Li Baotian (; born November 1946) is a Chinese actor. Li is a member of China Television Artists Association and

China Film Association China Film Association is a subordinate of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organisation was initially named the China National Film Artists Association. In 1979, it was renamed the China Film As ...

. His career accolades include one Flying Apsaras Award, six China Golden Eagle Awards, and two

Hundred Flowers Awards The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan, they are classified as the Chinese equivale ...

Life

Early life

Li was born in

Jiawang District Jiawang District () is a suburban district of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is located in the northern part of Xuzhou and adjacent to the prefecture-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong in the north. Its economy was overwhelmingly dependent on c ...

Xuzhou Xuzhou (徐州), also known as Pengcheng (彭城) in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in the built-up area ma ...

city,

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province in November 1946, during the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

, with his

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. In February 1960, Li entered a local theatre to learn drama, he was transferred to Xuzhou Song and Dance Troupe in 1966, while the

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was launched by

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, he learned to dance and sing for ten years. Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Li he attended

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

in 1978, after graduating from 1981 he taught there.

Acting career

Li first came to the attention of the audience when he played a supporting role as Zhang Letian in Can Fan's film ''From Place to Place''. In 1985, Li starred in Wu Yinxun's comedy film ''The Wanderer and The Swan'', which were highly praised by audience. In 1987, Li was chosen to act as a support actor in ''Woman, Demon, Human'', a film directed by

Huang Shuqin Huang Shuqin (9 September 1939 – 21 April 2022) was a Chinese film director known for her film ''Woman, Demon, Human'' (1987). Widely considered the first feminist Chinese film by critics and scholars,Kang, Kai. "Beyond New Waves: Gender and ...

, which garnered him a "Best Supporting Actor" at 8th China Golden Eagle Awards. In 1988, Li participated in a TV series called ''Manager Ge'', he was awarded for "Best Actor" at 8th Flying Apsaras Award. In 1991, Li starred in Zhang Yimou's film ''

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'' as Yang Tianqing, alongside actress

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. In 1993, Li starred as President Yu in He Qun's film ''Country Teachers'', which adapted from Liu Xinglong's novel of the same title, he won the Huabiao Award for Best Actor,

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and

Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor The Golden Rooster for Best Actor (中国电影金鸡奖最佳男主角) is one of the main categories of competition of the Golden Rooster Awards The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally gi ...

. In 1996, Li acted as Liu Yong in a historical television series ''Liu Luoguo'', which earned him a China Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor. Li won the "Best Supporting Actor" at the 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for his performance in '' Keep Cool'', and won the "Most Popular Actor" award at the 19th China Golden Eagle Awards for his performance in ''Policeman: Li Jiuping''. 2003 proved to be a successful year for Li, he played the role of Xi Laile in a historical television series ''The Great Doctor: Xi Laile'', for which he received nomination at the 2003 Flying Apsaras Award and won the two China Golden Eagle Awards. For his role as Grandfather Zhi Gen in '' The Nightingale'', Li won the Best Actor Award at the 1st Chinese Australian Film Festival. In 2015, he was cast as Shi Changgong in the

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

'' Forever Love'', opposite

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and

Chrissie Chau Chrissie Chau Sau-na (; born 22 May 1985) is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film ''Womb Ghosts'' (2 ...

. On 18 October 2020, he won the Life Achievement TV Artist Award at the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award. In 2021, he co-starred with

Ren Suxi Ren Suxi (; born 1 June 1988) is a Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film ''The Eighth Clay Man'' (2006), and has since gone on to appear in numerous movie and film titles such as '' Mr. Donkey'' (2016) and '' Looking Up'' ( ...

in the film ''Miss Mom'' as the grandfather.

Works

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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