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

A Year-End Medley

Door to the Night

Typhoon

Downfall

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

General's Son 3

Prince Yeonsan

All Movies (153)

• A Year-End Medley2021 · as Yong-jin's Father
• Door to the Night2013 · as Jong-Sub
• Typhoon2005 · as President
• Downfall1997
• Festival1996 · as Hae Kwang
• My Old Sweetheart1995
• My Father the Bodyguard1995
• Vanished1994
• The Scent of Acacias in Your Arms1993
• Hong Do1992
• General's Son 31992
• Beyond the Mountain1991 · as Jin-Gong
• Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?1991 · as Kim Eui Chang
• Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist1990 · as Investigator Lee
• A Sketch of a Rainy Day1990 · as Yang-boo
• Korean Connection1990
• Sand Castle1989
• America, America1988
• Gam-dong1988
• A Forest Where a Woman Breathes1988
• 대물1988 · as 성민
• Holy Night1988
• A Woman on the Verge1987
• Ring of Hell1987
• Lethe's Love Song1987
• Moonlight Hunter1987
• Dancing daughter1986
• Gilsodom1986 · as Kim Dong-jin
• Woman Requiem1985
• The Oldest Son1984 · as Lee Tae-yeong
• A White Feathered Gull1983
• The Chrysanthemum and the Clown1982
• Free Woman1982
• I Loved1982
• Temptation1982
• Come Down to a Lower Place1982 · as Ahn Shin-sam
• The Whereabouts of Eve1982
• Ban Geum-ryeon1981
• A Man Who Died Daily1981
• She is Something1980 · as Hyeon-woo
• The Man of the Past1980
• One Night at a Strange Place1980
• The Rose That Swallowed Thorn1979
• Under an Umbrella1979
• An Affair with Peanuts1979 · as Do-il
• City Hunter1979
• Love's Condition1979
• Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II1978
• Miss Yang's Adventure1978
• Hedgehog of the Third Dock1977 · as 살모사(정호)
• Winter Woman1977 · as Heo Min
• Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang1977
• Night Journey1977 · as Park Dae-ri
• Tomorrow is Ours1976
• Blood Relations1976
• Ascetic1976
• Yes, Goodbye for Today1976
• My Hometown1976 · as Min Jun-tae
• You Become a Star, Too1975 · as Sang-gyu
• Bird of Paradise1975
• 이조 상노비사1975
• Wildflowers on the Battleground1974
• Farewell 21974
• A Seagull's Dream1974
• Heavenly Homecoming to Stars1974 · as Moon-ho
• Lost Love1973
• Farewell1973
• The Big Chase1973
• Five Hostesses for the Resistance1973 · as Un-il
• Tto Sun Yi, a college girl1973 · as Shin Yong
• The Three-Day Reign1973
• Gate of Woman1972 · as Hyo-jin
• One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave1972 · as Min-su
• A Second Mother1972 · as Dong-o
• The Midnight Sun1971 · as 박
• Two Sons1971
• Is Your Husband Like This Too?1971
• The Story of Chunhyang1971
• 내일의 팔도강산 3편1971
• 잊을 수가 있을까1970
• Mi-ae1970
• Rebirth1969
• The Eunuch 21969
• A Barren Woman1969
• Temporary Government in Shanghai1969 · as Shin il
• Until That Day1969
• Confess of Woman1969
• 조용히 살고 싶어1969
• Empty Heart1969
• Starting Point1969
• Woman1968
• Correspondent in Tokyo1968
• The Eunuch1968 · as Jung-ho
• A Day Off1968 · as Heo-wook
• Herb of Desire1968
• The Wings of Lee Sang1968
• Vega1968 · as 남편
• Living in the Sky1968
• Rising in the World1968
• The General's Mustache1968 · as Kim Chul-hoon
• A Young Zelkova1968 · as Hyungyu
• Desire1968
• Legends1968
• Chorus of Trees1968
• Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin1968 · as King Sukjong
• United Front1967
• Deep in My Heart1967 · as Lee Sang-hyun
• Sound of Magpies1967
• Mist1967 · as Yun Gi-jun
• Why a Cuckoo Cries1967
• Stroller1967
• The Starting Point1967
• The White Crow1967
• A Misty Grassland1967
• The Three Hen-pecked Generations1967
• A Full Danger1967
• Special Agent X-71966
• Full Autumn1966
• Gunsmoke1966 · as Jin-woo
• I Am a King1966 · as Choi Yeong-cheol
• A Coral Door1966
• Dangerous Youth1966
• A Student Boarder1966 · as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
• Green Rain1966 · as Cheol
• A Hero without a Serial Number1966
• Yeraishang1966
• Horse-year Bride1966 · as Kim Geun-ho
• The Woman Coming in Fall1965
• Wind, Please Tell Me1965
• An Empty Dream1965 · as The male patient
• The Field Glow with the Setting Sun1965
• The Heir1965
• The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple1965
• The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings1964
• The Lost Sun1964 · as Seo Sang-cheol
• My Mind Is Like a Lake1964
• The Continental Spy1964 · as Wang-seong
• The Beautiful Maid1964 · as Nam Jeong-hak
• The Result of the Ambition1964
• The Barefooted Young1964 · as Jo Doo-soo
• Betrayal1964 · as Seong-Hoon
• Kinship1963 · as Geo-buk
• The Classroom of Youth1963 · as Park Chan-sik
• For My Husband1963 · as Crown Prince Sado
• The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy1963 · as Lee Tae-yoon
• Private Tutor1963 · as Jeon Yeong-gil
• Tyrant Yeonsan1962 · as Prince Jin-seong
• Prince Yeonsan1961 · as Prince Jin-seong
• Under the Sky in Seoul1961 · as Yeong-gil
• The Evergreen1961 · as Won-jae
• Madam White Snake1960 · as Seon Heo
• To the Last Day1960 · as Park Sang-sa
• Romance Papa1960 · as Barun