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Born · February 2, 1928
Died · November 13, 1999 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo. 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.
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1987
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1986
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1981
Hyun-sik
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1975
4.8
1973
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1973
Cheol-ju
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1973
President Jang
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1972
Hyeon (ep. 2)
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1972
Kang Dong-yeol
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1972
Heung-yeol
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1972
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1971
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1971
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1971
Detective
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1971
Jang Dae-gyu
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1971
Park Dong-jin
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1970
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1970
Lawyer
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1966
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1965
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1964
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1964
Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
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1964
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1963
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1963
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1962
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1962
Monk Tripitaka
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1962
Young-taek
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1962
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1962
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1961
Park Jae-seok
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1961
Woo Jong-guk
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1961
Yeong-ho
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1961
Changsik (Eldest son)
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1961
Minwoo (poet)
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1960
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1960
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1960
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1959
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1959
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1956
Ahn Jae-yeong
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1955
4.2
1955
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