Choi Moo Ryong

Choi Moo Ryong (최 무룡) was born on February 25, 1928. Choi Moo Ryong movies and tv shows: Red Scarf 1964 (South Korea), The Marines Who Never Returned 1963 (South Korea), Obaltan 1961 (South Korea)...

Choi Moo Ryong was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea.
He 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 the 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.