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Choi Mu-ryong

Acting Born Feb 2, 1928 Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 24 credits

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 divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to divorce Kim again in 1969. At that time, the phrase, Because I love you, I have to part from her was circulated among the public.

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Known for

Film

Aimless Bullet

as Yeong-ho

Full filmography

  • Marine Battleground (1963) as Private Choi
  • Aimless Bullet (1961) as Yeong-ho
  • Woman of Fire (1971) as Detective
  • A Drifting Story (1960) as Minwoo (poet)
  • Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972) as Hyeon (ep. 2)
  • Kinship (1963)
  • A Sunflower Family (1961) as Changsik (Eldest son)
  • North and South (1965)
  • A Second Mother (1972) as Heung-yeol
  • The Flaming Mountain (1962) as Monk Tripitaka
  • The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
  • A Bout in 30 Years (1971) as Jang Dae-gyu
  • Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972) as Kang Dong-yeol
  • Wonsullang (1961)
  • Great Monk Wonhyo (1962)
  • One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972) as President Jang
  • Red Scarf (1964) as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
  • A Revival (1960)
  • There is No Tragedy (1959)
  • Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970) as Park Dong-jin
  • View from an Alley (1962) as Young-taek
  • Weeds (1973)
  • Even the Clouds Are Drifting (1959)
  • A Little Star (1975) as Hyun-sik