Born in Gangwon-do in 1911, his real name is Nam Tae-won. In 1935, he entered the film industry with a small role in director Bang Han-jun's Sprinkler. Afterwards, he appeared in Lee Gyu-hwan's A New Beginning (1939) and Kim Yu-young's Daffodil (1940). He appeared in a number of propaganda and cultural films, including Choi In-gyu's Children of the Sun (1944) and Kyung-kyun Shin's Our War (1945). After liberation, he appeared in director Lee Kyu-hwan's The Adventures of Smart (1946) and director Yoon Yong-gyu's Hometown of the Heart (1949). He defected to North Korea during the Korean War.
Movie | A Hometown in Heart | Temple Cook | 1949-02-09 |
Movie | Look Up at the Blue Sky | Patriot | 1943-04-05 |
Movie | Straits of Chosun | Seki | 1943-06-06 |
Movie | Rural Life | Kiyokawa | 1942-01-01 |
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