| Choi Moo-ryong | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Gwangju, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actor | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1954–1987 | ||||||||||||
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Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999)[1] was a South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo
Choi was born in Paju, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea). Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu.[2] 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.[3] [4]
| Year | English title | Korean title | Romanization | Role | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Prince Yeon-san | Yeonsangun | ||||
| 1986 | The Liberal Wife 2 | Jayubuin 2 | ||||
| 1981 | Liberal Wife '81 | Ja-yubu-in '81 | ||||
| 1976 | Common Woman | Botong-yeoja | ||||
| 1975 | Violent Shaking | Gyeogdong | ||||
| A Little Star | Jag-eun byeol | |||||
| 1973 | An Eccentric General and His Inferiors All Over the Country | Byeolnan janggungwa paldobuha | ||||
| Azaleas in My Home | Gohyang-e jindallae | |||||
| Sister | Nuna | |||||
| Weeds | Jabcho | |||||
| Special Investigation Bureau : Kim So-San, the Kisaeng | Teugbyeolsusabonbu-wa gisaeng Gim Sosan | |||||
| A Companion | Dongbanja | |||||
| A Case of a College Girl Lee Nan-Hee of Special Investigation Center | Teugbyeolsusabonbu yeodaesaeng I Nanhuisageon | |||||
| Leaving Myeong Dong | Myeongdong-eul tteonamyeonseo | |||||
| 1972 | Aunt | Imo | ||||
| A Lady Born in the Year of Rat 2 | Jwittibu-in | |||||
| An Honorable Student of Life | Insaeng-udeungsaeng | |||||
| A Judge's Wife | Pansabu-in | |||||
| A Man and a Woman | Namgwa yeo | |||||
| Looking for Sons and Daughters | Adeul ttal chaj-a cheonligil | |||||
| My Love of the South and the North | Namgwa bug-ui dangsin | |||||
| A Lady Born in the Year of Rat | Jwittibu-in | |||||
| The Wedding Ring | Gyeolhonbanji | |||||
| Oh, Frailty | Yaghanja-yeo | |||||
| One to One | Ildae-il | |||||
| The Fugitive in the Storm | Pog-usog-ui domangja | |||||
| Nationwide Graduates | Paldojol-eobsaeng | |||||
| Please Be Happy, My Daughters | Jalsal-ada-o nae ttaldeul-a | |||||
| Cruel History of Myeong Dong | Myeongdongjanhogsa | |||||
| Where Should I Go? | Eodilo ga-yahana | |||||
| Life is On the Lonely Road | Insaeng-eun nageunegil | |||||
| I Will Give It All | Akkim-eobs-i bachili | |||||
| Me, Myself and I | Na-wa na | |||||
| 1971 | I | Na | ||||
| A Second Mother | Duljjae-eomeoni | |||||
| Beautiful Korea | Aleumda-un paldogangsan | |||||
| Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong | Myeongdongsamgugji | |||||
| Cell-mates | Dongchangsaeng | |||||
| The Women of Kyeongbokgung | Gyeongboggung-ui yeo-indeul | |||||
| Bye, Mom | Eomma annyeong | |||||
| Leaving in the Rain | Bissog-e tteonal salam | |||||
| Is Your Husband Like This Too? | Daeg-ui appado ileohseubnikka | |||||
| Woman of Fire | Hwanyeo | |||||
| Light in the Field | Cho-won-ui bich | |||||
| Action Episodes | Hwalgeugdaesa | |||||
| The Royal Emissary With No ID | Mapae-eobsneun eosa | |||||
| What Happened That Night | Geunalbam saenggin il | |||||
| Why Do You Abandon Me | Naleul beolisinaikka | |||||
| My Love, My Foe | Hyeonsangbut-eun 4in-ui agnyeo | |||||
| A Woman Gambler | Eoneu yeodobagsa | |||||
| A Hotel Room | Yeochang | |||||
| Two Sons Sequel | Du adeul | |||||
| A Student of Life | Insaeng-yuhagsaeng | |||||
| Until Next Time | Mi-wodo annyeong | |||||
| My Wife | Nae anae-yeo | |||||
| 444, Jongno St. | Jonglo 444beonji | |||||
| I'll Follow My Husband | Seobangnim ttalaseo | |||||
| Brother | Oppa | |||||
| A Guilty Woman | Joemanh-eun yeo-in | |||||
| His Double Life | Miseu Lee | |||||
| A Bout in 30 Years | 30nyeonman-ui daegyeol | |||||
| Foggy Jangchoongdan Stadium | Angaekkin Jangchungdangong-won | |||||
| Twelve Women | Yeoldu yeo-in | |||||
| I Can't Forget You | Gandago ij-eulsonya | |||||
| Five Fighters | 5in-ui geondaldeul | |||||
| Three Half-brothers | Ibog 3hyeongje | |||||
| Wild Magpie | Oelo-un sankkachi | |||||
| Time on Myungdong | Myeongdong-e heuleuneun se-wol | |||||
| Sorrow in Tears | Dujulgi nunmulsog-e | |||||
| Some Married Couple | Eoneu bubu | |||||
| 1970 | Tokyo Lion and Myeongdong Tiger | Donggyeongsaja-wa Myeongdongholang-i | ||||
| Visitor in the Dead of the Night | Sim-ya-ui bangmungaeg | |||||
| Friendship of Hope | Nae-il-issneun ujeong | |||||
| Lefty Without a Tomorrow | Nae-il-eobsneun oensonjab-i | |||||
| I will Bear No More | Naneun cham-eul su eobsda | |||||
| House of a Stranger | Ta-in-ui jib | |||||
| Yearning for a Lover | Imgeuli-wo | |||||
| Please Turn Off the Light | Bang-e bul-eul kkeoju-o | |||||
| Chastity | Sungyeol | |||||
| Dance with My Father | Appa-wa hamkke chum-eul | |||||
| Escape | Samhotalchul | |||||
| King Yeong-chin, the Last Crown Prince | Majimag hwangtaeja Yeongchin-wang | |||||
| Back Alley No. 5 | Dwisgolmog obeonji | |||||
| A Portrait in the Coffin | Gwansog-ui mi-inhwa | |||||
| Dangerous Liaison | Wiheomhan gwangye | |||||
| Blue Bedroom | Puleun chimsil | |||||
| Golden Operation 70 in Hong Kong | Hwanggeum70 Hongkongjagjeon | |||||
| Between My Father's Arms | Appapum-e | |||||
| Woman with Long Eyelashes | Sognunseob-i gin yeoja | |||||
| Frozen Spring | Dongchun | |||||
| A Woman's Battleground | Yeo-injeonjang | |||||
| 1969 | Let Me Free | Idaeto Tteonage Hae Juseyo | ||||
| The Third Zone | Jesamjidae | |||||
| Parking Lot | Juchajang | |||||
| Love is the Seed of Tears | Sarang-eun Nunmul-ui Ssi-at | |||||
| 1968 | Don't Leave Behind Your Love | Jeong Dugo Gajima | ||||
| The Third Zone | Jesam jidae | |||||
| Remarriage | Jaehon | |||||
| 1967 | Can't Forget | Geuraedo Monnijeo | ||||
| The Life of Na Woon-gyu | Naungyu Ilsaeng | |||||
| Miracle | Gijeok | |||||
| You and Me | Neowa Na | |||||
| Yeonhwa | Yeonhwa | |||||
| Tourist Train | Gwan-gwang Yeolcha | |||||
| 1966 | Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry | Beopchangeul ulrin ok-i | ||||
| A Seoul Boy | Seoul meoseuma | |||||
| Bitter Daedong River | Hanmaneun Daedonggang | |||||
| The Loser and the Winner | Ireun Jawa Chajeun Ja | |||||
| Well-lighted Room of the Newly Married | Hwachoksinbang | |||||
| Night Blues | Bamhaneurui Blues | |||||
| Decorations Never Rust | Hunjangeun Nokseulji Anneunda | |||||
| 1965 | Lost Years | Ireobeorin Sewol | ||||
| The Last Passion | Majimak Jeong-yeol | |||||
| I Don't Want to Die | Naneun Jukgi Silta | |||||
| Behold with an Angry Face | Seongnan Eolgullo Dol-abora | |||||
| Madam Oh | Omadam | |||||
| Never Regret | Huhoehaji Angetda | |||||
| Flesh and Blood | Pi-wa Sal | |||||
| The Virgin Playing Saxophone | Saxophone Buneun Cheonyeo | |||||
| Good and Evil | Seongwa Ak | |||||
| The Foster Mother & the Natural Mother | ||||||
| The Sworn Brothers | Uihyeongje | |||||
| The North and South | Namgwa Buk | |||||
| 1964 | The Heartbreaking Love of Mother | Pi-eorin Mojeong | ||||
| Let's Meet on Thursday | Mogyoire Mannapsida | |||||
| The Housemaid | Singmo | |||||
| The Intimidator | Hyeopbakja | |||||
| The Sorrowful Separation | Ibyeolman-eun Seulpeudeora | |||||
| The Night When Raining over the Acacia | Akasi-a-e Bi-oneun Bam | |||||
| The Blues with the Black Scar | Geomeun Sangcheo-ui Bureuseu | |||||
| The Invisible Border Line | Guggyeong-anin Gukgyeongseon | |||||
| Take a Course to the South | Gisureul Namjjok-euro Dollyeora | |||||
| Red Scarf | Ppalgan Mahura | |||||
| Where Can I Stand? | Naega Seol Ttang-eun Eodinya | |||||
| The Lady of Gye-dong | Gyedong Assi | |||||
| The Chaser | Chugyeokja | |||||
| 1963 | The Loneliest Man in Seoul | Seo-ulseo Je-il Sseulsseulhan Sanai | ||||
| Stars on the Earth | Daeji-ui Seongjwa | |||||
| The Marines Who Never Returned | Dora-oji Anneun Haebyeong | |||||
| Gaya's House | Gaya-ui Jib | |||||
| Prince Sun and Princess Moon | Haennim Wangjawa Dalnim Gongju | |||||
| The Only Son | Oe-adeul | |||||
| Golden Grass of Yesterday | Yennare Geumjandi | |||||
| 00:15 Train from Daejeon | Daejeonbal Yeongsi Osibbun | |||||
| Hundred Years' Enmity | Baengnyeonhan | |||||
| Monyeo Ridge Where The Flute Is Played | Pilibuldeon Monyeo Gogae | |||||
| Love Like Stars | Sarang-a Byeol-gwa Gachi | |||||
| To Part at Busan Harbor in Tears | Ulmyeo He-eojin Busanhang | |||||
| A Beggar Prince | Geoji Wangja | |||||
| Bloodline | Hyeolmaek | |||||
| Jimmy Is Not Sad | Jimmyneun Seulpeuji Anta | |||||
| The Fiancee | Yakhonnyeo | |||||
| The Virgin in the Pub | Seonsuljib Cheonyeo | |||||
| Ssangeommu | Ssanggeommu | |||||
| Love and Good-bye | Mannal Ttaewa He-eojil Ttae | |||||
| The Long Nakdong River | Nakdonggang Chilbaengri | |||||
| 1962 | Bulgasari | Bulgasari | ||||
| Mother's Love | Moseong-ae | |||||
| When the Cloud Scatters Away | Gureumi Heuteojil Ttae | |||||
| Where Love and Death Meet | Sarang-gwa Jugeum-ui Haehyeob | |||||
| A Log Bridge | Oenamudari | |||||
| Call 112 | 112reul Dollyeora | |||||
| Yang Kuei-Fei | Yang Gwibi | |||||
| Great Monk Wonhyo | Wonhyo Daesa | |||||
| Sad Miari Pass | Hanmaneun Miari Gogae | |||||
| Son Ogong | Son Ogong | |||||
| The Way to Seoul | Seoullo Ganeun Gil | |||||
| Gyewolhyang | Pyeongyang Gisaeng Gyewolhyang | |||||
| Between the Sky and the Earth | Haneulgwa Ttangsa-i-e | |||||
| The Best Bride and a Plain Young Man | Teukdeungsinbu-wa Samdeung Sillang | |||||
| Want to Go Somewhere | Eodinji Gago Sipeo | |||||
| A Lady in Black Gloves | Geomeun Janggab-ui Yeoin | |||||
| Great Challenge | Dae-dojeon | |||||
| Even Though I Die | Moksumeul Geolgo | |||||
| The War and an Old Man | Jeonjaenggwa No-in | |||||
| There Is No Bad Man | Agineun Eopda | |||||
| What Happens in an Alley | Golmogan Punggyeong | |||||
| Be Tough, Geumsun! | Gutse-eora Geumsuna | |||||
| Coming Home | Gwihyang | |||||
| 1961 | Fishermen | Eobudeul | ||||
| Ignorant but Now Rich | Chon Obogi | |||||
| For This Moment | I Sungan-eul Wihayeo | |||||
| Emile | Emille Jong | |||||
| My Father | Abeoji | |||||
| Stars' Home | Byeorui Gohyang | |||||
| Farewell at Busan | Ibyeol-ui Busan Jeonggeojang | |||||
| Wonsullang | Wonsullang | |||||
| Yangsando | Yangsando | |||||
| Confession at Midnight | Simya-ui Gobaek | |||||
| Don't Touch Me | Naemom-e Son-eul Daeji Mara | |||||
| I Don't Regret | Nae Cheongchun-e Han-eun Eopda | |||||
| A Gang of Robbers | Gundo | |||||
| On the Eve of the Liberation Day | Pariro Jeonya | |||||
| A Sunflower Family | Haebaragi Gajok | |||||
| Gate to the Forbidden | Geumdan-ui mun | |||||
| Five Marines | O in-ui haebyeong | |||||
| Lim Kkeok-jeong | Lim Kkeok-jeong | |||||
| Half Brothers | Ibok Hyeongje | |||||
| A Mistress | Jeongbu | |||||
| A Disobedient Son | Bulhyoja | |||||
| 1960 | Obaltan | Obaltan | ||||
| A Fig | Muhwagwa | |||||
| Song in My Heart | Naegaseum-e geu nolaeleul | |||||
| A Rainbow | Mujigae | |||||
| Late-night Blues | Sim-ya-ui buleuseu | |||||
| Sorrow like a River | Seulpeum-eun gangmulcheoleom | |||||
| A Terminal Station of Separation | Ibyeol-ui jongchag-yeog | |||||
| An Image of Mother | Mosang | |||||
| Katyusha | Katyusha | |||||
| A Revival | Jaesaeng | |||||
| A Memorandum of a Female Teacher | Eoneu yeogyosa-ui sugi | |||||
| Mother's Power | Eomeoni-ui him | |||||
| A Son's Judgement | Adeul-ui simpan | |||||
| Mother Earth | Daeji-ui eomeoni | |||||
| The Moral of Youth | Cheongchun-ui yunli | |||||
| I Won't Cry | Ulji anheulyeonda | |||||
| Through a Darkness | Amheug-eul ttulhgo | |||||
| I Will Forget the Name | Geu ireum-eul ij-euri | |||||
| A Drifting Story | Pyoludo | |||||
| As You Please | Jemeosdaelo | |||||
| Although it is Far | Gil-eun meol-eodo | |||||
| A Young Blueprint | Jeolm-eun seolgyedo | |||||
| A Stormy Hill | Pogpung-ui eondeog | |||||
| The Milky Way in the Blue Sky | Pureunhanul Eunhasu | |||||
| 1959 | Rainy Day 3 p.m. | Bioneun Narui Ohu Sesi | ||||
| A Star Crying Alone | Hollo Uneun Byeol | |||||
| A Barber of Jangmaru Village | Jangmaruchonui Ibalsa | |||||
| Stars Over the Window | Byeoreun Changneomeoro | |||||
| Always Thinking of You | Jana Kkaena | |||||
| Another Love Comes Again | Sarang Dwie Oneun Sarang | |||||
| I and a Star | Byeolhana Nahana | |||||
| Diary of Youths | Cheongchunilgi | |||||
| An Inn | Yeoinsuk | |||||
| A Vanished Dream | Kkumeun Sarajigo | |||||
| Spring Comes and Goes | Ganeun Bom Oneun Bom | |||||
| Even the Clouds Are Drifting | Gureumeun Heulleodo | |||||
| Daewongun Regent and Queen Minbi | Daewongungwa Minbi | |||||
| Early Spring | Jochun | |||||
| Even The Love Has Gone | Sarangeun Heulleogado | |||||
| Independence Association and young Lee Seung-Man | Dongniphyeophoewa Cheongnyeon Lee Seung-man | |||||
| A Negro Whom I Got | Naega Naeun Geomdungi | |||||
| Men vs. Women | Namseong Dae Yeoseong | |||||
| A White Pearl | Baekjinju | |||||
| Affection and Apathy | Yujeongmujeong (original title: Pamun) | |||||
| She Should Live | Saraya Handa | |||||
| A Necklace of Reminiscence | Chueogui Mokgeori | |||||
| No More Tragedies | Bigeugeun Eopda | |||||
| Terms of Marriage | Gyeolhonjogeon | |||||
| A Way of a Body | Yukcheui Gil, The Way of All Flesh | |||||
| 1958 | The Third Class Hotel | Samdeunghotel | ||||
| An Incense Fire | Mado-ui hyangbul | |||||
| The Love of Shadow | Geurimja sarang | |||||
| The Lost People | Gil-ilh-eun salamdeul | |||||
| 1957 | An Exotic Garden | Igugjeong-won | ||||
| The Lost Youth | Ilh-eobeolin cheongchun | |||||
| Life of a Woman | Geu yeoja-ui ilsaeng | |||||
| A Night at a Harbor | Hanggu-ui il-ya | |||||
| 1956 | The Sadness of Heredity | Yujeon-ui aesu | ||||
| A Woman's Enemy | Yeoseong-ui jeog | |||||
| 1955 | Box of Death | Jugeom-ui sangja | ||||
| The Youth | Jeolm-eun geudeul | |||||
| 1954 | Turbid Water | Tangnyu |