As a Shandong native, Zhang Ping has a simple and tough temperament, leaving behind many positive hero images, such as platoon leader Zhang Zhijian in "Iron Warrior", Sun Yuliang with a strong personality in "Storm", Qiu Jin, commander in "Anger Tide", and Gu Qing, a Chinese Communist Party negotiator in "Hidden Warrior ". However, he is very lifelike in his performance, removing the conceptualization of traditional heroes on the screen, presenting the audience with a simple and close hero image.
Birthplace: Kunshan, Jiangsu Province
Biography: 1917-1986
Original name: Ni Jiaju, Ni Mengliang
Work unit: Beijing Film Studio
When I was young, I focused on theoretical learning, and after becoming famous, I didn’t care about the size of the role
When I was an actor in the Luyi Experimental Theater Troupe in Yan'an, Zhang Ping saw a passage from Gorky: To be a good actor, you must read a thousand novels, and you must read from the perspective of an actor, not from the perspective of ordinary readers. After that, he worked hard according to this goal, borrowed all the books he could find in the library and the comrades around him and read them carefully.
In 1956, Zhang Ping went to the performance cadre training class of the Central Academy of Drama in . At that time, he invited Soviet experts to teach the performance. Zhang Ping systematically learned the performance system of Stanislavsky and participated in the rehearsal of many famous dramas such as " Romeo and Juliet " and "People" and other famous dramas. Zhang Ping believes that after graduating from the Central Academy of Drama, his performance has made a leap forward.
The film "Storm" released in 1959 was the first script that Zhang Ping received after finishing his studies in the Central Academy of Drama. At first, the director wanted Zhang Ping to play the protagonist Lin Xiangqian, but after reading the script, Zhang Ping felt that he was not suitable for Lin Xiangqian, and instead took a fancy to the supporting role Sun Yuliang. Because this character not only has a distinct personality, but also is quite similar to Zhang Ping's personality and experience. Later, Zhang Ping successfully portrayed Sun Yuliang, a pioneer representative of the working class, and became one of his unique and charming images in many screen images. In Zhang Ping's creation, there is no concept of character size. Even though Zhang Ping was later named one of the "22 Big Movie Stars" in New China, he did not treat the role differently. In " Little Bell " directed by Xie Tian in 1964, he only had one scene, playing an old man pushing a cart, and the camera flashed by.
Next, Zhang Ping starred in films such as "Food", "The Great Northern Wilderness", "Anger Tide", "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", and "Don't Forget". The most representative and challenging one is Gu Qing, the Chinese Communist Party negotiator in "After the Armistice".
Zhang Ping starred in "The Tide". The picture comes from the Internet
At the beginning, the role of Gu Qing was not Zhang Ping. Director Chengyin also wanted to find a younger actor, but considering that all the plots of the film revolve around the struggle at the negotiating table, the drama presented is not a conventional form, and the costumes and costumes are rarely changed. The performance should not be revealed, and it is very lifelike. In Chengyin's words, it is "acting a play without play." For young actors, it is obvious that their skills are not enough. After repeated weighing, the director chose Zhang Ping, who has richer performance experience.
"After Armistice" pictures are from the Internet
Creative characters are calm and do their basic work well
In fact, before Zhang Ping took over "After Armistice", many people were skeptical about Zhang Ping's role as Gu Qing, and even friends Tian Fang , Yu Lan and others were a little worried. However, Zhang Ping was very down-to-earth because this character had many similarities with his life experiences, such as participating in the patriotic and progressive movement when he was a student, growing up in the smoke of war after joining the revolution, and during his time in Yan'an, he organized a condolence performance to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army on the front line of Shanxi, and was very familiar with many leaders. When I accepted the role of Gu Qing, I developed a strong desire to create and began to analyze scripts and study roles and other basic work.
plays Qin Wen, who translates Mei Chu in the film. For the purpose of learning from his predecessors, he really wanted to know how Zhang Ping worked, so he secretly observed how he prepared to create.Before the filming of the movie started, when everyone discussed the theme, style, rhythm and other issues of scripts, Zhang Ping rarely spoke, but he was never absent from every meeting discussed in the group, and he always came early. No matter how long the speaker was talking, he listened carefully. Usually, I often see him wearing glasses, a cup of tea next to him, a pen in his hand, and sitting in front of the script for several hours, drawing lines on the notebook, and circling in front of the camera number. His script was read very old, but it was clean and clear. Although there were not many words written, carefully considering those Taos and lines were the keys to the characters' context and events. It is precisely because of such in-depth and solid efforts that Gu Qing, portrayed by Zhang Ping, has the characteristics of a strong sense of the times, flesh and blood, and is real and touching, and vividly established the image of a senior military cadre who is upright, capable, calm, firm and brave.
Life was hard in childhood, which created a simple personality and style for life. Zhang Ping lost his mother at a young age. Later, his father was hemiplegic due to a stroke and completely lost his ability to work. At that time, Zhang Ping had just turned 15 years old. As the eldest son, he took on the burden of the family of seven. He worked as a ticket collector in the cinema and also worked as a courier carrying a bag on the dock. At a young age, he had experienced the sufferings of the life of the lower class people very early, which also set the tone for his future simple and lifelike performance.
" Iron Warrior " released in 1950 is Zhang Ping's famous work. In order to shape the role of platoon leader Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Ping went deep into the army to live and fight with the soldiers, and fully mobilized the living materials he had accumulated in many years of combat life, creating a flesh-and-blood, vivid and touching hero. After the film was released, Zhang Ping's heroic image of "Iron Warrior" had a wide and profound impact. After the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea began, the participating troops crossed the river to the North Korea metropolis to watch this video, using it as a vivid teaching material to boost morale.
Zhang Ping plays the role of platoon leader Zhang Zhijian in "Iron Warrior". The picture comes from the Internet
. The actor Ge Cunzhuang who once collaborated with "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" and "Food" and evaluated Zhang Ping's performance as the most valuable thing is that it is simple. "He has played so many heroic images, and when some conceptual things in the script are about to appear, he has made it lifelike." The characters played by Zhang Ping all have the heroic temperament of a specific era, including the leaders of the underground party, senior commanders of our army, advanced workers' representatives, peasant movement leaders, etc. In these roles that are superior to ordinary people, Zhang Ping used his simple performance to restore the heroes back to their simple era and integrate them into their different era backgrounds, giving these admirable heroes a reason to make the audience get close to them.
Zhang Ping plays Company Commander Zhong in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga". He has few scenes, but he left a deep impression on the audience. Director Cui Wei When looking for an actor, he wanted to find an actor that everyone who was liked when the audience met. Zhang Ping's affinity not only allowed him to play the courageous, smart and brave scout, but also became the old Uncle Zhong that both the audience and the Gazi liked. The hero played by Zhang Ping on the screen is simple and lifelike, and the same is true for Zhang Ping off the screen. When his son Zhang Yili saw the photos of his father's 22 stars, he was particularly surprised. He felt that the clothes his father wore were the most torn among the 22 people. "You can see the lines of his Zhongshan clothing, it's too simple."
Beijing News reporter Teng Chao
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