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