Shin Seong-il

Known For: Acting
Born: May 8, 1937
Place of Birth: Daegu, Korea
Died: November 4, 2018

Shin Seong-il

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.

Filmography

A Year-End Medley

2021 · Yong-jin's Father

Door to the Night

2013 · Jong-Sub

Typhoon

2005 · President

Festival

1996 · Hae Kwang

My Old Sweetheart

1995

My Father the Bodyguard

My Father the Bodyguard

1995

Vanished

1994

The Scent of Acacias in Your Arms

1993

Hong Do

1992

Misty

1992 · Presenter

General's Son 3

1992

Beyond the Mountain

1991 · Jin-Gong, Producer

Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

1991 · Kim Eui Chang

The Woman Who Walks on Water

1990 · Producer

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

1990 · Investigator Lee

A Sketch of a Rainy Day

1990 · Yang-boo

Korean Connection

1990

Sand Castle

1989

America, America

1988

Gam-dong

1988

A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

1988

대물

1988 · 성민

Holy Night

1988

A Woman on the Verge

1987

Ring of Hell

1987

Lethe's Love Song

1987

Moonlight Hunter

1987

Dancing daughter

1986

Gilsodom

1986 · Kim Dong-jin

Woman Requiem

1985

The Oldest Son

1984 · Lee Tae-yeong

A White Feathered Gull

1983

The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

1982

Free Woman

1982

I Loved

1982

Temptation

1982

Come Down to a Lower Place

1982 · Ahn Shin-sam

The Whereabouts of Eve

1982

Ban Geum-ryeon

1981

A Man Who Died Daily

1981

She is Something

She is Something

1980 · Hyeon-woo

The Man of the Past

1980

One Night at a Strange Place

One Night at a Strange Place

1980

The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

1979

Under an Umbrella

1979

An Affair with Peanuts

1979 · Do-il

City Hunter

1979

Love's Condition

1979

Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

1978

Miss Yang's Adventure

1978

Hedgehog of the Third Dock

Hedgehog of the Third Dock

1977 · 살모사(정호)

Winter Woman

1977 · Heo Min

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang

1977

Night Journey

1977 · Park Dae-ri

Tomorrow is Ours

1976

Blood Relations

1976

Ascetic

1976

Yes, Goodbye for Today

1976

My Hometown

1976 · Min Jun-tae

You Become a Star, Too

1975 · Sang-gyu

Bird of Paradise

1975

이조 상노비사

1975

Wildflowers on the Battleground

1974

Farewell 2

1974

A Seagull's Dream

1974

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

1974 · Moon-ho

Lost Love

1973

Farewell

1973

The Big Chase

1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance

1973 · Un-il

Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

1973 · Shin Yong

The Three-Day Reign

1973

Gate of Woman

1972 · Hyo-jin

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave

1972 · Min-su

A Second Mother

1972 · Dong-o

The Midnight Sun

1971 · 박

Two Sons

1971

Is Your Husband Like This Too?

Is Your Husband Like This Too?

1971

The Story of Chunhyang

1971

내일의 팔도강산 3편

1971

잊을 수가 있을까

1970

Mi-ae

1970

Rebirth

1969

The Eunuch 2

1969

A Barren Woman

1969

Temporary Government in Shanghai

1969 · Shin il

Until That Day

1969

Confess of Woman

1969

조용히 살고 싶어

1969

Empty Heart

1969

Starting Point

1969

Woman

1968

Correspondent in Tokyo

1968

The Eunuch

1968 · Jung-ho

A Day Off

1968 · Heo-wook

Herb of Desire

1968

The Wings of Lee Sang

1968

Vega

1968 · 남편

Living in the Sky

1968

Rising in the World

1968

The General's Mustache

1968 · Kim Chul-hoon

A Young Zelkova

1968 · Hyungyu

Desire

1968

Legends

1968

Chorus of Trees

1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

1968 · King Sukjong

United Front

1967

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1967 · Lee Sang-hyun

Sound of Magpies

1967

Mist

1967 · Yun Gi-jun

Why a Cuckoo Cries

Why a Cuckoo Cries

1967

Stroller

1967

The Starting Point

1967

The White Crow

1967

A Misty Grassland

A Misty Grassland

1967

The Three Hen-pecked Generations

1967

A Full Danger

1967

Special Agent X-7

1966

Full Autumn

1966

Gunsmoke

1966 · Jin-woo

I Am a King

1966 · Choi Yeong-cheol

A Coral Door

1966

Dangerous Youth

1966

A Student Boarder

1966 · Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu

Green Rain

1966 · Cheol

A Hero without a Serial Number

1966

Yeraishang

1966

Horse-year Bride

1966 · Kim Geun-ho

The Woman Coming in Fall

1965

Wind, Please Tell Me

1965

An Empty Dream

1965 · The male patient

The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

1965

The Heir

1965

The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

1965

The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

1964

The Lost Sun

1964 · Seo Sang-cheol

My Mind Is Like a Lake

1964

The Continental Spy

1964 · Wang-seong

The Beautiful Maid

1964 · Nam Jeong-hak

The Result of the Ambition

1964

The Barefooted Young

1964 · Jo Doo-soo

Betrayal

1964 · Seong-Hoon

Kinship

1963 · Geo-buk

The Classroom of Youth

1963 · Park Chan-sik

For My Husband

1963 · Crown Prince Sado

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

1963 · Lee Tae-yoon

Private Tutor

1963 · Jeon Yeong-gil

Tyrant Yeonsan

1962 · Prince Jin-seong

Prince Yeonsan

1961 · Prince Jin-seong

Under the Sky in Seoul

1961 · Yeong-gil

The Evergreen

1961 · Won-jae

Madam White Snake

1960 · Seon Heo

To the Last Day

1960 · Park Sang-sa

Romance Papa

1960 · Barun

Shin Seong-il · Virelixia