red'' (). Du died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

, on February 21, 2020.

Personal life

Du was married to Zhu Yongyu (), and they have a son named Du Gang (), who was coach to Chinese table tennis legend

Kong Linghui Kong Linghui (; born October 18, 1975) is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles co ...

References

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