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Ruocheng Ying

Ruocheng Ying

Born: 1929-06-21 • Beijing,China

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).

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Filmography
Little Buddha poster
Little Buddha
1993 • Lama Norbu
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The Last Emperor
1987 • The Governor
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推销员之死
1983 • 威利·洛曼
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Teahouse
1982 • Liu Ma Zi
骆驼祥子 poster
骆驼祥子
1980 • 刘四爷
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雷雨
1979 • 鲁贵
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Doctor Bethune
1965 • 童秘书