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
1996
- Festival as Hae Kwang
1995
1992
- General's Son 3
- Misty ... (Presenter)
1991
- Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? as Kim Eui-chang
- Beyond the Mountain as Jin-Gong
1990
- Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist as Investigator Lee
- Watercolors in Rain as Yang-boo
- Korean Connection
- The Woman Who Walks on Water ... (Producer)
1986
- Gilsodom as Kim Dong-jin
- Dancing daughter
1985
- Woman Requiem
- The Oldest Son as Lee Tae-yeong
1982
1977
- Night Journey as Park Dae-ri
- Hedgehog of the Third Dock as 살모사(정호)
- Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
- Winter Woman as Heo Min
1976
- My Hometown as Min Jun-tae
- Yes, Goodbye for Today
- 우리에게 내일은 있다
- Ascetic
- Blood Relations
1975
- Bird of Paradise
- You Become a Star, Too as Sang-gyu
1974
1973
- Tto Sun Yi, a college girl as Shin Yong
- Five Hostesses for the Resistance as Un-il
- The Three-Day Reign
- Farewell
- The Big Chase
- Lost Love
1972
- One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave as Min-su
- A Second Mother as Dong-o
- Gate of Woman as Hyo-jin
1971
1970
1969
1968
- A Young Zelkova as Hyungyu
- The Eunuch as Jung-ho
- The General's Mustache as Kim Chul-hoon
- A Day Off as Heo-wook
- Herb of Desire
- Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin as King Sukjong
- Legends
- Desire
- The Wings of Lee Sang
- Correspondent in Tokyo
- Living in the Sky
- Woman
- Vega as 남편
- Chorus of Trees
- Chulsaegado
1967
1966
- Special Agent X-7
- Horse-year Bride as Kim Geun-ho
- Gunsmoke as Jin-woo
- Green Rain as Cheol
- Yeraishang
- A Coral Door
- Dangerous Youth
- A Student Boarder as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
- I Am a King as Choi Yeong-cheol
- A Hero without a Serial Number
- Late Autumn
1965
1964
- The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- The Lost Sun as Seo Sang-cheol
- The Result of the Ambition
- The Barefooted Young as Jo Doo-soo
- The Continental Spy as Wang-seong
- My Mind Is Like a Lake
- The Beautiful Maid as Nam Jeong-hak
- Betrayal as Seong-Hoon
1963
- For My Husband as Crown Prince Sado
- Kinship as Geo-buk
- The Classroom of Youth as Park Chan-sik
- Private Tutor as Jeon Yeong-gil
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy as Lee Tae-yoon
1962
- Tyrant Yeonsan as Prince Jin-seong
1961
- Prince Yeonsan as Prince Jin-seong
- Under the Sky in Seoul as Yeong-gil
- The Evergreen as Won-jae
1960
- Romance Papa as Barun
- To the Last Day as Park Sang-sa
- Madam White Snake as Seon Heo