Kim Mu-saeng (16 March 1943 – 16 April 2005) was a South Korean actor.

Early life and education

Kim was born in the town of Daesan in March 1943. He studied at

Dongguk University Dongguk University () is a private university in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. A top-tier university acknowledged locally in Korea. It is one of the few Buddhist-affiliated universities in the world, and is a member of the International Asso ...

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, beginning his career as a

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for Tongyang Broadcasting Company (now KBS) in 1963.

Career

Kim made his on-screen acting debut in 1969, and went on to make over 100 appearances in film and television, his final role being in the television

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Save the Last Dance for Me "Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including the DeFranco ...

'', which ended on 2 January 2005. In 2004, Kim appeared in a

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with his youngest son

Kim Joo-hyuk Kim Joo-hyuk (3 October 1972 – 30 October 2017) was a South Korean actor. He was known for his leading roles in the films ''My Wife Got Married'' (2008), '' The Servant'' (2010), and '' Yourself and Yours'' (2016), his supporting roles in '' C ...

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. ''HanCinema'', 17 April 2005; originally published by ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.

Personal life

In July 2004, Kim travelled to a

Mount Kumgang Mount Kumgang () or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the ...

resort in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

for the tenth round of inter-Korean family reunions, where he met his maternal uncle Jang Gyeong-su.

Death

Kim died at the Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong from

pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...

on 16 April 2005, having suffered from a

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for the previous two years and spending a month in a

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. He is survived by his wife and his eldest son; the younger died in a traffic accident in October 2017.

Legacy

In December 2005, Kim received a

posthumous Posthumous may refer to: * Posthumous award, an award, prize or medal granted after the recipient's death * Posthumous publication, publishing of creative work after the author's death * Posthumous (album), ''Posthumous'' (album), by Warne Marsh, 1 ...

"Special Contribution Award" at the SBS Performance Awards ceremony.

Partial filmography

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Mu-saeng 1943 births 2005 deaths Dongguk University alumni Actors from Seosan Male actors from South Chungcheong Province South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors Gyeongju Kim clan Deaths from pneumonia in South Korea