Choi Moo-ryong (; February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was a South Korean actor, producer, and director. He was the father of Choi Min-soo.
Biography Choi was born in Paju, Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea). 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.http://www.storysearch.co.kr/story?at=view&azi=77652
Filmography *Note; the whole list is referenced. YearEnglish titleKorean titleRomanizationRoleDirector1987Prince Yeon-sanYeonsangun1986The Liberal Wife 2Jayubuin 21981Liberal Wife '81Ja-yubu-in '811976Common WomanBotong-yeoja1975Violent ShakingGyeogdongA Little StarJag-eun byeol1973An Eccentric General and His Inferiors All Over the CountryByeolnan janggungwa paldobuhaAzaleas in My HomeGohyang-e jindallaeSisterNunaWeedsJabchoSpecial Investigation Bureau : Kim So-San, the KisaengTeugbyeolsusabonbu-wa gisaeng Gim SosanA CompanionDongbanjaA Case of a College Girl Lee Nan-Hee of Special Investigation CenterTeugbyeolsusabonbu yeodaesaeng I NanhuisageonLeaving Myeong DongMyeongdong-eul tteonamyeonseo1972AuntImoA Lady Born in the Year of Rat 2Jwittibu-inAn Honorable Student of LifeInsaeng-udeungsaengA Judge's WifePansabu-inA Man and a WomanNamgwa yeoLooking for Sons and DaughtersAdeul ttal chaj-a cheonligilMy Love of the South and the NorthNamgwa bug-ui dangsinA Lady Born in the Year of RatJwittibu-inThe Wedding RingGyeolhonbanjiOh, FrailtyYaghanja-yeoOne to OneIldae-ilThe Fugitive in the StormPog-usog-ui domangjaNationwide GraduatesPaldojol-eobsaengPlease Be Happy, My DaughtersJalsal-ada-o nae ttaldeul-aCruel History of Myeong DongMyeongdongjanhogsaWhere Should I Go?Eodilo ga-yahanaLife is On the Lonely RoadInsaeng-eun nageunegilI Will Give It AllAkkim-eobs-i bachiliMe, Myself and INa-wa na1971INaA Second MotherDuljjae-eomeoniBeautiful KoreaAleumda-un paldogangsanWhirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongMyeongdongsamgugjiCell-matesDongchangsaengThe Women of KyeongbokgungGyeongboggung-ui yeo-indeulBye, MomEomma annyeongLeaving in the RainBissog-e tteonal salamIs Your Husband Like This Too?Daeg-ui appado ileohseubnikkaWoman of FireHwanyeoLight in the FieldCho-won-ui bichAction EpisodesHwalgeugdaesaThe Royal Emissary With No IDMapae-eobsneun eosaWhat Happened That NightGeunalbam saenggin il Why Do You Abandon MeNaleul beolisinaikkaMy Love, My FoeHyeonsangbut-eun 4in-ui agnyeoA Woman GamblerEoneu yeodobagsaA Hotel RoomYeochangTwo Sons SequelDu adeulA Student of LifeInsaeng-yuhagsaengUntil Next TimeMi-wodo annyeongMy WifeNae anae-yeo444, Jongno St.Jonglo 444beonjiI'll Follow My HusbandSeobangnim ttalaseoBrotherOppaA Guilty WomanJoemanh-eun yeo-inHis Double LifeMiseu LeeA Bout in 30 Years30nyeonman-ui daegyeolFoggy Jangchoongdan StadiumAngaekkin Jangchungdangong-wonTwelve WomenYeoldu yeo-inI Can't Forget YouGandago ij-eulsonyaFive Fighters5in-ui geondaldeulThree Half-brothersIbog 3hyeongjeWild MagpieOelo-un sankkachiTime on MyungdongMyeongdong-e heuleuneun se-wolSorrow in TearsDujulgi nunmulsog-eSome Married CoupleEoneu bubu1970Tokyo Lion and Myeongdong TigerDonggyeongsaja-wa Myeongdongholang-iVisitor in the Dead of the NightSim-ya-ui bangmungaegFriendship of HopeNae-il-issneun ujeongLefty Without a TomorrowNae-il-eobsneun oensonjab-iI will Bear No MoreNaneun cham-eul su eobsdaHouse of a StrangerTa-in-ui jibYearning for a LoverImgeuli-woPlease Turn Off the LightBang-e bul-eul kkeoju-oChastitySungyeolDance with My FatherAppa-wa hamkke chum-eulEscapeSamhotalchulKing Yeong-chin, the Last Crown PrinceMajimag hwangtaeja Yeongchin-wangBack Alley No. 5Dwisgolmog obeonjiA Portrait in the CoffinGwansog-ui mi-inhwaDangerous LiaisonWiheomhan gwangyeBlue BedroomPuleun chimsilGolden Operation 70 in Hong KongHwanggeum70 HongkongjagjeonBetween My Father's ArmsAppapum-eWoman with Long EyelashesSognunseob-i gin yeojaFrozen SpringDongchunA Woman's BattlegroundYeo-injeonjang1969Let Me Free Idaeto Tteonage Hae Juseyo The Third Zone Jesamjidae Parking Lot Juchajang Love is the Seed of Tears Sarang-eun Nunmul-ui Ssi-at 1968Don't Leave Behind Your Love Jeong Dugo Gajima The Third Zone Jesam jidae Remarriage Jaehon 1967Can't Forget Geuraedo Monnijeo The Life of Na Woon-gyu Naungyu Ilsaeng Miracle Gijeok You and Me Neowa Na Yeonhwa Yeonhwa Tourist Train Gwan-gwang Yeolcha 1966Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry Beopchangeul ulrin ok-i A Seoul Boy Seoul meoseuma Bitter Daedong River Hanmaneun Daedonggang The Loser and the Winner Ireun Jawa Chajeun Ja Well-lighted Room of the Newly Married Hwachoksinbang Night Blues Bamhaneurui Blues Decorations Never Rust Hunjangeun Nokseulji Anneunda 1965Lost Years Ireobeorin Sewol The Last Passion Majimak Jeong-yeol I Don't Want to Die Naneun Jukgi Silta Behold with an Angry Face Seongnan Eolgullo Dol-abora Madam Oh Omadam Never Regret Huhoehaji Angetda Flesh and Blood Pi-wa Sal The Virgin Playing Saxophone Saxophone Buneun Cheonyeo Good and Evil Seongwa Ak The Foster Mother & the Natural Mother The Sworn Brothers Uihyeongje The North and South Namgwa Buk 1964The Heartbreaking Love of Mother Pi-eorin Mojeong Let's Meet on Thursday Mogyoire Mannapsida The Housemaid Singmo The Intimidator Hyeopbakja The Sorrowful Separation Ibyeolman-eun Seulpeudeora The Night When Raining over the Acacia Akasi-a-e Bi-oneun Bam The Blues with the Black Scar Geomeun Sangcheo-ui Bureuseu The Invisible Border Line Guggyeong-anin Gukgyeongseon Take a Course to the South Gisureul Namjjok-euro Dollyeora Red Scarf Ppalgan Mahura Where Can I Stand? Naega Seol Ttang-eun Eodinya The Lady of Gye-dong Gyedong Assi The Chaser Chugyeokja 1963The Loneliest Man in Seoul Seo-ulseo Je-il Sseulsseulhan Sanai Stars on the Earth Daeji-ui Seongjwa The Marines Who Never Returned Dora-oji Anneun Haebyeong Gaya's House Gaya-ui Jib Prince Sun and Princess Moon Haennim Wangjawa Dalnim Gongju The Only Son Oe-adeul Golden Grass of Yesterday Yennare Geumjandi 00:15 Train from Daejeon Daejeonbal Yeongsi Osibbun Hundred Years' Enmity Baengnyeonhan Monyeo Ridge Where The Flute Is Played Pilibuldeon Monyeo Gogae Love Like Stars Sarang-a Byeol-gwa Gachi To Part at Busan Harbor in Tears Ulmyeo He-eojin Busanhang A Beggar Prince Geoji Wangja Bloodline Hyeolmaek Jimmy Is Not Sad Jimmyneun Seulpeuji Anta The Fiancee Yakhonnyeo The Virgin in the Pub Seonsuljib Cheonyeo Ssangeommu Ssanggeommu Love and Good-bye Mannal Ttaewa He-eojil Ttae The Long Nakdong River Nakdonggang Chilbaengri 1962Bulgasari Bulgasari Mother's Love Moseong-ae When the Cloud Scatters Away Gureumi Heuteojil Ttae Where Love and Death Meet Sarang-gwa Jugeum-ui Haehyeob A Log Bridge Oenamudari Call 112 112reul Dollyeora Yang Kuei-Fei Yang Gwibi Great Monk Wonhyo Wonhyo Daesa Sad Miari Pass Hanmaneun Miari Gogae Son Ogong Son Ogong The Way to Seoul Seoullo Ganeun Gil Gyewolhyang Pyeongyang Gisaeng Gyewolhyang Between the Sky and the Earth Haneulgwa Ttangsa-i-e The Best Bride and a Plain Young Man Teukdeungsinbu-wa Samdeung Sillang Want to Go Somewhere Eodinji Gago Sipeo A Lady in Black Gloves Geomeun Janggab-ui Yeoin Great Challenge Dae-dojeon Even Though I Die Moksumeul Geolgo The War and an Old Man Jeonjaenggwa No-in There Is No Bad Man Agineun Eopda What Happens in an Alley Golmogan Punggyeong Be Tough, Geumsun! Gutse-eora Geumsuna Coming Home Gwihyang 1961Fishermen Eobudeul Ignorant but Now Rich Chon Obogi For This Moment I Sungan-eul Wihayeo Emile Emille Jong My Father Abeoji Stars' Home Byeorui Gohyang Farewell at Busan Ibyeol-ui Busan Jeonggeojang Wonsullang Wonsullang Yangsando Yangsando Confession at Midnight Simya-ui Gobaek Don't Touch Me Naemom-e Son-eul Daeji Mara I Don't Regret Nae Cheongchun-e Han-eun Eopda A Gang of Robbers Gundo On the Eve of the Liberation Day Pariro Jeonya A Sunflower Family Haebaragi Gajok Gate to the Forbidden Geumdan-ui mun Five Marines O in-ui haebyeong Lim Kkeok-jeong Lim Kkeok-jeong Half Brothers Ibok Hyeongje A Mistress Jeongbu A Disobedient Son Bulhyoja 1960Obaltan Obaltan A FigMuhwagwaSong in My HeartNaegaseum-e geu nolaeleulA RainbowMujigaeLate-night BluesSim-ya-ui buleuseuSorrow like a RiverSeulpeum-eun gangmulcheoleomA Terminal Station of SeparationIbyeol-ui jongchag-yeogAn Image of MotherMosangKatyushaKatyushaA RevivalJaesaengA Memorandum of a Female TeacherEoneu yeogyosa-ui sugiMother's PowerEomeoni-ui himA Son's JudgementAdeul-ui simpanMother EarthDaeji-ui eomeoniThe Moral of YouthCheongchun-ui yunliI Won't CryUlji anheulyeondaThrough a DarknessAmheug-eul ttulhgoI Will Forget the NameGeu ireum-eul ij-euriA Drifting StoryPyoludoAs You PleaseJemeosdaeloAlthough it is FarGil-eun meol-eodoA Young BlueprintJeolm-eun seolgyedoA Stormy HillPogpung-ui eondeogThe Milky Way in the Blue SkyPureunhanul Eunhasu1959Rainy Day 3 p.m.Bioneun Narui Ohu SesiA Star Crying AloneHollo Uneun ByeolA Barber of Jangmaru VillageJangmaruchonui IbalsaStars Over the WindowByeoreun ChangneomeoroAlways Thinking of YouJana KkaenaAnother Love Comes AgainSarang Dwie Oneun SarangI and a StarByeolhana NahanaDiary of YouthsCheongchunilgiAn InnYeoinsukA Vanished DreamKkumeun SarajigoSpring Comes and GoesGaneun Bom Oneun BomEven the Clouds Are DriftingGureumeun HeulleodoDaewongun Regent and Queen MinbiDaewongungwa MinbiEarly SpringJochunEven The Love Has GoneSarangeun HeulleogadoIndependence Association and young Lee Seung-ManDongniphyeophoewa Cheongnyeon Lee Seung-manA Negro Whom I GotNaega Naeun GeomdungiMen vs. WomenNamseong Dae YeoseongA White PearlBaekjinjuAffection and ApathyYujeongmujeong (original title: Pamun)She Should LiveSaraya HandaA Necklace of ReminiscenceChueogui MokgeoriNo More TragediesBigeugeun EopdaTerms of MarriageGyeolhonjogeonA Way of a BodyYukcheui Gil, The Way of All Flesh1958The Third Class HotelSamdeunghotelAn Incense FireMado-ui hyangbulThe Love of ShadowGeurimja sarangThe Lost PeopleGil-ilh-eun salamdeul1957An Exotic GardenIgugjeong-wonThe Lost YouthIlh-eobeolin cheongchunLife of a WomanGeu yeoja-ui ilsaengA Night at a HarborHanggu-ui il-ya1956The Sadness of HeredityYujeon-ui aesuA Woman's EnemyYeoseong-ui jeog1955Box of DeathJugeom-ui sangjaThe YouthJeolm-eun geudeul1954Turbid WaterTangnyu
Awards *Note; the whole list is referenced. 1963, the 1st Blue Dragon Film Awards : Special Award: Group Acting () 1964, the 2nd Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best Supporting Actor (Red Scarf ()) 1971, the 10th Grand Bell Awards : Best Supporting Actor () 1971, the 7th Baeksang Arts Awards : Best Film Actor () 1971, the 8th Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best Actor (30년만의 대결) 1972, the 9th Blue Dragon Film Awards : Favorite Actor 1973, the 9th Baeksang Arts Awards : Favorite Film Actor selected by readers 1973, the 10th Blue Dragon Film Awards : Favorite Actor 1974, the 10th Baeksang Arts Awards : Favorite Film Actor selected by readers 1999, the 36th Grand Bell Awards : Film Development Lifetime Achievement 2000, the 4th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival : Lifetime Achievement
Election results Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 1988 13th National Assembly General Election Paju (Gyeonggi) NDRP 34,219 (41.80%) Won
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