Choi Mu-ryong
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1928-02-02
- Died
- 1999-11-13
- Place of birth
- Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Also known as
- 최무룡 · 崔戊龍 · Mu-ryong Choi · Moo-ryong Choi · Choi Moo-ryong · Чхве Му Рён
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
Movies (50)
Red Scarf
1964
as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961
as Park Jae-seok
Prince Yeon-san
1987
Five Marines
1961
as Woo Jong-guk
The Youth
1955
as Ahn Jae-yeong
The Iron-Eating Monster
1962
The Only Son
1963
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
Call 112
1962
as Choi Kyung-min
Aimless Bullet
1961
as Yeong-ho
Marine Battleground
1963
as Private Choi
Woman of Fire
1971
as Detective
A Drifting Story
1960
as Minwoo (poet)
View from an Alley
1962
as Young-taek
The Flaming Mountain
1962
as Monk Tripitaka
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
A Bout in 30 Years
1971
as Jang Dae-gyu
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as President Jang
A Sunflower Family
1961
as Changsik (Eldest son)
The Liberal Wife 2
1986
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
as Hyeon (ep. 2)
Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961
Ghost and Painter
1970
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962
Liberal Wife '81
1981
Way of the Body
1959
Wonsullang
1961
Weeds
1973
I'll Follow My Husband
1971
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
as Park Dong-jin
The Moral of Youth
1960
There is No Tragedy
1959
A Revival
1960
The Enemy of Woman
1956
A Little Star
1975
as Hyun-sik
Kinship
1963
A Second Mother
1972
as Heung-yeol
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
as Lawyer
North and South
1965
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
Life of the Woman
1957
Boxes of Death
1955
A guilty woman
1971
The War and an Old Man
1962
Border Line
1964
Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973
as Cheol-ju
Leaving in the rain
1971
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
as Kang Dong-yeol
About Choi Mu-ryong
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 daught… With 50 credits spanning from 1955 to 1987, Choi Mu-ryong has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Choi Mu-ryong Movies
- Red Scarf (1964) — as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
- Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961) — as Park Jae-seok
- Prince Yeon-san (1987)
- Five Marines (1961) — as Woo Jong-guk
- The Youth (1955) — as Ahn Jae-yeong
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