Shin Seong-il

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-05-08

Day of death

2018-11-04 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Daegu, Korea

Shin Seong-il

Biography

Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having directed and even produced, Shin Sung-il retired from the film industry in favour of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly.

Known For

  • Door to the Night

    Door to the Night

  • Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

    Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

  • Madam White Snake

    Madam White Snake

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Herb of Desire

    Herb of Desire

  • The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

    The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

  • To the Last Day

    To the Last Day

  • A Second Mother

    A Second Mother

  • Wildflowers on the Battleground

    Wildflowers on the Battleground

  • Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

    Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

  • Gilsodom

    Gilsodom

  • 땅콩껍질 속의 연가

    땅콩껍질 속의 연가

  • Temporary Government in Shanghai

    Temporary Government in Shanghai

  • Lethe's Love Song

    Lethe's Love Song

  • A Year-End Medley

    A Year-End Medley

  • A White Feathered Gull

    A White Feathered Gull

  • Yes, Goodbye for Today

    Yes, Goodbye for Today

  • Desire

    Desire

  • Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

    Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

  • Why a Cuckoo Cries

    Why a Cuckoo Cries

  • The White Crow

    The White Crow

  • Watercolors in Rain

    Watercolors in Rain

  • Is Your Husband Like This Too?

    Is Your Husband Like This Too?

  • The Eunuch 2

    The Eunuch 2

  • The Wings of Lee Sang

    The Wings of Lee Sang

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • A Misty Grassland

    A Misty Grassland

  • The Result of the Ambition

    The Result of the Ambition

  • Korean Connection

    Korean Connection

  • A Coral Door

    A Coral Door

  • The Story of Chunhyang

    The Story of Chunhyang

  • Miss Yang's Adventure

    Miss Yang's Adventure

  • The Big Chase

    The Big Chase

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • A Student Boarder

    A Student Boarder

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Five Hostesses for the Resistance

    Five Hostesses for the Resistance

  • Festival

    Festival

  • The Woman Coming in Fall

    The Woman Coming in Fall

  • Ban Geum-ryeon

    Ban Geum-ryeon

  • A Day Off

    A Day Off

  • Empty Heart

    Empty Heart

  • Confess of Woman

    Confess of Woman

  • Chulsaegado

    Chulsaegado

  • Romance Papa

    Romance Papa

  • Woman Requiem

    Woman Requiem

  • Chorus of Trees

    Chorus of Trees

  • A Young Zelkova

    A Young Zelkova

  • Rebirth

    Rebirth

  • Beyond the Mountain

    Beyond the Mountain

  • An Empty Dream

    An Empty Dream

  • Sound of Magpies

    Sound of Magpies

  • Until That Day

    Until That Day

  • One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

  • Blood Relations

    Blood Relations

  • Love's Condition

    Love's Condition

  • Gam-dong

    Gam-dong

  • The Evergreen

    The Evergreen

  • Mi-ae

    Mi-ae

  • Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

    Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

  • A Man Who Died Daily

    A Man Who Died Daily

  • America, America

    America, America

  • Come Down to a Lower Place

    Come Down to a Lower Place

  • Hedgehog of the Third Dock

    Hedgehog of the Third Dock

  • Starting Point

    Starting Point

  • Under the Sky in Seoul

    Under the Sky in Seoul

  • The Starting Point

    The Starting Point

  • Woman

    Woman

  • The Eunuch

    The Eunuch

  • The Lost Sun

    The Lost Sun

  • My Hometown

    My Hometown

  • The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

    The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

  • The Oldest Son

    The Oldest Son

  • Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

  • Green Rain

    Green Rain

  • A Hero without a Serial Number

    A Hero without a Serial Number

  • A Seagull's Dream

    A Seagull's Dream

  • The Three Hen-pecked Generations

    The Three Hen-pecked Generations

  • Bird of Paradise

    Bird of Paradise

  • Stroller

    Stroller

  • Under an Umbrella

    Under an Umbrella

  • A Full Danger

    A Full Danger

  • Vega

    Vega

  • Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

    Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

  • Dangerous Youth

    Dangerous Youth

  • My Mind Is Like a Lake

    My Mind Is Like a Lake

  • Kinship

    Kinship

  • The General's Mustache

    The General's Mustache

  • I Am a King

    I Am a King

  • Wind, Please Tell Me

    Wind, Please Tell Me

  • 우리에게 내일은 있다

    우리에게 내일은 있다

  • Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

  • Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

  • The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

    The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

  • Mist

    Mist

  • Free Woman

    Free Woman

  • Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

    Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

  • The Whereabouts of Eve

    The Whereabouts of Eve

  • Moonlight Hunter

    Moonlight Hunter

  • The Continental Spy

    The Continental Spy

  • A Woman on the Verge

    A Woman on the Verge

  • Yeraishang

    Yeraishang

  • The Midnight Sun

    The Midnight Sun

  • My Old Sweetheart

    My Old Sweetheart

  • General's Son 3

    General's Son 3

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Ring of Hell

    Ring of Hell

  • Farewell

    Farewell

  • The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

    The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

  • The Barefooted Young

    The Barefooted Young

  • Special Agent X-7

    Special Agent X-7

  • The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

    The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

  • Correspondent in Tokyo

    Correspondent in Tokyo

  • Private Tutor

    Private Tutor

  • Winter Woman

    Winter Woman

  • The Three-Day Reign

    The Three-Day Reign

  • Two Sons

    Two Sons

  • You Become a Star, Too

    You Become a Star, Too

  • The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

  • Horse-year Bride

    Horse-year Bride

  • The Classroom of Youth

    The Classroom of Youth

  • A Barren Woman

    A Barren Woman

  • Farewell 2

    Farewell 2

  • Dancing daughter

    Dancing daughter

  • Lost Love

    Lost Love

  • Gate of Woman

    Gate of Woman

  • Holy Night

    Holy Night

  • The Beautiful Maid

    The Beautiful Maid

  • The Heir

    The Heir

  • United Front

    United Front

  • Tyrant Yeonsan

    Tyrant Yeonsan

  • 내일의 팔도강산 3편

    내일의 팔도강산 3편

  • Night Journey

    Night Journey

  • Prince Yeonsan

    Prince Yeonsan

  • For My Husband

    For My Husband

  • Ascetic

    Ascetic

  • A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

    A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart