Chairman Mao is played by Tang Guoqiang in the TV series Marshal Peng Dehuai.
"Marshal Peng Dehuai" is a major revolutionary historical TV series directed by Song Yeming and starring Dong Yong, Yang Tongshu, Tang Guoqiang, Luo Gang, Liu Jin, and Wang Wufu. The play was broadcast on CCTV 1 on May 20, 2016.
The play mainly focuses on Peng Dehuai’s life experience, from the Pingjiang Uprising, the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War to the Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Lushan Conference after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It creates a bloody, upright and dedicated Peng Dehuai.
Character introduction: Mao Zedong, the great proletarian revolutionary. He is the main founder and leader of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. After the Autumn Harvest Uprising, the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base, the first rural revolutionary base, was established. In January 1935, the historic Zunyi Conference was held, and Mao Zedong returned to the leadership position of the Red Army. During the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, Mao Zedong introduced his son Mao Anying to Peng Dehuai, and proposed that Mao Anying go to North Korea with the volunteers to participate in the war.
Actor profile: Tang Guoqiang, a film and television actor and director in Mainland China. He is currently a first-class actor in the National Theater of China, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and a Mao Zedong-type actor.
In 1979, for his role as Zhao Yongsheng in "Little Flower", he won the Ministry of Culture's 1979 Outstanding Youth Creation Award, "Top Ten Television Actors", and "The First National Top 100 Television Workers" and won the "Golden Eagle" award. Nominated for Best Actor and Outstanding Actor in "Flying".
In 1985, he entered the acting class of Beijing Film Academy to study. Later, he played roles in films such as "The Stars Shine Tonight", "The Road is Long", and "Wreaths Under the Mountain". In 1988, he participated in the filming of "Go to Moscow", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Founding Leader Mao Zedong". In 1998, he won the title of Best Actor at the 4th China Film Huabiao Awards for his movie "The Long March". In 2003, he won the Outstanding Actor Award and the Golden Eagle Award at the 22nd TV Drama Feitian Awards. In 2009, he starred in the tribute film "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" as Mao Zedong. In 2013, he starred in the TV series "Mao Zedong".