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.
Acted in
Prince Yeon-san
1987
The Liberal Wife 2
1986
Liberal Wife '81
1981
A Little Star
1975
as Hyun-sik
Weeds
1973
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973
as Cheol-ju
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as President Jang
Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
as Hyeon (ep. 2)
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
as Kang Dong-yeol
A Second Mother
1972
as Heung-yeol
Leaving in the rain
1971
A guilty woman
1971
명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
Woman of Fire
1971
as Detective
A Bout in 30 Years
1971
as Jang Dae-gyu
Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970
as Park Dong-jin
Ghost and Painter
1970
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
as Lawyer
North and South
1965
Border Line
1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
Red Scarf
1964
as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
Kinship
1963
The Only Son
1963
The Iron-Eating Monster
1962
The War and an Old Man
1962
The Flaming Mountain
1962
as Monk Tripitaka
View from an Alley
1962
as Young-taek
Great Monk Wonhyo
1962
Wonsullang
1961
Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961
as Park Jae-seok
Five Marines
1961
as Woo Jong-guk
Aimless Bullet
1961
as Yeong-ho
A Sunflower Family
1961
as Changsik (Eldest son)
A Drifting Story
1960
as Minwoo (poet)
The Moral of Youth
1960
A Revival
1960
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
Way of the Body
1959
There is No Tragedy
1959
Life of the Woman
1957
The Enemy of Woman
1956
The Youth
1955
as Ahn Jae-yeong
Boxes of Death
1955
