Choi Mu-ryong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-02-02

Day of death

1999-11-13 (71 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Only Son

    The Only Son

  • Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee

    Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee

  • Lim Kkeok-jeong

    Lim Kkeok-jeong

  • The Iron-Eating Monster

    The Iron-Eating Monster

  • A Second Mother

    A Second Mother

  • Life of the Woman

    Life of the Woman

  • Azaleas Of My Hometown

    Azaleas Of My Hometown

  • A Little Star

    A Little Star

  • Bumpkin Oh-bok

    Bumpkin Oh-bok

  • Prince Yeon-san

    Prince Yeon-san

  • Border Line

    Border Line

  • The Enemy of Woman

    The Enemy of Woman

  • Way of the Body

    Way of the Body

  • Woman of Fire

    Woman of Fire

  • Ghost and Painter

    Ghost and Painter

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Woman with Long Eyelashes

    Woman with Long Eyelashes

  • 명동에 흐르는 세월

    명동에 흐르는 세월

  • A guilty woman

    A guilty woman

  • Aimless Bullet

    Aimless Bullet

  • Boxes of Death

    Boxes of Death

  • Great Monk Wonhyo

    Great Monk Wonhyo

  • There is No Tragedy

    There is No Tragedy

  • Red Scarf

    Red Scarf

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

    One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

  • Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

    Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Wonsullang

    Wonsullang

  • Even the Clouds Are Drifting

    Even the Clouds Are Drifting

  • A Revival

    A Revival

  • The Liberal Wife 2

    The Liberal Wife 2

  • A Sunflower Family

    A Sunflower Family

  • The Moral of Youth

    The Moral of Youth

  • Leaving in the rain

    Leaving in the rain

  • Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

    Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

  • Kinship

    Kinship

  • View from an Alley

    View from an Alley

  • Liberal Wife '81

    Liberal Wife '81

  • I'll Follow My Husband

    I'll Follow My Husband

  • A Drifting Story

    A Drifting Story

  • The Teacher with Ten Daughters

    The Teacher with Ten Daughters

  • The War and an Old Man

    The War and an Old Man

  • Cruel history of Myeong Dong

    Cruel history of Myeong Dong

  • Five Marines

    Five Marines

  • Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

    Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

  • A Bout in 30 Years

    A Bout in 30 Years

  • The Youth

    The Youth

  • The Flaming Mountain

    The Flaming Mountain