Choi Mu-ryong

Choi Mu-ryong

Known for

Acting

Born

February 2, 1928

Birthplace

Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Died

November 13, 1999 (aged 71)

Biography

South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu. Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyo-shil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, "Queen of Tears" and a singer Gang Hong-sik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Min-soo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Ji-mee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorce...

Best known work

Aimless Bullet
Aimless Bullet
1961
Woman of Fire
Woman of Fire
1971
Marine Battleground
Marine Battleground
1963
Five Marines
Five Marines
1961
Boxes of Death
Boxes of Death
1955
Kinship
Kinship
1963
A Drifting Story
A Drifting Story
1960
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
Weeds
Weeds
1973
The Youth
The Youth
1955

Filmography

  1. 1987

    Prince Yeon-san
  2. 1986

  3. 1983

    As Firm as a Stone

    Director

  4. 1981

  5. 1975

    A Little Star

    as Hyun-sik

  6. 1973

  7. 1973

  8. 1973

  9. 1972

  10. 1972

  11. 1972

  12. 1972

    A Second Mother

    as Heung-yeol

  13. 1971

  14. 1971

  15. 1971

  16. 1971

  17. 1971

    Woman of Fire

    as Detective

  18. 1971

    A Bout in 30 Years

    as Jang Dae-gyu

  19. 1970

  20. 1970

  21. 1967

    Step-mother

    Director

  22. 1966

  23. 1966

    Night Blues

    as Han Sang-soo

  24. 1965

  25. 1964

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