Shin Seong-il
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1937-05-08
- Died
- 2018-11-04
- Place of birth
- Daegu, Korea
- Also known as
- 신성일 · Sung-il Shin · 申星一 · 金牛座 · 申圣日 · Shen Xing-Yi
Biography
Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having directed and even produced, Shin Sung-il retired from the film industry in favour of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly.
Known For
Movies (153)
A Year-End Medley
2021
as Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
2013
as Jong-Sub
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
as Lee Tae-yoon
The General's Mustache
1968
as Kim Chul-hoon
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Investigator Lee
Downfall
1997
Typhoon
2005
as President
General's Son 3
1992
An Empty Dream
1965
as The male patient
Ban Geum-ryeon
1981
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui Chang
Prince Yeonsan
1961
as Prince Jin-seong
America, America
1988
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979
Night Journey
1977
as Park Dae-ri
Kinship
1963
as Geo-buk
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Prince Jin-seong
The Eunuch
1968
as Jung-ho
Sound of Magpies
1967
My Old Sweetheart
1995
Free Woman
1982
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as King Sukjong
The Midnight Sun
1971
as 박
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
as Moon-ho
Gilsodom
1986
as Kim Dong-jin
Stroller
1967
Festival
1996
as Hae Kwang
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967
The Wings of Lee Sang
1968
Moonlight Hunter
1987
Starting Point
1969
Desire
1968
The Continental Spy
1964
as Wang-seong
Green Rain
1966
as Cheol
Under the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Yeong-gil
You Become a Star, Too
1975
as Sang-gyu
Lethe's Love Song
1987
The Lost Sun
1964
as Seo Sang-cheol
The Barefooted Young
1964
as Jo Doo-soo
The Eunuch 2
1969
Legends
1968
Love's Condition
1979
To the Last Day
1960
as Park Sang-sa
Herb of Desire
1968
The Evergreen
1961
as Won-jae
Yeraishang
1966
A Young Zelkova
1968
as Hyungyu
Private Tutor
1963
as Jeon Yeong-gil
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
as Un-il
Horse-year Bride
1966
as Kim Geun-ho
The Story of Chunhyang
1971
Mist
1967
as Yun Gi-jun
I Am a King
1966
as Choi Yeong-cheol
The Starting Point
1967
A White Feathered Gull
1983
A Second Mother
1972
as Dong-o
Mi-ae
1970
A Sketch of a Rainy Day
1990
as Yang-boo
The Result of the Ambition
1964
내일의 팔도강산 3편
1971
The White Crow
1967
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
Rebirth
1969
Hedgehog of the Third Dock
1977
as 살모사(정호)
Romance Papa
1960
as Barun
Gunsmoke
1966
as Jin-woo
Holy Night
1988
Full Autumn
1966
Korean Connection
1990
Miss Yang's Adventure
1978
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973
as Shin Yong
Vanished
1994
Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
1978
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
A Misty Grassland
1967
Winter Woman
1977
as Heo Min
Rising in the World
1968
A Full Danger
1967
For My Husband
1963
as Crown Prince Sado
A Seagull's Dream
1974
Deep in My Heart
1967
as Lee Sang-hyun
The Three-Day Reign
1973
Come Down to a Lower Place
1982
as Ahn Shin-sam
Gam-dong
1988
Bird of Paradise
1975
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as Min-su
Under an Umbrella
1979
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
Until That Day
1969
The Classroom of Youth
1963
as Park Chan-sik
Confess of Woman
1969
United Front
1967
Betrayal
1964
as Seong-Hoon
Woman Requiem
1985
The Woman Coming in Fall
1965
Special Agent X-7
1966
Ring of Hell
1987
Living in the Sky
1968
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
Beyond the Mountain
1991
as Jin-Gong
Wildflowers on the Battleground
1974
Woman
1968
Empty Heart
1969
The Big Chase
1973
The Beautiful Maid
1964
as Nam Jeong-hak
A Woman on the Verge
1987
My Mind Is Like a Lake
1964
The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
A Hero without a Serial Number
1966
My Hometown
1976
as Min Jun-tae
Vega
1968
as 남편
Dangerous Youth
1966
Temptation
1982
A Student Boarder
1966
as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
Correspondent in Tokyo
1968
Temporary Government in Shanghai
1969
as Shin il
Tomorrow is Ours
1976
A Day Off
1968
as Heo-wook
The Heir
1965
Farewell
1973
About Shin Seong-il
Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having d… With 153 credits spanning from 1960 to 2021, Shin Seong-il has appeared in 153 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shin Seong-il Movies
- A Year-End Medley (2021) — as Yong-jin's Father
- Door to the Night (2013) — as Jong-Sub
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy (1963) — as Lee Tae-yoon
- The General's Mustache (1968) — as Kim Chul-hoon
- Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist (1990) — as Investigator Lee
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