John Lone

John Lone, or Zun Lung, is for me inseparable from Puyi in The Last Emperor. That a Hong Kong-born actor could anchor a sweeping Hollywood epic and earn a Golden Globe nomination, in an era when Asian leads were vanishingly rare, still strikes me as quietly heroic. He largely retired from the spotlight afterward, but that single role secured him a permanent place in cinema history. I count him among the most underappreciated actors of his generation, and I have never forgotten that face.

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Name (English)

John Lone

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・ローン

Reading

じょん・ろーん

Born

October 13, 1952 (age 73)

Origin

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Lone
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530957

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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