Niu Ben: movies and TV shows
Niu Ben has 109 credits in the archive: 75 films and 34 TV series, from 1952 to 2026. Highest rated: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (9.3/10).
Career timeline
1952 – 2026 · busiest year: 1987 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 首届CMG中国电影盛典 | 宣讲人 | TV | — | 90 |
| 2026 | 浴血困牛山 | Film | — | 90 | |
| 2025 | 呼叫027 | Film | — | 89 | |
| 2025 | Gift from a Cloud | Grandpa Tang | Film | 9.0 | 89 |
| 2024 | Black Dog | Mr. Camel | Film | 7.2 | 88 |
| 2024 | Women's Tales | Film | — | 88 | |
| 2023 | Dream Forest | Film | 6.0 | 87 | |
| 2023 | Lies My Father Told Me | Film | — | 87 | |
| 2022 | 诗画中国 | TV | 8.0 | 86 | |
| 2021 | The Eleventh Chapter | Da Ye | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 2021 | 歌带你回家 | 退休老书记 | Film | — | 85 |
| 2021 | Actor | self | Film | — | 85 |
| 2020 | Books Everywhere | Li Mulin | TV | — | 84 |
| 2020 | Digging To Survive | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2020 | A Little Bird Reminds Me | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2019 | The Legendary Tavern | TV | 8.5 | 83 | |
| 2019 | China in the Story | 老年彭士禄 | TV | — | 83 |
| 2019 | 风雨上海滩 | 何老伯 | TV | 10.0 | 83 |
| 2019 | My Brilliant Masters | TV | 7.0 | 83 | |
| 2019 | For Love with You | 父亲 | Film | — | 83 |
| 2018 | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | TV | — | 82 | |
| 2018 | Love Pascal | Barber | Film | — | 82 |
| 2017 | 邹碧华 | Petitioner | Film | — | 81 |
| 2016 | 鲁豫有约一日行 | TV | 4.0 | 80 | |
| 2016 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai | 沈钧儒 | TV | 9.6 | 80 |
| 2016 | 爱的钟声 | 雨生爷爷 | Film | — | 80 |
| 2015 | My Uxorilocal Marriage | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2015 | Big Family | TV | — | 79 | |
| 2015 | Open Your Heart | Old Man | Film | — | 79 |
| 2015 | Lovers & Movies | Grandpa | Film | 6.6 | 79 |
| 2015 | No.9 Sangyu Street | Fu Niu | Film | — | 79 |
| 2014 | A Servant of Two Masters | Uncle Qiu | TV | 6.2 | 78 |
| 2014 | Flower Grandpa | TV | 8.0 | 78 | |
| 2014 | Zhen Hai Battle | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2014 | Gone with the Bullets | Uncle Niu | Film | 5.9 | 78 |
| 2014 | Five Minutes to Tomorrow | Film | 6.0 | 78 | |
| 2013 | Royalty in Blood | Doctor Wen | TV | 10.0 | 77 |
| 2013 | 镇海保卫战 | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2013 | Avalokitesvara | Film | 4.3 | 77 | |
| 2013 | The Story of Zhou Enlai | Film | 6.5 | 77 | |
| 2013 | 老班主 | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2012 | The Assassins | Old Eunuch | Film | 5.8 | 76 |
| 2012 | Be in Love After Marriage | TV | — | 76 | |
| 2012 | Full Circle | 老金 | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 2011 | 你是我的幸福 | Old Zhao | TV | — | 75 |
| 2010 | Little Big Soldier | Scholar | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2010 | Don Quixote | Don Quixote's Father | Film | 5.0 | 74 |
| 2009 | Mortgage Noose | 丁志成 | TV | — | 73 |
| 2007 | The Matrimony | Gatekeeper | Film | 5.8 | 71 |
| 2007 | The Longest Night in Shanghai | Old Car Mechanic | Film | 6.2 | 71 |
| 2007 | Two Stupid Eggs | Bus Passenger | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2006 | The 601st Phone Call | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2005 | 错爱一生 | 德旺 | TV | 9.0 | 69 |
| 2004 | 湖上人家 | TV | — | 68 | |
| 2004 | Spring in Summer | 小克爷爷 | TV | — | 68 |
| 2003 | Midnight Horror | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2001 | 上有老 | TV | — | 65 | |
| 2000 | 无情海峡有晴天 | TV | — | 64 | |
| 2000 | Treasure Venture | White old monster | TV | 5.2 | 64 |
| 2000 | 南北一家亲 | TV | — | 64 | |
| 2000 | 媳妇你当家 | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2000 | Happy Times | Old Niu | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 1999 | A Beautiful New World | Liu Azhu | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1998 | 婆婆媳妇小姑 | 仇和尚 | TV | — | 62 |
| 1997 | 官场现形记 | 冒得官(贺根) | TV | 9.5 | 61 |
| 1996 | 夫唱妻和 | 刘二立 | Film | — | 60 |
| 1995 | 花落花开 | TV | — | 59 | |
| 1994 | To Live | Town Chief | Film | 8.1 | 58 |
| 1994 | 女人万岁 | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1994 | 聊斋喜剧系列 | TV | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 1993 | 蒋氏姻缘 | TV | — | 57 | |
| 1993 | 猴娃 | TV | — | 57 | |
| 1992 | 祝你好运 | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1992 | God of the Mountain | Film | 9.0 | 56 | |
| 1992 | 望父成龙 | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1991 | 不要问我从哪里来 | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1991 | 妙探 | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1990 | 平凡的世界 | 孙玉亭 | TV | — | 54 |
| 1990 | 多此一女 | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1990 | 面目全非 | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1989 | 大丈夫的私房钱 | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1989 | 怪音 | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1989 | Jia da xia | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1988 | 男女有别 | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1988 | 笑出来的眼泪 | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1988 | Chess King | The Secretary | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1987 | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | 杨万钟 | TV | 9.3 | 51 |
| 1987 | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | TV | 9.3 | 51 | |
| 1987 | 偷来的爱 | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1987 | 温柔的眼镜 | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1987 | Rang shi jie chong man ai | Film | 7.0 | 51 | |
| 1986 | 蛙女 | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1985 | 高中锋,矮教练 | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1985 | The Gold Rush King | Wang Baozi | Film | — | 49 |
| 1984 | Romance in Philately | Old Han | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1982 | Bubbling Spring | 大刘 | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1982 | The Herdsman | 郭𠷨子 | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1982 | Romance of a Calligrapher | 酒店主 | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1980 | Legend of Tianyun Mountain | Film | 6.7 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Murder in 405 | 看守人 | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1962 | 燎原 | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1961 | The Red Detachment of Women | Xiao Pang | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1959 | Spring Reigns Everywhere | Film | 9.0 | 23 | |
| 1959 | Desert Chasing Bandits | Xiao Jiang | Film | — | 23 |
| 1958 | Soul of the Sea | Dou Xiao | Film | — | 22 |
| 1957 | Struggle in the Desert | Zhu Xiao | Film | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1954 | Caravans with Ring | Mi Wu | Film | 6.0 | 18 |
| 1952 | Dragon Beard Ditch | Ga-Zi Er | Film | 7.5 | 16 |
| 1952 | The Stormy Night | Film | 8.0 | 16 |