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Home/People/Yu Shizhi
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Born
Jul 9, 1927Died: Jan 20, 2013
Lived 85 years
Place of Birth
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

7
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Yu Shizhi
於是之
于是之
Yue Shut-Ji
Юй Шичжи
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Yu Shizhi

Acting

Biography
Famous Chinese actor. In the boyhood, he worked as an employee of the tax bureau, a warehouse helper, etc. In 1942, he participated in the amateur drama activities of the Peiping Youth Organization. In 1945, he graduated from the Spanish Department of Peking University and joined the Fatherland Troupe in the same year. In 1947, he entered the Beiping Art Museum. In 1949, he entered the North China People's Art Troupe (Beijing People's Art Theatre). In 1952, he began to film the film "Longxugou". Since then, he has been successfully reproduced on the screen. He also played Yu Yongze in "The Song of Youth" (1959), playing Dzerzhinsky in "In the Name of Revolution" (1960), in 1978 The first of the Big Rivers created the image of Chairman Mao on the screen, and later filmed the film "Den Hearts" (1979) and "Tea House" (1982). In the film "Autumn" (1983), the image of the feudal bureaucrat Guifu, who was the vassal of the Qing Dynasty, was shaped and won the Best Supporting Actor Award in the 4th Golden Rooster Award.
Qiu Jin poster

Qiu Jin

as Gu Fu
1983
Teahouse poster

Teahouse

as Wang Lifa
1982
Song of Loyalty poster

Song of Loyalty

Cast
1980
大河奔流 poster

大河奔流

Cast
1978
In The Name of Revolution poster

In The Name of Revolution

as Dzherzhinsky
1960
Song of Youth poster

Song of Youth

Cast
1959
Dragon Beard Ditch poster

Dragon Beard Ditch

as Sai-Qing Cheng
1952