Li Jingfei (; 13 October 1957 – 24 November 2022) was a Chinese actor noted for his role as

Zhang Fei Zhang Fei () (; died July or August 221 AD), courtesy name Yide (益德), was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period ...

in the television series ''

Romance of the Three Kingdoms ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 184 AD and ...

'' (1994).

Biography

Li was born in

Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang; Mandarin: ; formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province. A prefecture-level city southwest of Beijing, it administers eight districts, three county-le ...

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

, on 13 October 1957. Li made his screen debut with a supporting role in the 1986

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

''Sabotage Operation'', which was also his only film. Li gained national fame for his starring role as

in the 1994 television series ''

'', adapted from

Luo Guanzhong Luo Ben (c. 1330–1400, or c.1280–1360), better known by his courtesy name Guanzhong (Mandarin pronunciation: ), was a Chinese novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. He is also known by his pseudonym Huhai Sanren (). Luo Guanzhon ...

's masterpiece of the same title. In 1997, he starred as , reuniting him with co-star Lu Shuming and , in the 1997 historical television series '. In 1999, he played a supporting role in the biographical television series ''Zhu Yuanzhang: the Boy of Fengyang'', starring and and directed by . In 2004, he had a supporting role in ', a romantic comedy television series starring Liu Ye and Sun Li. In 2007, he landed a supporting role in the biographical television series ''Merchant General'', opposite and . In 2008, he played a supporting role in the drama television series ''Life is Beautiful'', alongside

Li Xuejian Li Xuejian (; born February 20, 1954) is a veteran Chinese actor, best known for portraying Song Jiang in '' The Water Margin'' television series, CCTV's 1998 adaptation of the classical novel of the same title. Li also played the various histo ...

and Wu Yue. In 2011, he cooperated with Sun Yanjun and Lu Shuming for the third time to play the role of Bo Yahao in the mythical drama ''Strange Destiny of Fragrant Hills''.

Personal life and death

Li had a daughter named Li Yaoyao (). In his later years, Li suffered from

cerebral infarction Cerebral infarction, also known as an ischemic stroke, is the pathologic process that results in an area of necrotic tissue in the brain (cerebral infarct). In mid to high income countries, a stroke is the main reason for disability among peo ...

. On 24 November 2022, he died from an illness in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, at the age of 65.

Filmography

Film

Television

Drama

References

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