Nam Goong Won
- Name: Nam Goong Won
- Native name: 남궁원
- Also Known as: Nam Koong Won, Nam Gung Won, 홍경일, Namgung Won
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Male
- Born: August 1, 1934
- Died: February 5, 2024
He graduated from Jungang High School and later he received an honorary bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Hanyang Institute of Technology. He made his debut as a theater actor with a role in the play "Tree Fog in the Herbarium" and then made his film/TV debut in 1958 with a role in the movie "When the Night Comes Again" (그 밤이 다시 오면).
He was forced to dropped out of college when his mother was diagnosed with uterine cancer and he became an actor to earn money to pay for her treatment. She eventually passed away and he was convinced by Director Shin Sang Ok to remain in the industry as he believed his acting skills were too great and his image too good to go to waste if he quit.
He was a popular actor of the 1960s and 1970s and he was often called South Korea's Gregory Peck and appeared in hundreds of productions during his long career.
In 2015, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and his condition worsened as they years went by. On February 5, 2024, he passed away at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul at the age of 89. His funeral took place on February 8 and he was buried at Gwangneung Memorial Park in Pocheon.
(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography
Drama
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Scent of a Woman
Korean Drama, 2011, 16 eps
Im Joong Hee
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
|
Love and Farewell
Korean Drama, 1993, 101 eps
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Movie
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
L'Amour
Korean Movie, 1999,
Hong Jang Goon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Different Kind of Man
Korean Movie, 1993,
[Chairman]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
|
A Pale Rainy Day
Korean Movie, 1991,
Chairman Ko
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
Robot Taekwon V 90
Korean Movie, 1990,
Prof. Yoon
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
Second Sex
Korean Movie, 1989,
Hyung Joon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Last Dancing
Korean Movie, 1988,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Miri, Mari, Wuri, Duri
Korean Movie, 1988,
(Guest Role)
|
5.0
|
|
School Days
Korean Movie, 1987,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Prince Yeon San
Korean Movie, 1987,
Seong Jong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Dyo Hwa
Korean Movie, 1987,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Eunuch
Korean Movie, 1986,
Gwang Jin
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
|
My Daughter Rescued from a Swamp 2
Korean Movie, 1986,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
My Daughter Rescued from the Swamp
Korean Movie, 1984,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Oldest Son
Korean Movie, 1984,
[Eldest son-in-law]
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
|
Last Sight of Heung Nam
Korean Movie, 1984,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Even the Sun Is Sobbing
Korean Movie, 1984,
General Charn
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
|
A Weird Relationship
Korean Movie, 1983,
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
The Flower at the Equator
Korean Movie, 1983,
[Middle-aged man]
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Memo Of A 21-Year-Old
Korean Movie, 1983,
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
|
Abenko Green Beret
Korean Movie, 1982,
Go Joong Ryung
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Hut
Korean Movie, 1981,
Sam Dol
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
|
The Haunted Villa
Korean Movie, 1981,
Dr. Han
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Inchon
Korean Movie, 1981,
Park
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Freezing Point 81
Korean Movie, 1981,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Wild Girl
Korean Movie, 1980,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Trumpeter
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Third Han-gang Bridge
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Zero Woman
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Hey Days of Youth 77
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Woman after a Killer Butterfly
Korean Movie, 1978,
Dr. Lee
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
|
The Light Goes Off in Your Window
Korean Movie, 1978,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Rainbow in My Heart
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Billie's uncle]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Battle of Eagle
Korean Movie, 1976,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Wonsan Secret Operation
Korean Movie, 1976,
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
|
Feelings
Korean Movie, 1976,
Choi Seok
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Truth of Tomorrow
Korean Movie, 1975,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Lust
Korean Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
I Love Mama
Korean Movie, 1975,
Professor Kim
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Wet Lips in Rain
Korean Movie, 1974,
Hyeop
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Ecstasy
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Sun Rises at Night
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Young Woman
Korean Movie, 1974,
Kim Hyeong Jun
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Under the Sky of Sakhalin
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
|
First Snow
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Sweet Wind
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
My Heart is Blue Sky
Korean Movie, 1973,
Song Guk Jin
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
|
A She-Sailor
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Love And Hatred
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Senoya Senoya
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Wolves
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Three Days of Their Reign
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Wonderful Life
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Insect Woman
Korean Movie, 1972,
Dong Shik
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
|
Farewell
Korean Movie, 1972,
Il Hyeong
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
When Flowers Sadly Fade Away
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Relationship
Korean Movie, 1972,
[Jun Ho's father]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Pollen of Flowers
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
|
Drum Sound of Sae Nam Teo
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Break Up The Chain
Korean Movie, 1971,
Kim Cheol Su
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
|
Love
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Brother
Korean Movie, 1971,
Chang Kyu
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Guilty Woman
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Two Women Pent Up With Grudge
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Twelve Women
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
War And Human Being
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Woman of Fire
Korean Movie, 1971,
Dong Shik
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
|
Glad to Say Goodbye
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
New Year's Soup
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The International Crime Organization
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Tears of an Angel
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Sad Palace Court
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
5.6
|
|
Affair on the Beach
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
I Miss You
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
When We Share Pain Together
Korean Movie, 1970,
Yeong Taek
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Invincible of the Far East
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Dance with My Father
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Woman in the Wall II
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Six Terminators
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The 25th Hour
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Put Some Clothes on Her
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
First Experience
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Blue Bedroom
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Men of the Reserve Troops
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Dark Night in Tokyo
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Six Shadows
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Thy Name Is Woman
Korean Movie, 1969,
Lee Hwi Jang
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Fan of Witchcraft
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Tragic History of Joseon Women
Korean Movie, 1969,
[Mrs Han's husband]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
|
Lost Love
Korean Movie, 1969,
Yi Jung Wi
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Every River and Mountain
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Castle of Rose
Korean Movie, 1969,
Bae Young Do
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Destiny of My Lord
Korean Movie, 1969,
Min Young Il
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Confessions of a Woman
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Day Dream
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
One of the Five Princesses
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Love Is the Seed of Tears
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
An Old Potter
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
6.1
|
|
5 Death Row Inmates
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Women Above Men
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Rock of Crown Prince
Korean Movie, 1969,
Crown Prince Hae Myeong
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
New Bride
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Angry Land
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Devil's Invitation
Korean Movie, 1968,
Moon Shi Chul
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Journey
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
I'm Not a Traitor
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Dark Flower
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Life of a Woman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Beautiful Korea
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
|
Great Swordsman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Fearful Nights
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Arirang
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The King of a Rock Cave
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Judgement
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Late Night Scream
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Cliff
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Three Sisters
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Swordsman in the Twilight
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Swordsman
Korean Movie, 1967,
Yong Moon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Big Monster Wangmagwi
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
5.9
|
|
Full Ship
Korean Movie, 1967,
Do Sam
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Body's Destination
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The White Crow
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
Stepmother
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
I Am Not Lonely
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Elder Brother's Wife
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Journey
Korean Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Many Stones
Korean Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Third Doom
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
|
The DMZ
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
|
The Song of Cheongsan
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Dad, Please Return Home
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Devilish Murder
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
|
Woman Is Better
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Martyrs
Korean Movie, 1965,
Captain Lee
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Behold this Woman
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
A Certain Love Affair
Korean Movie, 1965,
Kim Ho Jin
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Korean Movie, 1965,
Go Jong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The North and South
Korean Movie, 1965,
[Chief intelligence officer]
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
No Response at Night
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
|
5.0
|
|
When Night Falls at Myeongdong
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
The Last Woman Of Shang
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Chi Fa
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Red Scarf
Korean Movie, 1964,
Noh Do Sun
(Support Role)
|
8.4
|
|
The Blues with the Black Scar
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Rice
Korean Movie, 1963,
Sang Cheol
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Romance Gray
Korean Movie, 1963,
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
|
The Great Story of Shim Cheong
Korean Movie, 1962,
[King]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Swordsman and Love
Korean Movie, 1962,
Kim Myung Hoon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Tyrant Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1962,
Hwang Yoon Heon
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
|
Prince Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1961,
Hwang Yoon Heon
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
|
For This Moment
Korean Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
To the Last Day
Korean Movie, 1960,
Mr. Jo
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
|
A Love History
Korean Movie, 1960,
Woong Ryeol
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Romantic Papa
Korean Movie, 1960,
Eo Jin
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
|
Independence Association and Young Lee Seung Man
Korean Movie, 1959,
Chu Shi Gyeon
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Sister's Garden
Korean Movie, 1959,
Kim Dong Su
(Support Role)
|
6.7
|
|
Choon Hee
Korean Movie, 1959,
Ha Soo Dong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
King Gojong and Martyr An Jung Geun
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
|
10.0
|
|
Three O'clock on a Rainy Day
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
|
When the Night Comes Again
Korean Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
|
Beyond That Hill
Korean Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Special
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
The World's Saddest Love
Korean Special, 1993, 1 eps
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
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