birth_place simpchinesename birth_date yearsactive spouse article_title name
harbin , heilongjiang , china 杜雨露 1 january 1941 1979 - 2012 zhu yongyu du yulu
 du yulu
du yulu

du yulu -lrb- born january 1 , 1941 -rrb- is a chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series .
du graduated from the harbin arts academy .
during the cultural revolution , du worked as a manual labourer at a grain storage .
his first major work was in the film `` jianxi '' -lrb- 奸细 -rrb- , released in 1978 .
in 1997 , he portrayed zhang tingyu in the popular prime time historical television series `` yongzheng dynasty '' , vastly increasing his profile .
in 2000 , he acted as an elderly military officer in the television series `` escaping encirclement '' -lrb- 突出重围 -rrb- , and also portrayed the head of the household the hit television series `` da zhai men '' .
in 2002 , he appeared as a provincial party chief in `` provincial party secretary '' -lrb- 省委书记 -rrb- .
in 2007 , he portrayed chiang kai-shek in the series `` red sun '' -lrb- 红日 -rrb- , and reprised this role in the historical drama `` the east is red '' -lrb- 东方红 -rrb- .
