Acting
Shin Seong-il
KO, ZH, CN cinema · 155 credits
Born
8 May 1937
Died
4 November 2018 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Daegu, Korea
Also known as 신성일 · Sung-il Shin · 申星一 · 金牛座 · 申圣日 · Shen Xing-Yi
Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having directed and even produced, Shin Sung-il retired from the film industry in favour of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly.
Known for
Filmography
KOREAN DREAM : the Nama-jinheung Mixtape
as Self (archive footage)
A Year-End Medley
as Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
as Jong-Sub
Typhoon
as President
Festival
as Hae Kwang
Hong Do
Actor
Misty
Presenter
Beyond the Mountain
as Jin-Gong, Producer
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
as Kim Eui Chang
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
as Investigator Lee
A Sketch of a Rainy Day
as Yang-boo
Gam-dong
Actor
대물
as 성민
Gilsodom
as Kim Dong-jin
The Oldest Son
as Lee Tae-yeong
Come Down to a Lower Place
as Ahn Shin-sam
그 여자 사람잡네
1980
She is Something
as Hyeon-woo
Night Journey
as Park Dae-ri
Winter Woman
as Heo Min
My Hometown
as Min Jun-tae
You Become a Star, Too
as Sang-gyu
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
as Moon-ho
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
as Shin Yong
Gate of Woman
as Hyo-jin
A Second Mother
as Dong-o
Two Sons
Actor
Mi-ae
Actor
Rebirth
Actor
A Young Zelkova
as Hyungyu
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
as King Sukjong
A Day Off
as Heo-wook
The General's Mustache
as Kim Chul-hoon
The Eunuch
as Jung-ho
Desire
Actor
Woman
Actor
Mist
as Yun Gi-jun
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
as Gong Jin-ho
長相憶
1967
Deep in My Heart
as Lee Sang-hyun
I Am a King
as Choi Yeong-cheol
Green Rain
as Cheol
A Student Boarder
as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
Horse-year Bride
as Kim Geun-ho
Gunsmoke
as Jin-woo
An Empty Dream
as The male patient
The Beautiful Maid
as Nam Jeong-hak
Betrayal
as Seong-Hoon
The Barefooted Young
as Jo Doo-soo
The Continental Spy
as Wang-seong
The Lost Sun
as Seo Sang-cheol
For My Husband
as Crown Prince Sado
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
as Lee Tae-yoon
Kinship
as Geo-buk
The Classroom of Youth
as Park Chan-sik
Private Tutor
as Jeon Yeong-gil
Tyrant Yeonsan
as Prince Jin-seong
The Evergreen
as Won-jae
Under the Sky in Seoul
as Yeong-gil
Prince Yeonsan
as Prince Jin-seong
Madam White Snake
as Seon Heo
Romance Papa
as Barun
To the Last Day
as Park Sang-sa