
Dalat, Vietnam
Don Duong (August 27, 1957 – December 8, 2011) was a Vietnamese actor. Initially employed at a local pharmaceutical firm, he then studied acting under the guidance of veteran actor Nguyễn Chánh Tín and started taking on supporting roles in small budget films, gradually establishing himself through frequent collaborations with arthouse directors. In 1990s, he was among the most critically acclaimed actors of contemporary Vietnamese cinema, having received a Best Actor award at 1992 Vietnam Film Festival and starred in many cult-classics beloved by the public. Additionally, he also began to receive offers from Hollywood directors around this time thanks to a role in the award-winning "Three Seasons"(1999) by Tony Bui. In 2002, Don Duong came under fire for his role as Viet Minh general Nguyễn Hữu An in Mel Gibson's "We are Soldiers": the film was critically panned by the local public and authorities alike, who denounced it as "historical denialism" and Don Duong's portrayal as "tarnishing the image of the Vietnamese Army". Unable to deal with the increasing hostilities, the actor had to emigrate to America, and lived there until his death in 2011.

as Tai Tran

as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
2002

as Hoàng Thái
1996

as Tai Tran
2001

as Hai
1999

as Father
2003

as Ba Tuấn
1999

as Lực
1993

as Quốc
1992

as Toàn
1992

as Chiến
1991

as Tam
2002

as Khang
1995
as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
2002

as Father
2003

as Tam
2002

as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
2002

as Tai Tran
2001

as Hai
1999

as Ba Tuấn
1999

as Cảnh
1999

as Bác sĩ Phan
1998

as Trung
1996
as Tiu (the Korean director)
1996

as Hai Cảnh
1995

as Khang
1995

as Lực
1993

as Toàn
1992

as Quốc
1992
as The prisoner
1992

as Trọng Thủy
1992

as Chiến
1991

as Nam Sơn
1990
as Đức
1987
as Thành
1987

as Trần Dũng
1986
as Thắng
1986