Acting · Daegu, Korea · Born May 8, 1937
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.
MovieA Year-End Medley
2021
as Yong-jin's Father
MovieDoor to the Night
2013
as Jong-Sub
MovieTyphoon
2005
as President
MovieFestival
1996
as Hae Kwang
MovieMy Old Sweetheart
1995
My Father the Bodyguard
1995
MovieVanished
1994
MovieThe Scent of Acacias in Your Arms
1993
MovieHong Do
1992
MovieGeneral's Son 3
1992
MovieBeyond the Mountain
1991
as Jin-Gong
MovieWho Saw The Dragon's Claws?
1991
as Kim Eui Chang
MovieMayumi: Virgin Terrorist
1990
as Investigator Lee
MovieA Sketch of a Rainy Day
1990
as Yang-boo
MovieKorean Connection
1990
MovieSand Castle
1989
MovieAmerica, America
1988
MovieGam-dong
1988
MovieA Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988
Movie대물
1988
as 성민
MovieHoly Night
1988
MovieA Woman on the Verge
1987
MovieRing of Hell
1987
MovieLethe's Love Song
1987
MovieMoonlight Hunter
1987
MovieDancing daughter
1986
MovieGilsodom
1986
as Kim Dong-jin
MovieWoman Requiem
1985
MovieThe Oldest Son
1984
as Lee Tae-yeong
MovieA White Feathered Gull
1983
MovieThe Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1982
MovieFree Woman
1982
I Loved
1982
MovieTemptation
1982
MovieCome Down to a Lower Place
1982
as Ahn Shin-sam
MovieThe Whereabouts of Eve
1982
MovieBan Geum-ryeon
1981
MovieA Man Who Died Daily
1981
She is Something
1980
as Hyeon-woo
MovieThe Man of the Past
1980
One Night at a Strange Place
1980
MovieThe Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979
MovieUnder an Umbrella
1979
MovieAn Affair with Peanuts
1979
as Do-il
City Hunter
1979
MovieLove's Condition
1979
MovieHeavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
1978
MovieMiss Yang's Adventure
1978
Hedgehog of the Third Dock
1977
as 살모사(정호)
MovieWinter Woman
1977
as Heo Min
MovieJapanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977
MovieNight Journey
1977
as Park Dae-ri
MovieTomorrow is Ours
1976
MovieBlood Relations
1976
MovieAscetic
1976
MovieYes, Goodbye for Today
1976
MovieMy Hometown
1976
as Min Jun-tae
MovieYou Become a Star, Too
1975
as Sang-gyu
MovieBird of Paradise
1975
Movie이조 상노비사
1975
MovieWildflowers on the Battleground
1974
MovieFarewell 2
1974
MovieA Seagull's Dream
1974
MovieHeavenly Homecoming to Stars
1974
as Moon-ho
Lost Love
1973
MovieFarewell
1973
MovieThe Big Chase
1973
MovieFive Hostesses for the Resistance
1973
as Un-il
MovieTto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973
as Shin Yong
MovieThe Three-Day Reign
1973
MovieGate of Woman
1972
as Hyo-jin
MovieOne Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as Min-su
MovieA Second Mother
1972
as Dong-o
MovieThe Midnight Sun
1971
as 박
MovieTwo Sons
1971
Is Your Husband Like This Too?
1971
MovieThe Story of Chunhyang
1971
Movie내일의 팔도강산 3편
1971
Movie잊을 수가 있을까
1970
MovieMi-ae
1970
MovieRebirth
1969
MovieThe Eunuch 2
1969
MovieA Barren Woman
1969
MovieTemporary Government in Shanghai
1969
as Shin il
MovieUntil That Day
1969
MovieConfess of Woman
1969
Movie조용히 살고 싶어
1969
MovieEmpty Heart
1969
MovieStarting Point
1969
MovieWoman
1968
MovieCorrespondent in Tokyo
1968
MovieThe Eunuch
1968
as Jung-ho
MovieA Day Off
1968
as Heo-wook
Herb of Desire
1968
MovieThe Wings of Lee Sang
1968
MovieVega
1968
as 남편
MovieLiving in the Sky
1968
MovieRising in the World
1968
MovieThe General's Mustache
1968
as Kim Chul-hoon
MovieA Young Zelkova
1968
as Hyungyu
MovieDesire
1968
Legends
1968
MovieChorus of Trees
1968
MovieFemme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as King Sukjong
MovieUnited Front
1967
Deep in My Heart
1967
as Lee Sang-hyun
MovieSound of Magpies
1967
MovieMist
1967
as Yun Gi-jun
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967
MovieStroller
1967
MovieThe Starting Point
1967
MovieThe White Crow
1967
A Misty Grassland
1967
MovieThe Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967
MovieA Full Danger
1967
MovieSpecial Agent X-7
1966
MovieFull Autumn
1966
MovieGunsmoke
1966
as Jin-woo
MovieI Am a King
1966
as Choi Yeong-cheol
MovieA Coral Door
1966
MovieDangerous Youth
1966
MovieA Student Boarder
1966
as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
MovieGreen Rain
1966
as Cheol
MovieA Hero without a Serial Number
1966
MovieYeraishang
1966
MovieHorse-year Bride
1966
as Kim Geun-ho
MovieThe Woman Coming in Fall
1965
MovieWind, Please Tell Me
1965
MovieAn Empty Dream
1965
as The male patient
MovieThe Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
MovieThe Heir
1965
MovieThe Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965
MovieThe Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
MovieThe Lost Sun
1964
as Seo Sang-cheol
MovieMy Mind Is Like a Lake
1964
MovieThe Continental Spy
1964
as Wang-seong
MovieThe Beautiful Maid
1964
as Nam Jeong-hak
MovieThe Result of the Ambition
1964
MovieThe Barefooted Young
1964
as Jo Doo-soo
MovieBetrayal
1964
as Seong-Hoon
MovieKinship
1963
as Geo-buk
MovieThe Classroom of Youth
1963
as Park Chan-sik
MovieFor My Husband
1963
as Crown Prince Sado
MovieThe Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
1963
as Lee Tae-yoon
MoviePrivate Tutor
1963
as Jeon Yeong-gil
MovieTyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Prince Jin-seong
MoviePrince Yeonsan
1961
as Prince Jin-seong
MovieUnder the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Yeong-gil
MovieThe Evergreen
1961
as Won-jae
MovieMadam White Snake
1960
as Seon Heo
MovieTo the Last Day
1960
as Park Sang-sa
MovieRomance Papa
1960
as Barun
