Acting
Choi Mu-ryong
KO, CN cinema · 53 credits
Born
2 February 1928
Died
13 November 1999 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Also known as 최무룡 · 崔戊龍 · Mu-ryong Choi · Moo-ryong Choi · Choi Moo-ryong · Чхве Му Рён
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
Filmography
A Little Star
as Hyun-sik
Weeds
Actor
Azaleas Of My Hometown
as Cheol-ju
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
as Kang Dong-yeol
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
as President Jang
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
as Hyeon (ep. 2)
A Second Mother
as Heung-yeol
A Bout in 30 Years
as Jang Dae-gyu
Woman of Fire
as Detective
Woman with Long Eyelashes
as Park Dong-jin
Step-mother
Director
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
as Lawyer
Night Blues
as Han Sang-soo
Red Scarf
as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
Kinship
Actor
Marine Battleground
as Private Choi
View from an Alley
as Young-taek
The Flaming Mountain
as Monk Tripitaka
Call 112
as Choi Kyung-min
Aimless Bullet
as Yeong-ho
Five Marines
as Woo Jong-guk
A Sunflower Family
as Changsik (Eldest son)
Bumpkin Oh-bok
as Park Jae-seok
A Drifting Story
as Minwoo (poet)
The Youth
as Ahn Jae-yeong