Known For
Acting
Born
May 08, 1937
Died
Nov 04, 2018
Place of Birth
Daegu, Korea
Credits
154 titles
Shin Seong-il
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Year-End Medley
Yong-jin's Father
Door to the Night
Jong-Sub
Typhoon
President
Festival
Hae Kwang
My Old Sweetheart
My Father the Bodyguard
Vanished
The Scent of Acacias in Your Arms
Hong Do
Misty
Presenter
General's Son 3
Beyond the Mountain
Jin-Gong
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Kim Eui Chang
The Woman Who Walks on Water
Producer
Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Investigator Lee
A Sketch of a Rainy Day
Yang-boo
Korean Connection
Sand Castle
America, America
Gam-dong
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
대물
성민
Holy Night
A Woman on the Verge
Ring of Hell
Lethe's Love Song
Moonlight Hunter
Dancing daughter
Gilsodom
Kim Dong-jin
Woman Requiem
The Oldest Son
Lee Tae-yeong
A White Feathered Gull
The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
Free Woman
I Loved
Temptation
Come Down to a Lower Place
Ahn Shin-sam
The Whereabouts of Eve
Ban Geum-ryeon
A Man Who Died Daily
She is Something
Hyeon-woo
The Man of the Past
One Night at a Strange Place
The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
Under an Umbrella
An Affair with Peanuts
Do-il
City Hunter
Love's Condition
Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
Miss Yang's Adventure