Zhang Guoli

Acting

Zhang Guoli

Born January 17, 1955 · Tianjin, China (age 71)

Zhang Guoli is a Chinese film actor and director. Before transitioning to film and television, he began his career as a crosstalk performer. He is best known for portraying emperors in various dramas set in Qing Dynasty imperial China. In 2014, he also served as a host for the CCTV New Year's Gala. Zhang is married to actress Deng Jie and has a son, Zhang Mo, from a previous marriage, who is also…

Known For

Kung Fu YogaKung Fu Yoga · 2017
Kung Fu Yoga
★ 5.92017
MovieComedyMystery
Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.
The Founding of a RepublicThe Founding of a Republic · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
★ 5.32009
MovieDramaHistory
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
YouthYouth · 2017
Youth
★ 7.32017
MovieDramaHistory
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.
Back to 1942Back to 1942 · 2012
Back to 1942
★ 6.72012
MovieWarDrama
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
Under the LightUnder the Light · 2023
Under the Light
★ 5.82023
MovieDramaAction
Officers Su Jianming and Li Huilin investigate a crime involving wealthy businessman Li Zhitian. As clues emerge, the investigation becomes more and more like a game of chess.
Crazy RacerCrazy Racer · 2009
Crazy Racer
★ 7.62009
MovieComedyAction
Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.
The TroubleshootersThe Troubleshooters · 1988
The Troubleshooters
★ 7.31988
MovieDramaComedy
For anyone with tricky personal troubles — marital, professional and otherwise — Yu Guan and his buddies have a new business that will provide the solution, from taking the abuse of a man’s nagging wife to showering an obscure writer with awards.
Song of YouthSong of Youth · 2019
Song of Youth
★ 6.72019
MovieDrama
A story between school kids and the teacher in a high school happened in 1985 China.

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The 601st Phone CallThe 601st Phone Call · 2006
The 601st Phone Call
2006
MovieDrama
A young girl named Yishu believes she has no luck at all and she blames her name for it. One day she starts receiving phone calls from people thinking that she is the popular singer Tianyou. It turns out that someone has leaked 600 phone numbers of famous people to the internet and Yishu's phone number got mixed up in the bunch. She finds it annoying at first but soon she receives a text message from Xiaowen, who is the singer in an amateur rock band. He wishes to write a song for Tianyou and wants Yishu -who he thinks is Tianyou's assistant- to deliver the song to Tianyou. Tianyou is a popular singer, but hasn't had a hit number lately. Because of this she gets pressured by her cruel agent into recording an album that she doesn't want to record, because it doesn't contain any good songs. This decision gets her into a lot of trouble...

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Heavenly Sword and Dragon SabreHeavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre · 2003
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
★ 7.82003
SeriesDrama
Based on the popular novel by Jin Yong Kam Yung. He also wrote Legend of the Condor Heroes and Return of the Condor Heroes. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre takes place during 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes. After decades of struggles, famine, and bitterness which the Chinese citizens blamed on the Yuan Dynasty's misgovernment, the Martial Arts sects have begun to rebel. Prince Ruyong asks Cheng Kun, a Shaolin monk with an ulterior motive, for a plan on how to deal with the rebels. "The wielder of Heavenly Sword and/or Dragon Sabre rules the world." This well known legend in the Martial Arts community is the impetus for the tale of Zhang Wuji. The story begins with how his parents met (episodes 1-3), then tells his trials as an adolescent (episodes 4-8), proceeds to relate his rise to prominence (episodes 9-23) and reveals the secret behind Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (episode 23), and ends with the confluence of Wuji's love life, the Martial Arts sects' long standing grudges, and cruel fate.

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