Lee Soon-jae

Lee Soon-jae

Known for

Acting

Born

October 10, 1935

Birthplace

Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, Korea

Died

November 25, 2025 (aged 90)

Biography

Lee Soon-jae (이순재) was a South Korean actor. He was born in Japanese-occupied Korea in what is now North Korea, but moved to Seoul at age 4.

Best known work

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

1967

The Red Sleeve

The Red Sleeve

2021

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

2018

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

2020

Again My Life

Again My Life

2022

Live

Live

2018

The Scholar Who Walks the Night

The Scholar Who Walks the Night

2015

My Girl and I

My Girl and I

2005

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

2020

The King 2 Hearts

The King 2 Hearts

2012

Filmography

2024
About Family
as Elder Monk
2024
Dog Knows EverythingTV
as Lee Soon-jae (12 episodes)
2023
Family: The Unbreakable BondTV
as Kwon Ung-su (12 episodes)
2022
Behind Every StarTV
as Self (1 episode)
2022
Good Morning
as Senior Park
2022
O’PENingTV
as Cha Sun-jae (1 episode)
2022
Again My LifeTV
as Woo Yeong-Soo (16 episodes)
2021
The Red SleeveTV
as An elderly man (17 episodes)
2021
GodfatherTV
2021
Grand ParTV
as 출연 (13 episodes)
2020
Do Do Sol Sol La La SolTV
as Kim Man-Bok (16 episodes)
2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Hamster (voice)
2019
Pegasus MarketTV
as Kim Dae-ma (12 episodes)
2019
Romang
as Nam-bong
2019
Legal HighTV
as Gu Se-jung (16 episodes)
2018
Intimate Strangers
as Young-bae's Father (voice)
2018
You Quiz on the BlockTV
as Self (1 episode)
2018
Stand by Me
as Grandfather
2018
LiveTV
as Yang-chon's Father (18 episodes)
2017
Master In The HouseTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2017
Money FlowerTV
as Jang Gook-Hwan (24 episodes)
2017
Idol SchoolTV
as Self - Principal (11 episodes)
2017
The Artist: Reborn
as Park Joong-sik
2016
My Little Old BoyTV
as Self (1 episode)
2016
Yeah, That's How It IsTV
as Yoo Jong-Chul (54 episodes)