Biography
He lost both of his parents at the age of six, then lived with his oldest brother, who worked as a driver at the third film factory in Beijing. In 1946, 11-year-old Ben was chosen to act as a village boy "little ox" and became a child star. His stage name Niu Ben is composed of Niu the Chinese character of "牛" (ox, a common surname) and Ben " 犇" (three oxen together, a less common personal name). He later played child roles in old Chinese films, and went to Hongkong. After the foundation of People's Republic of China, he returned to mainland China and became an actor of the Shanghai Film Studio, and one of the members of the 5thPersonal Awards
* Golden Rooster Awards = Best Supporting ActorSelect Filmography
* ''Soul of the Sea'' (1957) * '' The Red Detachment of Women'' (1961) * ''Tink, Tink, the Fountain'' (1982) * '' The Herdsman'' (1983) * '' Chess King'' (1988) * '' To Live'' (1994) * ''Husband Sings, Wife Accompanies'' (1997) * ''Indomitable Daughter in Law'' (1999) * ''See also
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niu, Ben 1935 births Living people Male actors from Tianjin Chinese male child actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Participants in Chinese reality television series