Choi Mu-ryong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1928
- Place of birth
- Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Died
- November 13, 1999
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.
Movies with Choi Mu-ryong
- Aimless Bullet 1961 · ★ 7.1
- Woman of Fire 1971 · ★ 4.8
- Marine Battleground 1963 · ★ 7.1
- Five Marines 1961 · ★ 5.5
- Boxes of Death 1955 · ★ 5.0
- Kinship 1963 · ★ 6.2
- A Drifting Story 1960 · ★ 6.5
- Even the Clouds Are Drifting 1959 · ★ 5.6
- Weeds 1973 · ★ 6.2
- The Youth 1955 · ★ 6.7
- The Teacher with Ten Daughters 1964 · ★ 8.5
- A Bout in 30 Years 1971 · ★ 6.5
- Red Scarf 1964 · ★ 7.5
- A Sunflower Family 1961 · ★ 7.5
- View from an Alley 1962 · ★ 7.5
- Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon 1959 · ★ 6.0
- North and South 1965 · ★ 7.5
- Bumpkin Oh-bok 1961 · ★ 6.5
- Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry 1966 · ★ 9.0
- Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong 1972 · ★ 7.0
- One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave 1972 · ★ 8.0
- Cruel history of Myeong Dong 1972 · ★ 10.0
- Woman with Long Eyelashes 1970 · ★ 7.0
- The War and an Old Man 1962 · ★ 9.0
- The Enemy of Woman 1956 · ★ 10.0
- The Moral of Youth 1960 · ★ 9.0
- Wonsullang 1961 · ★ 9.0
- Life of the Woman 1957 · ★ 7.0
- Great Monk Wonhyo 1962 · ★ 10.0
- Way of the Body 1959 · ★ 10.0
- Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee 1973 · ★ 9.0
- Ghost and Painter 1970 · ★ 6.0
- Border Line 1964 · ★ 10.0
- The Liberal Wife 2 1986 · ★ 9.0
- The Only Son 1963 · ★ 7.0
- A Second Mother 1972 · ★ 10.0
- Azaleas Of My Hometown 1973 · ★ 9.0
- Lim Kkeok-jeong 1961 · ★ 10.0
- Prince Yeon-san 1987
- A Little Star 1975
Movies directed by Choi Mu-ryong
- As Firm as a Stone 1983 · ★ 9.0
- Step-mother 1967