Actor

Choi Mu-ryong

Birthday: February 2, 1928

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Prince Yeon-san (1987)
Age: 59
The Liberal Wife 2 (1986)
Age: 58
Liberal Wife '81 (1981)
Age: 53
A Little Star (1975) as Hyun-sik
Age: 47
Weeds (1973)
Age: 45
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee (1973)
Age: 45
Azaleas Of My Hometown (1973) as Cheol-ju
Age: 45
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972) as President Jang
Age: 44
Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972) as Hyeon (ep. 2)
Age: 44
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972) as Kang Dong-yeol
Age: 44
A Second Mother (1972) as Heung-yeol
Age: 43
Leaving in the rain (1971)
Age: 43
A guilty woman (1971)
Age: 43
I'll Follow My Husband (1971)
Age: 43
명동에 흐르는 세월 (1971)
Age: 43
Woman of Fire (1971) as Detective
Age: 43
A Bout in 30 Years (1971) as Jang Dae-gyu
Age: 43
Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970) as Park Dong-jin
Age: 42
Ghost and Painter (1970)
Age: 42
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966) as Lawyer
Age: 38
North and South (1965)
Age: 36
Border Line (1964)
Age: 36
The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
Age: 36
Red Scarf (1964) as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
Age: 36
Kinship (1963)
Age: 35
The Only Son (1963)
Age: 35
Marine Battleground (1963) as Private Choi
Age: 35
The Iron-Eating Monster (1962)
Age: 34
The War and an Old Man (1962)
Age: 34
Call 112 (1962) as Choi Kyung-min
Age: 34
The Flaming Mountain (1962) as Monk Tripitaka
Age: 34
View from an Alley (1962) as Young-taek
Age: 34
Great Monk Wonhyo (1962)
Age: 34
Lim Kkeok-jeong (1961)
Age: 33
Wonsullang (1961)
Age: 33
Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961) as Park Jae-seok
Age: 33
Five Marines (1961) as Woo Jong-guk
Age: 33
Aimless Bullet (1961) as Yeong-ho
Age: 33
A Sunflower Family (1961) as Changsik (Eldest son)
Age: 33
A Drifting Story (1960) as Minwoo (poet)
Age: 32
The Moral of Youth (1960)
Age: 32
A Revival (1960)
Age: 31
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon (1959)
Age: 31
Even the Clouds Are Drifting (1959)
Age: 31
Way of the Body (1959)
Age: 31
There is No Tragedy (1959)
Age: 31
Life of the Woman (1957)
Age: 29
The Enemy of Woman (1956)
Age: 28
The Youth (1955) as Ahn Jae-yeong
Age: 27
Boxes of Death (1955)
Age: 27