| Chen Qiang | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 陈强 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||
| Birth Name: | Chen Qingsan (Chinese: 陈庆三) | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1918 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Xujiahe Township, Ningjin County, Zhili, China | ||||||||
| Death Place: | Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Lu Xun Academy of Arts | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 1950-2001 | ||||||||
| Notable Works: | The Red Detachment of Women The White Haired Girl Devils on the Doorstep | ||||||||
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Children: | 3, including Chen Peisi | ||||||||
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Chen Qiang (; 1918 – 26 June 2012) was a Chinese film and stage actor and comedian best known for his performances as villains/antagonists in The Red Detachment of Women, The White Haired Girl and Devils on the Doorstep.[1] [2] [3] Chen began his career as an actor in 1947 and has played more than 40 different characters since then.[4]
His second son, Chen Peisi, is also a well-known actor and comedian.[5]
Chen was born Chen Qingsan to a poor family in Xujiahe Township of Ningjin County, in Hebei province. When he was a child, he relocated to Taiyuan, Shanxi with his parents.[6] In 1936, he attended Taiyuan Youth Theatre and Xinsheng Theatre; both were progressive groups organized by the Chinese Communist Party. In 1938, he went to Yan'an to study acting at Lu Xun Academy of Arts. After graduating in 1939 he joined the Song and Dance Troupe of Shanxi-Chahaer-Hebei Border Region.
Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1942, and made his comedy debut in The Second Uncle.
In 1945, he was cast as Huang Shiren, the despotic landlord, in the ballet play The White Haired Girl. His performance was so convincing, that an emotionally invested soldier in the audience almost shot him with a rifle in anger.[7] [8] [9] [10]
In 1947, he was an actor in Dongbei Film Studio, that same year, he participated in Leave Him to Fight Jiang.
In 1949, after the founding of the Communist State, he appeared as Lao Houtou, an old worker in The Bridge, which is the first feature film in the People's Republic. He also played as Yang Mingqing in The White Warrior.
He was transferred to Beijing Film Studio in 1953. At the same year, he appeared in the film Marriage.
In 1958 he starred in two films, He Beauty in the Picture and No Mystery Three Years Ago. And he had a supporting role in the film A Visit to Relatives.
In 1961, he starred as Nan Batian in Xie Jin's film The Red Detachment of Women, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award at the 1st Hundred Flowers Awards and a Best Actor Award at the 3rd Asian - African Film Festival, in Indonesia, 1964.[11]
In 1982, Chen Qiang co-starred with his son Chen Peisi in Sunset Street.
In 1986, he played the lead role as Laokui in the comedy film Father and Son.
In 1995, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 13th Golden Eagle Awards for his performance in When Something Amazing Happens.[11]
On September 13, 2008, Chen won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th Hundred Flowers Awards.[11]
On June 26, 2012, Chen died of apoplexy at Anzhen Hospital, in Beijing.[12]
Chen had two sons, Chen Buda and Chen Peisi, and a daughter, Chen Lida .[13]
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Leave Him to Fight Jiang | An old farmer | |||
| 1949 | The White Warrior | Yang Mingqing | |||
| The Bridge | Hou Zhanxi | ||||
| 1950 | The White Haired Girl | Huang Shiren | |||
| 1953 | Marriage | Tian Gaohong | |||
| 1954 | A Resolution | Si Laogang | |||
| 1958 | No Mystery Three Years Ago | Zhao Mantun | |||
| Stories of Young Pioneers | Zhang Laogong | ||||
| He Beauty in the Picture | The emperor | ||||
| A Visit to Relatives | Lao Qiantou | ||||
| 1959 | Trial Trip | Wang Wanshui | |||
| Searching Evidences In Shipyard | Laoqin | ||||
| 1960 | Spring Blossoms | Guiying's grandfather | |||
| Cloud Seeding | Xiao Kuan | ||||
| 1961 | The Red Detachment of Women | Nan Batian | |||
| 1962 | Strange Adventure Of A Magician | Lu Huanqi | |||
| 1965 | Driving Test | Laoliang | |||
| 1975 | Hai Xia | Wang Fa | |||
| 1976 | The Bright Pearls at Sea | Big Guo | |||
| 1978 | The Great River Flows On | Hai Qing | |||
| 1979 | What A Family | Laohu | |||
| 1982 | The Sea is Calling | Chen Hongye | |||
| Princess Peacocks | The emperor | ||||
| 1983 | Sunset Street | Lao Suntou | |||
| 1984 | Getting Rich in Their Own Way | Big Li | |||
| 1986 | Father and Son | Laokui | |||
| 1987 | Erzi Runs an Inn | Laokui | |||
| The shopkeeper Ma | |||||
| Bits and Pieces | Grandfather Yu | ||||
| 1988 | Innocent Killer | Fang Er'tou | |||
| The Silly Manager | Laokui | ||||
| 1990 | Father, Son and the Old Car | Laokui | |||
| Eyes of the People | |||||
| 1991 | A Gentleman's Revenge | Chen's father | |||
| 1992 | Father and Son Open A Bar | Laokui | |||
| 1994 | When Something Amazing Happens | Chen Yinsuo | |||
| The Long March | |||||
| 1995 | Her Majesty Is Fine | His Royal Highness | |||
| 1997 | He's father | ||||
| 1999 | A Beautiful Sunset of Life | Lao Suntou | |||
| 2001 | Devils on the Doorstep | The hangman |
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The White Haired Girl | 6th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Special Recognition Award | |||
| 1962 | The Red Detachment of Women | ||||
| 1964 | 3rd Asian - African Film Festival – Best Actor Award | ||||
| 1995 | When Something Amazing Happens | 13th Golden Eagle Awards – Best Supporting Actor Award | |||
| 2008 | 29th Hundred Flowers Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award |