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
- Misty ... (Presenter)
- Hong Do
- General's Son 3
1991
- Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? as Kim Eui Chang
- Beyond the Mountain as Jin-Gong
1990
- Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist as Investigator Lee
- Korean Connection
- A Sketch of a Rainy Day as Yang-boo
- The Woman Who Walks on Water ... (Producer)
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
- Winter Woman as Heo Min
- 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
- Tomorrow is Ours
- Ascetic
- Blood Relations
- 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
- Lost Love
- The Big Chase
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
- The Eunuch as Jung-ho
- Legends
- Herb of Desire
- Desire
- Rising in the World
- Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin as King Sukjong
- A Young Zelkova as Hyungyu
- The General's Mustache as Kim Chul-hoon
- The Wings of Lee Sang
- Woman
- Living in the Sky
- Chorus of Trees
- Vega as 남편
- A Day Off as Heo-wook
- Correspondent in Tokyo
1967
1966
- Full Autumn
- I Am a King as Choi Yeong-cheol
- Yeraishang
- Special Agent X-7
- Green Rain as Cheol
- Gunsmoke as Jin-woo
- A Coral Door
- A Student Boarder as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
- Dangerous Youth
- A Hero without a Serial Number
- Horse-year Bride as Kim Geun-ho
1965
1964
- The Barefooted Young as Jo Doo-soo
- The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- The Beautiful Maid as Nam Jeong-hak
- The Continental Spy as Wang-seong
- The Lost Sun as Seo Sang-cheol
- Betrayal as Seong-Hoon
- My Mind Is Like a Lake
- The Result of the Ambition
1963
- The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy as Lee Tae-yoon
- Private Tutor as Jeon Yeong-gil
- Kinship as Geo-buk
- 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
- The Evergreen as Won-jae
- Under the Sky in Seoul as Yeong-gil
1960
- To the Last Day as Park Sang-sa
- Romance Papa as Barun
- Madam White Snake as Seon Heo