Although compared with the foreign film industry, the mainland's films started late, but after nearly a hundred years of development, the development and scale of the mainland's film industry are no worse than those in foreign countries.
In the process of the rapid development of the mainland's film industry, countless outstanding actors have emerged, some of these actors are household names, deeply concerned and loved by the public, and some are not famous or even known by the audience, but they have also made significant contributions to the mainland's film industry.
was a smash hit in the fifties of the last century, bringing many excellent works to the audience, and was known as the earliest "spy professional" in the mainland, a powerful actor and veteran actor Zhou Ke, he is a very good actor.
In Zhou Ke's career, he has superb acting skills, and he has vividly portrayed the images and characteristics of all kinds of little people, and portrayed each role deeply in the hearts of the people.
Although he always plays supporting roles, he is loved by the audience every time he appears on the screen, and has a large number of loyal viewers and fans, which can be described as a smash hit.
It's a pity that in the popular period, Zhou Ke quietly retired and faded out of the public's sight, time flies, and with the passage of time, he is now 100 years old......
One
Zhou Ke's original name was Chang Xuesheng, born in Guizhou in 1924, some people on the Internet said that he was born in 1919, some people said that he was born in 1927, and some people mistakenly thought that he was from Yunnan, but in fact, these are not true.
He was born in an ordinary family in Huangping County, Guizhou, although his family was not very wealthy, but the economic conditions were not bad, and he had no worries about food and clothing when he was a child.
Zhou Ke, who didn't have to worry about life when he was a child, was pampered by his family, running on the streets and alleys with his friends every day, and lived a carefree life.
Under his active appearance, Zhou Ke has a heart that likes literature and art, and every time he sees a performance on the street, he will stop and watch, and he is unwilling to leave no matter how his friends drag him.
As he grew up, Zhou Ke's love for literature and art not only did not decrease, but became more and more intense, and he secretly decided to become a literary and artistic worker to pursue his artistic dream.
After graduating from junior high school, after discussing with his family, Zhou Ke was allowed to leave his hometown of Guizhou and go to the mountain city of Chongqing to study drama at Chongqing Yucai School.
Chongqing Yucai School was founded by Tao Xingzhi, a famous educator and thinker, with the purpose of helping people in need and special talents.
During his studies at Yucai School, after the school's systematic training, Zhou Ke has a more and more thorough understanding of performance, and in continuous study and practice, he has laid a solid foundation skills.
When he was in school, Zhou Ke participated in many dramas, among which a patriotic young man played in "The Last Lesson" was even recognized by Premier Zhou because of his particularly good portrayal.
In order to encourage him, Premier Zhou specially left him a sentence: "Learn from the saints, learn from the road cultivators, and don't set up a monument to remember meritorious service." ”
Premier Zhou's words not only deeply inspired Zhou Ke, but he also took this sentence as his life motto, and has always used this sentence to encourage himself to keep moving forward.
After graduating from Yucai School, Zhou Ke officially embarked on his dream journey, but his acting career was not smooth sailing as everyone imagined.
Two
In 1941, 17-year-old Zhou Ke joined the New China Drama Society, officially became a professional actor, and began to be frequently active on the drama stage.
After the development of the New China Drama Society for a period of time, because his career did not improve much, in order to get better development, he left the New China Drama Society and turned around to join the Chinese Art Drama Society.
Like the current entertainment industry, because Zhou Ke was a newcomer when he first entered the industry, he had no resources and connections, and although he worked very hard, his career has been tepid.
In 1947, Zhou Ke, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years and still had no achievements, had to temporarily put down his identity as an actor in order to make a living and worked as a music teacher at West China University in Chengdu.
Although he is not a music teacher from a professional class, the art is the same, and he is indeed very talented in music, so he controls the identity of a music teacher very well.
During his time as a music teacher, Zhou Ke never gave up his dream of acting, constantly looking for development opportunities, and his hard work paid off, and he finally waited for an opportunity.
In 1948, the second year after becoming a music teacher, the Northeast Film Studio, which later became the Changchun Film Studio, vigorously recruited new students in order to develop.
Zhou Ke, who has been looking for development opportunities, naturally will not miss this hard-won opportunity, he immediately gave up his job as a music teacher, traveled to Hong Kong and other places, and finally came to Hegang, Heilongjiang, where Changying Studio is located.
With his super high acting talent and years of experience accumulated on the drama stage, Zhou Ke successfully passed the exam of the studio and became a member of the studio.
In this way, after years of persistence and hard work, Zhou Ke finally ushered in a new era that belonged to him and began his road to popularity.
Three
In 1948, not long after entering the Northeast Film Studio, Zhou Ke participated in the first movie "The Invisible Front" in his life.
This film starring Zhang Ping, Liang Yin, Lu Ban and other famous actors, tells the story of after the complete liberation of the Northeast, the public security organs captured a hidden agent, and then led to another agent, and finally with the help of the people, the enemy was wiped out.
In the film, Zhou Ke plays a character named "Wang Chunrong", a spy who does not hesitate to kill a child who delivers milk in order to complete the task explained above.
When creating the role of "Wang Chunrong", Zhou Ke spent a lot of time and energy to prepare, carefully study and figure out the psychological state of the task, and finally succeeded in shaping the character perfectly.
When watching this film, many viewers were impressed by Zhou Ke's superb acting skills and gritted their teeth for the role he played in the play.
After becoming popular with "Invisible War", Zhou Ke, who won the recognition of his peers and the support of the public, developed very rapidly in his acting career after that.
Four
Because the image of the spy created in "Invisible War" is deeply popular, every move, even a frown, the details of the slight movement of the corners of the mouth, etc., are very suitable for the characteristics of this type of character, and he has also become the first choice for playing this type of role in major films.
From the captain of the enemy gendarmerie in "Zhao Yiman" to the spy Yang Delin in "Red Flag Song", to the spy B in "The Mysterious Travel Companion", the enemy major combat staff officer in "Sea Condor" and so on.
In these films, he has created spy roles, and he is good at portraying these characters, although he plays a supporting role every time, he has conquered the audience again and again with his super high acting skills!
In addition to the role of a spy, Zhou Ke has also played many other types of roles, such as the water delivery soldier in "Shangganling", Bai Lang in "So Amorous", the landlord in "Ode to the Qiang Di", the reporter in "Dongmei" and so on.
He has portrayed all kinds of characters vividly, and the characters he portrayed are also well recognized, but in comparison, what everyone pays more attention to and impresses is the spy characters he creates.
Of course, if you want to really make Zhou Ke well-known to the public, and even popular, it has to be the film "Guerrillas of the Plains".
Five
In 1955, the Northeast Film Studio was renamed Changchun Film Studio, and in this year, the Changying Film Studio launched the classic film "Guerrillas of the Plains".
The film is adapted from the stage play "Guerrilla Leader", which tells the story of the autumn of 1943, after the guerrilla leader Li Xiangyang received the task of containing the enemy, he and the enemy wittily and skillfully maneuvered, and finally defeated the enemy and completed the task perfectly.
In "Guerrillas of the Plains", Zhou Ke was arranged to play the role of "He Fei", the translator of Matsui, the captain of the villain Japanese Squadron, and was a supporting role.
When portraying the character, Zhou Ke changed the serious image he had created in other films before, but transformed into an image that is good at observing words and feelings, relying on the support of the Japanese gangsters behind him, and doing evil in front of the people.
With his superb acting skills, he portrayed the role of He Fei vividly, and after the film was released, many viewers were eager to get rid of him when watching it, which shows how successful the role he created.
Because the role of the translator He Fei portrayed in "Guerrillas of the Plains" is too popular, with the popularity of the film, Zhou Ke has also become really popular.
After that, Zhou Ke continued to be active in the entertainment industry, and has participated in many films, which can make the audience's eyes shine every time.
With many works and roles, Zhou Ke's acting career has developed vigorously, and in the fifties and sixties of the last century, he was definitely a popular actor who was deeply concerned and loved by the public.
What people didn't expect was that Zhou Ke loved acting so much, and finally achieved certain achievements, but he faded out of the showbiz when he was popular.
Six
In the mid-sixties of the last century, due to various reasons, Zhou Ke, who was popular, was transferred out of Changying Studio and left the place that made him popular.
After leaving Changying Studio, he returned to his hometown of Guizhou, joined the Guizhou Repertory Troupe, and later moved to the Guizhou Guizhou Repertory Troupe, during which he not only worked as an actor, but also tried to be a director.
From the mid-60s to the mid-70s, Zhou Ke rarely appeared in front of the public, mainly active in offline stages, and his popularity fell again and again.
At the end of the seventies of the last century, the spring breeze blew the earth, and Zhou Ke's bottlenecked career was also recovered, he tried to continue to return to the entertainment industry to develop, and successively participated in some films, but unfortunately the response was not enthusiastic.
Zhou Ke, who failed to return to the public eye, has been developing his career offline since then, and has participated in the production of many film and television works, among which he has made great achievements in directing.
His works such as "Inside and Outside the Counter" and "Waiter No. 5" were widely circulated in the local area and loved by local audiences.
It's just that compared with him who was popular all over the country when he was young, his later development was much more low-key and inferior.
After entering the new century, as he got older and older, Zhou Ke gradually let go of the acting career he loved and began to enjoy his old age with peace of mind.
Time flies, in 2024, according to time, Zhou Ke is 100 years old, a very old man, but his body is still very healthy.
Now he is living his life in a low-key manner, with his family, enjoying the joy of family, and living like an ordinary person, but he is already very content.
Here, I wish the old artist good health, all the best, and all the best.
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