Actor
Lee Won-yong
January 1, 1906 · Seoul, Korea
Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa.
Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.
Often works with
Bok Hye-suk
3 titles together
Straits of Chosun, Three Beggars, Fallen Blossoms on a Stream
Shin Il-seon
2 titles together
Crossroads of Youth, Passion in the Universe
Kim Yeon-sil
2 titles together
Crossroads of Youth, The Ringing of a Bell
Kyeong-seon Lee
2 titles together
The Ringing of a Bell, Passion in the Universe
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Wu Lee
2 titles together
Three Beggars, Fallen Blossoms on a Stream
