Shin Seong-il

Shin Seong-il

b. 1937 — d. 2018 (aged 81) Taegu, Korea

Actor

Born in occupied Korea, Kang Shin-yeong attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and has appeared in more than 500 movies since then. In his debut film, director Shin suggested the name Kang Shin-sung-il but that was subsequently shortened to simply Shin Sung-il which he used for his entire professional career. He has won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Gajeong gyosa (1963) and Dalbit sanyang gun (1986). 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 has retired from the film industry in favor of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly where he remains to this day.

Known For

Vanished

Yohwa Jang Huibin

Yohwa Jang Huibin

Korean Connection

Korean Connection

Love Song of Lethe

Love Song of Lethe

Filmography

Door to the Night

Door to the Night

My Old Sweetheart

My Old Sweetheart

My Father the Bodyguard

My Father the Bodyguard

Vanished

President Kim Tae-han

Flower in the Snow

Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?

Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

Korean Connection

Korean Connection

Ernie and Master Kim

Ernie and Master Kim

Seongya

Byeoksokui buin

Desperate Fugitives

America, America

America, America

Dalbitt sanyanggun

A Woman on the Verge

A Woman on the Verge

Love Song of Lethe

Love Song of Lethe

Gilsodom

Dancing Daughter

Penniless Youth

Penniless Youth

The Oldest Son

Woman Requiem

I Like It As It Is

I Like It As It Is

A White Feathered Gull

A White Feathered Gull

The Whereabouts of Eve

Ban Geum-ryun

Take Care of the Weak and Poor

Take Care of the Weak and Poor

Free Maiden

Pierrot and the Chrysanthamum

Pierrot and the Chrysanthamum

I Loved

Chinguyeo joyonghi gadao

A Man Who Died Daily

Goraeseom sodong

An Awful Woman

Chivalrous Man Named Shilsoni

Chivalrous Man Named Shilsoni

Geudae geusaram

Because I'm a Woman

One Night in an Unfamiliar Place

Love Song in a Peanut Shell

A Rose with Thorns

A Rose with Thorns

Love's Condition

Love's Condition

The Housemaid

The Single Woman

Rainy Day in Autumn

Hunters in the City

Hunters in the City

Yeong-ah's Confession

Miss Yang's Adventure

Miss Yang's Adventure

King Sejong the Great

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars 2

Woman on the Asphalt

Night Journey

Winter Woman

Madame Kye in the Imjin War

Madame Kye in the Imjin War

Hedgehog of the Third Dock

Hedgehog of the Third Dock

Yeonggwangui 9 hoimal

Pyeongyangui bimiljilang

Fire in the Mountains

Student Volunteer Army

My Hometown

Blood Relations

Blood Relations

A Tomorrow for Us

You Can Be a Star, Too

You Can Be a Star, Too

A Woman Like the Sun

A Woman Like the Sun

The Spy Who Remained Behind

The 49th Day After Death

Violent Tremors

Bird of Paradise

A Commoner's Story

The Story of Youth

Taebek sanmaek

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

The Wild Flower in the Battle Field

The Wild Flower in the Battle Field

Teacher in a Girl's Highschool

She Spoke in Death

The One Whom I Should Meet

Nuneuro mudgo eolgulro daedabhago mauemsok gadeukhi sarangeun yeongwonhi

Ggotsangya

Seagull's Dream

Under the Sky at Sakhalin

First Love in Myeongdong

At 13 Years Old

Neowa na geuligo do hana

The Three-Day Reign

Aein gyoshil

A Family with Many Daughters

Shigeodeun deolbjina malji

Sunshine on My Face

Youth Going Barefoot

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