The 80s were the golden age of Chinese films, and a large number of good-looking and powerful stars rose.
In that era when there was no plastic surgery, no beauty, and no filters, female stars had their own flowers and moons, and they were naturally beautiful, and they were so beautiful that they had their own merits.
And the male stars are not inferior, each image is handsome and suave, the key is that they are very manly, far from being comparable to the current little fresh meat. Below we will review the ten male gods who have been all the rage.
The first Wang Xingang
Wang Xingang, born on January 1, 1932 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, entered Bayi Film Studio as an actor in 1958.
With a length of 1.76 meters, a tall and strong body, and an angular face, Wang Xingang can be said to be a national idol from the 50s to the 70s. Many women fell in love with him, and received more than 200 love letters a day at most. Because he often plays the role of a resolute soldier, he is known as the "red male god".
Wang Xingang's representative works include "Silent Mountain Forest", "Red Detachment of Women", "The Eternal Wave", "Wildfire Spring Breeze Fighting Ancient City", "Secret Drawings", "Eternal Life in the Fire", "The Great Wall of the South China Sea", "The River Flows", "Sadness", "Bosom Friend", "My Long March" and many other classic films.
In 1982, he co-starred with Zhang Yu in the feature film "Bosom Friend", which successfully interpreted the profound and witty and decisive patriotic general Cai Yi of the city government. From the melancholy of drawing a sword and looking around, to the joy of the lights and mountains and flowing water, it has touched the heartstrings of countless audiences. He also won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for this film. In 2014, Wang Xingang won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd China Film Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
Wang Xingang is not only a beautiful man and a handsome guy in the hearts of Chinese audiences, but also a powerful actor in the film industry. He was a man of integrity, humility and sincerity, and his charisma was highly praised. With his handsome appearance and superb acting skills, he has created many vivid and vivid screen images for the audience.
Despite his superior external conditions, he has always maintained a modest and cautious attitude, acting steadfastly, forming a simple, natural, passionate, delicate and elegant artistic style, which is deeply loved and respected by Chinese audiences.
second place Tang Guoqiang
Tang Guoqiang is a representative of "little fresh meat" in the 80s. With his slender figure of 1.78 meters, handsome facial features, and white and tender skin, he has won the love of many female audiences. Back then, it was known as "Cream Boy". He has also become the Prince Charming in the minds of many female audiences.
Tang Guoqiang was born on May 4, 1952 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, and is a national first-class actor of the China National Theatre.
Not only is he handsome, but his acting skills are also nothing to say. The movie "Little Flower" made him an instant hit. Later, the fire of "Starry Tonight", "Peacock Princess" and "Garland Under the Mountain" established his position as a first-line student.
may be the reason why he is too handsome, people often ignore his acting skills, which makes the label of "cream boy" always bother him. In order to get rid of this label, he began to challenge various roles and hone his acting skills. After years of hard work, he has successfully created many classic screen images, such as Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Mao Zedong in "Long March", and Emperor Yongzheng in "Yongzheng Dynasty".
In December 2021, Tang Guoqiang was awarded the honorary title of "Lifetime Glory Artist" by the National Theatre of China. Today, Tang Guoqiang is 72 years old, and he is still active in front of the screen. Loved by the audience.
Third place: Guo Kaimin
Guo Kaimin, born in 1958 in Changchun City, Jilin Province, was selected as an actor at Shanghai Film Studio during his school years. With a tall figure of 1.75 meters and a delicate appearance, he became an idol in the hearts of many people in the 80s of the last century.
In 1980, he quickly became popular all over the country because of his role in the innocent and upright Geng Hua in "Lushan Love", and then starred in many films such as "Postal Margin", "Small Street", "Good Things and Many Grinds", which was a proper traffic niche in the early eighties.
However, just when his career was in full swing, Guo Kaimin was invited to prepare for the establishment of Hainan Film Studio, but the project did not go smoothly. In the early nineties, he chose to drift north, and due to economic pressure, he took over the drama crazily. At this time, his popularity was not as good as before.
Although he is still active in the film and television industry, he has not attracted widespread attention because the role he plays is not the main role.
Fourth place: Zhou Lijing
In the 80s, Zhou Lijing and Tang Guoqiang were both known for being handsome. He is 1.83 meters tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an angular Chinese face, and he is simply handsome. The key is that it is full of masculinity, which attracted many female fans back then. In the 80s, he was a handsome actor who was a smash hit.
Zhou Lijing was born on December 1, 1954 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and in 1978, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with a full score for his image. After graduating, he stayed at the school to teach.
In 1983, Zhou Lijing became famous for starring in "Life", which was adapted from Lu Yao's novel of the same name. The following year, he played Zhao Mengsheng in the TV series "Garland Under the Mountain" and won the Best Actor Award at the 2nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards. In 1985, he starred in the TV series "New Star" and established his powerful position in the film and television industry.
Since then, he has also participated in a number of influential film and television works, such as "Desert Purple Ban", "Artillery Major", "Women's Football No. 9", "The True Colors of the Police" and "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty". Zhou Lijing's acting skills are superb and he has a wide range of plays, whether it is literary drama or martial arts, he can be familiar with it, and the characters he created are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have won the love of many audiences.
Now, Zhou Lijing, who has entered his prime, rarely appears in front of the screen, and he chooses to live a peaceful retirement life in Beijing.
Fifth place: Da Shichang
Da Shichang was so popular back then, he was handsome, gentle and elegant, with the charm of a mature man, and he was the male god in the hearts of thousands of audiences.
Da Shichang was born on October 26, 1940 in Shanghai. In 1962, after graduating from the Performance Department of Shanghai Film College, Da Shichang was assigned to Shanghai Film Factory as an actor and participated in his first film "Brother and Sister Treasure Hunting". After that, his acting career was delayed for ten years.
In 1975, when he reached middle age, he made full efforts. He has starred in a series of influential works such as "Spring Miao", "Unforgettable Battle", "Young Generation", "Ten Thousand Miles Journey", "Donggang Spy", "Dawn" and so on.
In 1980, he co-starred with Gao Ying in the feature film "The Return of Yan", for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 2nd Wenhui Film Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 4th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards.
Later, "They Are in Love", "84 and 85 Years in T Province", "People to Middle Age", "Tan Sitong", "Book of Swords and Enmity", "Who Are You Defending", "Stand Straight, Don't Lie Down", "Painting the Soul" and so on are all popular and popular works.
Over the years, Da Shichang has been active in the film and television industry, and his masterpieces have continued. It was only when he got older that he began to reduce the filming of his works, and just last year, at the age of 83, he also participated in the movie "The Great Doctor under the Kunlun Mountain".
Sixth place: Ma Xiaowei
Ma Xiaowei was known as the "jade-faced little student" back then. He is 1.82 meters tall, handsome, tall, handsome, and a generation of male gods in the 80s of the last century.
He was born in Jiangsu on December 3, 1957, graduated from the Performance Department of Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Arts, and is a national first-class actor of Bayi Film Studio.
Ma Xiaowei's acting career began in 1980 and entered the film industry by participating in "Love in the Sea". The following year, he played Chen Renwu in "Xiyingmen", creating a simple, honest and comedic "silly son-in-law" role, which was deeply loved by the audience. Subsequently, he starred in "Shoot, See Him Off", "Troubled Happy Event", "Thunderstorm" and other works were widely acclaimed.
Although none of these films shot by Ma Xiaowei were a big hit, his career steadily rose with the accumulation of works. However, at the peak of his career, he was sent to Hong Kong as a general manager. Despite his commercial success, he has always loved acting.
Therefore, in 1992, Ma Xiaowei returned to the mainland and devoted himself to acting again. Although some works have been published since then, their popularity is no longer comparable to that of the past. Until 2003, he successfully interpreted the role of Chiang Kai-shek in "Ode to Yan'an", which won high praise from industry insiders and audiences, and was known as "the first person in China to play Chiang Kai-shek".
Today, Ma Xiaowei is still continuing the acting career he loves.
Seventh place: Zhu Shimao
Zhu Shimao was born in Yantai, Shandong Province in 1954. He is 1.76 meters tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a handsome and straight appearance, which is especially suitable for creating positive characters.
In 1981, Zhu Shimao quickly became popular in China by starring in the movie "Wrangler" and became the dream lover of a generation.
However, Zhu Shimao did not strike while the iron was hot and worked hard in the film field. Instead, because of the unexpected popularity of the sketch in the Spring Festival Gala, he went all out to march into the field of sketches, and the sketches "Mutton Skewers", "Protagonist and Supporting Role", "Police and Thief" starring Chen Peisi are popular. He became the most recognizable sketch actor of the eighties.
Although later, some film and television dramas were also filmed, but not much is remembered, and the influence is not as good as before.
Eighth place: Wang Shihuai
Wang Shihuai was born in Hefei, Anhui Province in 1957. After graduating from the acting department of the Shanghai Theater Academy in 1981, he was assigned to the Anhui Provincial Repertory Theatre. In 1984, Wang Shihuai was transferred to Shanghai Film Studio as an actor.
He is 1.78 meters tall, handsome and elegant, with a rare bookish temperament. When he was young, he fascinated a large audience.
In 1983, Wang Shihuai rose to prominence by starring in the TV series "Hua Luogeng"; In 1985, he played the actor Fang Dasheng in the film of the same name "Sunrise" adapted from Cao Yu's famous drama, won the first Acting Society Award, and became a household name.
However, what really made Wang Shihuai famous was the Qiong Yao dramas "On the Water Side" and "Several Degrees of Sunset Red" starring him in 1986 and 1987 respectively. His graceful demeanor and extraordinary appearance have made countless audiences fall in love with him.
Over the years, Wang Shihuai has always been active on the screen, no matter the size of the role, he has successfully created many images that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with his profound acting skills and exquisite skills.
Ninth place: Zhang Guomin
Zhang Guomin was born on June 20, 1949 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. After joining the army, he became an actor in the Soldier Drama Troupe of the Guangzhou Military Region. He belongs to a typical northern man, with a tall figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic appearance, which is the audience's favorite screen face that year.
In 1975, Zhang Guomin successfully created the image of Gao Daquan who was simple, honest and fearless in the well-known movie "Cotai Boulevard", and became famous in one fell swoop. It was also his first film. Later, he starred in films such as "Fighting Shark", "Submarine Net", "The Mist of the Goddess Peak", "Northern Red Bean", "Ming Girl", "Sunset Street" and "Gunshots in the Sauron Valley", all of which received enthusiastic responses that year. He also became one of the high-profile actors in the 80s of the last century.
In 1985, Zhang Guomin entered the acting cadre special class of Beijing Film Academy for further study, and then turned to a management position. Since 2000, he has served as the director of the Art Creation Center of China Film Group Corporation. Only occasionally makes a cameo appearance in some film and television dramas.
Now he is 76 years old, and he used to be a cold and small life, but now he has become a kind uncle who laughs. Her daughter Zhang Yanyan is also a well-known actor, and has left a deep impression on the audience in works such as "The History of Martial Arts", "The Pretender", "Do You Know It, Should Be Green, Fat, Red and Thin".
10th place: Xu Yajun
Xu Yajun in the 80s can be said to be the originator of small fresh meat. He was suave when he was young, handsome and clean. With the broadcast of "Looking for the World to Come Back", it has attracted the hearts of countless girls. Xu Yajun himself once said that many girls from all over the country sent love letters to him back then. Just fill in the simple address of "Beijing Xu Yajun Collection", and you can easily receive the package.
Xu Yajun, born on February 4, 1964 in Handan City, Hebei Province, studied at a key literary school in Beijing and joined CCTV's children's performance team. At the age of 12, he was admitted to the children's actor class of Chinese opera.
In 1986, 22-year-old Xu Yajun and Song Dandan starred in the TV series "Looking for the World Back", and won the Best Actor Award at the Popular TV Golden Eagle Award for the role of the bad boy "Earl" in the play, becoming the first actor to appear on the cover of China's "Popular Film" magazine.
Objectively speaking, although Xu Yajun was very popular in the mid-80s, for some reason, until the end of the 90s, there were only a handful of his works. It wasn't until 2000's "Year After Year" that he became popular again.
Since then, he has been active in front of the screen, "Empty Mirror", "Our Educated Youth Era", "Marriage Like Jade", "In the Name of the People", "The Longest Shot", "Solid as a Rock" and so on have performed well. This year's broadcast of "Cheng Huan Ji" made him a little popular again.
Xu Yajun, who has just turned 60 years old, is getting stronger and stronger, and his acting skills are becoming more and more proficient, and he is looking forward to more good works from him.
These 10 handsome old guys who once shined on the silver screen, their works throughout the 80s, they also used classic screen images to light up people's lives, leaving eternal memories and touches for the audience.