Deceased

How Did Shin Seong-il Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known as신성일, Sung-il Shin, 申星一, 金牛座, 申圣日, Shen Xing-Yi, San Sing-Yat, Shin-Yeong Kang, 강신성일GenderMaleNationalitySouth KoreaBorn08/05/1937Born inDaegu, KoreaDied04/11/2018 (aged 81)Died inChonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun CountyCauselung cancerWikidataQ7497224 ↗TMDb#1197138 ↗

Shin Seong-il was a South Korean actor, film director, producer, and former politician. A legendary actor with 500 films in over 40 years, Shin debuted in director Shin Sang-ok's 1960 film A Romantic Papa and rose to fame through popular youth titles in the 1960s. A star in the 1960s and 1970s, his status as one of Korea's top actors extended well into the 1980s.

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Filmography144 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	A Year-End MedleyMovie	Yong-jin's Father	84
2013	Door to the NightMovie	Jong-Sub	76
2005	TyphoonMovie	President	68
1996	FestivalMovie	Hae Kwang	59
1995	My Old SweetheartMovie	—	58
1995	My Father the BodyguardMovie	—	58
1994	VanishedMovie	—	57
1992	General's Son 3Movie	—	55
1992	Hong DoMovie	—	55
1991	Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?Movie	Kim Eui Chang	54
1991	Beyond the MountainMovie	Jin-Gong	54
1990	Korean ConnectionMovie	—	53
1990	Mayumi: Virgin TerroristMovie	Investigator Lee	53
1990	A Sketch of a Rainy DayMovie	Yang-boo	53
1989	Sand CastleMovie	—	52
1988	America, AmericaMovie	—	51
1988	A Forest Where a Woman BreathesMovie	—	51
1988	Gam-dongMovie	—	51
1987	Lethe's Love SongMovie	—	50
1987	Moonlight HunterMovie	—	50
1987	A Woman on the VergeMovie	—	50
1987	Ring of HellMovie	—	50
1986	GilsodomMovie	Kim Dong-jin	49
1986	Dancing daughterMovie	—	49
1985	Woman RequiemMovie	—	48
1984	The Oldest SonMovie	Lee Tae-yeong	47
1983	A White Feathered GullMovie	—	46
1982	The Whereabouts of EveMovie	—	45
1982	TemptationMovie	—	45
1982	Come Down to a Lower PlaceMovie	Ahn Shin-sam	45
1982	Free WomanMovie	—	45
1982	The Chrysanthemum and the ClownMovie	—	45
1982	I LovedMovie	—	45
1981	A Man Who Died DailyMovie	—	44
1981	Ban Geum-ryeonMovie	—	44
1980	The Man of the PastMovie	—	43
1980	She is SomethingMovie	Hyeon-woo	43
1980	One Night at a Strange PlaceMovie	—	43
1979	An Affair with PeanutsMovie	Do-il	42
1979	The Rose That Swallowed ThornMovie	—	42
1979	Under an UmbrellaMovie	—	42
1979	Love's ConditionMovie	—	42
1979	City HunterMovie	—	42
1978	Miss Yang's AdventureMovie	—	41
1977	Winter WomanMovie	Heo Min	40
1977	Night JourneyMovie	Park Dae-ri	40
1977	Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyangMovie	—	40
1977	Hedgehog of the Third DockMovie	살모사(정호)	40
1976	My HometownMovie	Min Jun-tae	39
1976	Yes, Goodbye for TodayMovie	—	39
1976	Blood RelationsMovie	—	39
1976	AsceticMovie	—	39
1975	You Become a Star, TooMovie	Sang-gyu	38
1975	이조 상노비사Movie	—	38
1975	Bird of ParadiseMovie	—	38
1974	Heavenly Homecoming to StarsMovie	Moon-ho	37
1974	A Seagull's DreamMovie	—	37
1974	Wildflowers on the BattlegroundMovie	—	37
1974	Farewell 2Movie	—	37
1973	The Big ChaseMovie	—	36
1973	Five Hostesses for the ResistanceMovie	Un-il	36
1973	Lost LoveMovie	—	36
1973	Tto Sun Yi, a college girlMovie	Shin Yong	36
1973	The Three-Day ReignMovie	—	36
1973	FarewellMovie	—	36
1972	One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To LeaveMovie	Min-su	35
1972	A Second MotherMovie	Dong-o	35
1972	Gate of WomanMovie	Hyo-jin	35
1971	내일의 팔도강산 3편Movie	—	34
1971	The Midnight SunMovie	박	34
1971	Is Your Husband Like This Too?Movie	—	34
1971	Two SonsMovie	—	34
1971	The Story of ChunhyangMovie	—	34
1970	Mi-aeMovie	—	33
1970	잊을 수가 있을까Movie	—	33
1969	Starting PointMovie	—	32
1969	RebirthMovie	—	32
1969	조용히 살고 싶어Movie	—	32
1969	Temporary Government in ShanghaiMovie	Shin il	32
1969	Confess of WomanMovie	—	32
1969	The Eunuch 2Movie	—	32
1969	A Barren WomanMovie	—	32
1969	Empty HeartMovie	—	32
1969	Until That DayMovie	—	32
1968	Rising in the WorldMovie	—	31
1968	The General's MustacheMovie	Kim Chul-hoon	31
1968	A Young ZelkovaMovie	Hyungyu	31
1968	The EunuchMovie	Jung-ho	31
1968	A Day OffMovie	Heo-wook	31
1968	Living in the SkyMovie	—	31
1968	LegendsMovie	—	31
1968	Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinMovie	King Sukjong	31
1968	WomanMovie	—	31
1968	Herb of DesireMovie	—	31
1968	The Wings of Lee SangMovie	—	31
1968	DesireMovie	—	31
1968	VegaMovie	남편	31
1968	Chorus of TreesMovie	—	31
1967	A Misty GrasslandMovie	—	30
1967	Sound of MagpiesMovie	—	30
1967	MistMovie	Yun Gi-jun	30
1967	Why a Cuckoo CriesMovie	—	30
1967	The Three Hen-pecked GenerationsMovie	—	30
1967	The Starting PointMovie	—	30
1967	The White CrowMovie	—	30
1967	A Full DangerMovie	—	30
1967	Deep in My HeartMovie	Lee Sang-hyun	30
1967	United FrontMovie	—	30
1966	GunsmokeMovie	Jin-woo	29
1966	I Am a KingMovie	Choi Yeong-cheol	29
1966	Green RainMovie	Cheol	29
1966	A Hero without a Serial NumberMovie	—	29
1966	Special Agent X-7Movie	—	29
1966	Full AutumnMovie	—	29
1966	Horse-year BrideMovie	Kim Geun-ho	29
1966	A Student BoarderMovie	Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu	29
1966	YeraishangMovie	—	29
1966	Dangerous YouthMovie	—	29
1965	The Woman Coming in FallMovie	—	28
1965	An Empty DreamMovie	The male patient	28
1965	The HeirMovie	—	28
1965	The Field Glow with the Setting SunMovie	—	28
1965	The Great Sokgulam Cave TempleMovie	—	28
1965	Wind, Please Tell MeMovie	—	28
1964	BetrayalMovie	Seong-Hoon	27
1964	The Result of the AmbitionMovie	—	27
1964	The Korean Instrument with 12 StringsMovie	—	27
1964	The Barefooted YoungMovie	Jo Doo-soo	27
1964	My Mind Is Like a LakeMovie	—	27
1964	The Beautiful MaidMovie	Nam Jeong-hak	27
1964	The Continental SpyMovie	Wang-seong	27
1964	The Lost SunMovie	Seo Sang-cheol	27
1963	For My HusbandMovie	Crown Prince Sado	26
1963	KinshipMovie	Geo-buk	26
1963	The Daughters of Kim's PharmacyMovie	Lee Tae-yoon	26
1963	The Classroom of YouthMovie	Park Chan-sik	26
1963	Private TutorMovie	Jeon Yeong-gil	26
1962	Tyrant YeonsanMovie	Prince Jin-seong	25
1961	Prince YeonsanMovie	Prince Jin-seong	24
1961	Under the Sky in SeoulMovie	Yeong-gil	24
1961	The EvergreenMovie	Won-jae	24
1960	Madam White SnakeMovie	Seon Heo	23
1960	Romance PapaMovie	Barun	23
1960	To the Last DayMovie	Park Sang-sa	23