Li Jingfei (; 13 October 1957 – 24 November 2022) was a Chinese actor noted for his role as
Zhang Fei in the television series ''
Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' (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 North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...
,
Hebei, on 13 October 1957.
Li made his screen debut with a supporting role in the 1986
war film ''Sabotage Operation'', which was also his only film. Li gained national fame for his starring role as
Zhang Fei in the 1994 television series ''
Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', 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 writer who lived during the Ming dynasty. He was also known by his pseudonym Huhai Sanren (). Luo was attri ...
'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 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.
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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1957 births
2022 deaths
People from Shijiazhuang
Chinese film actors
Chinese television actors
20th-century Chinese people