People’s Artist Trần Hạnh (March 12, 1929 – March 4, 2021) was a Vietnamese actor. Best known to the audience for his portrayal of impoverished peasants stuck in ironic miseries, he was born in Hanoi to a worker at the Ngô Tử Hạ printing factory on Nhà Thờ Street, and to a mother who was a small-sized merchant. His dad passed away when he was 8, and to support his mother he worked as a shoemaker, during which time he also participated in drama classes at the City’s Youth Soci…
