Choi Mu-ryong
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
Credits
- 1987 · Prince Yeon-san as
- 1986 · The Liberal Wife 2 as
- 1981 · Liberal Wife '81 as
- 1975 · A Little Star as Hyun-sik
- 1973 · Weeds as
- 1973 · Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee as
- 1973 · Azaleas Of My Hometown as Cheol-ju
- 1972 · 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
- 1971 · Leaving in the rain as
- 1971 · A guilty woman as
- 1971 · 명동에 흐르는 세월 as
- 1971 · Woman of Fire as Detective
- 1971 · A Bout in 30 Years as Jang Dae-gyu
- 1970 · Woman with Long Eyelashes as Park Dong-jin
- 1970 · Ghost and Painter as
- 1966 · Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry as Lawyer
- 1965 · North and South as
- 1964 · Border Line as
- 1964 · The Teacher with Ten Daughters as
- 1964 · Red Scarf as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
- 1963 · Kinship as
- 1963 · The Only Son as
- 1962 · The Iron-Eating Monster as
- 1962 · The War and an Old Man as
- 1962 · The Flaming Mountain as Monk Tripitaka
- 1962 · View from an Alley as Young-taek
- 1962 · Great Monk Wonhyo as
- 1961 · Wonsullang as
- 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)
- 1960 · A Drifting Story as Minwoo (poet)
- 1960 · The Moral of Youth as
- 1960 · A Revival as
- 1959 · Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon as
- 1959 · Even the Clouds Are Drifting as
- 1959 · Way of the Body as
- 1959 · There is No Tragedy as
- 1957 · Life of the Woman as
- 1956 · The Enemy of Woman as
- 1955 · The Youth as Ahn Jae-yeong
- 1955 · Boxes of Death as