Choi Mu-ryong
Choi Mu-ryong
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 3.933
Birthday 1928-02-02
Place of Birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Also Known As 최무룡, 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 ,
Aimless Bullet
1961

Aimless Bullet

A Drifting Story
1960

A Drifting Story

The War and an Old Man
1962

The War and an Old Man

Red Scarf
1964

Red Scarf

Way of the Body
1959

Way of the Body

Boxes of Death
1955

Boxes of Death

A Sunflower Family
1961

A Sunflower Family

View from an Alley
1962

View from an Alley

Woman of Fire
1971

Woman of Fire

Liberal Wife '81
1981

Liberal Wife '81

The Iron-Eating Monster
1962

The Iron-Eating Monster

Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973

Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee

Ghost and Painter
1970

Ghost and Painter

The Liberal Wife 2
1986

The Liberal Wife 2

Border Line
1964

Border Line

Leaving in the rain
1971

Leaving in the rain

The Only Son
1963

The Only Son

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

A guilty woman
1971

A guilty woman

North and South
1965

North and South

The Youth
1955

The Youth

A Second Mother
1972

A Second Mother

Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959

Even the Clouds Are Drifting

Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961

Bumpkin Oh-bok

Azaleas Of My Hometown
1973

Azaleas Of My Hometown

Five Marines
1961

Five Marines

Prince Yeon-san
1987

Prince Yeon-san

A Little Star
1975

A Little Star

The Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966

Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Woman with Long Eyelashes
1970

Woman with Long Eyelashes

A Bout in 30 Years
1971

A Bout in 30 Years

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

Cruel history of Myeong Dong
1972

Cruel history of Myeong Dong

Weeds
1973

Weeds

Kinship
1963

Kinship

The Enemy of Woman
1956

The Enemy of Woman

The Moral of Youth
1960

The Moral of Youth

There is No Tragedy
1959

There is No Tragedy

Wonsullang
1961

Wonsullang

A Revival
1960

A Revival

Life of the Woman
1957

Life of the Woman

Great Monk Wonhyo
1962

Great Monk Wonhyo