Acting
Im Won-hee
KO cinema · 49 credits
Born
11 October 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
Also known as Lim Won-Hie · Lim Won-Hie · Im Won-hui · Lim Won-Hee · 임원희 · Won-hie Lim
Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.
Known for
Filmography
Gardeners
Actor
Handsome Guys
as Sung-bin's Granduncle
Collectors
as Sabdari
Modern Girl
as [Viscount]
Forbidden Dream
as Im Hyo-don
Beautiful Food
as Jung-joong
Remarriage Skills
as Kyung-Ho
Snatch Up
as President Baek
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
as Prosecutor
Passing Summer
as Jeong-bong
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
as Prosecutor
History of Walking Upright
as Mi Na's Father
Three Summer Nights
as Dal-Soo
The Advocate: A Missing Body
as Ho-sung's Subordinate
Moonshine Girls
as Jang Do-ul
Rockin' on Heaven's Door
as Bong-shik
Horror Stories 2
as Teacher (segment "The Escape")
Happiness for Sale
as Man at city hall stealing coins
I Am the King
as Hae-goo
Mr. Idol
as Park Sang-Sik
Romantic Heaven
as Detective Kim
Officer of the Year
as Ph.D Ko
Miss Staff Sergeant
as Wang Jong-pal
The Quiz Show Scandal
as Lee Joon-sang
A Barefoot Dream
as Director Poong
Money Show
as Lim Kyung-eop
Dachimawa Lee
as Dachimawa Lee
Le Grand Chef
as Bong-joo
Femme Fatal
as Du-chan
M
as Sung-woo
Crying Fist
as Won-tae
Three... Extremes
as Stranger (segment "Cut")
Lovely Rivals
as Man in TV drama
Silmido
as Won-hee
Fun Movie
as Hwangbo
No Blood No Tears
as Haepari
No Comment
as theater exam taker / national assembly member 1
This Is Law
as Bong Soo-chul
Guns & Talks
as Priest
Coming Out
as Tutor
Dachimawa Lee
as Dachimawa Lee
Die Bad
as Detective Lee
The Spy
as Thief 3
The Happenings
as Hangadak 1