Gu Yue
# Gu Yue

Gu Yue (Chinese: 古月; pinyin: Gǔ Yuè) (December 26, 1937 – July 2, 2005), originally named Hu Shixue (胡诗学), was a Chinese actor. Noted for his uncanny resemblance to Mao Zedong, with whom he shares a birthday, he played the former Chinese leader 84 times from 1978 until his death. He won the Best Actor titles at China's Hundred Flowers Awards in 1990 and again in 1993.

## Personal life

He and his wife Zhang Yan had a son.

## Death

On July 2, 2005, while staying in southern China, Gu suffered a heart attack shortly after bathing in a sauna and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 pm.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | The Xi'an Incident | 西安事变 | Mao Zedong |
| 1982 | — | 四渡赤水 | Mao Zedong |
| 1988 | — | 彭大将军 | Mao Zedong |
| 1989 | The Birth of New China | 开国大典 | Mao Zedong |
| 1991 | Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign | 大决战：辽沈战役 | Mao Zedong |
| 1991 | — | 大决战：淮海战役 | Mao Zedong |
| 1991 | — | 大决战：平津战役 | Mao Zedong |
| 1991 | — | 决战之后 | Mao Zedong |
| 1992 | — | 重庆谈判 | Mao Zedong |
| 1993 | — | 中国出了个毛泽东 | Mao Zedong |
| 1993 | The Story of Mao Zedong | 毛泽东的故事 | Mao Zedong |
| 1995 | — | 金戈铁马 | Mao Zedong |
| 1996 | The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the Southwest | 大转折--鏖战鲁西南 | Mao Zedong |
| 1996 | — | 大转折--挺进大别山 | Mao Zedong |
| 1996 | The Great Military March Forward: Liberate the Northwest | 大进军--解放大西北 | Mao Zedong |
| 1997 | The Great Military March Forward: Pursue and Wipe Out in the South | 大进军--南线大追歼 | Mao Zedong |
| 1997 | — | 旭日惊雷 | Mao Zedong |
| 1999 | The Great Military March Forward: Fight for Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou | 大战宁沪杭 | Mao Zedong |
| 1999 | Sworn Brothers | 肝胆相照 | Mao Zedong |
| 2000 | — | 毛泽东与斯诺 | Mao Zedong |
| 2001 | — | 走出西柏坡 | Mao Zedong |
| 2002 | Uncle Kurban Visits Beijing | 库尔班大叔上北京 | Mao Zedong |
| 2005 | — | 风起云涌 | Mao Zedong |

### Television

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | — | 古城情恨 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1991 | — | 南阳大会战 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1991 | — | 七战七捷 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1993 | — | 豫东之战 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1997 | — | 西藏风云 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1998 | — | 上海沧桑 | Mao Zedong | |
| 1998 | — | 中国命运的决战 | Mao Zedong | |
| — | — | 抗美援朝 | Mao Zedong | Unreleased |
| 2001 | — | 向前,向前! | Mao Zedong | |
| 2002 | — | 彭真 | Mao Zedong | |
| 2008 | Ren Bishi (TV series) | 任弼时 | Mao Zedong | Posthumous release |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 13th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best actor | The Birth of New China | Won |
| 1993 | 16th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best actor | The Story of Mao Zedong | Won |
