On November 1, "old drama bone" Lu Shuming died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 66.
After learning the news of Lu Shuming's death, many people in the entertainment industry posted condolences, and fans were also sad.
Looking back on Lu Shuming's acting career, his role as "Guan Yu" in the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the most impressive.
To this day, Lu Shuming's version of "Guan Yu" is still a classic that no one can replace.
Back then, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" invested as much as 170 million, and it took the entire crew three years to shoot this timeless classic.
When "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was broadcast in the first round, the ratings were as high as 46.7%.
Bao Guoan, Tang Guoqiang, Sun Yanjun, Wu Xiaodong, Lu Shuming, Li Jingfei and other actors were also quickly remembered by the audience and became a common memory in the hearts of a generation.
Now 28 years have passed, and the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is still a classic of Chinese drama.
Unfortunately, 28 of the actors in the play have died, what about the other actors?
1. Lu Shuming, died in 2022 at the age of 66
Lu Shuming was born in 1956 and was admitted to the Shaanxi Provincial Repertory Troupe at the age of 24, thus embarking on the road of professional actor.
In 1991, the 35-year-old Lu Shuming was recommended by Guo Da and was successfully designated by director Wang Fulin as the actor of "Guan Yu" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
With the broadcast of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Shuming portrayed the chivalrous and righteous "Guan Yu" to the fullest, which won unanimous praise from the audience.
This role has also become a highlight in Lu Shuming's acting career.
Later, Lu Shuming also starred in the Bull Demon King in "Journey to the West", the flying general Li Guang in "The Great Emperor of Hanwu" and other roles.
Most of the characters played by Lu Shuming on the screen are positive images, and he is also a very good man in life.
Lu Shuming and his wife Gao Lan have been in love for many years, and their son Lu Weilun was born during Lu Shuming's filming of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Perhaps influenced by his father since childhood, Lu Weilun also embarked on an artistic path and became a director.
Treating his mother, Lu Shuming is also dedicated.
Lu Shuming's mother was diagnosed with cancer in the early years, so Lu Shuming took his mother to seek medical advice everywhere.
As if by a miracle, my mother finally succeeded in fighting cancer.
Unfortunately, in 2021, the old man had a recurrence of cancer and went to Elysium.
Unexpectedly, only a year later, Lu Shuming followed in his mother's footsteps and left.
As an old actor with both virtue and art, Lu Shuming's departure has also taken away the memories of a generation, hoping that he will go well all the way and there will be no pain in heaven.
2. An Yaping, who died in 2022 at the age of 58
An Yaping's role as "Ma Chao" in the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is also impressive.
An Yaping learned martial arts since childhood and won the double hook championship in national wushu competitions.
So it is only appropriate for him to play the young famous "Ma Chao".
In addition to "Ma Chao" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", An Yaping also has another classic screen role as "Wei Dongting" in "Kangxi Dynasty".
In 2013, An Yaping also participated in "Jing Zhong Yue Fei", but unfortunately, An Yaping has gradually faded out of the film and television industry since then.
On June 28, 2022, An Yaping died of laryngeal cancer in a hospital in Beijing.
After learning the news of his death, many fans sighed that "there is no Ma Chao in Shu, and there is no Wei Dongting in the world."
An Yaping's wife Han Xu even publicly mourned her late husband's "life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."
Before his death, An Yaping and his wife have always had a very good relationship, and the two have agreed to see each other in heaven in the future, and now they are separated forever, which is indeed infinitely emotional.
Third, Li Tie, died in 2021 at the age of 53
Li Tie, the actor of Liu Chan in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", is also a very good actor.
I think you have all heard a sentence - Liu Adou who can't help him!
As the descendant of the Shu Han dynasty, Liu Chan not only did not inherit the legacy of his father Liu Bei, but became mediocre and incompetent, causing the Shu Han to gradually weaken.
Li Tie can be said to portray the role of Liu Chan to the point that many viewers only recognize Liu Chan played by Li Tie.
Unlike the "Liu Chan" in the play, Li Tie outside the play, his life resume is perfect.
Li Tie was born in an acting family, and he began acting in dramas with his father since he was 7 years old.
On the drama stage, Li Tie won the 4th Chinese Drama "Golden Lion Award" performance award.
After that, he switched from the field of drama to the field of film and television dramas, and successively filmed excellent works such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Crossing in the Same Bed", "Zhang Zhidong" and so on.
In 2010, Li Tie's Spring Festival Gala sketch "50 Yuan" was also highly praised and won numerous awards.
Unfortunately, such an excellent literary and artistic performer died of stomach bleeding in Wuhan in 2021 at the age of 53.
4. Yang Junyong, died in 2021 at the age of 57
The actors who can participate in the four famous works twice are rare in the film and television industry, and Yang Junyong is one of them.
Yang Junyong has loved literary and artistic performances since he was a child, coupled with his elegant and white appearance, so he was admitted to Chinese opera very smoothly.
At first, Yang Junyong was just a drama actor, until Wang Fulin planned to film "Dream of the Red Mansion" in 1983, he transformed into a film and television actor.
In the 83 version of "Dream of the Red Mansion", Yang Junyong played the dashing and handsome "Jia Rong".
With this role, Yang Junyong also became a famous "cream boy" at that time.
When Wang Fulin planned to shoot "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in 1991, Yang Junyong cooperated with Director Wang again and took over the role of "Cao Pi".
Even friends who have not watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" must have heard the classic famous sentence between Cao Pi and his younger brother Cao Zhi: "Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other?" ”
After starring in two four famous works, Yang Junyong has had wonderful performances in film and television dramas such as "Iron Tooth Bronze Tooth Ji Xiaolan", "The Rule of Zhenguan", "Kangxi Microservice Private Visit" and so on.
Compared with the stability of his career, Yang Junyong's family is always full of tribulations.
In 2011, Yang Junyong's father was diagnosed with cancer and died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage two years later.
Before Yang Junyong could come out of the grief of losing his father, his mother died of illness.
More tragically, Yang Junyong's wife suffered from cancer recurrence and passed away in 2017.
After losing three of his closest relatives one after another, Yang Junyong can only pin his only hope on his son.
Who knows, before his son got married, Yang Junyong died of a sudden heart attack in 2021 at the age of 57.
5. Wu Guiling, died in 2016 at the age of 78
"Zhou Yu beats the yellow cover" is also an impressive famous scene in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
The world's evaluation of Huang Gai is: he is a pioneer and decisive, and the people of Wu Kingdom miss him.
Like Huang Gai, Wu Guiling, who plays Huang Gai, is also a good gentleman in life.
Wu Guiling is an actor of Beijing Renyi, who has participated in more than 40 film and television dramas and more than 70 dramas in his lifetime.
As an actress, Wu Guiling not only achieved career success, but also became acquainted with his wife Lu Zhong.
Lu Zhong and Wu Guiling are not only elementary school classmates, but also many years later, they are both actors in Beijing Renyi.
In their daily work relationship, they upgraded from colleagues to lovers, and gave birth to a son and a daughter after marriage.
Unlike most actresses who return to the family after marriage, Wu Guiling has always been very supportive of Lu Zhong's career, as long as she wants to go out to film, Wu Guiling takes the initiative to take care of her children.
Similarly, whenever Wu Guiling needs to return to the stage, Lu Zhong will go home to take the children.
The two children also grew up exceptionally well under their joint care.
Their daughter Wu Qing became an aerospace researcher, and their son Wu Bing became a director.
Seeing the success of her children's careers, Wu Guiling was also enjoying her old age, but he died of illness in 2016 at the age of 78.
However, Wu Guiling walked very peacefully, after all, the children have a family, and he can rest assured.
Lipo, died in 2013 at the age of 85
"Dong Zhuo" is one of the famous negative characters in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Throughout his life, he was brutal and perverse, causing great damage to social stability.
For actors, such traitors and evil characters are often the most difficult to play.
But Lippo's "Dong Zhuo" in the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" can be called textbook-level acting.
One of his eyes or a treacherous smile made the fans of the Three Kingdoms seem to see the desolate and violent Xiliang evil wolf in the original work.
In addition to successfully interpreting the role of "Dong Zhuo", Lipo is also the dubbing teacher of Zhu Bajie in the 86 version of "Journey to the West".
Since then, Lipo has also participated in many TV series, but the quality of no work is comparable to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In 2005, after Lipo performed his last work "Family Has Nine Phoenixes", he stopped filming, and heard his news again in 2013 when he died of illness at the age of 85.
Since then, there has been one less artist in the entertainment industry.
Hou Yongsheng died in 2010 at the age of 70
Hou Yongsheng is an out-and-out "veteran professional", before starring in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Hou Yongsheng's most representative screen role was "Nurhachi".
In many film and television dramas, as long as there is the role of "Nurhachi", most of them are played by Hou Yongsheng.
In addition to this classic image, the elderly "Zhao Yun" played by Hou Yongsheng in the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also made many fans miss it.
"Zhao Yun" is a famous general of the Shu Han dynasty, and the book writes that he is eight feet long, heroic, and full of culture and martial arts, which can almost be regarded as a perfect character.
And Hou Yongsheng is 1.82 meters tall, and the feeling between his eyebrows is both domineering and intelligent, so he plays "Zhao Yun", which is very suitable in image.
After acting in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Hou Yongsheng's "Shi Lang" in "Kangxi Dynasty" is also quite individual, which is deeply loved by fans.
However, according to the data, Hou Yongsheng has not filmed since 2007, and he died of illness in 2010 at the age of 70.
When the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" reunited in 2019 for the 25th anniversary, Tang Guoqiang talked about Hou Yongsheng, and he was also full of emotion and regret.
8. Fan Zhiqi died in 2010 at the age of 55
Like Hou Yongsheng, Fan Zhiqi is also a very suitable actor to play the "veteran".
In the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the middle-aged Jiang Wei played by Fan Zhiqi is one of the most successful film and television roles in his artistic career.
According to the book, Jiang Wei was a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, and an official to a great general.
In order to protect the Shu Han River and Mountain, Jiang Wei did not hesitate to pay with his life.
Under Fan Zhiqi's interpretation, he portrayed the family and country feelings and righteousness in the characters as if they had come out of a book.
Although Fan Zhiqi only has a few episodes, the audience still remembers his performance deeply.
Good actors are certainly not limited to one type of role.
In addition to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Fan Zhiqi has performed brilliantly in dramas such as "Harbin at Night" and "Manjiang Red".
Unfortunately, when filming the TV series "Inside" in 2010, Fan Zhiqi died of cancer at the age of 55 after ineffective treatment.
Since then, there has been one less good actor in the literary and artistic world who can act.
9. Other actors who have passed away
In addition to the above 8 actors, 20 other actors who played supporting roles in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" have also passed away.
Chi Guodong, who played "Zhang Yuan", is an actor of the Inner Mongolia Repertory Theater who died of illness in 2020 at the age of 56.
Liu Long, who plays "Dong Cheng", has been engaged in the performance industry for 62 years and has won numerous awards in his life, and the villains he plays are particularly impressive.
Liu Long died at home in 2020 at the age of 91.
Lin Moyu, who plays "Wu Guotai", is also a very good old artist.
She has participated in many film and television dramas, the most famous being the movie version of "Dream of the Red Mansion" and the TV series version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In 2020, Lin Moyu passed away peacefully at the age of 96.
Han Shanji, who plays "Zhang Xiu", has been in the arts for more than 50 years, filmed more than 50 film and television works, more than 60 dramas, and won the title of national first-class actor.
In 2016, Han Shanxi died of a sudden illness at the age of 79.
Su Min, who plays "Sima Hui", is a highly respected old-timer in the film and television industry, and his son is an excellent actor Pu Cunxi.
Until the age of 70, Su Min is still acting, and his professionalism is admirable.
In August 2016, Su Min died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 90.
Guo Shouyang, who plays "Guo Tu", is also an old drama bone.
He also played the "Silver Horn King" in "Journey to the West".
In 2012, 83-year-old Guo Shouyang died of illness.
Guo Jiaqing, who plays "Sun Qian", is a drama actor in Beijing, and he has not filmed many film and television dramas.
Guo Jiaqingxian died in 2012 at the age of 88
Lei Tieliu, who played "Sima Shi", not only participated in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but also served as a drama manager for the crew.
However, Lei Tieliu has not always been an actor.
Later, he abandoned art and business and established his own cultural and art company.
Unfortunately, in 2010, Lei Tieliu died in a car accident.
Yan Huaili, who played the famous general "Cheng Pu" at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is also the actor of the "Sand Monk" in "Journey to the West".
He has been in the film for more than 40 years and left many classic screen roles.
In 2009, Yan Huaili died of a lung infection at the age of 73.
Dong Ji, who plays "Wang Lang", has achieved great achievements in music, and his musical works have won national awards 7 times and provincial awards 25 times.
Unfortunately, Dong Jixian died in 2009 at the age of 64.
Zhang Ju, who plays "Zhang Song", is also a national first-class actor.
In May 2009, Zhang Ju died in Beijing at the age of 74 due to ineffective medical treatment.
Hei Yongkuan, who plays "Pan Zhang", is a Peking opera actor who also had a wonderful performance in the TV series "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview".
In 2008, Hei Yongkuan died of illness at the age of 62.
Zhang Pupil, who plays "Tao Qian", is also a national first-class actor.
In the 58 years of art, Zhang Hitomi has created classic roles on the drama stage and in film and television dramas.
At the age of 79, Zhang Pupil still insists on filming films.
In 2007, Zhang Pupil passed away at the age of 84.
Gu Lan, who plays "Xun Yu", is also a national first-class actor, and he also played the king of Baoxiang Country in "Journey to the West".
In 2005, Gu Lan died of illness at the age of 83.
Yang Baohe, who plays "Yu Ji", has many classic works.
In addition to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", presumably the audience remembers more for his role as the "Ham Heng Treasurer" in "A Q True Story".
Yang Baohe died in 2005 at the age of 76.
Penal Guozhou, who played "Zhang Zhi", participated in "Water Margin" after acting in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In the early years, the penal Guozhou, who was not in good health, died of cerebral hemorrhage.
Tan Zongyao, who plays "Wang Yun", is not only a national first-class actor, but also served as the vice president of Beijing Renyi.
His love of acting was obsessive, and he eventually collapsed on the art stage.
Friends commented that he "loves theater so much, he blends himself with human art." ”
In 1998, Tan Zongyao died of illness at the age of 54.
Wang Jie, who plays "Cao Hong", is also a drama actor.
He didn't shoot many film and television dramas, so there was very little news about his death.
Nigmutu, who plays "Xu Huang", is a Mongolian actor who also played the "King of Yuhuazhou" in "Journey to the West".
There is not much information about him, the year of birth is unknown, only that the actor has passed away.
There is also Di Fengcheng, who plays the role of "Post Superintendent", who is also an actor who is so low-key that he almost "found this person".
It is reported that he was the first actor in the play to die in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he unfortunately passed away before the TV series was broadcast.
Now, more than twenty years later, no one has heard anything about him.
While remembering the deceased actors, let's take a look at what happened to the other actors in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Sun Yanjun, who played "Liu Bei", gradually withdrew from the film and television industry after 1999.
In 2000, he served as the dean of Guangdong ATV Performing Arts Vocational College, devoting himself to the development of performing arts education.
Since then, Sun Yanjun has slowly faded out of the public eye.
Until he heard that the "second brother" Lu Shuming had died, Sun Yanjun issued a message of condolence: "May the second brother go well all the way, may I see each other in my dreams!" ”
Bao Guoan, who played "Cao Cao", stopped acting after 2016.
The latest news about him is that Bao Guoan mourned Lu Shuming's departure.
Now 76 years old, Bao Guoan has children and grandchildren, enjoying the joy of teasing his grandchildren.
Tang Guoqiang, who plays "Zhuge Liang", is the most well-known of all actors.
There are too many classic works of his works, such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and so on.
Now 70-year-old Tang Guoqiang is still filming, and he can often be seen in some nostalgic variety shows.
Wu Xiaodong, who plays "Sun Quan", is still filming at the age of 61.
However, his private life is very low-key, and his shadow is almost invisible in other places except filming.
After learning the news of Lu Shuming's death, Wu Xiaodong publicly wrote a message of condolence: "In an instant, it seemed like blood coagulated, heartache, whining and mourning!" ”
Li Jingfei, who plays "Zhang Fei", is not in a good situation.
After acting in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", his career development was not smooth.
Later, due to physical reasons, Li Jingfei stopped filming very early.
Over the years, Li Jingfei has suffered many cerebral infarctions, can only rely on wheelchairs for travel, and the economic situation is not optimistic.
Before Lu Shuming died, he had been silently helping him.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the "second brother" walked ahead of the "third brother".
Hong Universe, who plays "Zhou Yu", should be the white moonlight in the hearts of countless fans.
The Zhou Yu he played is full of charm, and even Mr. Jin Yong is amazed by his appearance.
However, compared to being an actor, Hong Universe is obviously more successful as a producer.
Now 64-year-old Hong Universe has long stopped filming, and the wealth he has accumulated is enough for him to enjoy life.
Of course, there are many other excellent actors in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but with the passage of time, most of them have gray hair and are slowly forgotten by the audience.
Classic old dramas, like a glass of aged wine, always taste more and more fragrant, perhaps this is the reason why a batch of audiences love to watch classic works!