Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-12-26

Day of Death

1976-09-09 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Hunan Province, China

Also Known As

Mao Tsé Tung

毛澤東

마오쩌둥

毛泽东

Mao Tsé-Toung

Mao Zedong

Biography

Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (also known as Chairman Mao) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Maoism or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. A controversial figure, Mao is regarded as one of the most important individuals in modern world history, and is also known as a theorist, military strategist, poet and visionary.

Known For

Acting

Korea, A Hundred Years of War

2020

Korea, A Hundred Years of War

as

Self (archive footage)

Inside Red China

1958

Inside Red China

as

Self

The Society of the Spectacle

1974

The Society of the Spectacle

as

Self (archive footage)

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

1969

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

as

Self (archive footage)

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

as

Self (archive footage)

Human Remains

1998

Human Remains

as

Self (archive footage)

Our Nixon

2013

Our Nixon

as

Self

Maos China, Protokolle einer Revolution

1974

Maos China, Protokolle einer Revolution

as

Self (archive footage)

China Strikes Back

1937

China Strikes Back

as

Himself

China: The Uighur Tragedy

2022

China: The Uighur Tragedy

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mao by Mao

1977

Mao by Mao

as

Himself

The Cultural Revolution: Mao's Last Battle

2003

The Cultural Revolution: Mao's Last Battle

as

Himself

Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico

1995

Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico

as

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

The Battle Of Chosin

2016

The Battle Of Chosin

as

Himself (archive footage)

A Home Far Away

2012

A Home Far Away

as

Self

Mao’s Last Dancer

2009

Mao’s Last Dancer

as

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Man Who Defied Beijing

2019

The Man Who Defied Beijing

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

All Eyes and Ears

2015

All Eyes and Ears

as

Self (archive footage)

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019

Korea: The Never-Ending War

as

Self (archive footage)

Madame Mao

2010

Madame Mao

as

Himself

Sputnik Mania

2007

Sputnik Mania

as

Self (archive footage)

Bokassa Ier, empereur de Françafrique

2011

Bokassa Ier, empereur de Françafrique

as

Self (archive footage)

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

as

Self (archive footage)

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

2014

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

as

Self (archive footage)

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

2000

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

as

Naqoyqatsi

2002

Naqoyqatsi

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

2021

Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

as

Self (archive footage)

A Grin Without a Cat

1977

A Grin Without a Cat

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Velikoye proshchaniye

1953

Velikoye proshchaniye

as

Året var 1966

2016

Året var 1966

as

Self (archive footage)

Nixon

1995

Nixon

as

Self (Archive Footage)

Political Cinema

2025

Political Cinema

as

Mao Zedong

Hype: The Obama Effect

2008

Hype: The Obama Effect

as

Self (archive footage)

The death of the Conducător (a Christmas film)

2025

The death of the Conducător (a Christmas film)

as

Himself (archive footage)

开国大典

1949

开国大典

as

Simon Leys, l'homme qui a déshabillé Mao

2024

Simon Leys, l'homme qui a déshabillé Mao

as

Mao, the Real Man

1995

Mao, the Real Man

as

Self (Archive)

Volunteers

1985

Volunteers

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chine, la fabrique d'une nation

2025

Chine, la fabrique d'une nation

as

Mao Zedong

Mentiras verdaderas

Mentiras verdaderas

as

Self (archive footage)

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System

Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System

as

Self (archive footage)

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

Faith of the Century: A History of Communism

as

Self (archive footage)

Broken Knife: Great Reversal of the Korean Battlefield

Broken Knife: Great Reversal of the Korean Battlefield

as

毛主席

Mao In Colour

Mao In Colour

as

Self

The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

as

Self (archive footage)

History 101

History 101

as

Self (archive footage)

História do Comunismo

História do Comunismo

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing

开国大典

1949

开国大典

as