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 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.
Acted in
A Year-End Medley
2021
as Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
2013
as Jong-Sub
Typhoon
2005
as President
My Old Sweetheart
1995
General's Son 3
1992
Beyond the Mountain
1991
as Jin-Gong
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui-chang
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui Chang
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Investigator Lee
Watercolors in Rain
1990
as Yang-boo
Korean Connection
1990
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
Holy Night
1988
A Woman on the Verge
1987
Ring of Hell
1987
Moonlight Hunter
1987
Dancing daughter
1986
Gilsodom
1986
as Kim Dong-jin
Woman Requiem
1985
The Oldest Son
1985
as Lee Tae-yeong
A White Feathered Gull
1983
The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1982
Free Woman
1982
Temptation
1982
Come Down to a Lower Place
1982
as Ahn Shin-sam
Ban Geum-ryeon
1981
A Man Who Died Daily
1981
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979
Under an Umbrella
1979
Under an Umbrella
1979
Love's Condition
1979
Heavenly Home Coming of Stars Part II
1978
Miss Yang's Adventure
1978
Winter Woman
1977
as Heo Min
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
Night Journey
1977
as Park Dae-ri
Blood Relations
1976
Ascetic
1976
Yes, Goodbye for Today
1976
My Hometown
1976
as Min Jun-tae
You Become a Star, Too
1975
as Sang-gyu
Bird of Paradise
1975
Wildflowers on the Battleground
1974
A Seagull's Dream
1974
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
as Moon-ho
Lost Love
1973
Farewell
1973
The Big Chase
1973
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
as Un-il
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973
as Shin Yong
The Three-Day Reign
1973
Gate of Woman
1972
as Hyo-jin
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as Min-su
A Second Mother
1972
as Dong-o
The Midnight Sun
1971
as 박
Two Sons
1971
Is Your Husband Like This Too?
1971
The Story of Chunhyang
1971
Mi-ae
1970
Rebirth
1969
The Eunuch 2
1969
A Barren Woman
1969
Temporary Government in Shanghai
1969
as Shin il
Until That Day
1969
Confess of Woman
1969
Empty Heart
1969
Starting Point
1969
Woman
1968
Correspondent in Tokyo
1968
The Eunuch
1968
as Jung-ho
A Day Off
1968
as Heo-wook
Herb of Desire
1968
The Wings of Lee Sang
1968
Vega
1968
as 남편
Living in the Sky
1968
Chulsaegado
1968
The General's Mustache
1968
as Kim Chul-hoon
A Young Zelkova
1968
as Hyungyu
Desire
1968
Legends
1968
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as King Sukjong
Sound of Magpies
1967
Mist
1967
as Yun Gi-jun
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967
Stroller
1967
The Starting Point
1967
The White Crow
1967
A Misty Grassland
1967
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
A Full Danger
1967
Special Agent X-7
1966
Late Autumn
1966
Gunsmoke
1966
as Jin-woo
I Am a King
1966
as Choi Yeong-cheol
A Coral Door
1966
Dangerous Youth
1966
A Student Boarder
1966
as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
Green Rain
1966
as Cheol
A Hero without a Serial Number
1966
Yeraishang
1966
Horse-year Bride
1966
as Kim Geun-ho
The Woman Coming in Fall
1965
Wind, Please Tell Me
1965
An Empty Dream
1965
as The male patient
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
The Heir
1965
The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
The Lost Sun
1964
as Seo Sang-cheol
My Mind Is Like a Lake
1964
The Continental Spy
1964
as Wang-seong
The Beautiful Maid
1964
as Nam Jeong-hak
The Result of the Ambition
1964
The Barefooted Young
1964
as Jo Doo-soo
Betrayal
1964
as Seong-Hoon
Kinship
1963
as Geo-buk
The Classroom of Youth
1963
as Park Chan-sik
For My Husband
1963
as Crown Prince Sado
The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
as Lee Tae-yoon
Private Tutor
1963
as Jeon Yeong-gil
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Prince Jin-seong
Prince Yeonsan
1961
as Prince Jin-seong
Under the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Yeong-gil
Evergreen Tree
1961
as Won-jae
Madam White Snake
1960
as Seon Heo
To the Last Day
1960
as Park Sang-sa
Romance Papa
1960
as Barun (Second son)