Born in December 1921, a native of Jiashan, Zhejiang. Member of the Communist Party of China. In his childhood, he lived in an intellectual family. In 1938, he entered the Department of Philosophy of Yenching University and participated in the performances of the Yenching Opera Company. While in school, he performed in plays such as "Thunderstorm" and "Love of Life and Death".
Graduated from Yenching University in 1947.
Since 1943, he has participated in theater groups such as China Traveling Theater Company and Shanghai Guohua Theater Company.
Started in the film industry in 1948.
Entered Shanghai Film Studio in 1949.
After 1984, Sun Daolin wrote and directed the films "Thunderstorm" and "The Very President", and played the leading role in the two films. In 1992, he directed the movie "Stepmother" based on Xiao Fuxing's novel. In 2001, at the age of 80, the film "Zhan Tianyou" directed by him won the Chinese Film "Huabiao Award" for Best Feature Film and the "Five Ones" Project Award of the Central Propaganda Department.
Published poetry and prose collections "Into the Sunshine" and cassettes "Appreciation of Tang Poems", etc.
After the Pearl Harbor incident broke out in 1941, Yenching University was forced to close and Sun Daolin dropped out of school. In 1943, he joined the China Travel Theater and officially began his career as an actor. Later, he joined the Shanghai Guohua Drama Club and the Peking North-South Drama Club, and performed in the plays "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise", "Home", "La Traviata", etc., and directed the play "Youth", and began to work on the stage. Emerge.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to Yanjing University, graduated in 1947, and joined the Peking Art Museum, where he performed "Happy Reunion" written by Huang Zongjiang. In 1948, Jinshan organized Shanghai Tsinghua Film Company to adapt "Happy Reunion" into a movie. Sun Daolin still played the third brother and appeared on the screen ever since.
In 1949, Sun Daolin participated in the filming of "Thunderstorm" at Shanghai Far East Film Company, and completed the filming of "The Crow and the Sparrow" at Kunlun Film Company. This film won the individual first prize in the Ministry of Culture's 1949-1955 Outstanding Film Awards.
After the founding of New China, he joined the Shanghai Film Studio and continued to engage in performance creation. Starring and participating in "March of the Democratic Youth", "Female Driver", "South Island Storm", "Home", "The City That Never Sleeps", "The Wave That Never Dies", "A Colorful Color Is Always Spring", "Revolutionary Family", During the filming of more than 10 films including "Early Spring in February", he used various identities to create screen images with completely different personalities. His performances are deep, natural, and full of passion. They are all masterpieces in the Chinese film performance gallery. His voice is rich, his enunciation is clear, and his emotions are rich. The films he has dubbed include "The Revenge of the Prince" and the film he narrated "The Biography of Lu Xun" are both extremely popular. Charming and a rare recitation artist.
Sun Daolin is also an excellent director. After 1984, he wrote and directed the films "Thunderstorm" and "The Very President". In 1992, he directed the film "Stepmother" based on Xiao Fuxing's novel. Recently, the film "Zhan Tianyou" that he has been most mentioned by people is the one he directed. In 2001, the film "Zhan Tianyou" directed by him at the age of 80 won the Chinese Film "Huabiao Award" for Best Feature Film. At the premiere in Beijing, the "applause and cheers" that Sun Daolin enjoyed were much more enthusiastic than those of popular stars.
At 8:59 in the morning on December 28, 2007, the famous performing artist Sun Daolin died of illness in Shanghai Huadong Hospital at the age of 86.