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
1994
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
- A Sketch of a Rainy Day as Yang-boo
- The Woman Who Walks on Water ... (Producer)
- Korean Connection
1989
1986
- Gilsodom as Kim Dong-jin
- Dancing daughter
1985
1984
- The Oldest Son as Lee Tae-yeong
1982
1980
1979
1977
- Winter Woman as Heo Min
- 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
1976
- My Hometown as Min Jun-tae
- Ascetic
- Blood Relations
- Tomorrow is Ours
- Yes, Goodbye for Today
1975
- You Become a Star, Too as Sang-gyu
- Bird of Paradise
- 이조 상노비사
1974
1973
- Five Hostesses for the Resistance as Un-il
- Tto Sun Yi, a college girl as Shin Yong
- Farewell
- The Three-Day Reign
- The Big Chase
- 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
- Rising in the World
- Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin as King Sukjong
- A Day Off as Heo-wook
- The General's Mustache as Kim Chul-hoon
- A Young Zelkova as Hyungyu
- Legends
- Woman
- Herb of Desire
- Desire
- The Eunuch as Jung-ho
- The Wings of Lee Sang
- Vega as 남편
- Living in the Sky
- Correspondent in Tokyo
- Chorus of Trees
1967
1966
- Full Autumn
- Green Rain as Cheol
- Special Agent X-7
- Gunsmoke as Jin-woo
- I Am a King as Choi Yeong-cheol
- Horse-year Bride as Kim Geun-ho
- A Hero without a Serial Number
- Yeraishang
- A Student Boarder as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
- Dangerous Youth
- A Coral Door
1965
1964
- The Barefooted Young as Jo Doo-soo
- The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- The Lost Sun as Seo Sang-cheol
- My Mind Is Like a Lake
- The Beautiful Maid as Nam Jeong-hak
- The Result of the Ambition
- The Continental Spy as Wang-seong
- Betrayal as Seong-Hoon
1963
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy as Lee Tae-yoon
- Kinship as Geo-buk
- Private Tutor as Jeon Yeong-gil
- The Classroom of Youth as Park Chan-sik
- For My Husband as Crown Prince Sado
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