Liu Dagang (born May 18, 1947) is a
Chinese actor best known for his role as
Sha Wujing in the 1986 television series ''
Journey to the West''. He is a .
Biography
Liu was born on May 18, 1947, in
Beijing,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. He is a former actor at China Peking Opera.
He made his film debut in ''
Kung Fu Cult Master'' (1993), playing a Shaolin monk. That same year, he had a minor role as Duan Hua in the historical television series ''Empress Dowager Cixi''.
In 1994, he portrayed
Kangxi Emperor in the
epic fantasy television series ''
The Book and the Sword'', adapted from
Hong Kong writer
Jin Yong
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong d ...
's
wuxia novel of
the same title. At the same year, he also portrayed
Sun Chen
Sun Chen (232 – 18 January 259), courtesy name Zitong, was a military general and regent of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He ruled as regent during the reigns of the emperors Sun Liang and Sun Xiu. His confl ...
, a regent of the state of
Eastern Wu
Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < : ''*ŋuɑ''), known in h ...
during the
Three Kingdoms period, in the historical television series ''
Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', based on the novel by
the same name by
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Ben (c. 1330–1400, or c.1280–1360), better known by his courtesy name Guanzhong (Mandarin pronunciation: ), was a Chinese writer who lived during the Ming dynasty. He was also known by his pseudonym Huhai Sanren (). Luo was attri ...
.
In 1995, he portrayed
Han Yuan Han Yuan () (606 – 659),Accord to Han Yuan's biographies in '' Old Book of Tang'' and '' New Book of Tang'', he was 54 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died in the 4th year of the Xianqing era of Tang Gaozong's reign (659). By calculation, his bi ...
in the historical television series ''
Wu Zetian''.
In 1996, he had a supporting role in the historical television series ''Prime Minister Liu Luoguo''.
In 1998, he rose to fame after playing
Sha Wujing in the
shenmo television series ''
Journey to the West'', adapted from
Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of
the same title.
In 2000, he appeared in ''Smart Kid'', an ancient costume comedy television series starring
Dicky Cheung and
Li Bingbing.
In 2003, he participated in ''Sword Master'', a wuxia television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Taiwanese novelist
Gu Long.
In 2004, he filmed as the President of martial arts school in ''
Silver Hawk'', a film starring Li Bingbing.
In 2006, he had a cameo appearance in ''
The Great Dunhuang'', a historical television series starring
Chen Hao and
Tang Guoqiang.
In 2007, he starred opposite
Liu Xiao Ling Tong,
Ma Dehua
Ma Dehua (; born 11 August 1945) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Zhu Bajie in the 1986 television series ''Journey to the West''.
Life
Ma was born in a family of merchants in Beijing on August 11, 1945, with his ancestral home in ...
,
Chi Zhongrui
Chi Zhongrui or Chi Chongrui (; born 23 December 1952) is a Chinese actor famous for his role as Tang Sanzang in the 1986 television series ''Journey to the West''.
Biography Early life
Chi was born in a family of Peking opera actors, on Decembe ...
in ''
Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West''.
In 2010, he was cast in ''
The Dream of Red Mansions
''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known for ...
'', playing the father of Jiang Tong's character.
In 2015, he was cast in the lead role of
Sha Wujing in the
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
's production ''Journey to the West 3D'', a
3D Chinese-American
action fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
adaptation based on the novel of
the same name by
Wu Cheng'en.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1947 births
Male actors from Beijing
Living people
Chinese male television actors
20th-century Chinese male actors
21st-century Chinese male actors