Choi Mu-ryong

Choi Mu-ryong

Date of Birth:

Feb 02, 1928

Place of Birth:

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 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:

Liberal Wife '81 Liberal Wife '81

1981

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

1973

Border Line Border Line

1964

The Liberal Wife 2 The Liberal Wife 2

1986

View from an Alley View from an Alley

1962

Ghost and Painter Ghost and Painter

1970

Boxes of Death Boxes of Death

1955

Woman of Fire Woman of Fire

1971

A Sunflower Family A Sunflower Family

1961

The Iron-Eating Monster The Iron-Eating Monster

1962

Leaving in the rain Leaving in the rain

1971

The Only Son The Only Son

1963

Even the Clouds Are Drifting Even the Clouds Are Drifting

1959

Bumpkin Oh-bok Bumpkin Oh-bok

1961

Azaleas Of My Hometown Azaleas Of My Hometown

1973

The Flaming Mountain The Flaming Mountain

1962

A Second Mother A Second Mother

1972

The Youth The Youth

1955

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

1959

A guilty woman A guilty woman

1971

North and South North and South

1965

Way of the Body Way of the Body

1959

Red Scarf Red Scarf

1964

Cruel history of Myeong Dong Cruel history of Myeong Dong

1972

Weeds Weeds

1973

Woman with Long Eyelashes Woman with Long Eyelashes

1970

Prince Yeon-san Prince Yeon-san

1987

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

1972

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

1972

Five Marines Five Marines

1961

The Teacher with Ten Daughters The Teacher with Ten Daughters

1964

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

1966

A Bout in 30 Years A Bout in 30 Years

1971

Kinship Kinship

1963

A Drifting Story A Drifting Story

1960

Wonsullang Wonsullang

1961

A Revival A Revival

1960

Great Monk Wonhyo Great Monk Wonhyo

1962

Life of the Woman Life of the Woman

1957

There is No Tragedy There is No Tragedy

1959

The Moral of Youth The Moral of Youth

1960

A Little Star A Little Star

1975

The War and an Old Man The War and an Old Man

1962

The Enemy of Woman The Enemy of Woman

1956

Aimless Bullet Aimless Bullet

1961

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