Im Won-hee
Born: 1970-10-11 in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.
Filmography
2024
- Handsome Guys as Sung-bin's Granduncle
- 임원희의 미식전파사
2023
- Meokjjibba: Big Survival as Self
2022
- Crazy Love as Park Yang-tae
2021
- Move to Heaven as Oh Hyun-chang
- Dark Hole as Park Soon Il
- Take Off Your Shoes as Self
- So Not Worth It as The Crane Guy
- Moonshine as Woon Shim
2020
- Collectors as Sabdari
- Modern Girl as [Viscount]
2019
- How Do You Play? as Self
- Melting Me Softly as Son Hyun-ki
- Chief of Staff as Ko Seok-Man
- Forbidden Dream as Im Hyo-don
- Remarriage Skills as Kyung-Ho
- Beautiful Food as Jung-joong
- Laborhood on Hire as Himself
2018
- Busted! as Im Won-hee
- Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days as Prosecutor
- Where Stars Land as Sales clerk
- Wok of Love as Wang Choon-Soo
- Snatch Up as President Baek
- Room No. 9 as Bang Sang-Soo
- Passing Summer as Jeong-bong
2017
- Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds as Prosecutor
- Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon as Baek Tak
- 집사가 생겼다
- History of Walking Upright as Mi Na's Father
2016
- Dr. Romantic as Jang Gi-tae
- My Little Old Boy
2015
- Men on a Mission as Self
- The Advocate: A Missing Body as Ho-sung's Subordinate
- Three Summer Nights as Dal-Soo
- Moonshine Girls as Jang Do-ul
2014
- You Are All Surrounded as Cha Tae-ho
- I Am a Man as Host
2013
- Home Alone as Self
- Horror Stories 2 as Teacher (segment "The Escape")
- Happiness for Sale as Man at city hall stealing coins
- My Dear Girl, Jin-young
- Rockin' on Heaven's Door as Bong-shik
2012
- I Am The King as Hae-goo
- Syndrome as Oh Gwang-hee
- Salamander Guru and The Shadows as Won-sam
2011
- Law of the Jungle
- Mr. Idol as Park Sang-Sik
- Officer of the Year as Ph.D Ko
- Romantic Heaven as Detective Kim
- Lethal Move
2010
- Running Man
- KBS Drama Special
- Miss Staff Sergeant as Wang Jong-pal
- The Quiz Show Scandal as Lee Joon-sang
- Legend of the Patriots as Kim Joon Bum
- A Barefoot Dream as Director Poong
2009
- Money Show as Lim Kyung-eop
2008
- Dachimawa Lee as Dachimawa Lee
2007
- M as Sung-woo
- Le Grand Chef as Bong-joo
- Femme Fatal as Du-chan
- Punch Strike
2006
- Coma as Detective Choi
2005
- Infinite Challenge as Self
- Crying Fist as Won-tae
2004
- Three... Extremes as Stranger (segment "Cut")
- Lovely Rivals as Man in TV drama
2003
- Silmido as Won-hee
2002
- No Blood No Tears as Haepari
- Fun Movie as Hwangbo
- No Comment as theater exam taker / national assembly member 1
2001
- Guns & Talks as Priest
- This Is Law: Out of Justice as Bong Soo-chul
- Coming Out as Tutor
2000
- Dachimawa Lee as Dachimawa Lee
- Die Bad as Detective Lee
- Terror Taxi
1999
- The Spy as Thief 3