Choi Mu-ryong
Born February 02, 1928 (Age: 98)
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Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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.
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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Filmography
Prince Yeon-san
1987
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Age: 59
Liberal Wife '81
1981
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Age: 53
A Little Star
1975
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as Hyun-sik
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Age: 47
Weeds
1973
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Age: 45
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
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Age: 45
Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973
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as Cheol-ju
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Age: 45
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
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as President Jang
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Age: 44
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
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as Hyeon (ep. 2)
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Age: 44
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
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as Kang Dong-yeol
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Age: 44
A Second Mother
1972
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as Heung-yeol
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Age: 43
Leaving in the rain
1971
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Age: 43
A guilty woman
1971
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Age: 43
I'll Follow My Husband
1971
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Age: 43
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
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Age: 43
North and South
1965
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Age: 36
Border Line
1964
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Age: 36
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
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Age: 36
Red Scarf
1964
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as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
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Age: 36
Kinship
1963
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Age: 35
The Only Son
1963
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Age: 35
Marine Battleground
1963
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as Private Choi
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Age: 35
The Iron-Eating Monster
1962
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Age: 34
The War and an Old Man
1962
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Age: 34
Call 112
1962
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as Choi Kyung-min
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Age: 34
No Image
The Flaming Mountain
1962
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as Monk Tripitaka
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Age: 34
View from an Alley
1962
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as Young-taek
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Age: 34
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962
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Age: 34
Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961
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Age: 33
Wonsullang
1961
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Age: 33
Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961
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as Park Jae-seok
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Age: 33
Five Marines
1961
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as Woo Jong-guk
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Age: 33
Aimless Bullet
1961
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as Yeong-ho
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Age: 33
A Sunflower Family
1961
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as Changsik (Eldest son)
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Age: 33
A Drifting Story
1960
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as Minwoo (poet)
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Age: 32
The Moral of Youth
1960
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Age: 32
A Revival
1960
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Age: 31
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
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Age: 31
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
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Age: 31
Way of the Body
1959
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Age: 31
There is No Tragedy
1959
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Age: 31
The Enemy of Woman
1956
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Age: 28
The Youth
1955
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as Ahn Jae-yeong
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Age: 27
Boxes of Death
1955
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Age: 27