
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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