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Wei Li(1919-2005)

  • Actor
  • Director
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In rural China, the young bride of a tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business finds temporary solace in the arms of her husband's nephew, but problems arise when she becomes pregnant.
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Ju Dou (1990)
Wei Li was born on 25 October 1919 in Shijiazhuang, China. He was an actor and director, known for Spring in a Small Town (1948), River Without Buoys (1983) and Shan lin zhong tou yi ge nu ren (1986). He died on 21 August 2005 in Shanghai, China.
BornOctober 25, 1919
DiedAugust 21, 2005(85)
BornOctober 25, 1919
DiedAugust 21, 2005(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for

Spring in a Small Town (1948)
Spring in a Small Town
7.3
  • Zhang Zhichen
  • 1948
River Without Buoys (1983)
River Without Buoys
7.3
  • Pan Lao Wu
  • 1983
Shan lin zhong tou yi ge nu ren (1986)
Shan lin zhong tou yi ge nu ren
7.3
  • Old Ni
  • 1986
Shen He Yuan
TV Series
  • Actor
  • 1993

Credits

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Actor

  • Shen He Yuan
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Liu shao qi de si shi si tian
    • 1992
  • Ju Dou (1990)
    Ju Dou
    7.6
    • Jinshan
    • husband
    • 1990
  • Shao ye de mo nan (1987)
    Shao ye de mo nan
    6.0
    • Wang Zhe
    • 1987
  • Shan lin zhong tou yi ge nu ren (1986)
    Shan lin zhong tou yi ge nu ren
    7.3
    • Old Ni
    • 1986
  • Yue Yue (1986)
    Yue Yue
    6.8
    • Yue Yue's father
    • 1986
  • Che Lun Si Chong Zou
    • 1984
  • River Without Buoys (1983)
    River Without Buoys
    7.3
    • Pan Lao Wu
    • 1983
  • Strange Encounters (1983)
    Strange Encounters
    • Bandit chief
    • 1983
  • Shunkai Yan in The True Story of Ah Q (1981)
    The True Story of Ah Q
    7.4
    • Master Zhao
    • 1981
  • Xu Mao and His Daughters (1981)
    Xu Mao and His Daughters
    7.4
    • Mao Xu
    • 1981
  • Lan se dang an (1980)
    Lan se dang an
    • Zhao Kang
    • 1980
  • Xi yang lang hua ai
    • 1978
  • Fly up with Love (1978)
    Fly up with Love
    6.5
    • 1978
  • Brigitte Lin in The Love Affair of Rainbow (1977)
    The Love Affair of Rainbow
    5.7
    • 1977

Director

  • Si ge xiao huo ban (1981)
    Si ge xiao huo ban
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Boiling Mountains (1976)
    Boiling Mountains
    • Director
    • 1976

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Personal details

  • Born
    • October 25, 1919
    • Shijiazhuang, China
  • Died
    • August 21, 2005
    • Shanghai, China(natural causes)

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    Uncle of Mainland Chinese actress Yun Li.

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