Bùi Cường
- Known for
- Acting
- Place of birth
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Died
- August 3, 2018
Biography
Distinguished Artist - People's Artist Bùi Cường (b. 1945 in Hanoi - 3 August 2018) was a Vietnamese actor and director. He graduated from the second acting class of the University of Theater and Performing Arts of Hanoi, alongside other People's Artists such as Đào Bá Sơn, Minh Châu, Quốc Trọng and Thanh Quý. Bùi Cường is best known for his role as Chí Phèo in a classic of Vietnamese cinema, "Once Upon a Time in Vũ Đại Village" (Làng Vũ Đại ngày ấy, d. Phạm Văn Khoa, 1982). The film is a joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's works: "Chi Pheo" (Chí Phèo, 1941); "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc, 1943) and "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn, 1956). He then continued to impress in other roles such as Trần Tuấn in "Minute 89" (Phút 89, d. Quốc Long); Trần Quân in "The Murderer" (Kẻ giết người, d. Hoài Linh); Mộc in "Horizonless" (Không có đường chân trời, d. Nguyễn Khánh Dư, 1986); and Năm Hòa in "Saigon Rangers" (Biệt động Sài Gòn; d. Long Vân, 1982-1986). Bùi Cường's first directing effort was "Hero with a Twirled Beard" (Người hùng râu quặp, 1990). In 1996, he directed "The Childless Woman" (Người đàn bà không con). In 2003, his TV series "The Spy and His Two Wives" (Vị tướng tình báo và hai bà vợ) was well received and won the Gold Prize at the Vietnam National Television Festival.
Movies with Bùi Cường
- Saigon Rangers: The Meeting Place 1986 · ★ 8.0
- Those We Have Met 1979 · ★ 10.0
- Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village 1982
- Killer 1988
- Saigon Rangers: Silence 1986
- Saigon Rangers: Thunderstorm 1986
- Saigon Rangers: Return You Your Name 1986
- The Last Transgression 1980
- Return Day 1986
- 89th Minute 1982
- No Horizon To Be Seen 1986
- A Club with No Name 1977
- Time in the Jungle 1988
- An Affair Behind Bars 1986