| Gu Yue (古月） | |
| Birthname: | Hu Shixue (胡诗学) |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Hubei, China |
| Death Place: | Guangdong, Foshan, Sanshui District, China |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1978-2005 |
| Spouse: | Zhang Yan (张燕) |
Gu Yue (December 26, 1937 – July 2, 2005), originally named Hu Shixue (胡诗学), was a Chinese actor.[1] Noted for his uncanny resemblance to Mao Zedong, with whom he shares a birthday, he played the former Chinese leader 84 times from 1978 until his death.[2] He won the Best Actor titles at China's Hundred Flowers Awards in 1990 and again in 1993.
He and his wife Zhang Yan had a son.
On July 2, 2005, while staying in southern China, Gu suffered a heart attack shortly after bathing in a sauna and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 pm.
| Year | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Xi'an Incident | 西安事变 | Mao Zedong |
| 1982 | 四渡赤水 | ||
| 1988 | 彭大将军 | ||
| 1989 | The Birth of New China | 开国大典 | |
| 1991 | 大决战：辽沈战役 | ||
| 大决战：淮海战役 | |||
| 大决战：平津战役 | |||
| 决战之后 | |||
| 1992 | 重庆谈判 | ||
| 1993 | 中国出了个毛泽东 | ||
| The Story of Mao Zedong | 毛泽东的故事 | ||
| 1995 | 金戈铁马 | ||
| 1996 | The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest | 大转折--鏖战鲁西南 | |
| 大转折--挺进大别山 | |||
| The Great Military March Forward: Liberate the Northwest | 大进军--解放大西北 | ||
| 1997 | The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South | 大进军--南线大追歼 | |
| 旭日惊雷 | |||
| 1999 | The Great Military March Forward: Fight for Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou | 大战宁沪杭 | |
| Sworn Brothers | 肝胆相照 | ||
| 2000 | 毛泽东与斯诺 | ||
| 2001 | 走出西柏坡 | ||
| 2002 | Uncle Kurban Visits Beijing | 库尔班大叔上北京 | |
| 2005 | 风起云涌 | ||
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 古城情恨 | Mao Zedong | ||
| 1991 | 南阳大会战 | |||
| 七战七捷 | ||||
| 1993 | 豫东之战 | |||
| 1997 | 西藏风云 | |||
| 1998 | 上海沧桑 | |||
| 中国命运的决战 | ||||
| 抗美援朝 | Unreleased | |||
| 2001 | 向前,向前! | |||
| 2002 | 彭真 | |||
| 2008 | Ren Bishi (TV series) | 任弼时 | Posthumous release |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best actor | The Birth of New China | ||
| 1993 | 16th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best actor | The Story of Mao Zedong |