
Born on July 28, 1937, he acted while attending Hanyang University. His film acting began in 1967 with supporting and minor roles in Soil and The Horseman. Afterwards, he appeared in melodramas and historical dramas such as The Princess's Unrequited Love (1967), Longing in Every Heart(1967), To the End of My Life (1968), and Angry Earth (1968). He also tried his hand at film production and produced several films, including the historical drama Rang (1968), but suffered a lot of losses due to poor box office performance. As a Buddhist, he delivers impressive performances in Buddhist films such as Apostasy (1974) and Lotus (1974). Since the 1990s, he has appeared in many TV historical dramas, playing Prince Yangnyeong in Han Myeong-hoe (1994), Ambassador Muhak in Tears of the Dragon (1996), and Jo Young-in in The Age of the Unmanned (2003).

Merry Go Round
TV • 2003

Remember
MOVIE • 2022

독립문
TV • 1984

Transgression
MOVIE • 1974

Rebirth
MOVIE • 1969

Yeonhwa
MOVIE • 1975

The Sleep Deeper Than Death
MOVIE • 1979

Love
MOVIE • 1968

Soil
MOVIE • 1967

Cuckoo's Dolls
MOVIE • 1976

One-sided Love of Princess
MOVIE • 1967

The Night of Full Moon
MOVIE • 1969

Yeonhwa 2
MOVIE • 1975

Stroller
MOVIE • 1967

Nirvana
MOVIE • 1986

Mandala: KBS TV Movie
MOVIE • 1986

Heart and Face
MOVIE • 1983