Choi Moo-ryong (; February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was a South Korean actor, producer, and director. He was the father of

Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo (; born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. One of the leading actors in Korean film and television in the 1990s, he has received numerous accolades throughout the span of his career, including five Baeksang Art Awards, six Bl ...

Biography

Choi was born in

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, Keiki Province,

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(now in

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, South Korea). 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,

. 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, Chūseinan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1940. While a student of Deok ...

, 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 () * 1964, the 2nd

: Best Supporting Actor ( Red Scarf ()) * 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 () * 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 introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...

: Best Film Actor () * 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 : Lifetime Achievement

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