Yan Shunkai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yan Shunkai

Chinese actor

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1937

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2017

Profession: actor, film director, television actor

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Yan Shunkai (Chinese: ???; 6 June 1937 – 16 October 2017) was a Chinese comedian, actor and film director.
Yan rose to fame after portraying Ah Q in The True Story of Ah Q, which was based on an episodic novella by Lu Xun, one of the pioneers of modern Chinese literature.
He was awarded the Best Actor at the 6th Hundred Flowers Awards and earned "The Gold Stick Prize" at the Second International Comedy Film Festival of Vevey, Switzerland in 1982.