Choi Mu-ryong
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieA Little Star
1975
Hyun-sik
movieAzaleas Of My Hometown
1973
Cheol-ju
movieCruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
Hyeon (ep. 2)
movieWhirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
Kang Dong-yeol
movieA Second Mother
1972
Heung-yeol
movieWoman of Fire
1971
Detective
movieA Bout in 30 Years
1971
Jang Dae-gyu
movieWoman with Long Eyelashes
1970
Park Dong-jin
movieRed Scarf
1964
Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
movieMarine Battleground
1963
Private Choi
movieCall 112
1962
Choi Kyung-min
The Flaming Mountain
1962
Monk Tripitaka
movieView from an Alley
1962
Young-taek
movieBumpkin Oh-bok
1961
Park Jae-seok
movieFive Marines
1961
Woo Jong-guk
movieAimless Bullet
1961
Yeong-ho
movieA Sunflower Family
1961
Changsik (Eldest son)
movieA Drifting Story
1960
Minwoo (poet)
movieThe Youth
1955
Ahn Jae-yeong
