Shin Seong-il
Known for Acting · 153 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 (153)
A Year-End Medley
2021
as Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
2013
as Jong-Sub
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
as Lee Tae-yoon
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui Chang
Downfall
1997
Typhoon
2005
as President
Prince Yeonsan
1961
as Prince Jin-seong
An Empty Dream
1965
as The male patient
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Investigator Lee
General's Son 3
1992
Sound of Magpies
1967
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Prince Jin-seong
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as King Sukjong
Starting Point
1969
Night Journey
1977
as Park Dae-ri
America, America
1988
Festival
1996
as Hae Kwang
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979
The Story of Chunhyang
1971
Free Woman
1982
Lethe's Love Song
1987
The Lost Sun
1964
as Seo Sang-cheol
Kinship
1963
as Geo-buk
You Become a Star, Too
1975
as Sang-gyu
Gunsmoke
1966
as Jin-woo
A Young Zelkova
1968
as Hyungyu
The Eunuch
1968
as Jung-ho
A Second Mother
1972
as Dong-o
Mist
1967
as Yun Gi-jun
Miss Yang's Adventure
1978
The Starting Point
1967
The General's Mustache
1968
as Kim Chul-hoon
Green Rain
1966
as Cheol
Horse-year Bride
1966
as Kim Geun-ho
Gilsodom
1986
as Kim Dong-jin
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
as Moon-ho
Stroller
1967
Rebirth
1969
Ban Geum-ryeon
1981
The Evergreen
1961
as Won-jae
The Continental Spy
1964
as Wang-seong
Private Tutor
1963
as Jeon Yeong-gil
For My Husband
1963
as Crown Prince Sado
Winter Woman
1977
as Heo Min
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967
A White Feathered Gull
1983
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as Min-su
Moonlight Hunter
1987
Under the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Yeong-gil
A Sketch of a Rainy Day
1990
as Yang-boo
My Old Sweetheart
1995
Mi-ae
1970
Beyond the Mountain
1991
as Jin-Gong
The White Crow
1967
The Wings of Lee Sang
1968
The Three-Day Reign
1973
Deep in My Heart
1967
as Lee Sang-hyun
Woman Requiem
1985
The Barefooted Young
1964
as Jo Doo-soo
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
The Classroom of Youth
1963
as Park Chan-sik
Bird of Paradise
1975
Until That Day
1969
A Man Who Died Daily
1981
To the Last Day
1960
as Park Sang-sa
Full Autumn
1966
Holy Night
1988
I Am a King
1966
as Choi Yeong-cheol
A Full Danger
1967
Special Agent X-7
1966
Betrayal
1964
as Seong-Hoon
The Midnight Sun
1971
as 박
Gam-dong
1988
Woman
1968
My Mind Is Like a Lake
1964
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
Come Down to a Lower Place
1982
as Ahn Shin-sam
Korean Connection
1990
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973
as Shin Yong
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
as Un-il
Wildflowers on the Battleground
1974
Under an Umbrella
1979
A Seagull's Dream
1974
내일의 팔도강산 3편
1971
The Woman Coming in Fall
1965
Hedgehog of the Third Dock
1977
as 살모사(정호)
Confess of Woman
1969
Romance Papa
1960
as Barun
Empty Heart
1969
A Hero without a Serial Number
1966
United Front
1967
Rising in the World
1968
The Eunuch 2
1969
The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
Legends
1968
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
Blood Relations
1976
A Day Off
1968
as Heo-wook
My Hometown
1976
as Min Jun-tae
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
The Heir
1965
The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1982
Vega
1968
as 남편
Tomorrow is Ours
1976
Dangerous Youth
1966
The Result of the Ambition
1964
Correspondent in Tokyo
1968
Temptation
1982
Desire
1968
Ring of Hell
1987
Yeraishang
1966
The Oldest Son
1984
as Lee Tae-yeong
The Beautiful Maid
1964
as Nam Jeong-hak
Living in the Sky
1968
A Misty Grassland
1967
Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
1978
A Woman on the Verge
1987
Herb of Desire
1968
Madam White Snake
1960
as Seon Heo
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 153 credits spanning from 1960 to 2021, Shin Seong-il has appeared in 153 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shin Seong-il Movies
- A Year-End Medley (2021) — as Yong-jin's Father
- Door to the Night (2013) — as Jong-Sub
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy (1963) — as Lee Tae-yoon
- Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? (1991) — as Kim Eui Chang
- Downfall (1997)
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