Ying Ruocheng

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ying.

Ying Ruocheng (Chinese: 英若诚; pinyin: Yīng Ruòchéng; June 21, 1929 - December 27, 2003), Manchu people, was a Chinese actor, director, playwright and Vice Minister of Culture from 1986 to 1990. He is best known for playing the part of the governor of the detention camp in The Last Emperor.

Ying was born in Beijing. He studied in a church school in Tianjin in early years, and later graduated from the Department of Foreign Languages of Tsinghua University.

His wife, Wu Ziliang, is a translator, and his son, Ying Da, is also a noted actor.

Ying died at 1:35 am on December 27, 2003, at age of 74.

Ying is the author of a memoir, co-authored by Clair Conceison, "Voices Carry: Behind Bars and Backstage During China's Revolution and Reform" (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1964	Baiqiuen dai fu	Secretary Tong
1981	Zhi yin	Yuan Shikai
1982	Marco Polo	Kublai Khan	TV mini-series
1987	The Last Emperor	Governor of Detention Center
1993	Little Buddha	Lama Norbu

External links

Obituary: Ying Ruocheng - Chinese actor and politician

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 75540772 LCCN: n94029775 ISNI: 0000 0000 6324 912X GND: 137158513 SUDOC: 121003329

Persondata
Name	Ying, Ruocheng
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese actor
Date of birth	June 21, 1929
Place of birth
Date of death	December 27, 2003
Place of death

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