Ma Dehua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Ma Dehua
马德华
Dehua on Star Reunion in 2014.
Born	(1945-08-11) 11 August 1945 (age 79) Peking, China
Alma mater	China National Peking Opera Company
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982-present
Spouse	Hou Yumin ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馬德華
Simplified Chinese	马德华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Déhuá

Ma Dehua (Chinese: 马德华; born 11 August 1945) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Zhu Bajie in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.^[1][2][3]

Life

Ma was born in a family of merchants in Beijing on August 11, 1945, with his ancestral home in Wucheng County, Shandong, he is of Hui people ethnicity, he is the third child of four children.^[4]

Ma aspired to act from an early age. At the age of 5, Ma started to studied Chinese martial arts.^{[citation needed]}

Ma studied at the High School Affiliated to Minzu University of China. Ma entered the China National Peking Opera Company by age 14, he learned Kunqu opera and Beijing opera there. After finished, Ma worked in the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater as an actor.^{[citation needed]}

During the Cultural Revolution, Ma acted in Shajiabang, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy and Dujuan Mountain.^{[citation needed]}

In early 1982, Director Yang Jie invited Ma to act Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West, by the age of 37.^[5][6] The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

Ma retired in 1999, at the age of 54.

In 2007, Ma starred opposite Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Chi Zhongrui, Liu Dagang in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West.

Personal life

Ma married worker Hou Yumin (侯玉敏) in October 1972, they have a son, Ma Yang (马洋; born 1973).^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016		封魔录后传
		滚出来，凶手
	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee	过年好	An old man
2017	How to Train the Demon	笑八仙前传之驯妖记	Zhang Guolao	[8]
2018	White Bone Lady Fights the Wolf Demon
2019	Miser	财迷	Zhu Shoufu	[9]
2019	Youth	误入青春	Jiang Hai	[10]
2019	Hearted Road
TBA	Journey to the West 3D	敢问路在何方	Sha Wujing	[11]

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1982	Journey to the West	西游记	Zhu Bajie
2006	The Story of an Old Man	老人的故事	Grandpa Shi
2007	Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West	吴承恩与西游记	Zhu Bajie
2011	Fake President	冒牌董事长	President Liao
2012	Blind Date	喜事连连剩男相亲记	Lao Guan

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References

1. "'Journey to West' Actor Dies of Lung Infection". 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009.
2. "Funeral Held for Late Actor Yan Huaili". 2009.
3. 马德华：闫怀礼临终最想见我 身体还是热的(图) (in Chinese). Sina. 2009.
4. 经典猪八戒深入人心 马德华讲拍摄花絮 (in Chinese). Hangzhou News. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
5. 马德华遗憾未见闫怀礼最后一面 失声痛哭 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2009.
6. 老版《西游记》30年大聚首 "八戒"再背"高小姐" (in Chinese). Jiangxi News. 2013.
7. 马德华与女工妻子：几度风雨沐浴婚姻阳光 (1) (in Chinese). Zhiyin. 2010. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
8. 《笑八仙前传之驯妖记》热拍 杨承锦演小男一号. ent.qq.com (in Chinese).
9. 《财迷》马德华献教科书级配音 大笑大哭秒切换. sina (in Chinese). 27 March 2018.
10. 斗罢艰险又出发，电影《误入青春》今日开机. ent.163.com (in Chinese). 23 April 2018.
11. 沉寂两年！六小龄童版西游电影曝新进展. sina (in Chinese). 18 December 2017.
12. Ma Dehua at douban.com
13. Ma Dehua at chinesemov.com

External links

• Ma Dehua at IMDb