Name
Đơn Dương
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-08-27
Deathday
2011-12-08 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Dalat, Vietnam
Biography
Don Duong (August 27, 1957 – December 8, 2011) was a Vietnamese actor. Initially employed at a local pharmaceutical firm, he then studied acting under the guidance of veteran actor Nguyễn Chánh Tín and started taking on supporting roles in small budget films, gradually establishing himself through frequent collaborations with arthouse directors. In 1990s, he was among the most critically acclaimed actors of contemporary Vietnamese cinema, having received a Best Actor award at 1992 Vietnam Film Festival and starred in many cult-classics beloved by the public. Additionally, he also began to receive offers from Hollywood directors around this time thanks to a role in the award-winning "Three Seasons"(1999) by Tony Bui.
In 2002, Don Duong came under fire for his role as Viet Minh general Nguyễn Hữu An in Mel Gibson's "We are Soldiers": the film was critically panned by the local public and authorities alike, who denounced it as "historical denialism" and Don Duong's portrayal as "tarnishing the image of the Vietnamese Army". Unable to deal with the increasing hostilities, the actor had to emigrate to America, and lived there until his death in 2011.
Known For
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The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is ...
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A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine ...
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The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired Am...
- 2002 We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
- 1999 Three Seasons as Hai
- 2001 Green Dragon as Tai Tran
- 1993 Wild Reeds as Lực
- 1999 The Building as Ba Tuấn
- 1991 The Gamble as Chiến
- 2002 Me Thao: The Legendary Age as Tam
- 1992 Devil's Mark as The prisoner
- 1999 Lives in the Sands as Cảnh
- 1996 Lời Thề as Trung
- 2003 The Anniversary as Father
- 1992 Love in the Alley as Toàn
- 1992 The Lonely Star as Quốc
- 1998 Broken Space as Bác sĩ Phan
- 1986 A Song Is Not A Note as Trần Dũng
- 1987 Lush Melodies as Đức
- 1987 The Minister's Daughter as Thành
- 1995 The Consequences of A Love as Hai Cảnh
- 1995 Pale Farewell as Khang
- 1986 Portrait of a Foreman as Thắng
- 1996 Tears in the New Era as Tiu (the Korean director)
- 1990 Trapped as Nam Sơn
- 1992 The Legend of My Chau as Trọng Thủy
- 1996 Chuyện ngã bảy as Quy
- 1996 Miss Beauty of the West Capital ( 15 episodes ) as Hoàng Thái
- 1993 Faraway Songba River ( 22 episodes ) as Major Trịnh
