Ping Faan

Biography

Ping Faan was born in Beijing in 1920 into a famous acrobatics family. His original name was Ping Yongshou. He began his acting career in the mid-1940s, which spanned over fifty years. He initially appeared in films by the Great China Film Company, and after it closed, he joined a theatre troupe. He later joined Great Wall Film Productions and became a popular leading man, starring as the male lead in several Mandarin-language films. His representative works include "Spring for One Family," "Peerless Beauty," "Gentleman on the Beam," and "Jade Bow Amid the Clouds." In the late 1970s, he moved to RTV along with other Mandarin film actors, becoming a veteran character actor specializing in wealthy tycoon roles. His famous roles include He Lao Jiu in "Chameleon" (1978), Che Yuet Ting in "Six Lives of Fugui" (1980), and Shang Guan Cang Qiong in "The Four Great Constables Return" (1985). He decided to retire in 1988, ending his acting career. He passed away on 11 December 1999 at the age of 79.