# Wei Zongwan

Wei Zongwan (Chinese: 魏宗万; born 24 November 1938) is a Chinese actor. 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 (上海南洋模范初中) in 1955 he entered the Shanghai Turbine Plant (上海汽轮机厂) 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."

## 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.

## Personal life

Wei married Zhou Weiming (Chinese: 周惟明), is a retired primary school teacher. They have a stepdaughter named Yu Hong (Chinese: 于虹) and a biological daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1982 | One and Eight | 一个和八个 | Laowantou |
| 1982 | The Beach | 海滩 | Laomanli |
| 1985 | — | 蜜月的阴谋 | guest |
| 1985 | — | 雷北利号沉默在印度洋 | Zhang Shuihou |
| 1986 | The Love Token | 诱人的定情物 | guest |
| 1987 | The War of Xiangxi | 湘西剿匪记 | Wei Biao |
| 1990 | — | 假女真情 | He Rigui |
| 1991 | Ugly As I Am, I Am Gentle | 我很丑，可是我很温柔 | Li Laifu |
| 1991 | The War of Luohun Bridge | 血战落魂桥 | Zeng Titou |
| 1992 | San Mao Joins the Army | 三毛从军记 | Laogui |
| 1993 | — | 孝子贤孙伺候着 | Uncle |
| 1994 | Rescued From Desperate Situation | 绝境逢生 | Laowan |
| 1995 | Wonderful Escape | 巧奔妙逃 | Laoyao |
| 1996 | The Monkey King | 大闹天宫 | Yama |
| 1999 | Crash Landing | 紧急迫降 | guest |
| 1999 | More Naivete | 多一点天真 | Huang Xianren |
| 1999 | Everyone Loves Me | 人见人爱 | guest |
| 2006 | — | 第601个电话 | guest |
| 2006 | Yang Zhi | 水浒英雄谱之青面兽杨志 | guest |
| 2007 | The Warlords | 投名状 | Chen Gong |
| 2008 | Player | 玩家 | guest |
| 2009 | Laowu's Oscar | 老五的奥斯卡 | Laozhao |
| 2010 | A Singing Fairy | 寻找刘三姐 | Laomo |
| 2011 | 1911 | 辛亥革命 | Yikuang |
| 2011 | — | 女兵还乡 | Chang Shou |
| 2011 | Liu Tang | 赤发鬼刘唐 | Liang Zhongshu |
| 2011 | Love Is Not Blind | 失恋33天 | Chen Shukun |
| 2012 | Lu Junyi | 玉麒麟卢俊义 | Liang Zhongshu |
| 2012 | I Love the Grey Wolf | 我爱灰太狼 | guest |

### Television

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 1989 | — | 桃花扇喋血记 | guest |
| 1990 | The Story of Little Cabbage and Yeung Nai-mo | 杨乃武与小白菜 | Yang Changjun |
| 1993 | The Good Man: Yan Juqian | 好人燕居谦 | Yan Juqian |
| 1993 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 三国演义 | Sima Yi |
| 1994 | The War of Fengyang | 血战奉阳城 | |
| 1996 | — | 东周列国春秋篇 | Tu An'gu |
| 1997 | Tang Bohu | 风流唐伯虎 | Zhengde Emperor |
| 1997 | The Water Margin | 水浒传 | Gao Qiu |
| 1998 | — | 明镜高悬 | guest |
| 2000 | — | 一脚定江山 | Fanlao'er |
| 2000 | — | 包公生死劫 | guest |
| 2001 | Princess Is Going To Married | 格格要出嫁 | His Royal Highness |
| 2001 | — | 江山为重 | minister |
| 2002 | Dream Is Broken in the Forbidden City | 梦断紫禁城 | E Gui |
| 2002 | Public Security Bureau | 公安局长 | Feng Dashuan |
| 2002 | — | 乐意为人 | Shu De |
| 2002 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | 天龙八部 | Zhong Wanchou |
| 2003 | The War of Changping | 铁血长平 | Wei Ran |
| 2003 | Dead Men Do Tell Tales | 大宋提刑官 | an official |
| 2004 | — | 江湖俏佳人 | Wang Gongde |
| 2004 | History of the Late Ming Dynasty | 明末风云 | Wei Zhongxian |
| 2004 | — | 少年大钦差 | Gao Yu |
| 2005 | — | 三揭皇榜 | He Zejin |
| 2006 | — | 江湖往事 | guest |
| 2006 | Ming Dynasty in 1449 | 大明王朝1449 | Wang Zhen |
| 2006 | Arabian Jasmine Flower | 茉莉花 | Hu Tuanfang |
| 2007 | Red Guards on Honghu Lake | 洪湖赤卫队 | Peng Batian |
| 2007 | — | 生命有明天 | guest |
| 2007 | The Legend of Tieguanyin | 铁观音传奇 | Wei Yin |
| 2007 | — | 大唐儒将开漳圣王 | Yan Liben |
| 2007 | The Sea | 沧海 | guest |
| 2008 | The Curvy Moon | 月儿弯弯 | Laoyang |
| 2008 | Happiness 3+2 | 幸福3+2 | Grandfather |
| 2008 | Warm Winter | 冬暖 | General Yin |
| 2009 | | 满堂爹娘 | Dong Qinghai |
| 2009 | The War of Southwest China | 大西南剿匪记 | Xu Wangda |
| 2009 | Unruly Bride | 刁蛮新娘 | Yue Jian'gong |
| 2010 | George Wallace | 风云传奇 | Chen Er |
| 2010 | The Legend of Chinese Zodiac | 十二生肖传奇 | a village head |
| 2010 | Huang Tingjian | 大宋才子黄庭坚 | guest |
| 2010 | The War of Qingjiangfu | 狭路兄弟 | guest |
| 2011 | Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2 | 隋唐英雄 | Yuwen Huaji |
| 2011 | Mazu | 妈祖 | Azure Dragon |
| 2011 | Always Faithful | 永远忠诚 | Yu Pingzhang |
| 2011 | The Old Patient | 老病号 | guest |
| 2013 | Rong Hong | 容闳 | guest |
| 2014 | IPPrtment 4 | 爱情公寓4 | Hong Qi |
| 2014 | — | 飘帅 | Zhang Jiusi |
| 2018 | The Dark Lord | 夜天子 | Master Xia |

### Variety show

| Date | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 5 September 2016 | China Showbiz: Salute to the Classics | 中国文艺之向经典致敬：魏宗万 | 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 |