Xie Tian (June 18, 1914 – December 13, 2003), born in Tianjin, was born in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and Chinese mainland actor, director and screenwriter. In 1936, on the recommendation of Hu Die, he participated in his first film "Night Party", and officially entered the film world from then on. In 1950, he starred in the feature film "Democratic Youth March".
In 1958, the starring children's film "Kite" was released. In 1964, he co-directed the children's film "Little Bell" with Chen Fangqian. In 1980, he won the Best Director Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Film Awards for his feature film "Sweet Cause". In 1988, he directed the Pu opera drama film "Fireworks and Tears", which was his last film work as a director.
In 1989, he directed the TV series "Na Five", which won the first prize of the Chinese Film Studio TV Series. In 1997, he made a cameo appearance as an old monk in the feature film "Red Lady", which was Xie Tian's last screen image, for which he won the honorary award of the 19th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema. At 6:10 a.m. on December 13, 2003, Xie Tian died at the age of 89 in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.
Xie Tian Middle School studied at Tianjin English Business Secondary School. In 1931, Xie Tian began to enter the society and make a living for himself. At that time, Shen Fu ran a column on the "Fresh Goods Stall" in the newspaper journal "Guoqiang Bao", and Xie Tian often wrote for this column. In 1932, Xie Tian began to participate in amateur drama performance activities, and successively starred in dramas such as "Thunderstorm" and "Female Shopkeeper", and became acquainted with Tang Huaiqiu, Tao Jin and others.
In 1935, Xie Tian went to Shanghai and joined the "Lion Roar Drama Society". In 1936, on the recommendation of Hu Die, he temporarily replaced an actor in the movie "Night Party" who could not perform due to illness, played a playboy in the film, and officially stepped into the film world; In the same year, he participated in the feature film "Road Angel" directed by Yuan Muzhi; In addition, he also participated in the feature film "Life and Death Together".
In 1937, he joined the Shanghai Filmmakers Traveling Theater Troupe; In the same year, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and the anti-Japanese rescue organizations in the film industry were established one after another, xie added to the film industry workers' association, and participated in the performance of the drama "Defending The Lugou Bridge". After the August 13 Incident, Xie Tian followed the Shanghai Filmmaker Troupe to Nanjing, Hankou, Chengdu and other places to engage in propaganda and performance activities to resist Japan and save the dead
In the same year, Xie Tian was admitted to the drama group of Shandong Provincial Theatre and followed the troupe to perform the drama "Laughter in the Dark" at the experimental theater located in Guanyinyan, Chongqing at that time; Then, starred in the feature film "Mother's Secret"; In addition, he also starred in the feature film "Qiankun in Dreams" directed by Cheng Bugao. In 1939, he entered the Northwest Film Company.
In 1940, the drama film "Wind and Snow Taihang Mountain", co-starring with Ouyang Hongying and Geng Zhen, was released, in which he played the peasant Ma Laohan; In the same year, he starred in the drama "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom"; In addition, he also participated in the drama "Chincha Minister". In 1941, he worked as an art advertiser at the Zhiyu Cinema. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Xie Tian entered the Third Film Studio of the Central Film Enterprise Company.
In 1946, he co-starred with Bai Yang and Lin Jing in the adventure movie "The Tale of the Holy City". In 1947, the drama film "Chase" starring him was released; In the same year, he starred in the feature film "Lang Cai Female Appearance". In 1948, he co-starred with Xiang Kun in the feature film "Man Ting Fang"; In the same year, he co-starred in the horror movie "Murder House Thirteen" with Bai Guang lord; In addition, he also starred in the love movie "Deep Doubts" with Chen Yanyan, in which he played Zhao Huaijin, who lost trust in everything in life.
In 1949, Xie Tian entered the Beijing Film Studio. In 1950, he co-starred with Sun Daolin and Yao Xiangli in the drama film "Democratic Youth March", in which he played the elegant Professor Song. In 1951, he co-starred with Blue Horse and Sanfu in the drama film "Towards New China", in which he played the general manager who was only interested in profit and hid deeply; In the same year, he co-starred with Jin Xin and Yao Xiangli in the war movie "The Legend of the New Children's Heroes", in which he played the slippery and fierce traitor Zhang Jinlong.
In 1953, he co-starred with Guo Zhenqing in the feature film "Six Gates", in which he played the arrogant feudal leader Ma Jinlong. In 1954, he co-starred with Chen Ge in the drama film "Infinite Potential", in which he played Meng Changyou, a model worker who was simple and simple and selfless. In 1955, Xie Tian entered the Beijing Film Academy's directing course
In the same year, he starred in the feature film "Luo Xiaolin's Determination". In 1957, he graduated from the Beijing Film Academy's Directing Seminar. On December 17, 1958, the children's film "Kite" co-starring with Zhang Chunhua was released, in which he played a kind and humorous old antique shop businessman; In the same year, he co-directed the feature film "Visiting Relatives" with Sonf.
In 1959, he starred in the drama film "Lin Jia Puzi" based on Mao Dun's novel of the same name, in which he played Boss Lin, who was very shrewd in business; In the same year, he directed the acrobatic art film "Happy Heaven and Happy Land"; In addition, he also directed the sports film "Spring and Autumn on the Water" co-starring Comfort and Yu Yang. In 1960, he co-directed the feature film "For Sixty-one Class Brothers" with Chen Fangqian; In the same year, the feature film "Spring Blossoms" directed by him was released.
In 1961, he directed the war film "Honghu Red Guards" adapted from the opera of the same name, in which he played the underground worker Zhang Adjutant Zhang. In 1962, he directed the children's film "Flowers and Blossoms". In 1964, he co-directed the children's film "Little Bell" with Chen Fangqian, which told the story of the naughty Xiao Man and his sister Xiao Jia who went out to play and found the lost puppet newspaper curtain of the puppet troupe on the road, which won the first prize of the 2nd National Children's Literary and Artistic Creation.
In 1965, the feature film "Three Little Red Flowers" directed by him was released. In 1966, Xie Tian was imprisoned in a cowshed for the Cultural Revolution. In 1980, he directed the feature film "Sweet Career" co-starring Li Xiuming and Li Liansheng, for which he won the Best Director Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Film Awards.
In 1981, the drama film "Seven Pins of Sesame Official" directed by him was released, which told the story of the county official Tang tang becoming the master of the people and fighting the powerful, and the film won the Best Drama Film Award at the 4th Hundred Flowers Film Awards. In 1983, he directed the feature film "The Tea House", which was adapted from the drama of the same name written by Lao She, and the film won the Special Award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema and the Special Award for Outstanding Film of the Chinese Ministry of Culture.
In 1988, he directed the Pu opera drama film "Fireworks and Tears", which was his last film work as a director. In 1989, he directed the TV series "The Five" co-starring Feng Gong and Ni Ping, which won the first prize of the China Film Studio TV Series. In 1993, he starred in the feature film "The Old Man and the Dog" directed by Xie Jin, which was based on Zhang Xianliang's novel "The Story of Xing Laohan and the Dog".
In 1996, he played the dry father of Zhang Guorong (listening to songs) in the love movie "Wind and Moon". In 1997, he made a cameo appearance as an old monk in the feature film "Red Lady", which was Xie Tian's last screen image, for which he won the honorary award of the 19th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema. Xie Tian is a very well-rounded director, his films are mostly comedies, but the content in the films is very profound.
He is particularly loving and childlike and never ignores the existence of children. Moreover, Xie Tian's humor is real humor, because it is an attitude of life, not a tease. He was kind and upright, and he always saw the world as a very good place. Xie Tian in life is a hip-hop, casual person. Wherever he went, he took the laughter with him, so Xie Tian was a happy salesman.
In life, his comedy "performances" are everywhere. His creed was: Let the nobles show their stupidity, make the lowly show their cleverness, and lash out at the ugly and the hypocritical in laughter. However, when he is in the director's position, the audience will see a very serious, serious, meticulous Xie Tian. As an actor, it can be said that both literature and martial arts are complete, positive and negative. He can play the positive characters with awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring, or he can play the villains vividly and vividly