Niu Ben

NIU Ben (1935- ), original name ZHANG Xuejing (Chinese 张学景), born in Tianjin, lives in Shanghai currently, one of the earlier generation of Chinese actors, with the reputation of "Ever green in Chinese filmdom". He lost both of his parents at the age of six, then lived with his oldest brother, who worked as a driver at the third film factory in Beijing. In 1946, 11 year old Ben was chosen to act as a village boy "little ox" and became a child star. His stage name NIU Ben is composed of the Chinese character of "牛" (ox). He later played child roles in old Chinese films, and went to Hongkong. After the foundation of People's Republic of China, he returned to mainland China and became an actor of the Shanghai Film Studio, and one of the...