Shin Seong-il
Born: 1937-05-08 in Daegu, Korea
Died: 2018-11-04
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- A Year-End Medley as Yong-jin's Father
2013
- Door to the Night as Jong-Sub
2005
- Typhoon as President
1997
1996
- Festival as Hae Kwang
1992
- General's Son 3
- Misty ... (Presenter)
- Hong Do
1991
- Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? as Kim Eui Chang
- Beyond the Mountain as Jin-Gong
1990
- Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist as Investigator Lee
- The Woman Who Walks on Water ... (Producer)
- A Sketch of a Rainy Day as Yang-boo
- Korean Connection
1989
1986
- Gilsodom as Kim Dong-jin
- Dancing daughter
1985
1984
- The Oldest Son as Lee Tae-yeong
1982
1980
1979
1977
- Night Journey as Park Dae-ri
- Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
- Hedgehog of the Third Dock as 살모사(정호)
- Winter Woman as Heo Min
1976
- My Hometown as Min Jun-tae
- Ascetic
- Yes, Goodbye for Today
- Blood Relations
- Tomorrow is Ours
1975
- You Become a Star, Too as Sang-gyu
- Bird of Paradise
- 이조 상노비사
1974
1973
- The Three-Day Reign
- Five Hostesses for the Resistance as Un-il
- Tto Sun Yi, a college girl as Shin Yong
- The Big Chase
- Farewell
- Lost Love
1972
- A Second Mother as Dong-o
- One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave as Min-su
- Gate of Woman as Hyo-jin
1971
1969
1968
- Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin as King Sukjong
- Woman
- A Young Zelkova as Hyungyu
- A Day Off as Heo-wook
- The General's Mustache as Kim Chul-hoon
- The Wings of Lee Sang
- Living in the Sky
- The Eunuch as Jung-ho
- Correspondent in Tokyo
- Herb of Desire
- Chulsaegado
- Vega as 남편
- Chorus of Trees
- Legends
- Desire
1967
1966
- Horse-year Bride as Kim Geun-ho
- Special Agent X-7
- Gunsmoke as Jin-woo
- Green Rain as Cheol
- A Hero without a Serial Number
- Yeraishang
- I Am a King as Choi Yeong-cheol
- A Coral Door
- Full Autumn
- A Student Boarder as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
- Dangerous Youth
1965
1964
- The Lost Sun as Seo Sang-cheol
- The Continental Spy as Wang-seong
- The Barefooted Young as Jo Doo-soo
- The Beautiful Maid as Nam Jeong-hak
- The Result of the Ambition
- The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- Betrayal as Seong-Hoon
- My Mind Is Like a Lake
1963
- The Classroom of Youth as Park Chan-sik
- Private Tutor as Jeon Yeong-gil
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy as Lee Tae-yoon
- For My Husband as Crown Prince Sado
- Kinship as Geo-buk
1962
- Tyrant Yeonsan as Prince Jin-seong
1961
- Prince Yeonsan as Prince Jin-seong
- The Evergreen as Won-jae
- Under the Sky in Seoul as Yeong-gil
1960
- Romance Papa as Barun
- To the Last Day as Park Sang-sa
- Madam White Snake as Seon Heo