Biography
South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu. Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyo-shil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, "Queen of Tears" and a singer Gang Hong-sik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Min-soo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Ji-mee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to divorce Kim again in 1969. At that time, the phrase, Because I love you, I have to part from her was circulated among the public.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Director 1
Prince Yeon-san (1987)
The Liberal Wife 2 (1986)
Liberal Wife '81 (1981)
A Little Star (1975)
Weeds (1973)
Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee (1973)
Azaleas Of My Hometown (1973)
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972)
Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972)
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972)
I (1972)
A Second Mother (1972)
Leaving in the rain (1971)
A guilty woman (1971)
Two Sons (1971)
Woman of Fire (1971)
Is Your Husband Like This Too? (1971)
A Bout in 30 Years (1971)
Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970)
Ghost and Painter (1970)
계모 (1967)
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966)
North and South (1965)
Border Line (1964)
The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
Red Scarf (1964)
Kinship (1963)
The Only Son (1963)
The Iron-Eating Monster (1962)
The War and an Old Man (1962)
View from an Alley (1962)
Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961)
Five Marines (1961)
A Sunflower Family (1961)
Aimless Bullet (1961)
A Drifting Story (1960)
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon (1959)
Even the Clouds Are Drifting (1959)
Way of the Body (1959)
The Youth (1955)
Boxes of Death (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-02-25
Deathday1999-11-11 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceGwangju, South Korea
ChildrenChoi Min-soo
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
Also Known As최무룡, 崔戊龍, Mu-ryong Choi, Moo-ryong Choi, Choi Moo-ryong, Чхве Му Рён, Чхве Му-рён, Чхве Мурён, Му-рён Чхве, Мурён Чхве, Muryong Choi, Choi Muryong , Choi Mu Ryong , Choi Moo Ryong , Choi Mooryong , Mooryong Choi
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