Ruocheng Ying

Ruocheng Ying

Ying Ruocheng (simplified Chinese: 英若诚; traditional Chinese: 英若誠; pinyin: Yīng Ruòchéng; June 21, 1929 - December 27, 2003) was a Chinese actor, director, playwright and vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990. He first came to the attention of Western audiences for his portrayal of Kublai Khan in the 1982 miniseries Marco Polo. He is best known for playing the part of the governor of the detention camp in the Bernardo Bertolucci's film The Last Emperor, and the role of the Tibetan Buddhist Lama Norbu in Little Buddha. He also worked as a theater translator, director, and actor for the Beijing People's Art Theatre, particularly for his role as Pockmark Liu in Lao She's Teahouse and as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in 1983, directed by Arthur Miller (Ying also translated the script). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ying Ruocheng, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Ruocheng Ying
  • Popularity: 3.349
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1929-06-21
  • Place of Birth: Beijing,China
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  • Also Known As: 英若诚
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Ruocheng Ying Movies

  • 1987
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    The Last Emperor

    The Last Emperor

    7.6 1987 HD

    A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by...

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  • 1993
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    Little Buddha

    Little Buddha

    6.3 1993 HD

    After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of...

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  • 1965
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    Doctor Bethune

    Doctor Bethune

    1 1965 HD

    Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune assists the Communists during the anti-Japanese struggle.

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  • 1982
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    Teahouse

    Teahouse

    8.9 1982 HD

    An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning...

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  • 1990
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    Fortress Besieged

    Fortress Besieged

    8.5 1990 HD

    Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying...

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  • 1982
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    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

    6.8 1982 HD

    The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.

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