Tian Fang

Biography

Tian Fang is a Chinese film acting artist, originally named Tian Zhaodong. He was born on January 3, 1911, in Baoding, Hebei Province, and was originally from Tianjin. He served as the first director of the Beijing Film Studio. He is considered one of the pioneers of Chinese cinema in the 20th century. In 2005, he was named by the Chinese Film Performance Art Society as one of the hundred outstanding actors in a century of Chinese cinema. He was married to actress Yu Lan, and his younger son Tian Zhuangzhuang is an actor and film director.