Lee Won-yong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1906
- Place of birth
- Seoul, Korea
- Died
- February 27, 1950
Biography
Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa.
Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.
Movies with Lee Won-yong
- Crossroads of Youth 1934 · ★ 5.4
- The Ringing of a Bell 1929 · ★ 7.0
- Passion in the Universe 1935
- Path of Life 1937
- Straits of Chosun 1943
- Fallen Blossoms on a Stream 1927
- Three Beggars 1928