Li Baotian

Li Baotian
Li Baotian
李保田
Born	November 1946 (age 77–78); Jiawang District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983 - present
Organization(s)	China Television Artists Association; China Film Association
Notable work	Ju Dou; Liu Luoguo; The Great Doctor: Xi Laile
Children	Son: Li Yu

Li Baotian (Chinese: 李保田; pinyin: Lǐ Bǎotián; born November 1946) is a Chinese actor.^[4] Li is a member of China Television Artists Association and China Film Association.

His career accolades include one Flying Apsaras Award, six China Golden Eagle Awards, and two Hundred Flowers Awards.

Life

Early life

Li was born in Jiawang District of Xuzhou city, Jiangsu province in November 1946, during the Chinese Civil War, with his ancestral home in Wendeng, Shandong.

In February 1960, Li entered a local theatre to learn drama, he was transferred to Xuzhou Song and Dance Troupe in 1966, while the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, he learned to dance and sing for ten years.

Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Li he attended Central Academy of Drama in 1978, after graduating from 1981 he taught there.

Acting career

Li first came to the attention of the audience when he played a supporting role as Zhang Letian in Can Fan's film From Place to Place.

In 1985, Li starred in Wu Yinxun's comedy film The Wanderer and The Swan, which were highly praised by audience.

In 1987, Li was chosen to act as a support actor in Woman, Demon, Human, a film directed by Huang Shuqin, which garnered him a "Best Supporting Actor" at 8th China Golden Eagle Awards.

In 1988, Li participated in a TV series called Manager Ge, he was awarded for "Best Actor" at 8th Flying Apsaras Award.

In 1991, Li starred in Zhang Yimou's film Ju Dou as Yang Tianqing, alongside actress Gong Li.

In 1993, Li starred as President Yu in He Qun's film Country Teachers, which adapted from Liu Xinglong's novel of the same title, he won the Huabiao Award for Best Actor, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor and Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.

In 1996, Li acted as Liu Yong in a historical television series Liu Luoguo, which earned him a China Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor.

Li won the "Best Supporting Actor" at the 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for his performance in Keep Cool, and won the "Most Popular Actor" award at the 19th China Golden Eagle Awards for his performance in Policeman: Li Jiuping.

2003 proved to be a successful year for Li, he played the role of Xi Laile in a historical television series The Great Doctor: Xi Laile, for which he received nomination at the 2003 Flying Apsaras Award and won the two China Golden Eagle Awards.

Works

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role
1983	From Place to Place	《闯江湖》	Zhang Letian
1985	The Wanderer and The Swan	《流浪汉与天鹅》	Mo Zhuo
1985		《老君寨奇闻》	guest
1987	Do Not Call Me Ba Li	《别叫我疤痢》	guest
	Two Virtuous Woman	《贞女》	guest
	Woman, Demon, Human	《人鬼情》	Qiu Yun's father
1988	Killer in the Wild	《荒原杀手》	Zhao Feng
1990	Ju Dou	《菊豆》	Yang Tianqing
1992	The Spring Festival	《过年》	guest
1993	The Chinese People	《中国人》	guest
1993	Grandpa Ge	《葛老爷子》	Grandpa
1994	Country Teachers	《凤凰琴》	President Yu
1994	Fire Ship	《火船》	guest
1996	Shanghai Triad	《摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥》	Tang Laoda
1996	Keep Cool	《有话好好说》	Zhang Qiusheng
1997	after divorce, don't come to find me	《离婚了，就别来找我》	guest
2006	Courthouse On The Horseback	《马背上的法庭》	guest
2013	The Nightingale	《夜莺》	Zhi Gen
2015	Forever Love	《北京时间》

Television

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role
1986	Manager Ge	《葛掌柜》	guest
1988		《师魂》	guest
1989	Good Men Good Women	《好男好女》	guest
1991	the big road toward heaven	《大路朝天》	guest
1992		《山不转水转》	guest
1995	Liu Luoguo	《宰相刘罗锅》	Liu Yong
1997	The Opium War	《鸦片战争演义》	guest
1998	The Hookah	《烟壶》	guest
1999	Life and Death in Two and A Half Weeks	《生死两周半》	guest
	Qing's Manual	《大清药王》	guest
	The Village Officer: Li Siping	《村主任李四平》	guest
2000		《石瀑布》	连长
2000	Policeman: Li Jiuping	《警察李酒瓶》	Li Jiuping
2001	The Great Doctor: Xi Laile	《神医喜来乐》	Xi Laile
2002	Dragon Gate	《跃龙门》	Zhang Bohang
2003	The Biography of the Village Officer Wang	《王保长新篇》	保长Wang
2004		《御前双雄》	王爷
2005		《巡城御史鬼难缠》	Gui Lanzha
	Imperial Inspector Minister	《钦差大臣》
		《厨子当官》	Shi Zhuxiang
2007	The Biography of the Village Officer Wang 2	《王保长新篇2》	保长Wang
2008		《南北大状》
2009	Never Again	《永不回头》
2010	Clown Dad	《丑角爸爸》
2011		《杨乃武与小白菜冤案》	Liu Xitong
2011	Small Western-style Building	《小洋楼》
2013	Legend of the Great Doctor: Xi Laile	《神医喜来乐传奇》	Xi Laile

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result
1988	Manager Ge	8th Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor	Won
1988	Woman, Demon, Human	8th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
1993	Country Teachers	Huabiao Award for Best Actor	Won
1994	Country Teachers	17th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor	Won
1994	Country Teachers	14th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor	Won
1996	Liu Luoguo	China Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor	Won
1998	Keep Cool	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
2000		Top Ten Artist in Beijing	Won
		China Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actor	Won
		China Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Artist	Nominated
2001	Policeman: Li Jiuping	19th China Golden Eagle Award for Favourite Actor	Won
2003	The Great Doctor: Xi Laile	23rd Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor	Nominated
		21st China Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actor	Won
		21st China Golden Eagle Award for Favourite Actor	Nominated
		21st China Golden Eagle Award for Best Performing Actor	Won

References

^ "Archived copy" 白冰与李保田儿子撞"爱火花"(图) (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" 李保田：我从来不撒谎，所以我口碑不好 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2014-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 李保田儿子李彧首次执导电影 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013.
^ 李保田的爱好与沧桑(组图) (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013.

External links

[1] "Archived copy" 白冰与李保田儿子撞"爱火花"(图) (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy" 李保田：我从来不撒谎，所以我口碑不好 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2014-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] 李保田儿子李彧首次执导电影 (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013.

[4] 李保田的爱好与沧桑(组图) (in Chinese). Neteast. 2013.

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v t e Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor
1962–1963	Cui Wei (1962) Zhang Liang (1963)
1980–2004	Li Rentang (1980) Da Shichang (1981) Wang Xingang (1982) Yan Shunkai (1983) Yang Zaibao (1984) Lu Xiaohe (1985) Yang Zaibao (1986) Jiang Wen (1987) Zhang Yimou (1988) Jiang Wen (1989) Gu Yue (1990) Li Xuejian (1991) Wang Tiecheng (1992) Gu Yue (1993) Li Baotian (1994) Li Rentang (1995) Zhang Guoli (1996) Gao Ming (1997) Ge You (1998) Zhao Benshan (1999) Pan Changjiang (2000) Wang Qingxiang (2001) Ge You (2002) Lu Qi (2003) Ge You (2004)
2006–present	Wu Jun (2006) Zhang Hanyu (2008) Chen Kun (2010) Wen Zhang (2012) Huang Xiaoming (2014) Feng Shaofeng (2016) Wu Jing (2018) Huang Xiaoming (2020) Zhang Yi (2022) Zhu Yilong (2024)

v t e Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor
1962–1963	Chen Qiang (1962) Zhong Xinghuo (1963)
1983–2003	Niu Ben (1983) Liu Xinyi (1984) He Wei (1985) Chen Yude (1986) Zhu Shibin (1987) Chen Peisi (1988) Shen Junyi (1989) Sun Feihu (1990) Chen Yude (1991) Ge You (1992) Feng Gong (1993) Sun Feihu (1994) Xie Yuan (1995) Fang Zige (1996) Niu Ben (1997) Li Baotian (1998) Niu Ben (1999) You Yong (2000) Zhu Xu (2001) Ying Da (2002) Wang Zhiwen (2003)
2006–present	Nicholas Tse (2006) Deng Chao (2008) Alec Su (2010) Sun Chun (2012) Tong Dawei (2014) Li Yifeng (2016) Du Jiang (2018) Eric Wang (2020) Hou Yong (2022)

v t e Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor
1980s	Lu Qing / Shi Ling / Zhong Xinghuo (1981) Sun Feihu (1982) Niu Ben (1983) Yu Shizhi (1984) He Wei (1985) Xin Ming (1986) N/A (1987) Li Baotian (1988) Sun Min (1989)
1990s	Sun Feihu (1990) N/A (1991) N/A (1992) Wei Zongwan (1993) Fang Zige (1994) N/A (1995) Zhao Jun (1996) Lin Liankun/Sun Chun (1997) Ge Cunzhuang (1998) Du Yuan (1999)
2000s	Lei Ming (2000) Fu Biao (2001) Wang Zhiwen (2002) Zhao Jun (2003) Feng Yuanzheng (2004) Tang Guoqiang (2005) Wang Ji (2007) Wang Xueqi (2009)
2010s	Xu Caigen (2011) Wang Qingxiang (2013) Zhang Yi (2015) Wang Qianyuan/Yu Hewei (2017) Wang Zhifei (2019)
2020s	Yin Xiaotian (2020) Fan Wei (2021) Xin Baiqing (2022) Li Xuejian (2023)

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