Ma Dehua

Ma Dehua
Ma Dehua on Star Reunion in 2014.
Background information
Chinese name 馬德華 (traditional)
Chinese name 马德华 (simplified)
Pinyin Mǎ Déhuá (Mandarin)
Born (1945-08-11) August 11, 1945
Beijing, China
Residence Beijing
Other names Ma Rui (马芮)
Ethnicity Hui people
Alma mater China National Peking Opera Company
Occupation Actor
Years active 1982 - present
Spouse(s)
Hou Yumin (m. 1972)
Children Son: Ma Yang

Ma Dehua (Chinese: 马德华; born 11 August 1945) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Zhu Bajie in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.[1][2][3]

Life

Ma was born in a family of merchants in Beijing on August 11, 1945, with his ancestral home in Wucheng County, Shandong, he is of Hui people ethnicity, he is the third child of four children.[4]

Ma aspired to act from an early age. At the age of 5, Ma started to studied Chinese martial arts.

Ma studied at the High School Affiliated to Minzu University of China. Ma entered the China National Peking Opera Company by age 14, he learned Kunqu opera and Beijing opera there. After finished, Ma worked in the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater as an actor.

During the Cultural Revolution, Ma acted in Shajiabang, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy and Dujuan Mountain.

In early 1982, Director Yang Jie invited Ma to act Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West, by the age of 37.[5][6] The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

Ma retired in 1999, at the age of 54.

In 2007, Ma starred opposite Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Chi Zhongrui, Liu Dagang in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West.

Personal life

Ma married worker Hou Yumin (侯玉敏) in October 1972, they have a son, Ma Yang (马洋; born 1973).[7]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2016《封魔录后传》
《滚出来，凶手》
The New Year's Eve of Old Lee《过年好》An old man
2018Miser《财迷》Zhu Shoufu
TBAJourney to the West 3D《敢问路在何方》Sha Wujing

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1982Journey to the West《西游记》Zhu Bajie
2006The Story of an Old Man《老人的故事》Grandpa Shi
2007Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West《吴承恩与西游记》Zhu Bajie
2011Fake President《冒牌董事长》President Liao
2012Blind Date《喜事连连剩男相亲记》Lao Guan

References

  1. ↑ "'Journey to West' Actor Dies of Lung Infection". 2009.
  2. ↑ "Funeral Held for Late Actor Yan Huaili". 2009.
  3. ↑ 马德华：闫怀礼临终最想见我 身体还是热的(图) (in Chinese). Sina. 2009.
  4. ↑ 经典猪八戒深入人心 马德华讲拍摄花絮 (in Chinese). Hangzhou News. 2007.
  5. ↑ 马德华遗憾未见闫怀礼最后一面 失声痛哭 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2009.
  6. ↑ 老版《西游记》30年大聚首 "八戒"再背"高小姐" (in Chinese). Jiangxi News. 2013.
  7. ↑ 马德华与女工妻子：几度风雨沐浴婚姻阳光 (1) (in Chinese). Zhiyin. 2010.
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