Choi Mu-ryong
Born
February 2, 1928 (age 71)
Died
November 13, 1999
Birthplace
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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 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.

Movies

Prince Yeon-san
Prince Yeon-san
1987
The Liberal Wife 2
The Liberal Wife 2
1986
Liberal Wife '81
Liberal Wife '81
1981
A Little Star
A Little Star
1975
Hyun-sik
Weeds
Weeds
1973 ★ 4.8
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
Azaleas Of My Hometown
Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973
Cheol-ju
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
President Jang
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
Hyeon (ep. 2)
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
Kang Dong-yeol
A Second Mother
A Second Mother
1972
Heung-yeol
Leaving in the rain
Leaving in the rain
1971
A guilty woman
A guilty woman
1971
I'll Follow My Husband
I'll Follow My Husband
1971
명동에 흐르는 세월
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
Woman of Fire
Woman of Fire
1971 ★ 4.9
Detective
A Bout in 30 Years
A Bout in 30 Years
1971
Jang Dae-gyu
Woman with Long Eyelashes
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
Park Dong-jin
Ghost and Painter
Ghost and Painter
1970 ★ 6.0
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
Lawyer
North and South
North and South
1965 ★ 6.0
Border Line
Border Line
1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964 ★ 10.0
Red Scarf
Red Scarf
1964 ★ 6.0
Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
Kinship
Kinship
1963 ★ 5.8
The Only Son
The Only Son
1963
Marine Battleground
Marine Battleground
1963 ★ 7.1
Private Choi
The Iron-Eating Monster
The Iron-Eating Monster
1962
The War and an Old Man
The War and an Old Man
1962
The Flaming Mountain
The Flaming Mountain
1962
Monk Tripitaka
View from an Alley
View from an Alley
1962 ★ 5.0
Young-taek
Great Monk Wonhyo
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962
Lim Kkeok-jeong
Lim Kkeok-jeong
1961
Wonsullang
Wonsullang
1961
Bumpkin Oh-bok
Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961 ★ 4.0
Park Jae-seok
Five Marines
Five Marines
1961 ★ 5.0
Woo Jong-guk
Aimless Bullet
Aimless Bullet
1961 ★ 7.0
Yeong-ho
A Sunflower Family
A Sunflower Family
1961 ★ 6.0
Changsik (Eldest son)
A Drifting Story
A Drifting Story
1960 ★ 6.1
Minwoo (poet)
The Moral of Youth
The Moral of Youth
1960
A Revival
A Revival
1960
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959 ★ 3.0
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959 ★ 5.0
Way of the Body
Way of the Body
1959
There is No Tragedy
There is No Tragedy
1959
Life of the Woman
Life of the Woman
1957
The Enemy of Woman
The Enemy of Woman
1956
The Youth
The Youth
1955 ★ 5.0
Ahn Jae-yeong
Boxes of Death
Boxes of Death
1955 ★ 4.2