Lâm Tới

Lâm Tới

1937-01-15 – 2000-11-27 (age 63) Cao Lãnh, Đồng Tháp province, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
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Biography

People's Artist Lâm Tới (1937 - 2000) was a famous Vietnamese actor, also known for his work as a director. His birth name is Lâm Thanh Tòng, born January 15, 1937 in My Hoi village, Cao Lanh district, Sa Dec province (now Dong Thap province). He had a difficult childhood, working as a keeper of rented buffaloes at the age of 7. Between 1949 and 1957, he studied and worked different positions for the armed forces.

In August 1959, Lâm entered the first film school in Hanoi. In 1964, graduating with honors, he became an actor in a Vietnamese feature film studio and was chosen to play the role of Kinh in the film Hai người lính (Two Soldiers), which won the Golden Globe Prize in Czechoslovakia. He then continued acting in other films: Trên vĩ tuyến 17, Nổi gió, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Cuộc chiến đấu vẫn còn tiếp diễn, Đường về quê mẹ, Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm,...

In Germany, April 1974, Lâm started as a student interning in film directing. After graduating, he resumed working as an actor and director at the Vietnamese Giai Phong Film Studio, participating in films such as: Giữa hai làn nước, Nắng đỏ, Lối rẽ trái trên con đường mòn,... His most prominent roles include Núi in "Đường về quê mẹ" (The Road to Motherland), Ba Đô in "Cánh đồng hoang" (The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone, 1979), Tám Quyện in "Mùa gió chướng" (Whirlwind Season, 1978),... He was awarded the title of Best Actor for his role of Tám Quyện at the Vietnam Film Festival in 1982. The film "Cánh đồng hoang" in which he stars won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. During his lifetime, Lâm Tới was awarded the Third-class French Resistance War Medal, the Third-class Anti-American Resistance Order, the Badge of Ho Chi Minh City and the Medal of the Youth. He received the title of Distinguished Artist in 1984 and the title of People's Artist in 1997. He died on 27 November, 2000 in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Known For

17th Parallel, Nights and Days
Rising Storm
Rising Storm

1966

as Corporal Tich

Miss Nhung
Miss Nhung

1970

as Cảnh sát trưởng ngụy

Wild Field
Wild Field

1979

as Ba Đô

Whirlwind Season
Whirlwind Season

1978

as Tám Quyện

Swept Away
Swept Away

1983

as Bác sĩ Hợp

At the 17th Parallel
At the 17th Parallel

1965

as Chief Guard

Pale Farewell
Pale Farewell

1995

as Ông cậu

Lời Thề
Lời Thề

1996

as Ông Thông

Road Back To The Motherland
Two Soldiers
Two Soldiers

1962

as Kinh, Vietnamese soldier

Smoke
Smoke

1967

as Hựu

For Tomorrow
For Tomorrow

1981

as Thiếu tá Cần

Nguyen Van Troi
Nguyen Van Troi

1966

as Police captain

The Fight Still Goes On
Remarriage
Remarriage

1963

as Lac

Until Next Time, Saigon !
Until Next Time, Saigon !

1990

as Tư Đờn