ancestry occupation birth_place yearsactive tradchinesename simpchinesename birth_date article_title name pinyinchinesename
leping , jiangxi , china actor , director beijing , china 1979 -- present 許還山 许还山 13 july 1937 xu huanshan
 xu huanshan xǔ huánshān
xu huanshan

xu huanshan -lrb- born 13 july 1937 -rrb- is a chinese actor and occasional film director .
xu was enrolled in the beijing film academy in 1956 .
a year later , he was labelled as a `` rightist '' and was sent for `` re-education through labour '' under the communist government 's anti-rightist movement .
in 1966 , he was sent to xinjiang to perform hard labour .
he returned to beijing in 1979 and started his acting career .
in 1980 , he joined the xi'an film production company -lrb- 西安电影制片厂 -rrb- as an actor , and six years later he became a film director .
he is best known for playing supporting roles in many television series .
