Lee Won-yong

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Lee Won-yong

Acting January 1, 1906

Seoul, Korea

Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when…

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Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa. Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.

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  1. 1943
    Straits of Chosun

    Movie military personnel

  2. 1937
    Path of Life

    Movie

  3. 1935
  4. 1934
    Crossroads of Youth

    Movie Young-bok

  5. 1930
    The Song of a Young Man

    Movie Producer

  6. 1929
  7. 1929
    The Engagement

    Movie Producer

  8. 1928
  9. 1927