Choi Mu-ryong
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (50)
Prince Yeon-san
1987
The Liberal Wife 2
1986
Liberal Wife '81
1981
A Little Star
as Hyun-sik
1975
Weeds
1973
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
Azaleas Of My Hometown
as Cheol-ju
1973
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
as President Jang
1972
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
as Hyeon (ep. 2)
1972
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
as Kang Dong-yeol
1972
A Second Mother
as Heung-yeol
1972
Leaving in the rain
1971
A guilty woman
1971
I'll Follow My Husband
1971
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
Woman of Fire
as Detective
1971
A Bout in 30 Years
as Jang Dae-gyu
1971
Woman with Long Eyelashes
as Park Dong-jin
1970
Ghost and Painter
1970
Step-mother
Director (Directing)
1967
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
as Lawyer
1966
North and South
1965
Border Line
1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
Red Scarf
as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
1964
Kinship
1963
The Only Son
1963
Marine Battleground
as Private Choi
1963
The Iron-Eating Monster
1962
The War and an Old Man
1962
Call 112
as Choi Kyung-min
1962
The Flaming Mountain
as Monk Tripitaka
1962
View from an Alley
as Young-taek
1962
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962
Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961
Wonsullang
1961
Bumpkin Oh-bok
as Park Jae-seok
1961
Five Marines
as Woo Jong-guk
1961
Aimless Bullet
as Yeong-ho
1961
A Sunflower Family
as Changsik (Eldest son)
1961
A Drifting Story
as Minwoo (poet)
1960
The Moral of Youth
1960
A Revival
1960
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
Way of the Body
1959
There is No Tragedy
1959
Life of the Woman
1957
The Enemy of Woman
1956
The Youth
as Ahn Jae-yeong
1955