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