Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
18
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-01-01 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Also Known As
Nam Seung-min
Seungmin Nam
Нам Сын Мин
Нам Сын-мин
Сынмин Нам
남승민
南承民
Сын-мин Нам
Nam Seung Min
Seung-min Nam
Nam Seung-min
Biography
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.
