Choi Mu-ryong

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Choi Mu-ryong

Acting February 2, 1928

Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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 pop…

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Aimless Bullet

Aimless Bullet

7.1 1961 Movie
Woman of Fire

Woman of Fire

4.8 1971 Movie
Marine Battleground

Marine Battleground

7.1 1963 Movie
Five Marines

Five Marines

5.5 1961 Movie
A Drifting Story

A Drifting Story

6.5 1960 Movie
The Youth

The Youth

6.7 1955 Movie
Red Scarf

Red Scarf

7.5 1964 Movie
Kinship

Kinship

6.2 1963 Movie
Boxes of Death

Boxes of Death

5.0 1955 Movie
Bumpkin Oh-bok

Bumpkin Oh-bok

6.5 1961 Movie
Night Blues

Night Blues

1966 Movie
A Bout in 30 Years

A Bout in 30 Years

6.5 1971 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1987
    Prince Yeon-san

    Movie

  2. 1986
    The Liberal Wife 2

    Movie

  3. 1983
    As Firm as a Stone

    Movie Director

  4. 1981
    Liberal Wife '81

    Movie

  5. 1975
    A Little Star

    Movie Hyun-sik

  6. 1973
    Weeds

    Movie

  7. 1973
    Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee

    Movie

  8. 1973
    Azaleas Of My Hometown

    Movie Cheol-ju

  9. 1972
    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

    Movie President Jang

  10. 1972
    Cruel history of Myeong Dong

    Movie Hyeon (ep. 2)

  11. 1972
    Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

    Movie Kang Dong-yeol

  12. 1972
    A Second Mother

    Movie Heung-yeol

  13. 1971
    Leaving in the rain

    Movie

  14. 1971
    A guilty woman

    Movie

  15. 1971
    I'll Follow My Husband

    Movie

  16. 1971
    명동에 흐르는 세월

    Movie

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  1. 1971
    Woman of Fire

    Movie Detective

  2. 1971
    A Bout in 30 Years

    Movie Jang Dae-gyu

  3. 1970
    Woman with Long Eyelashes

    Movie Park Dong-jin

  4. 1970
    Ghost and Painter

    Movie

  5. 1967
    Step-mother

    Movie Director

  6. 1966
    Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

    Movie Lawyer

  7. 1966
    Night Blues

    Movie Han Sang-soo

  8. 1965
    North and South

    Movie

  9. 1964
    Border Line

    Movie

  10. 1964
    The Teacher with Ten Daughters

    Movie

  11. 1964
    Red Scarf

    Movie Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)

  12. 1963
    Kinship

    Movie

  13. 1963
    The Only Son

    Movie

  14. 1963
    Marine Battleground

    Movie Private Choi

  15. 1962
    The Iron-Eating Monster

    Movie

  16. 1962
    Call 112

    Movie Choi Kyung-min

  17. 1962
    The War and an Old Man

    Movie

  18. 1962
    The Flaming Mountain

    Movie Monk Tripitaka

  19. 1962
    View from an Alley

    Movie Young-taek

  20. 1962
    Great Monk Wonhyo

    Movie

  21. 1961
    Lim Kkeok-jeong

    Movie

  22. 1961
    Wonsullang

    Movie

  23. 1961
    Bumpkin Oh-bok

    Movie Park Jae-seok

  24. 1961
    Five Marines

    Movie Woo Jong-guk