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.
Movie | Special Investigation Unit: The Case of College Girl Lee Nan-hee | Unknown | 1973-11-03 |
Movie | Woman of Fire | Detective | 1971-04-01 |
Movie | Woman with Long Eyelashes | Unknown | 1970-11-21 |
Movie | Homebound | 1967-07-27 | |
Movie | Red Scarf | Lieutenant Bae Dae-bong | 1964-03-26 |
Movie | The War and an Old Man | Unknown | 1962-08-09 |
Movie | View from an Alley | Young-taek | 1962-06-28 |
Movie | Aimless Bullet | Unknown | 1961-04-13 |
Movie | A Sunflower Family | Unknown | 1961-04-13 |
Movie | A Drifting Story | 1960-12-17 |
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