Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was

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n actor, producer, and director who is father of

Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea. Life and career Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular acto ...

Biography

Choi was born in

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province,

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. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with

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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,

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, the daughter of a noted actress,

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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,

. However, Choi had an affair with

Kim Ji-mee Kim Ji-mee (born July 15, 1940) is a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast ...

, 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

*Note; the whole list is referenced.

Awards

*Note; the whole list is referenced. * 1963, the 1st

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...

: Special Award: Group Acting (돌아오지 않는 해병) * 1964, the 2nd

: Best Supporting Actor (

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(빨간 마후라)) * 1971, the 10th

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

: Best Supporting Actor (마지막 황태자 영친왕) * 1971, the 7th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

: Best Film Actor (방에 불을 꺼주오) * 1971, the 8th

: Best Actor (30년만의 대결) * 1972, the 9th

: Favorite Actor * 1973, the 9th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1973, the 10th

: Favorite Actor * 1974, the 10th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1999, the 36th

: Film Development Lifetime Achievement * 2000, the 4th

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (), or BiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea. Prior to 2015, it was known as the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival or PiFan. Inaugurated ...

: Lifetime Achievement

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Moo-Ryong 1928 births 1999 deaths People from Gwangju, Gyeonggi South Korean film directors South Korean male film actors 20th-century South Korean male actors Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)