Acting · Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Born February 2, 1928
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.
MoviePrince Yeon-san
1987
MovieThe Liberal Wife 2
1986
MovieLiberal Wife '81
1981
MovieA Little Star
1975
as Hyun-sik
MovieWeeds
1973
MovieSpecial Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee
1973
MovieAzaleas Of My Hometown
1973
as Cheol-ju
MovieOne Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
1972
as President Jang
MovieCruel history of Myeong Dong
1972
as Hyeon (ep. 2)
MovieWhirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong
1972
as Kang Dong-yeol
MovieA Second Mother
1972
as Heung-yeol
MovieLeaving in the rain
1971
MovieA guilty woman
1971
MovieI'll Follow My Husband
1971
Movie명동에 흐르는 세월
1971
MovieWoman of Fire
1971
as Detective
MovieA Bout in 30 Years
1971
as Jang Dae-gyu
MovieWoman with Long Eyelashes
1970
as Park Dong-jin
Ghost and Painter
1970
MovieOk-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
as Lawyer
MovieNorth and South
1965
MovieBorder Line
1964
MovieThe Teacher with Ten Daughters
1964
MovieRed Scarf
1964
as Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
MovieKinship
1963
MovieThe Only Son
1963
MovieMarine Battleground
1963
as Private Choi
MovieThe Iron-Eating Monster
1962
MovieThe War and an Old Man
1962
MovieCall 112
1962
as Choi Kyung-min
The Flaming Mountain
1962
as Monk Tripitaka
MovieView from an Alley
1962
as Young-taek
MovieGreat Monk Wonhyo
1962
MovieLim Kkeok-jeong
1961
MovieWonsullang
1961
MovieBumpkin Oh-bok
1961
as Park Jae-seok
MovieFive Marines
1961
as Woo Jong-guk
MovieAimless Bullet
1961
as Yeong-ho
MovieA Sunflower Family
1961
as Changsik (Eldest son)
MovieA Drifting Story
1960
as Minwoo (poet)
MovieThe Moral of Youth
1960
MovieA Revival
1960
MovieThree O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
1959
MovieEven the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
MovieWay of the Body
1959
MovieThere is No Tragedy
1959
MovieLife of the Woman
1957
MovieThe Enemy of Woman
1956
MovieThe Youth
1955
as Ahn Jae-yeong
MovieBoxes of Death
1955
