Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Aimless Bullet (1961) — Yeong-ho
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Woman of Fire (1971) — Detective
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Marine Battleground (1963) — Private Choi
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Boxes of Death (1955)
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Five Marines (1961) — Woo Jong-guk
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Kinship (1963)
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A Drifting Story (1960) — Minwoo (poet)
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Even the Clouds Are Drifting (1959)
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Weeds (1973)
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The Youth (1955) — Ahn Jae-yeong
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The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
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A Bout in 30 Years (1971) — Jang Dae-gyu
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Red Scarf (1964) — Bae Dae-bong (Lieutenant)
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A Sunflower Family (1961) — Changsik (Eldest son)
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View from an Alley (1962) — Young-taek
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Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon (1959)
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North and South (1965)
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Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961) — Park Jae-seok
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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966) — Lawyer
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Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong (1972) — Kang Dong-yeol
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave (1972) — President Jang
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Cruel history of Myeong Dong (1972) — Hyeon (ep. 2)
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Woman with Long Eyelashes (1970) — Park Dong-jin
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The War and an Old Man (1962)
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The Enemy of Woman (1956)
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The Moral of Youth (1960)
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Wonsullang (1961)
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Life of the Woman (1957)
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Great Monk Wonhyo (1962)
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Way of the Body (1959)
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Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee (1973)
- Ghost and Painter (1970)
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Border Line (1964)
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The Liberal Wife 2 (1986)
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The Only Son (1963)
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A Second Mother (1972) — Heung-yeol
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Azaleas Of My Hometown (1973) — Cheol-ju
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Lim Kkeok-jeong (1961)
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Prince Yeon-san (1987)
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A Little Star (1975) — Hyun-sik