Shin Seong-il
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1937-05-08
- Died
- 2018-11-04
- Place of birth
- Daegu, Korea
- Also known as
- 신성일 · Sung-il Shin · 申星一 · 金牛座 · 申圣日 · Shen Xing-Yi
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
Movies (152)
Vanished
1994
The Heir
1965
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Investigator Lee
To the Last Day
1960
as Park Sang-sa
The Eunuch
1968
as Jung-ho
My Father the Bodyguard
1995
Love's Condition
1979
The Midnight Sun
1971
as 박
Desire
1968
Legends
1968
A Misty Grassland
1967
Ban Geum-ryeon
1981
The Eunuch 2
1969
A Year-End Medley
2021
as Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
2013
as Jong-Sub
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967
Typhoon
2005
as President
Herb of Desire
1968
Romance Papa
1960
as Barun
Is Your Husband Like This Too?
1971
I Loved
1982
An Empty Dream
1965
as The male patient
Rising in the World
1968
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
as Lee Tae-yoon
Sand Castle
1989
The Man of the Past
1980
대물
1988
as 성민
Under the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Yeong-gil
An Affair with Peanuts
1979
as Do-il
She is Something
1980
as Hyeon-woo
Gilsodom
1986
as Kim Dong-jin
The Evergreen
1961
as Won-jae
One Night at a Strange Place
1980
A Student Boarder
1966
as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
You Become a Star, Too
1975
as Sang-gyu
Stroller
1967
The Scent of Acacias in Your Arms
1993
The Three-Day Reign
1973
City Hunter
1979
Prince Yeonsan
1961
as Prince Jin-seong
Lethe's Love Song
1987
Madam White Snake
1960
as Seon Heo
I Am a King
1966
as Choi Yeong-cheol
The Oldest Son
1984
as Lee Tae-yeong
The Result of the Ambition
1964
General's Son 3
1992
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui Chang
Dancing daughter
1986
Winter Woman
1977
as Heo Min
The Starting Point
1967
A Day Off
1968
as Heo-wook
Bird of Paradise
1975
The Barefooted Young
1964
as Jo Doo-soo
Special Agent X-7
1966
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as Min-su
My Hometown
1976
as Min Jun-tae
The General's Mustache
1968
as Kim Chul-hoon
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Prince Jin-seong
The Big Chase
1973
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
The Woman Coming in Fall
1965
A Seagull's Dream
1974
Festival
1996
as Hae Kwang
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as King Sukjong
Full Autumn
1966
Private Tutor
1963
as Jeon Yeong-gil
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
as Un-il
A Second Mother
1972
as Dong-o
Rebirth
1969
The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
Yeraishang
1966
Woman Requiem
1985
Confess of Woman
1969
A Sketch of a Rainy Day
1990
as Yang-boo
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979
My Old Sweetheart
1995
Green Rain
1966
as Cheol
Wind, Please Tell Me
1965
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
Under an Umbrella
1979
Mist
1967
as Yun Gi-jun
A Woman on the Verge
1987
Kinship
1963
as Geo-buk
Betrayal
1964
as Seong-Hoon
Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
1978
My Mind Is Like a Lake
1964
Gam-dong
1988
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
as Moon-ho
Living in the Sky
1968
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
The Classroom of Youth
1963
as Park Chan-sik
The Story of Chunhyang
1971
Korean Connection
1990
For My Husband
1963
as Crown Prince Sado
Wildflowers on the Battleground
1974
Yes, Goodbye for Today
1976
Starting Point
1969
The White Crow
1967
Night Journey
1977
as Park Dae-ri
Gate of Woman
1972
as Hyo-jin
A Young Zelkova
1968
as Hyungyu
A Man Who Died Daily
1981
Free Woman
1982
The Beautiful Maid
1964
as Nam Jeong-hak
Come Down to a Lower Place
1982
as Ahn Shin-sam
Ring of Hell
1987
Hong Do
1992
Miss Yang's Adventure
1978
Moonlight Hunter
1987
Two Sons
1971
Gunsmoke
1966
as Jin-woo
Vega
1968
as 남편
Horse-year Bride
1966
as Kim Geun-ho
The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1982
The Continental Spy
1964
as Wang-seong
Sound of Magpies
1967
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
A White Feathered Gull
1983
America, America
1988
About Shin Seong-il
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 d… With 152 credits spanning from 1960 to 2021, Shin Seong-il has appeared in 152 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shin Seong-il Movies
- Vanished (1994)
- The Heir (1965)
- The Three Hen-pecked Generations (1967)
- Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist (1990) — as Investigator Lee
- To the Last Day (1960) — as Park Sang-sa
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