Tu Men

Tu Men (February 1960 – 12 December 2021) was a Chinese actor of Evenks ethnicity.

Career Tu is known for his portrayals of Genghis Khan in films such as Genghis Khan and An End to Killing. In 2018 he was at the center of a political dispute after referring to Taiwan as "Taiwan, China" drawing a rebuke from the leader of the Taiwan authorities. He died of esophageal cancer on 12 December 2021, at the age of 61.

Selected filmography

Film Year English title Original title Role Notes 1988 To Die like a Man 欢乐英雄 1988 The Dead and the Living 阴阳界 1994 Sparkling Fox 火狐 1994 Jiruo and his Deer 金秋鹿鸣 1995 The Sorrow of Brook Steppe 悲情布鲁克 1998 Genghis Khan 一代天骄成吉思汗Genghis Khan 1999 Lover's Grief over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 2002 Gada Meilin 嘎达梅林 2002 Heavenly Grassland 天上草原 2009 By the Will of Genghis Khan 2013 An End to Killing 止杀令 Genghis Khan 2015 A Simple Goodbye 告别 2017 Old Beast 老兽Lao Yang 2018 Genghis Khan 战神纪Jamukha's father

Television series

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1996 Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actor The Sorrow of Brook Steppe 1999 Golden Phoenix Awards Society Award Genghis Khan 2017 First Youth Film Festival Best Performer Old Beast 54th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor 31st Golden Rooster Awards Best Actor A Simple Goodbye 2018 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actor Old Beast