Shin Seong-il (신성일)

Actor, Producer · Born 1937-05-08 in Daegu · Died 2018-11-04 · 59 films on KFRAMED, 1960–2005

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.

Actor

• Typhoon (2005) as President
• Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? (1991) as Kim Eui Chang
• A Sketch of a Rainy Day (1990) as Yang-boo
• Sand Castle (1989)
• America, America (1988)
• A Woman on the Verge (1987)
• Ring of Hell (1987)
• Lethe's Love Song (1987)
• Dancing daughter (1986)
• Gilsodom (1986) as Kim Dong-jin
• Woman Requiem (1985)
• The Oldest Son (1985) as Lee Tae-yeong
• The Chrysanthemum and the Clown (1982)
• Red Cherry (1982)
• Free Woman (1982)
• Come Down to a Lower Place (1982) as Ahn Shin-sam
• Ban Geum-ryeon (1981)
• The Rose That Swallowed Thorn (1979)
• Under an Umbrella (1979)
• An Affair with Peanuts (1979) as Do-il
• Love's Condition (1979)
• Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II (1978)
• Winter Woman (1977) as Heo Min
• Night Journey (1977) as Park Dae-ri
• Tomorrow is Ours (1976)
• Ascetic (1976)
• My Hometown (1976) as Min Jun-tae
• You Become a Star, Too (1975) as Sang-gyu
• Wildflowers on the Battleground (1974)
• Heavenly Homecoming to Stars (1974) as Moon-ho
• Gate of Woman (1972) as Hyo-jin
• A Second Mother (1972) as Dong-o
• Starting Point (1969)
• Woman (1968)
• The Eunuch (1968) as Jung-ho
• A Day Off (1968) as Heo-wook
• The General's Mustache (1968) as Kim Chul-hoon
• A Young Zelkova (1968) as Hyungyu
• Desire (1968)
• Chorus of Trees (1968)
• Sound of Magpies (1967) as 봉수 역
• Mist (1967) as Yun Gi-jun
• The Three Hen-pecked Generations (1967)
• Full Autumn (1966)
• Gunsmoke (1966) as Jin-woo
• I Am a King (1966) as Choi Yeong-cheol
• Green Rain (1966) as Cheol
• A Hero without a Serial Number (1966)
• Heugmaek (1965)
• An Empty Dream (1965) as The male patient
• The Barefooted Young (1964) as Jo Doo-soo
• For My Husband (1963) as Crown Prince Sado
• Private Tutor (1963) as Jeon Yeong-gil
• Only for You (1962)
• Prince Yeonsan (1962) as Prince Jin-seong
• Madam White Snake (1960) as Seon Heo
• Romance Papa (1960) as Barun

Producer

• Beyond the Mountain (1991)
• The Woman Who Walks on Water (1990)