Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-02-02
Day of Death
1999-11-13
Place of Birth
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Choi Mu-ryong
Biography
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.
Filmography (50)
Prince Yeon-san
1987
The Liberal Wife 2
1986
Liberal Wife '81
1981
A Little Star
1975
Weeds
1973
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
A Second Mother
1972
Leaving in the rain
1971
A guilty woman
1971
I'll Follow My Husband
1971
