Li Jingfei

Li Jingfei (Chinese: 李靖飞; 13 October 1957 – 24 November 2022) was a Chinese actor noted for his role as Zhang Fei in the television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994).

Biography

Li was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, on 13 October 1957.

Li made his screen debut with a supporting role in the 1986 war film Sabotage Operation, which was also his only film. Li gained national fame for his starring role as Zhang Fei in the 1994 television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, adapted from Luo Guanzhong's masterpiece of the same title. In 1997, he starred as Fu Gai [zh], reuniting him with co-star Lu Shuming and Sun Yanjun [zh], in the 1997 historical television series Sun Wu [zh]. In 1999, he played a supporting role in the biographical television series Zhu Yuanzhang: the Boy of Fengyang, starring Fang Zibin [zh] and Dai Yunxia [zh] and directed by Zhang Zhongyi [zh]. In 2004, he had a supporting role in Crimson Romance [zh], a romantic comedy television series starring Liu Ye and Sun Li. In 2007, he landed a supporting role in the biographical television series Merchant General, opposite Yan Danchen [zh] and Heizi [zh]. In 2008, he played a supporting role in the drama television series Life is Beautiful, alongside Li Xuejian and Wu Yue. In 2011, he cooperated with Sun Yanjun and Lu Shuming for the third time to play the role of Bo Yahao in the mythical drama Strange Destiny of Fragrant Hills.

Personal life and death

Li had a daughter named Li Yaoyao (李尧垚).

In his later years, Li suffered from cerebral infarction. On 24 November 2022, he died from an illness in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, at the age of 65.

Filmography