John Lone

Chinese actor

Also known as: Kwok-Leung Ng

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John Lone is a Chinese-American actor known for his role as the adult Puyi in the 1987 film The Last Emperor. The film chronicles the life of Puyi, the last emperor of China's Qing dynasty, from his ascension to the throne as a child to his life as a gardener after his release from prison. Lone's portrayal of Puyi earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.1

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The Last Emperor
…of Pu Yi (played by John Lone) at a prison in China, where he attempts suicide but is revived by the prison governor (Ruocheng Ying). The story then unfolds as a series of flashbacks intercut with scenes of Pu Yi’s reeducation. In 1908, at the age of three, Pu Yi…
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…of Pu Yi (played by John Lone) at a prison in China, where he attempts suicide but is revived by the prison governor (Ruocheng Ying). The story then unfolds as a series of flashbacks intercut with scenes of Pu Yi’s reeducation. In 1908, at the age of three, Pu Yi…
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