# Sun Daolin

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**Sun Daolin** (traditional Chinese: 孫道臨; simplified Chinese: 孙道临; pinyin: *Sūn Dàolín*) (December 18, 1921 – December 28, 2007) was a Chinese [actor](/source/Actor) and [film director](/source/Film_director).

## Biography

Sun Daolin was born in [Beijing](/source/Beijing) on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yiliang 孙以亮 into a family of four children. His father Sun Wenyao (孫文耀) was trained as railroad engineer in Brussels, Belgium. His mother Fan Nianhua (范念华) and father both are originally from [Jiashan County](/source/Jiashan_County), [Zhejiang](/source/Zhejiang). He along with all his siblings learned to speak English since grade school. He attended [Yenching University](/source/Yenching_University), but his studies in philosophy were interrupted by the [Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War). During the war he was active in patriotic activities including stage acting and he was jailed briefly by the Japanese Puppet Regime. After the war, he completed his studies and received a degree in philosophy in 1947.[1]

His career had spanned much of the PRC history. One of his earliest roles was in director [Zheng Junli](/source/Zheng_Junli)’s *[Crows and Sparrows](/source/Crows_and_Sparrows)*, a polemic on the corruption of the Nationalist Government just prior to their defeat in the [Chinese Civil War](/source/Chinese_Civil_War). After 1949, Sun continued to act, notably as the eldest brother in an [adaptation](/source/Family_(1957_film)) of [Ba Jin](/source/Ba_Jin)’s novel, *[Family](/source/Family_(Ba_Jin_novel))*.

Sun Daolin is one of the most famous actors for the 1950-70's movie goer generations in China. Some four decades ago, to many Chinese, he was an idol and perfect Mr. Right for all unmarried women at his time.

In the 1980s, Sun began to focus increasing energy on directing. In 1983, he wrote, directed and starred in the well-received *[Thunderstorm](/source/Thunderstorm_(film))*, based on the [eponymous play](/source/Cao_Yu#Thunderstorm_(雷雨_Lei_yu),_(1934)) by [Cao Yu](/source/Cao_Yu_(playwright)). His second try behind the camera was 1992’s *[The Stepmother](/source/The_Stepmother_(1992_film))*. After his semi-retirement he was active in poetry, Hamlet, Schubert songs. He was at several international film festivals and as late as the 1990s.

Sun died in Shanghai on December 28, 2007 at the age of 86. At his service 1,000s of fans paid the last respect. He is survived by his wife [Wang Wenjuan](/source/Wang_Wenjuan), a [Yue opera](/source/Yue_opera) actress and a daughter Sun Qingyuan (孫慶原), one grand child. Wang was best known for her performance in "[The Dream of the Red Chamber](/source/The_Dream_of_the_Red_Chamber)".[2]

## Selected filmography

### As actor

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 1949 Crows and Sparrows 乌鸦与麻雀 Hua Haozhi 1950 Min zhu qing nian jin xing qu 民主青年进行曲 1955 Reconnaissance Across the Yangtze 渡江侦察记 Li[3] Based on Xiong Zhaoren[4] 1955 Nan dao feng yun 南岛风云 Han Chengguang 1957 Family 家 Chueh-hsin 1957 City Without Night 不夜城 1958 The Eternal Wave 永不消失的电波 1961 A Revolutionary Family 革命家庭 1963 Early Spring in February 早春二月 1977 Spring Celebrate the collapse of the Gang of Four 1979 Li Siguang 李四光 1982 The Go Masters 一盘没有下完的棋 partly filmed in Japan 1983 Thunderstorm 雷雨

### As director

Year English Title Chinese Title Notes 1983 Thunderstorm 雷雨 1986 The Provisional President 非常大总统 1992 The Stepmother 继母

## Notes

1. "Sun Daolin," Yingjin Zhang Zhiwei Xiao, *Encyclopedia of Chinese Film* (London; New York: Routledge, 1998), [p. 324](https://books.google.com/books?id=MIkc8os0WPwC&pg=PA324)

1. (in Chinese)[Sun Daolin Died](https://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/sundaolinbs/index.shtml), [Sina.com](/source/Sina.com).

1. Xiao, Zhiwei & Zhang, Yingjin (2002). [*Encyclopedia of Chinese Film*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ez2EAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT502). Routledge. pp. 501–2. ISBN 978-1-134-74553-1.

1. Yue, Huairang (2019-04-08). ["开国少将熊兆仁逝世，所部英勇事迹被拍成《渡江侦察记》"](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_3271517). *The Paper*. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

## References

- Li, Na and Qian Na. *Biography of Sun Daolin* (In Chinese) (Shanghai People's Press, 2009 ISBN 978-7-208-08195-6)

## External links

- [Sun Daolin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838937/) at IMDb
- [Sun Daolin](https://web.archive.org/web/20090529092425/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/21535?view=credit) at the BFI Film and TV database
- [Sun Daolin](http://www.dianying.com/en/person/SunDaolin) at the Chinese Movie Database
- [Sun Daolin dies - revered Chinese actor, director](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Sun-Daolin-dies-revered-Chinese-actor-director-3233255.php) San Francisco Chronicle January 5, 2008

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