Li Ding's original name was Li Shouhai. He was from Jining, Shandong Province, and a retired cadre of the China Children's Art Theatre. He made his first stage appearance in 1946 in the public performance of the play "The Inspector". In 1956, he joined the Chinese Dramatists Association. Li Ding was an indispensable "green" veteran artist in many film and television works. The 82-year-old artist Li Ding passed away in 2009.