Choi Mu-ryong

Choi Mu-ryong

Known for Acting · 50 credits

Born
1928-02-02
Died
1999-11-13
Place of birth
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Also known as
최무룡 · 崔戊龍 · Mu-ryong Choi · Moo-ryong Choi · Choi Moo-ryong · Чхве Му Рён

Biography

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.

Known For

Movies (50)

Marine Battleground
Movie

Marine Battleground

1963

as Private Choi

Red Scarf
Movie

Red Scarf

1964

as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)

Kinship
Movie

Kinship

1963

Aimless Bullet
Movie

Aimless Bullet

1961

as Yeong-ho

A Drifting Story
Movie

A Drifting Story

1960

as Minwoo (poet)

Five Marines
Movie

Five Marines

1961

as Woo Jong-guk

Prince Yeon-san
Movie

Prince Yeon-san

1987

Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Movie

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

1972

as Hyeon (ep. 2)

The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Movie

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

1964

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
Movie

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

1972

as Kang Dong-yeol

Woman of Fire
Movie

Woman of Fire

1971

as Detective

The Flaming Mountain
Movie

The Flaming Mountain

1962

as Monk Tripitaka

Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
Movie

Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee

1973

A Sunflower Family
Movie

A Sunflower Family

1961

as Changsik (Eldest son)

The Iron-Eating Monster
Movie

The Iron-Eating Monster

1962

Great Monk Wonhyo
Movie

Great Monk Wonhyo

1962

A Bout in 30 Years
Movie

A Bout in 30 Years

1971

as Jang Dae-gyu

View from an Alley
Movie

View from an Alley

1962

as Young-taek

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Movie

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

1966

as Lawyer

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
Movie

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

1959

A Revival
Movie

A Revival

1960

The Youth
Movie

The Youth

1955

as Ahn Jae-yeong

Woman with Long Eyelashes
Movie

Woman with Long Eyelashes

1970

as Park Dong-jin

Wonsullang
Movie

Wonsullang

1961

A Second Mother
Movie

A Second Mother

1972

as Heung-yeol

Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Movie

Even the Clouds Are Drifting

1959

The Only Son
Movie

The Only Son

1963

The War and an Old Man
Movie

The War and an Old Man

1962

The Liberal Wife 2
Movie

The Liberal Wife 2

1986

Azaleas Of My Hometown
Movie

Azaleas Of My Hometown

1973

as Cheol-ju

Liberal Wife '81
Movie

Liberal Wife '81

1981

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
Movie

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

1972

as President Jang

There is No Tragedy
Movie

There is No Tragedy

1959

Border Line
Movie

Border Line

1964

The Moral of Youth
Movie

The Moral of Youth

1960

Life of the Woman
Movie

Life of the Woman

1957

The Enemy of Woman
Movie

The Enemy of Woman

1956

North and South
Movie

North and South

1965

Bumpkin Oh-bok
Movie

Bumpkin Oh-bok

1961

as Park Jae-seok

Way of the Body
Movie

Way of the Body

1959

Leaving in the rain
Movie

Leaving in the rain

1971

A Little Star
Movie

A Little Star

1975

as Hyun-sik

Boxes of Death
Movie

Boxes of Death

1955

Weeds
Movie

Weeds

1973

Lim Kkeok-jeong
Movie

Lim Kkeok-jeong

1961

Ghost and Painter
Movie

Ghost and Painter

1970

Call 112
Movie

Call 112

1962

as Choi Kyung-min

A guilty woman
Movie

A guilty woman

1971

명동에 흐르는 세월
Movie

명동에 흐르는 세월

1971

I'll Follow My Husband
Movie

I'll Follow My Husband

1971

About 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 daught… With 50 credits spanning from 1955 to 1987, Choi Mu-ryong has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.

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