王群 (武打演员)

简介

Wang Qun was a Chinese martial arts athlete and action actor, born in Beijing on January 26, 1960. He trained in martial arts at the Shichahai Sports School under coach Wu Bin, and in 1969 joined the Beijing Wushu Team, becoming its captain. He won multiple national team championships and individually claimed the national sparring championship and a silver medal in spear technique. He entered the entertainment industry in 1979 when he was cast in the Hong Kong film "The Treasure Hunters" (塞外夺宝) as "Shenshou Zhang." In 1980 he enrolled in the amateur acting class at the Beijing Film Academy alongside classmates Zhang Guangbei and Zhao Baogang. He starred in a series of martial arts films including "The Thirteenth Sister" (侠女十三妹), "The Magic Beggar" (神丐), "Golden Dart Huang Tianba" (金镖黄天霸), "Invincible Mandarin Ducks' Kick" (无敌鸳鸯腿), and "The King of Guns" (一代枪王). In 1986 he gained widespread acclaim for his role in the TV series "Zhen San" (甄三), winning Best Supporting Actor awards at the Feitian Awards and the Golden Eagle Awards. At the peak of his career in 1989, he stepped away from cinema, moved to the former Soviet Union, married, and opened a wushu school in Moscow. He returned to China in 1992, writing, directing, and starring in the action film "A Smiling Life" (笑傲人生). After divorcing in 1998, he settled in Beijing and founded the Wang Qun Wushu Culture Development Center and a wushu film training school in Huairou, while continuing to appear in television productions such as "Tai Chi Master" (太极宗师), "New Shaolin Temple" (新少林寺), "Young Zhang Sanfeng" (少年张三丰), and "Golden Silkworm Rain" (金蚕丝雨). In 2007 he was preparing to build a wushu film and television base at Tanzhe Temple in the Western Hills of Beijing and planning a long television series on the history of Chinese martial arts. He passed away on January 3, 2008, at the age of 47 due to a sudden heart attack.