Du Yulu (Chinese: 杜雨露; pinyin: Dù Yǔlù; January 1, 1941 – February 21, 2020) was a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series.
During the Cultural Revolution, Du worked as a manual labourer at a grain storage.
In 1997, he portrayed Zhang Tingyu in the popular prime time historical television series Yongzheng Dynasty, vastly increasing his profile.
In 2000, he acted as an elderly military officer in the television series Escaping encirclement (突出重围), and also portrayed the head of the household in the hit television series Da Zhai Men.
[1] Du died of lung cancer in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on February 21, 2020.