South Korean actor and politician
Choi Jong-won (born January 27, 1950) is a South Korean actor and politician. Choi began his acting career in theater, then made his screen debut in 1978 and became known as a veteran actor of stage, film and television of over forty years.[2] [3] [4] [5] He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon -era period drama The Eternal Empire .
Choi entered politics in 2004, when he ran and lost in the 17th National Assembly elections as an Uri Party candidate. He ran again in the by-elections on July 28, 2010, under the Democratic Party , where he won as the lawmaker representing Gangwon Province (Taebaek , Jeongseon , Yeongwol , and Pyeongchang ) in the 18th National Assembly , succeeding Lee Kwang-jae who resigned to run for the Gangwon governorship.[6] [7] On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.[8] [9]
Filmography [ ]
Film [ ]
Year
Title
Role
1979
Grave Wood
The Third Han River Bridge
1980
White Smile
1982
Late Autumn
The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1984
The Woman Shot the Man
The Fear of Ancestral Rites
Sadness Even in the Sky
1985
The Tiger Butterfly Is Lonely at Dusk
Madame Aema 3
1989
Come Come Come Upward
Bi-gu
Gagman
Taxi driver
Shock Continues Long
1990
Oseam
Mayumi
Choi Kang-il
Ggok-Ji-Ddan
The Dream
Pyeong-mok
My Love, My Bride
Pastor
1991
Stairways of Heaven
Detective agency employee
Things that Sadden My Wife
Prosecutor
Fly High Run Far
The Mulberry Field Traveler
1992
Kim's War
Homeroom teacher
The World Is Beautiful Enough to Live In
Choon-sik
A Keeper of the Heart
1993
First Love
Park Young-shin's father
The Supreme Order
Lee Hwa-ryong
Seopyeonje
Cheon-ga
Two Cops
Tae-seong
1994
The Eternal Empire
Sim Hwan-ji
The Man of 49 Days
Detective 1
Rosy Life
Company president Han
The Taebaek Mountains
How to Top My Wife
Hit man
1995
Bitter and Sweet
Gun and Gun
Kim Nun-seok
The Hair Dresser
Rosen Lee
Who Drives Me Crazy
Hwang Dal-soo
Millions in My Account
1996
Seven Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover
Video shop owner
Karuna
Yang Cheon-soo
1996 Mulberry
Sam-bo
Love Story
Sung-woo's office story
Jungle Story
Senior colleague
The Adventures of Mrs. Park
(cameo )
1997
The Rocket Was Launched
The Audition
Director Jin
Father
Mr. Park
Hallelujah
Destiny
Director Choi
1998
The Happenings
Jang Deok-bae
2000
Pisces
Department head Choi
2001
Love Her
Owner
Paradise Villa
Taxi driver
2005
Blood Rain
Royal emissary Choi
Princess Aurora
Chief of detective squad
2006
Hanbando
Kim Hong-soon
Traces of Love
Seo Min-joo's father
2008
Santamaria
Old man Mr. Shin
Summer Whispers [10]
Professor Noh
2010
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle
Ja-woon
2011
The Client [11]
Professor Ahn
2014
A Dynamite Family
Father
Television series [ ]
Theater [ ]
Awards and nominations [ ]
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
1980
Korea Theater Festival
Best Actor
Father's Sea
Won
1983
20th Dong-A Theatre Awards
Best Actor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Won
1985
Producers' Group Acting Awards
Most Entertaining in Theater
Annie
Won
1989
13th Seoul Theater Festival
Best Actor
Won
1991
Love Theater Festival
Best Actor
Won
1995
33rd Grand Bell Awards
Best Supporting Actor
The Eternal Empire
Won
1999
KBS Drama Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Won
References [ ]
^ One of his daughters, Choi Na-rae is also an actress.
^ Seo, Young-seok (19 April 2009). 7년 만에 대학로로 돌아온 연기파 배우 최종원 [Veteran actor Choi Jong-won returns to Daehakro after 7 years]. Interview365 (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Park, Joon-hyeong (14 September 2012). 최종원 "왜 세종이냐고? 시대가 원하는 리더상���죠"(인터뷰) . Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Yoo, Myeong-joon (13 May 2013). 최종원 "뮤지컬서 '말춤' '시건방춤' 왜 추냐고? 시대가 원하니까" . Kuki News (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Song, Woong-ki (26 April 2010). "Drama fest focuses on original work" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Song, Ho-gyun (24 July 2010). 최종원 "유인촌 장관, 만나면 일단 한 대 맞자" . Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Jackson, Andy (28 July 2010). "Results for Korea's July 28 by-elections (UPDATE: GNP gets unexpected wins)" . Asian Correspondent . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Lee, Tae-hoon (27 April 2011). "Mudslinging, dirty tricks taint by-elections" . The Korea Times . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Kim, Jin (19 July 2011). "Viewpoint: A nongentleman from Pyeongchang" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ "New movie Summer, whisper stars Lee Young-eun" . Hancinema . 26 September 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ Lee, Hyo-won (22 September 2011). "The Client is deceptive, smart" . The Korea Times . Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ Baek-Gom-Pa literally means "White Bear Gang."
^ "The Joseon Shooter Lee Joon-ki's final revenge" . Hancinema . 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ "Trailer released for the Korean drama Drama Special - The Girl in the Frame " . Hancinema . 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ "Healer Ji Chang-wook finds The Elder, Choi Jong-won" . Hancinema . 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ "Two Musicals Set to Open" . The Chosun Ilbo . 2 August 2000. Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
^ Park, So-young (18 September 2000). "A Staged Story of Loss" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2015-04-14 .
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