
Trần Hạnh
Biography
People’s Artist Trần Hạnh (March 12, 1929 – March 4, 2021) was a Vietnamese actor. Best known to the audience for his portrayal of impoverished peasants stuck in ironic miseries, he was born in Hanoi to a worker at the Ngô Tử Hạ printing factory on Nhà Thờ Street, and to a mother who was a small-sized merchant. His dad passed away when he was 8, and to support his mother he worked as a shoemaker, during which time he also participated in drama classes at the City’s Youth Social Club; in here, he befriended many artists who would later become influential figures in Vietnamese cinema like Đoàn Dũng, Trọng Khôi,.. In the early 1950s, Trần Hạnh joined Hanoi Theatre. He achieved many accolades at national drama festivals and was a highly established actor, but the highlight of his career only came in the late 70s and early 80s when he played the role of the revered patriot and poet Nguyễn Trãi in the poetic play “Lam Sơn Tụ Nghĩa”, which won the Gold Medal at the National Drama Festival; he aslo took leading roles in the plays "Tiền tuyến gọi" (The Front Line Calls"), "Âm mưu và tình yêu" ("Conspiracy and Love") directed by Nguyễn Đình Nghi. The playwright Lưu Quang Vũ praised him as “the only person to be able to rightly portray Nguyễn Trãi”, and the General Secretary Trường Chinh complimented him in person for his performance in "Âm mưu và tình yêu”. Trần Hạnh retired from the Hanoi Theatre in 1989 and began to work in films. His first feature film role was in "Chiếc bình tiền kiếp" by Nguyễn Hữu Phần. He then participated in many other films such as "Tướng về hưu," "Hãy tha thứ cho em," "Cỏ lau," "Người đàn bà thứ hai," "Làng nổi,"...His first TV role, also his favorite, was the role of Mr. Cần in the series "Cuốn sổ ghi đời" by Tất Bình. At the 11th Vietnam Film Festival in 1996, he won the Best Actor award in the film "Nước mắt đàn bà" ("Tears of a Woman"). At the 2010 National Television Festival, he was honored with the Contribution Award for his role in the film "Ngõ lỗ thủng," directed by Quốc Trọng. In 2017, he participated in "Cha cõng con" in the role of a blind man. The actor passed away at his home on March 4, 2021, aged 92.
Filmografi
Obsession1988 ·
Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere2015 ·
Fairytale for 17-Year-Olds1988 · Bình
The Pot From A Past Life1990 · Lâm
The Refugee's Melody1998 · Bố Huệ
The Part of Life I Want to Forget1980 · Mr. Quới
Wild Reeds1993 · Bố của Lực
The Beautiful Country2004 · Thin Man
Night of Long Tri1989 ·
Who's Visiting This New Year ?2002 · Mr. Hạnh
The Landfill King2002 · Mr. Hạnh
The General Retires1988 · Mr. Cơ
The Sawyers1999 · Bố của Ngọc
Down South, Up North2000 · Ông Bình
Ballad of a Songstress in Thang Long2010 · Ông lão kéo vó
The Usual Lesson1984 · Thầy giáo Hoàn
A Time Far Past2004 · Ông đồ
Missing Object2004 · Hiệu phó
Floating Village1964 · Secretary of the Commune Party Committee
The Fortune Seeker1990 · Ông Khiển
Delusions1988 · Art gallery owner
Black Forest2008 · Thợ rừng già
Hoàng Yến
Thinh Trinh
Phạm Bằng
Chiều Xuân
Thu An
Lê Vi
Võ Hoài Nam
Lan Hương
Diệu Thuần
Robert Hải
Bùi Bài Bình
Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp