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Henry O
Henry O
Born	Jiang Xireng (蒋锡礽); July 27, 1927 (age 97); Shanghai, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–2012
Spouse	Ying Chen
Children	3, including Ji-li Jiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	歐亨利
Simplified Chinese	欧亨利
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Ōu Hēnglì
Bopomofo	ㄡㄏㄥㄌㄧˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Ou Henglih
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔣錫礽
Simplified Chinese	蒋锡礽
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǎng Xīréng
Website	henryo.org

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Jiang Xi-reng (simplified Chinese: 蒋锡礽; traditional Chinese: 蔣錫礽; pinyin: Jiǎng Xīréng; born July 27, 1927), better known by his stage name Henry O, is a Chinese-American actor, known for his character roles in film and on television. He won the Silver Shell for Best Actor for his performance in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007).

Early years

O was born Jiang Xireng in Shanghai in 1927, and attended British and American missionary schools, where he learned English. He trained as stage actor under the Stanislavski method, and ran the Children's Art Theatre for thirty years. His daughter is author Ji-li Jiang.^[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, he was falsely accused of counter-revolutionary crimes and was detained and forced to do hard labour by the Chinese government. He would later be rehabilitated.

Career in the United States

Jiang and his family moved to the United States in the early 1980s to take care of his daughter Ji-yun's children. He continued stage acting, then made his on-screen debut in the NBC television miniseries Marco Polo (1982), which was partly shot in China, the first Western production to do so.^[2]

He subsequently appeared in his first film, the Oscar-winning The Last Emperor (1987), playing the Lord Chamberlain of the Forbidden City. For these early roles, he was credited under his birth name, before he adopted the stage name Henry O, after his favorite author O. Henry.

In 2007, he won Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for his performance in Wayne Wang's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.

Personal life

O and his family left China and settled in the United States in the 1980s to take care of his daughter Ji-yun's children. Henry O is his stage named and is derived from O. Henry.

O resides in San Francisco area^[3] and is married to Ying Chen. They have three children including Jiang Ji-yong, Jiang Ji-yun and author Ji-li Jiang. O is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Filmography

Most of O's credits after 1983 are after his arrival to the United States.

Television

The Sopranos (2006) – Monk #1 in episodes "Mayham" and "Join the Club"
ER (2004) – Mr. Chen in episodes "White Guy, Dark Hair" and "Twas the Night"
The West Wing (2000) – Jhin Wei in "Shibboleth"
Marco Polo (1983) – astrologer

Film

Premium Rush (2012) – Mr. Leung
2012 (2009) – Lama Rinpoche
Rush Hour 3 (2007) – Master Yu
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) – Mr Shi
They Wait (2007) – Pharmacist
Avatar (2004) – Uncle Hui
Shanghai Noon (2000) – Royal Interpreter
Romeo Must Die (2000) – Ch'u Sing, father of Han Sing
Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000) – Master Kwan
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) – Nagaishi
Brokedown Palace (1999) – Emissary to Crown
Red Corner (1997) – Procurator General Yang
American Shaolin (1992) – Master San De
The Last Emperor (1987) – Lord Chamberlain

References

^ Jiang, Ji-Li (1997). Red Scarf Girl. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-446208-2.
^ "Bio/Resume".
^ "Ji-li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl, Biography".

[1] Jiang, Ji-Li (1997). Red Scarf Girl. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-446208-2.

[2] "Bio/Resume".

[3] "Ji-li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl, Biography".

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-'''Henry O''' ({{zh|s=欧亨利|t=歐亨利|p=Ōu Hēnglì}}; born July 27, 1927) is a Chinese-American former actor. He is the father of [[Ji-li Jiang]], the author of ''[[Red Scarf Girl]]''.
+'''Jiang Xi-reng''' ({{zh|t=蔣錫礽|s=蒋锡礽|p=Jiǎng Xīréng}}; born July 27, 1927), better known by his stage name '''Henry O''', is a [[Chinese American|Chinese-American]] actor, known for his [[Character actor|character roles]] in film and on television. He won the [[Silver Shell for Best Actor]] for his performance in [[A Thousand Years of Good Prayers|''A Thousand Years of Good Prayers'']] (2007).
+== Early years ==
-O was born in Shanghai in 1927 and attended British and American missionary schools in China. He worked as a stage actor in China before switching to film work after moving to the United States.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jiang|first=Ji-Li|title=[[Red Scarf Girl]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-06-446208-2|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://henryo.org/wordpress/?page_id=8 |title = Bio/Resume}}</ref>
+O was born '''Jiang Xireng''' in [[Shanghai]] in 1927, and attended British and American missionary schools, where he learned English. He trained as stage actor under the [[Stanislavski method]], and ran the Children's Art Theatre for thirty years. His daughter is author [[Ji-li Jiang]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jiang |first=Ji-Li |title=[[Red Scarf Girl]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-06-446208-2 |location= |pages=}}</ref>
-During the [[Cultural Revolution]] he was falsely accused of counter-revolutionary crimes and was detained and forced to do hard labour by the Chinese government.
+During the [[Cultural Revolution]], he was falsely accused of counter-revolutionary crimes and was detained and forced to do hard labour by the Chinese government. He would later be rehabilitated.
+== Career in the United States ==
+Jiang and his family moved to the United States in the early 1980s to take care of his daughter Ji-yun's children. He continued stage acting, then made his on-screen debut in the NBC television miniseries ''[[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|Marco Polo]]'' (1982), which was partly shot in China, the first Western production to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bio/Resume |url=http://henryo.org/wordpress/?page_id=8}}</ref>
+He subsequently appeared in his first film, the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987), playing the Lord Chamberlain of the [[Forbidden City]]. For these early roles, he was credited under his birth name, before he adopted the stage name '''Henry O''', after his favorite author [[O. Henry]].
+In 2007, he won [[Silver Shell for Best Actor]] at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] for his performance in [[Wayne Wang]]'s [[A Thousand Years of Good Prayers|''A Thousand Years of Good Prayers'']].
 ==Personal life==

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