Zhao Ben Shan

Name: Zhao Ben Shan
Native name: 赵本山
Also Known as: Zhao Benshan, 趙本山
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Born: October 2, 1957
Age: 68

Zhao Ben Shan is an Chinese actor, producer, director and singer. Zhao was born in Tieling, Laoling and was orphaned when he was six years. Later he learned many local traditional performance arts from his uncle. When the Xiangsheng artist Jiang Kun recommended him to go to the 1987 CCTV New Year's Gala (which was a TV program broadcasted all around China) his career started. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2023	Never Give Up	Drama	0.0
2022	Liu Lao Gen Season 5	Drama	0.0
2021	Liu Lao Gen Season 4	Drama	6.5
2020	Liu Lao Gen Season 3	Drama	8.0
2006	Ma Da Shuai Season 3	Drama	0.0
2005	Ma Da Shuai Season 2	Drama	0.0
2003	Ma Da Shuai	Drama	0.0
2002	Liu Lao Gen	Drama	8.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2019	Village Love Season 11	Drama	0.0
2017	Village Love Season 9	Drama	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
TBA	Let's Go	Drama	0.0
2026	Village Love Season 18	Drama	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2015	Village Love Season 8	Drama	8.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	Legendary Hotel	Drama	8.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
TBA	Xian Ya Shan Xun Qin Ji Chinese Drama, 0000, 30 eps (Main Role)	30	Main Role	0.0
TBA	Let's Go Chinese Drama, 0000, 0 eps Jia Gui Tian (Main Role)	0	Jia Gui Tian Main Role	0.0
2026	Village Love Season 18 Chinese Drama, 2026, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Support Role)	40	Wang Da Na Support Role	0.0
2025	Village Love Season 17 Chinese Drama, 2025, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	40	Wang Da Na Main Role	0.0
2025	Legend of the Undercover Chef Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2025, 40 eps Ximen Chang Hai \| Ximen Zhang Zai (Main Role)	40	Ximen Chang Hai \| Ximen Zhang Zai Main Role	0.0
2024	Good Folks of Xiangya Mountain Chinese Drama, 2024, 30 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	30	Wang Da Na Main Role	0.0
2024	Village Love Season 16 Chinese Drama, 2024, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	40	Wang Da Na Main Role	0.0
2023	Legend of the Undercover Chef Chinese Drama, 2023, 40 eps Xi Men Chang Hai \| Xi Men Chang Zai (Main Role)	40	Xi Men Chang Hai \| Xi Men Chang Zai Main Role	7.5
2023	Village Love Season 15 Chinese Drama, 2023, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	40	Wang Da Na Main Role	8.0
2022	Liu Lao Gen Season 5 Chinese Drama, 2022, 40 eps Liu Lao Gen (Main Role)	40	Liu Lao Gen Main Role	0.0
2022	Village Love Season 14 Chinese Drama, 2022, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Support Role)	40	Wang Da Na Support Role	0.0
2021	Liu Lao Gen Season 4 Chinese Drama, 2021, 40 eps Liu Lao Gen (Main Role)	40	Liu Lao Gen Main Role	6.5
2021	Legendary Hotel Chinese Drama, 2021, 24 eps Old Master Zhu (Guest Role)	24	Old Master Zhu Guest Role	8.0
2021	Village Love Season 13 Chinese Drama, 2021, 40 eps Wang Da Na (Guest Role)	40	Wang Da Na Guest Role	0.0
2020	Liu Lao Gen Season 3 Chinese Drama, 2020, 42 eps Liu Lao Gen (Main Role)	42	Liu Lao Gen Main Role	8.0
2020	Country Love Season 12 Chinese Drama, 2020, 60 eps Wang Dana (Main Role)	60	Wang Dana Main Role	10.0
2019	Village Love Season 11 Chinese Drama, 2019, 60 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	60	Wang Da Na Main Role	0.0
2018	Village Love Season 10 Chinese Drama, 2018, 60 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	60	Wang Da Na Main Role	7.6
2017	Village Love Season 9 Chinese Drama, 2017, 60 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	60	Wang Da Na Main Role	0.0
2015	Village Love Season 8 Chinese Drama, 2015, 65 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	65	Wang Da Na Main Role	8.0
2014	New Mad Monk Chinese Drama, 2014, 33 eps [Night watchman] (Guest Role)	33	[Night watchman] Guest Role	8.0
2014	Harvest Season Chinese Drama, 2014, 30 eps Jin Zheng Ming (Main Role)	30	Jin Zheng Ming Main Role	0.0
2014	Veteran Chinese Drama, 2014, 66 eps Jin Zhuan Yun [President, Liaocheng Chamber of Commerce] (Main Role)	66	Jin Zhuan Yun [President, Liaocheng Chamber of Commerce] Main Role	0.0
2011	Strange Hero Ouyang De Chinese Drama, 2011, 69 eps [Father] (Support Role)	69	[Father] Support Role	6.9
2011	Village Love Season 4 Chinese Drama, 2011, 37 eps Boss Wang (Support Role)	37	Boss Wang Support Role	8.0
2010	Village Love Season 3 Chinese Drama, 2010, 36 eps Wang Da Na (Main Role)	36	Wang Da Na Main Role	4.0
2009	Guangdong Gentleman Chinese Drama, 2009, 45 eps Qian Li Yan (Main Role)	45	Qian Li Yan Main Role	0.0
2008	Village Love Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2008, 41 eps Boss Wang (Support Role)	41	Boss Wang Support Role	8.0
2006	Village Love Chinese Drama, 2006, 30 eps (Main Role)	30	Main Role	9.0
2006	Ma Da Shuai Season 3 Chinese Drama, 2006, 34 eps Ma Da Shuai (Main Role)	34	Ma Da Shuai Main Role	0.0
2005	Ma Da Shuai Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2005, 30 eps Ma Da Shuai (Main Role)	30	Ma Da Shuai Main Role	0.0
2003	Liu Lao Gen Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2003, 22 eps Liu Lao Gen (Main Role)	22	Liu Lao Gen Main Role	0.0
2003	Ma Da Shuai Chinese Drama, 2003, 27 eps Ma Da Shuai (Main Role)	27	Ma Da Shuai Main Role	0.0
2002	Liu Lao Gen Chinese Drama, 2002, 18 eps Liu Lao Gen (Main Role)	18	Liu Lao Gen Main Role	8.0
1999	Chia Yu Hsien Chi Season 2 Taiwanese Drama, 1999, 40 eps Li Lian Jie (Support Role)	40	Li Lian Jie Support Role	0.0
1998	Yi Xiang Zhi Chang Chinese Drama, 1998, 18 eps Hao Yun Lai (Main Role)	18	Hao Yun Lai Main Role	0.0
1997	The Railway Station Chinese Drama, 1997, 40 eps (Guest Role)	40	Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2016	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee Chinese Movie, 2016, Old Li (Main Role)	Old Li Main Role	6.4
2013	The Grandmaster Hong Kong Movie, 2013, Ding Lianshan (Support Role)	Ding Lianshan Support Role	7.4
2012	The Lion Roars 2 Chinese Movie, 2012, Wang Cheng Yan [Yue Ying's father] (Support Role)	Wang Cheng Yan [Yue Ying's father] Support Role	6.8
2012	Just Call Me Nobody 2 Chinese Movie, 2012, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
2011	Beginning of the Great Revival Chinese Movie, 2011, Duan Qi Rui (Support Role)	Duan Qi Rui Support Role	6.8
2010	Just Call Me Nobody 1 Chinese Movie, 2010, Pirate Dugu / Lonesome (Main Role)	Pirate Dugu / Lonesome Main Role	6.6
2009	A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop Chinese Movie, 2009, [Patrol Team Commander] (Support Role)	[Patrol Team Commander] Support Role	6.6
2007	Getting Home Chinese Movie, 2007, Lao Zhao (Main Role)	Lao Zhao Main Role	7.6
2000	Happy Times Chinese Movie, 2000, Zhao (Main Role)	Zhao Main Role	7.5
1998	The Emperor and the Assassin Chinese Movie, 1998, Gao Jian Li (Support Role)	Gao Jian Li Support Role	7.3
1997	Keep Cool Chinese Movie, 1997, [Garbage collector] (Support Role)	[Garbage collector] Support Role	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2002	A Date with Lu Yu Chinese TV Show, 2002, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	9.0
1998	Behind the Headlines with Wen Tao Chinese TV Show, 1998, 5000 eps (Guest)	5000	Guest	0.0

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