Shin Seong-il
Born in occupied Korea, Kang Shin-yeong attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and has appeared in more than 500 movies since then. In his debut film, director Shin suggested the name Kang Shin-sung-il but that was subsequently shortened to simply Shin Sung-il which he used for his entire professional career. He has won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Gajeong gyosa (1963) and Dalbit sanyang gun (1986). 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 has retired from the film industry in favor of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly where he remains to this day.
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- Born:
- May 8, 1937 In Taegu, Korea
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 101
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Romance Papa 1960-01-28
- Latest Project:
- Movie A Year-End Medley 2021-12-29
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A Year-End Medley | Yong-jin's Father | 2021-12-29 |
| Movie | Cold Eyes | Go-hyeol-ap (uncredited) | 2013-07-03 |
| Movie | Door to the Night | Jong-Sub | 2013-11-06 |
| Movie | Action Boys | Self | 2008-08-28 |
| Movie | Typhoon | President | 2005-12-14 |
| Movie | My Old Sweetheart | 1995-09-08 | |
| Movie | General's Son 3 | 1992-09-11 | |
| Movie | Who Saw The Dragon's Claws? | Kim Eui-chang | 1991-04-05 |
| Movie | Beyond the Mountain | Jin-Gong | 1991-08-25 |
| Movie | 코리안 커넥션 | 1990-01-27 | |
| Movie | Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist | Investigator Lee | 1990-06-09 |
| Movie | Watercolors in Rain | Yang-boo | 1990-02-17 |
| Movie | A Forest Where a Woman Breathes | 1988-06-04 | |
| Movie | Moonlight Hunter | 1987-03-14 | |
| Movie | A Woman on the Verge | 1987-09-05 | |
| Movie | Gilsodom | Kim Dong-jin | 1986-04-05 |
| Movie | The Oldest Son | Lee Tae-yeong | 1985-06-22 |
| Movie | Woman Requiem | 1985-11-01 | |
| Movie | A White Feathered Gull | 1983-01-29 | |
| Movie | Temptation | 1982-08-14 | |
| Movie | Come Down to a Lower Place | Ahn Shin-sam | 1982-06-26 |
| Movie | A Man Who Died Daily | 1981-02-14 | |
| Movie | Ban Geum-ryeon | 1981-03-13 | |
| Movie | Under an Umbrella | 1979-08-23 | |
| Movie | Love's Condition | 1979-03-16 | |
| Movie | Under an Umbrella | 1979-08-23 | |
| Movie | The Rose That Swallowed Thorn | 1979-09-28 | |
| Movie | Heavenly Home Coming of Stars Part II | 1978-11-16 | |
| Movie | Night Journey | Park Dae-ri | 1977-04-23 |
| Movie | Winter Woman | Heo Min | 1977-09-27 |
| Movie | Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang | 1977-07-30 | |
| Movie | My Hometown | Min Jun-tae | 1976-01-31 |
| Movie | Ascetic | 1976-03-13 | |
| Movie | Blood Relations | 1976-10-30 | |
| Movie | You Become a Star, Too | Sang-gyu | 1975-08-23 |
| Movie | Heavenly Homecoming to Stars | Moon-ho | 1974-04-26 |
| Movie | Tto Sun Yi, a college girl | Shin Yong | 1973-02-23 |
| Movie | Five Hostesses for the Resistance | Un-il | 1973-03-07 |
| Movie | The Three-Day Reign | 1973-02-15 | |
| Movie | Farewell | 1973-09-11 | |
| Movie | The Big Chase | 1973-05-26 | |
| Movie | Lost Love | 1973-12-27 | |
| Movie | A Second Mother | Dong-o | 1972-01-13 |
| Movie | One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave | Min-su | 1972-09-01 |
| Movie | Is Your Husband Like This Too? | 1971-03-17 | |
| Movie | The Midnight Sun | 박 | 1971-07-01 |
| Movie | Two Sons | 1971-07-01 | |
| Movie | Mi-ae | 1970-02-21 | |
| Movie | Starting Point | 1969-02-02 | |
| Movie | Confess of Woman | 1969-08-29 | |
| Movie | Until That Day | 1969-09-09 | |
| Movie | The Eunuch 2 | 1969-11-15 | |
| Movie | The General's Mustache | Kim Chul-hoon | 1968-09-14 |
| Movie | A Young Zelkova | Hyungyu | 1968-03-29 |
| Movie | Legends | 1968-03-01 | |
| Movie | Chulsaegado | 1968-09-22 | |
| Movie | Desire | 1968-03-20 | |
| Movie | Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin | King Sukjong | 1968-01-27 |
| Movie | The Eunuch | Jung-ho | 1968-12-10 |
| Movie | Living in the Sky | 1968-10-02 | |
| Movie | A Day Off | Heo-wook | 1968-11-29 |
| Movie | Woman | 1968-12-23 | |
| Movie | Herb of Desire | 1968-11-23 | |
| Movie | Vega | 남편 | 1968-10-19 |
| Movie | The White Crow | 1967-03-29 | |
| Movie | A Misty Grassland | 1967-03-17 | |
| Movie | The Three Hen-pecked Generations | 1967-02-09 | |
| Movie | Flame in Valley | Gyu-bok | 1967-04-22 |
| Movie | A Full Danger | 1967-01-01 | |
| Movie | Stroller | 1967-07-20 | |
| Movie | The Starting Point | 1967-06-01 | |
| Movie | Mist | Yun Gi-jun | 1967-10-18 |
| Movie | Sound of Magpies | 1967-11-26 | |
| Movie | Why a Cuckoo Cries | 1967-07-28 | |
| Movie | A Hero without a Serial Number | 1966-03-23 | |
| Movie | Yeraishang | 1966-02-05 | |
| Movie | Green Rain | Cheol | 1966-06-10 |
| Movie | Horse-year Bride | Kim Geun-ho | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | Gunsmoke | Jin-woo | 1966-12-08 |
| Movie | A Student Boarder | Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu | 1966-06-29 |
| Movie | Late Autumn | 1966-12-11 | |
| Movie | I Am a King | Choi Yeong-cheol | 1966-09-15 |
| Movie | The Heir | 1965-04-07 | |
| Movie | An Empty Dream | The male patient | 1965-07-03 |
| Movie | The Barefooted Young | Jo Doo-soo | 1964-02-29 |
| Movie | The Result of the Ambition | 1964-03-07 | |
| Movie | The Lost Sun | Seo Sang-cheol | 1964-09-03 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Maid | Nam Jeong-hak | 1964-05-15 |
| Movie | The Continental Spy | Wang-seong | 1964-05-22 |
| Movie | Private Tutor | Jeon Yeong-gil | 1963-03-07 |
| Movie | The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy | Lee Tae-yoon | 1963-05-01 |
| Movie | Kinship | Geo-buk | 1963-10-03 |
| Movie | For My Husband | Crown Prince Sado | 1963-06-01 |
| Movie | The Classroom of Youth | Park Chan-sik | 1963-08-23 |
| Movie | Tyrant Yeonsan | Prince Jin-seong | 1962-02-05 |
| Movie | Evergreen Tree | Won-jae | 1961-09-20 |
| Movie | Under the Sky in Seoul | Yeong-gil | 1961-12-15 |
| Movie | Prince Yeonsan | Prince Jin-seong | 1961-12-31 |
| Movie | Romance Papa | Barun (Second son) | 1960-01-28 |
| Movie | Madam White Snake | Seon Heo | 1960-10-02 |
| Movie | To the Last Day | Park Sang-sa | 1960-07-01 |