Wei Zongwan

Wei Zongwan
Wei Zongwan
魏ぎ宗むね万まん
Born	November 24, 1938 (age 85); Shanghai, China
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Agent	Shanghai People's Art Theatre
Spouse	Zhou Weiming
Children	2
Awards	Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor ; 1993 San Mao Joins The Army ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	魏ぎ宗むね萬まん
Simplified Chinese	魏ぎ宗むね万まん
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wèi Zōngwàn

Wei Zongwan (Chinese: 魏ぎ宗むね万まん; born 24 November 1938) is a Chinese actor.^[1]^[2] He has been acting since the 1980s and has appeared in over 70 films and television shows.

He has won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in San Mao Joins the Army (1993), and was nominated in the Macau International Movie Festival for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Singing Fairy (2010).

Early life

Wei was born in Shanghai on November 24, 1938, in the Republic of China, with his ancestral home in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

After graduating from Shanghai Nanyang Model Junior High School (上海しゃんはい南洋なんよう模も范初中ちゅう) in 1955 he entered the Shanghai Turbine Plant (上海しゃんはい汽轮机つくえ厂) worked as a bench worker, and joined a drama team in that factory.

Wei graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1963, majoring in acting. After university, he was assigned to the Shanghai People's Art Theatre. In a very long time in the Shanghai People's Art Theatre, he acted insignificant roles vividly. When watching the sketch he acted, Hou Baolin, a xiangsheng artist, commented:"It is just perfect and leaves some leeway. Being insufficient is better than overdoing."^[3]

Acting career

Wei had his first experience in front of a camera in 1982, when he was chosen to act as a supporting actor in One and Eight, the first film of the 5th generation of directors.

In 1992, he appeared in Zhang Jianya's San Mao Joins the Army, which earned him a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 1991, he starred as Sima Yi in Zhang Shaolin's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical television series where he co-starred with Tang Guoqiang, Bao Guo'an and Sun Yanjun, which was adapted from Luo Guanzhong's classical novel of the same title.

In 1997, he played a supporting role in Zhang Shaolin's television series The Water Margin, which was adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel of the same title.

In 2010, he participated in a romantic comedy called A Singing Fairy as "Laomo", he was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" at the 2nd Macau International Movie Festival.

In 2014, he acted as a supporting actor in Wei Zheng's romantic comedy television series IPPrtment 4, a hot TV series starring Eric Wang, Deng Jiajia, Michael Chen, Loura Lou, Kimi Li, Jean Lee, Sean Sun and Vanessa Zhao recently in Heilongjiang, Anhui, Dragon and Hubei four major Television.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Wei married Zhou Weiming (Chinese: 周しゅう惟おもんみ明あきら), is a retired primary school teacher. They have a stepdaughter named Yu Hong (Chinese: 于虹) and a biological daughter.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
1982	One and Eight	一いち个和八はち个	Laowantou
1982	The Beach	海うみ滩	Laomanli
1985	—	蜜月みつげつ的てき阴谋	guest
1985	—	雷かみなり北きた利り号ごう沉默在ざい印度いんど洋よう	Zhang Shuihou
1986	The Love Token	诱人的てき定てい情じょう物ぶつ	guest
1987	The War of Xiangxi	湘西剿匪记	Wei Biao
1990	—	假かり女おんな真情しんじょう	He Rigui
1991	Ugly As I Am, I Am Gentle	我わが很丑，可か是ぜ我わが很温柔おんじゅう	Li Laifu
1991	The War of Luohun Bridge	血ち战落魂たましい桥	Zeng Titou
1992	San Mao Joins the Army	三さん毛もう从军记	Laogui
1993	—	孝子こうし贤孙伺候しこう着ぎ	Uncle
1994	Rescued From Desperate Situation	绝境逢生	Laowan
1995	Wonderful Escape	巧たくみ奔妙逃	Laoyao
1996	The Monkey King	大だい闹天宫	Yama
1999	Crash Landing	紧急迫きゅうはく降くだ	guest
	More Naivete	多た一いち点てん天真てんしん	Huang Xianren
	Everyone Loves Me	人ひと见人爱	guest
2006	—	第だい601个电话	guest
2006	Yang Zhi	水みず浒英雄えいゆう谱之青あお面めん兽杨志こころざし	guest
2007	The Warlords	投とう名状めいじょう	Chen Gong
2008	Player	玩家	guest
2009	Laowu's Oscar	老ろう五ご的てき奥おく斯卡	Laozhao
2010	A Singing Fairy	寻找刘三さん姐あね	Laomo
2011	1911	辛からし亥い革命かくめい	Yikuang
	—	女おんな兵へい还乡	Chang Shou
	Liu Tang	赤あか发鬼刘唐	Liang Zhongshu
	Love Is Not Blind	失恋しつれん33天てん	Chen Shukun
2012	Lu Junyi	玉たま麒麟きりん卢俊义	Liang Zhongshu
2012	I Love the Grey Wolf	我わが爱灰太ふとし狼おおかみ	guest

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
1989	—	桃もも花はな扇おうぎ喋ちょう血ち记	guest
1990	The Story of Little Cabbage and Yeung Nai-mo	杨乃武ぶ与あずか小しょう白菜はくさい	Yang Changjun
1993	The Good Man: Yan Juqian	好こう人ひと燕つばめ居きょ谦	Yan Juqian
1993	Romance of the Three Kingdoms	三さん国こく演えんじ义	Sima Yi
1994	The War of Fengyang	血ち战奉阳城
1996	—	东周列国れっこく春秋しゅんじゅう篇へん	Tu An'gu
1997	Tang Bohu	风流唐から伯はく虎とら	Zhengde Emperor
1997	The Water Margin	水みず浒传	Gao Qiu
1998	—	明あかり镜高悬	guest
2000	—	一いち脚きゃく定江さだえ山さん	Fanlao'er
2000	—	包つつみ公こう生死せいし劫こう	guest
2001	Princess Is Going To Married	格かく格かく要よう出で嫁よめ	His Royal Highness
2001	—	江山えやま为重	minister
2002	Dream Is Broken in the Forbidden City	梦断紫むらさき禁城きんじょう	E Gui
	Public Security Bureau	公安こうあん局きょく长	Feng Dashuan
	—	乐意为人	Shu De
	Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils	天てん龙八はち部ぶ	Zhong Wanchou
2003	The War of Changping	铁血长平	Wei Ran
2003	Dead Men Do Tell Tales	大だい宋そう提ひさげ刑けい官かん	an official
2004	—	江湖こうこ俏佳人じん	Wang Gongde
	History of the Late Ming Dynasty	明あかり末まつ风云	Wei Zhongxian
	—	少年しょうねん大だい钦差	Gao Yu
2005	—	三さん揭皇榜	He Zejin
2006	—	江湖こうこ往事おうじ	guest
	Ming Dynasty in 1449	大明だいめい王朝おうちょう1449	Wang Zhen
	Arabian Jasmine Flower	茉莉花まりか	Hu Tuanfang
2007	Red Guards on Honghu Lake	洪ひろし湖みずうみ赤あか卫队	Peng Batian
	—	生命せいめい有明ありあけ天てん	guest
	The Legend of Tieguanyin	铁观音おん传奇	Wei Yin
	—	大だい唐から儒将开漳圣王	Yan Liben
	The Sea	沧海	guest
2008	The Curvy Moon	月つき儿弯弯	Laoyang
	Happiness 3+2	幸福こうふく3+2	Grandfather
	Warm Winter	冬ふゆ暖だん	General Yin
2009		满堂爹娘	Dong Qinghai
	The War of Southwest China	大だい西南せいなん剿匪记	Xu Wangda
	Unruly Bride	刁蛮新しん娘むすめ	Yue Jian'gong
2010	George Wallace	风云传奇	Chen Er
	The Legend of Chinese Zodiac	十じゅう二生肖传奇	a village head
	Huang Tingjian	大だい宋そう才子さいし黄き庭にわ坚	guest
	The War of Qingjiangfu	狭せま路ろ兄弟きょうだい	guest
2011	Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2	隋ずい唐から英雄えいゆう	Yuwen Huaji
	Mazu	妈祖	Azure Dragon
	Always Faithful	永えい远忠诚	Yu Pingzhang
	The Old Patient	老病ろうびょう号ごう	guest
2013	Rong Hong	容よう闳	guest
2014	IPPrtment 4	爱情公こう寓ぐう4	Hong Qi
2014	—	飘帅	Zhang Jiusi
2018	The Dark Lord	夜よる天子てんし	Master Xia

Variety show

Date	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
5 September 2016	China Showbiz: Salute to the Classics	中国ちゅうごく文ぶん艺之向こう经典致敬：魏ぎ宗むね万まん	Himself

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result
1990		1st National Drama Award for Outstanding Actor	Won
1990		1st Shanghai Sketch Comedy Award	Won
1993	San Mao Joins The Army	Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
2010	A Singing Fairy	2nd Macau International Movie Festival - Best Supporting Actor	Nominated

References

^ 谁没跑过龙套呢？跑龙套是有意ゆうい义的. Hexun (in Chinese). 2014-02-23.
^ 老ろう头，可か以是一辈子最深沉的角色. Hexun (in Chinese). 2014-02-23.
^ 80岁“高こう俅”魏ぎ宗むね万まん近きん照あきら，曾与赵本山ほんざん齐名，演えんじ恶人奸角人人ひとびと喊打！. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-04-12. 著名ちょめい相しょう声こえ表ひょう演えんじ艺术家か侯こう宝林ほうりん当年とうねん在ざい看み完かん这个小品しょうひん后きさき，给魏宗むね万写了四句话"恰到好こう处，留とめ有余ゆうよ地ち。宁可不ふ够，不要ふよう过头。"
^ 《爱情公こう寓ぐう》完かん结篇将はた播主ぬし创称有ゆう不ふ少しょう泪なみだ点てん(图). Chinanews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-12-31.
^ 《爱情公こう寓ぐう4》预告片へん出で炉ろ "一いち弹双核かく"惊呆小しょう伙伴. Hunan TV (in Chinese). 2013-12-18.
^ 德とく艺双馨かおる的てき丑うし星ぼし老ろう戏骨，与あずか离异女おんな士し结为夫妻ふさい相しょう爱至今いま，一生いっしょう零れい差さ评. china.com (in Chinese). 2017-04-26.

External links

Wei Zongwan at IMDb

[1] 谁没跑过龙套呢？跑龙套是有意ゆうい义的. Hexun (in Chinese). 2014-02-23.

[2] 老ろう头，可か以是一辈子最深沉的角色. Hexun (in Chinese). 2014-02-23.

[3] 80岁“高こう俅”魏ぎ宗むね万まん近きん照あきら，曾与赵本山ほんざん齐名，演えんじ恶人奸角人人ひとびと喊打！. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-04-12. 著名ちょめい相しょう声こえ表ひょう演えんじ艺术家か侯こう宝林ほうりん当年とうねん在ざい看み完かん这个小品しょうひん后きさき，给魏宗むね万写了四句话"恰到好こう处，留とめ有余ゆうよ地ち。宁可不ふ够，不要ふよう过头。"

[4] 《爱情公こう寓ぐう》完かん结篇将はた播主ぬし创称有ゆう不ふ少しょう泪なみだ点てん(图). Chinanews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-12-31.

[5] 《爱情公こう寓ぐう4》预告片へん出で炉ろ "一いち弹双核かく"惊呆小しょう伙伴. Hunan TV (in Chinese). 2013-12-18.

[6] 德とく艺双馨かおる的てき丑うし星ぼし老ろう戏骨，与あずか离异女おんな士し结为夫妻ふさい相しょう爱至今いま，一生いっしょう零れい差さ评. china.com (in Chinese). 2017-04-26.

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v t e Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor
1980s	Lu Qing / Shi Ling / Zhong Xinghuo (1981) Sun Feihu (1982) Niu Ben (1983) Yu Shizhi (1984) He Wei (1985) Xin Ming (1986) N/A (1987) Li Baotian (1988) Sun Min (1989)
1990s	Sun Feihu (1990) N/A (1991) N/A (1992) Wei Zongwan (1993) Fang Zige (1994) N/A (1995) Zhao Jun (1996) Lin Liankun/Sun Chun (1997) Ge Cunzhuang (1998) Du Yuan (1999)
2000s	Lei Ming (2000) Fu Biao (2001) Wang Zhiwen (2002) Zhao Jun (2003) Feng Yuanzheng (2004) Tang Guoqiang (2005) Wang Ji (2007) Wang Xueqi (2009)
2010s	Xu Caigen (2011) Wang Qingxiang (2013) Zhang Yi (2015) Wang Qianyuan/Yu Hewei (2017) Wang Zhifei (2019)
2020s	Yin Xiaotian (2020) Fan Wei (2021) Xin Baiqing (2022) Li Xuejian (2023)