Zhu Xu

Biography

Zhu Xu was born on April 15, 1930, in Shenyang, Liaoning, and was an ethnic Han Chinese actor. In April 1949, he enrolled in the art cadre training program at North China University and performed in Tianjin and other regions with the university's art troupe. In November of the same year, he was transferred to the Second Troupe of the North China University Art Troupe, which later became the drama troupe of the Central Academy of Drama. In 1952, he became one of the first actors at the founding of the Beijing People's Art Theatre. Zhu Xu was best known for his leading roles in Wu Tianming's film "The Face of Change" (变脸) and Zhang Yang's film "Shower" (洗澡). He gained considerable fame in Japan after playing the adoptive father in the 1955 Sino-Japanese TV drama "Son of the Earth" (大地之子). He won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Best Actor award at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and was nominated five times for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor. Zhu Xu passed away in Beijing on September 15, 2018, at the age of 88.