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    Shin Seong-il

    1937-05-08 (87 years old) in Daegu, Korea

    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.

    Movies

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    A Year-End Medley
    71 %|Dec 29, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
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    Door to the Night
    43 %|Nov 6, 2013
    Romance, Mystery
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    Typhoon
    59 %|Dec 14, 2005
    Action, Thriller
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    My Old Sweetheart
    33 %|Sep 8, 1995
    Drama, Romance
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    General's Son 3
    63 %|Sep 11, 1992
    Action
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    Beyond the Mountain
    0 %|Aug 25, 1991
    Drama
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    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
    0 %|Apr 5, 1991
    Mystery, Thriller
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    Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
    0 %|Apr 5, 1991
    Mystery, Thriller
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    Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
    50 %|Jun 9, 1990
    Drama
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    Watercolors in Rain
    50 %|Feb 17, 1990
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    Korean Connection
    50 %|Jan 27, 1990
    Action
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    Holy Night
    0 %|Jan 30, 1988
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    A Woman on the Verge
    0 %|Sep 5, 1987
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    Ring of Hell
    0 %|Aug 8, 1987
    Drama, Action
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    레테의 연가
    0 %|Apr 11, 1987
    Drama, Romance
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    Moonlight Hunter
    50 %|Mar 14, 1987
    Drama
    actor
    Dancing daughter
    0 %|Aug 2, 1986
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    Gilsodom
    64 %|Apr 5, 1986
    Drama
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    Woman Requiem
    0 %|Nov 1, 1985
    Crime, Drama
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    The Oldest Son
    70 %|Jun 22, 1985
    Drama
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    A White Feathered Gull
    50 %|Jan 29, 1983
    Drama
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    Free Woman
    0 %|Oct 29, 1982
    Drama
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    Temptation
    0 %|Aug 14, 1982
    Romance, Drama
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    Come Down to a Lower Place
    0 %|Jun 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Ban Geum-ryeon
    0 %|Mar 13, 1981
    Drama
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    A Man Who Died Daily
    0 %|Feb 14, 1981
    Drama, Mystery
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    The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
    60 %|Sep 28, 1979
    Drama
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    Under an Umbrella
    50 %|Aug 23, 1979
    Drama
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    Under an Umbrella
    0 %|Aug 23, 1979
    Romance
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    땅콩껍질 속의 연가
    0 %|Jul 28, 1979
    Drama, Romance
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    Love's Condition
    0 %|Mar 16, 1979
    Drama
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    Miss Yang's Adventure
    0 %|Jun 3, 1978
    Romance, Drama
    actor
    Hedgehog of the Third Dock
    0 %|Nov 4, 1977
    Action, Crime
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    Winter Woman
    48 %|Sep 27, 1977
    Drama
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    Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
    0 %|Jul 30, 1977
    Romance, Drama, History
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    Night Journey
    53 %|Apr 23, 1977
    Drama
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    우리에게 내일은 있다
    0 %|Dec 10, 1976
    Drama
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    Blood Relations
    0 %|Oct 30, 1976
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    Ascetic
    0 %|Mar 13, 1976
    Drama
    actor
    Yes, Goodbye for Today
    0 %|Feb 4, 1976
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    My Hometown
    60 %|Jan 31, 1976
    Drama
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    You Become a Star, Too
    0 %|Aug 23, 1975
    Horror
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    Bird of Paradise
    0 %|Jul 5, 1975
    Romance, Drama, Mystery
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    Wildflowers on the Battleground
    50 %|Dec 7, 1974
    War, Drama
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    속 이별
    0 %|Aug 9, 1974
    Drama, Romance, Music
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    A Seagull's Dream
    0 %|Aug 2, 1974
    Drama
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    Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
    70 %|Apr 26, 1974
    Drama
    actor
    Lost Love
    0 %|Dec 27, 1973
    Drama
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    Farewell
    0 %|Sep 11, 1973
    Romance
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    The Big Chase
    0 %|May 26, 1973
    Action, Thriller
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    Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
    0 %|Feb 23, 1973
    Drama
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    The Three-Day Reign
    0 %|Feb 15, 1973
    Drama
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    Gate of Woman
    60 %|Dec 15, 1972
    Drama
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    A Second Mother
    0 %|Jan 13, 1972
    Drama, Romance
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    The Midnight Sun
    50 %|Jul 1, 1971
    Drama, Crime, Action
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    Two Sons
    0 %|Jul 1, 1971
    Drama
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    The Story of Chunhyang
    0 %|Jan 27, 1971
    Romance, Drama, History
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    내일의 팔도강산 3편
    0 %|Jan 12, 1971
    Drama
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    Mi-ae
    80 %|Feb 21, 1970
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    Rebirth
    0 %|Nov 20, 1969
    Drama
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    The Eunuch 2
    0 %|Nov 15, 1969
    Drama
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    A Barren Woman
    0 %|Oct 30, 1969
    Drama
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    Temporary Government in Shanghai
    50 %|Sep 26, 1969
    History
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    Until That Day
    0 %|Sep 9, 1969
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    Confess of Woman
    0 %|Aug 29, 1969
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    Empty Heart
    0 %|Apr 18, 1969
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    Starting Point
    75 %|Feb 2, 1969
    Drama, War
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    Woman
    0 %|Dec 23, 1968
    Drama
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    Correspondent in Tokyo
    0 %|Dec 21, 1968
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    The Eunuch
    90 %|Dec 10, 1968
    Drama, History
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    A Day Off
    62 %|Nov 29, 1968
    Drama
    actor
    Herb of Desire
    0 %|Nov 23, 1968
    Romance, Drama, Horror
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    The Wings of Lee Sang
    0 %|Nov 13, 1968
    Drama
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    Vega
    0 %|Oct 19, 1968
    Drama
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    Living in the Sky
    0 %|Oct 2, 1968
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    Chulsaegado
    0 %|Sep 22, 1968
    Comedy
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    The General's Mustache
    57 %|Sep 14, 1968
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
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    A Young Zelkova
    70 %|Mar 29, 1968
    Drama, Romance
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    Desire
    0 %|Mar 20, 1968
    Drama
    actor
    Legends
    0 %|Mar 1, 1968
    Action, Drama, Horror
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    Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
    90 %|Jan 27, 1968
    Drama, History
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    연합전선
    0 %|Dec 31, 1967
    War
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    Sound of Magpies
    0 %|Nov 26, 1967
    Drama
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    Mist
    61.67 %|Oct 18, 1967
    Romance, Drama
    actor
    Why a Cuckoo Cries
    0 %|Jul 28, 1967
    Horror, Drama
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    Stroller
    0 %|Jul 20, 1967
    Drama
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    The Starting Point
    0 %|Jun 1, 1967
    Action, Drama
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    The White Crow
    0 %|Mar 29, 1967
    actor
    A Misty Grassland
    0 %|Mar 17, 1967
    Drama
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    A Full Danger
    0 %|Jan 1, 1967
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    Special Agent X-7
    0 %|Dec 11, 1966
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    Late Autumn
    0 %|Dec 11, 1966
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    Gunsmoke
    70 %|Dec 8, 1966
    Drama, Romance
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    I Am a King
    48 %|Sep 15, 1966
    Drama
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    A Coral Door
    0 %|Aug 18, 1966
    Romance, Drama
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    Dangerous Youth
    0 %|Jul 30, 1966
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    A Student Boarder
    0 %|Jun 29, 1966
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    Green Rain
    62 %|Jun 10, 1966
    Drama, Romance
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    Yeraishang
    0 %|Feb 5, 1966
    Drama, Romance
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    Horse-year Bride
    50 %|Jan 1, 1966
    Family, Drama
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    The Woman Coming in Fall
    0 %|Sep 22, 1965
    Crime, Romance, Drama
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    Wind, Please Tell Me
    0 %|Jul 28, 1965
    Romance, Drama
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    An Empty Dream
    90 %|Jul 3, 1965
    Fantasy
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    The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
    0 %|May 14, 1965
    Romance, Drama
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    The Heir
    0 %|Apr 7, 1965
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    The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
    0 %|Jan 1, 1965
    History, Drama
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    The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
    0 %|Oct 16, 1964
    History, Music, Drama, War
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    The Lost Sun
    0 %|Sep 3, 1964
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    My Mind Is Like a Lake
    0 %|Jun 27, 1964
    Drama
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    The Continental Spy
    0 %|May 22, 1964
    War, History, Action
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    The Beautiful Maid
    0 %|May 15, 1964
    Romance
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    The Result of the Ambition
    0 %|Mar 7, 1964
    Romance, Crime, Action
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    The Barefooted Young
    64 %|Feb 29, 1964
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Betrayal
    0 %|Jan 25, 1964
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    Kinship
    58 %|Oct 3, 1963
    Drama
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    The Classroom of Youth
    0 %|Aug 23, 1963
    Drama
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    For My Husband
    0 %|Jun 1, 1963
    History, Drama
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    The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
    53 %|May 1, 1963
    Drama
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    Private Tutor
    0 %|Mar 7, 1963
    Romance, Family
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    Tyrant Yeonsan
    60 %|Feb 5, 1962
    History, Thriller, Drama
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    Prince Yeonsan
    82 %|Dec 31, 1961
    Drama, History
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    Under the Sky in Seoul
    68 %|Dec 15, 1961
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
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    Evergreen Tree
    70 %|Sep 20, 1961
    Drama
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    Madam White Snake
    72 %|Oct 2, 1960
    Fantasy, Horror, Drama, Romance
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    To the Last Day
    63 %|Jul 1, 1960
    Drama
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    Romance Papa
    52 %|Jan 28, 1960
    Comedy

    Series