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

  • A Year-End Medley

    A Year-End Medley

  • Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

    Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

  • Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

    Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Door to the Night

    Door to the Night

  • Prince Yeonsan

    Prince Yeonsan

  • General's Son 3

    General's Son 3

  • Tyrant Yeonsan

    Tyrant Yeonsan

  • Gam-dong

    Gam-dong

  • The White Crow

    The White Crow

  • Romance Papa

    Romance Papa

  • Watercolors in Rain

    Watercolors in Rain

  • Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

  • Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

    Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

  • To the Last Day

    To the Last Day

  • Special Agent X-7

    Special Agent X-7

  • A Young Zelkova

    A Young Zelkova

  • Korean Connection

    Korean Connection

  • Woman Requiem

    Woman Requiem

  • Gilsodom

    Gilsodom

  • The Eunuch

    The Eunuch

  • Sound of Magpies

    Sound of Magpies

  • Ban Geum-ryeon

    Ban Geum-ryeon

  • The General's Mustache

    The General's Mustache

  • A Barren Woman

    A Barren Woman

  • Bird of Paradise

    Bird of Paradise

  • Five Hostesses for the Resistance

    Five Hostesses for the Resistance

  • Starting Point

    Starting Point

  • A Man Who Died Daily

    A Man Who Died Daily

  • My Hometown

    My Hometown

  • Under the Sky in Seoul

    Under the Sky in Seoul

  • Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

    Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

  • Mist

    Mist

  • Legends

    Legends

  • For My Husband

    For My Husband

  • Rebirth

    Rebirth

  • The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

    The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

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

    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

  • Come Down to a Lower Place

    Come Down to a Lower Place

  • A Day Off

    A Day Off

  • The Lost Sun

    The Lost Sun

  • Herb of Desire

    Herb of Desire

  • The Three-Day Reign

    The Three-Day Reign

  • My Old Sweetheart

    My Old Sweetheart

  • Night Journey

    Night Journey

  • Kinship

    Kinship

  • The Classroom of Youth

    The Classroom of Youth

  • The Barefooted Young

    The Barefooted Young

  • The Starting Point

    The Starting Point

  • The Heir

    The Heir

  • Desire

    Desire

  • Love's Condition

    Love's Condition

  • The Wings of Lee Sang

    The Wings of Lee Sang

  • Horse-year Bride

    Horse-year Bride

  • A Second Mother

    A Second Mother

  • Moonlight Hunter

    Moonlight Hunter

  • The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

    The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

  • Mi-ae

    Mi-ae

  • A White Feathered Gull

    A White Feathered Gull

  • The Result of the Ambition

    The Result of the Ambition

  • My Mind Is Like a Lake

    My Mind Is Like a Lake

  • The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

    The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

  • The Eunuch 2

    The Eunuch 2

  • The Woman Coming in Fall

    The Woman Coming in Fall

  • Green Rain

    Green Rain

  • Confess of Woman

    Confess of Woman

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Private Tutor

    Private Tutor

  • The Story of Chunhyang

    The Story of Chunhyang

  • Stroller

    Stroller

  • The Oldest Son

    The Oldest Son

  • Is Your Husband Like This Too?

    Is Your Husband Like This Too?

  • Beyond the Mountain

    Beyond the Mountain

  • Chorus of Trees

    Chorus of Trees

  • Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

  • The Continental Spy

    The Continental Spy

  • Correspondent in Tokyo

    Correspondent in Tokyo

  • A Seagull's Dream

    A Seagull's Dream

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

    The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

  • The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

    The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

  • America, America

    America, America

  • Hedgehog of the Third Dock

    Hedgehog of the Third Dock

  • Lethe's Love Song

    Lethe's Love Song

  • The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

  • Farewell

    Farewell

  • The Three Hen-pecked Generations

    The Three Hen-pecked Generations

  • Woman

    Woman

  • Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

    Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

  • 내일의 팔도강산 3편

    내일의 팔도강산 3편

  • Yeraishang

    Yeraishang

  • The Whereabouts of Eve

    The Whereabouts of Eve

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

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

  • Miss Yang's Adventure

    Miss Yang's Adventure

  • Why a Cuckoo Cries

    Why a Cuckoo Cries

  • A Student Boarder

    A Student Boarder

  • Until That Day

    Until That Day

  • A Coral Door

    A Coral Door

  • Gate of Woman

    Gate of Woman

  • Yes, Goodbye for Today

    Yes, Goodbye for Today

  • You Become a Star, Too

    You Become a Star, Too

  • Wind, Please Tell Me

    Wind, Please Tell Me

  • 땅콩껍질 속의 연가

    땅콩껍질 속의 연가

  • I Am a King

    I Am a King

  • Vega

    Vega

  • The Beautiful Maid

    The Beautiful Maid

  • A Full Danger

    A Full Danger

  • A Misty Grassland

    A Misty Grassland

  • An Empty Dream

    An Empty Dream

  • Dangerous Youth

    Dangerous Youth

  • The Big Chase

    The Big Chase

  • Empty Heart

    Empty Heart

  • Chulsaegado

    Chulsaegado

  • United Front

    United Front

  • 우리에게 내일은 있다

    우리에게 내일은 있다

  • Temporary Government in Shanghai

    Temporary Government in Shanghai

  • Free Woman

    Free Woman

  • A Hero without a Serial Number

    A Hero without a Serial Number

  • Wildflowers on the Battleground

    Wildflowers on the Battleground

  • The Midnight Sun

    The Midnight Sun

  • Under an Umbrella

    Under an Umbrella

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • Winter Woman

    Winter Woman

  • Madam White Snake

    Madam White Snake

  • Holy Night

    Holy Night

  • A Woman on the Verge

    A Woman on the Verge

  • Ascetic

    Ascetic

  • The Evergreen

    The Evergreen

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Two Sons

    Two Sons

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

    A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

  • Farewell 2

    Farewell 2

  • Dancing daughter

    Dancing daughter

  • Ring of Hell

    Ring of Hell

  • Blood Relations

    Blood Relations

  • Lost Love

    Lost Love