Biography
Ma Jingwu was a Chinese actor, director and film educator. Born in Urumqi, Xinjiang, on 18 December 1937, he graduated from the Beijing Film Academy’s acting department in 1960 and remained on its faculty for decades as a professor in the performance department.
He appeared in supporting roles in many Chinese films, including Chen Zuoqian in Raise the Red Lantern (1991), the blind Taoist in Green Snake (1993), Master Shadow Glow in Seven Swords (2005), Minister Yin Taichang in The Banquet (2006), and the old fisherman in Red Cliff (2008) and Red Cliff II (2009). He also directed at least one film and wrote on performance technique.
Ma was married to fellow educator and actress Li Ranran. He died on 30 November 2023.
