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and

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. His son was South Korean politician, Hong Jung-wook. Namkoong died from cancer at the

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, on 5 February 2024, at the age of 89.

Filmography

* Note; the whole list is referenced.

Awards

* 1970, the 6th

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'', ...

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1970, the 7th

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 ...

: Favorite Actor * 1971, the 7th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1971, the 8th

: Favorite Actor * 1972, the 8th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1973, the 12th

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 Actor () * 1973, the 9th

: Best Film Actor () * 1973, the 9th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1974, the 10th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1975, the 11th

: Favorite Film Actor selected by readers * 1981, the 20th

: Best Actor ()

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Namkoong, Won 1934 births 2024 deaths 20th-century South Korean male actors Male actors from Seoul People from Yangpyeong County Male actors from Gyeonggi Province South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors Namyang Hong clan Deaths from cancer in South Korea