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
Top 40 Movies
A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
Betrayal
1964
Ascetic
1976
The White Crow
1967
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
A Young Zelkova
1968
Wind, Please Tell Me
1965
Gam-dong
1988
The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
Five Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
Chorus of Trees
1968
Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
Temptation
1982
The Wings of Lee Sang
1968
A Coral Door
1966
Sound of Magpies
1967
Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
The General's Mustache
1968
Prince Yeonsan
1961
Starting Point
1969
Gunsmoke
1966
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
Typhoon
2005
The Story of Chunhyang
1971
Korean Connection
1990
The Result of the Ambition
1964
America, America
1988
A White Feathered Gull
1983
Yes, Goodbye for Today
1976
The Woman Coming in Fall
1965
The Three-Day Reign
1973
One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
Woman
1968
Moonlight Hunter
1987
Private Tutor
1963
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
Living in the Sky
1968