Lee Soon-jae

Acting

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Biography

Lee Soon-jae (이순재) was a South Korean actor. He was born in Japanese-occupied Korea in what is now North Korea, but moved to Seoul at age 4.

Known For

Yongary, Monster from the Deep

Yoo Kwang-nam

Intimate Strangers

Young-bae's Father (voice)

The Red Sleeve

An elderly man

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

Kim Man-Bok

Live

Yang-chon's Father

The Scholar Who Walks the Night

King Seonjo

Again My Life

Woo Yeong-Soo

My Girl and I

Kim Man-geum

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	About Family MOVIE	Elder Monk
2024	Dog Knows Everything TV	Lee Soon-jae
2023	Family: The Unbreakable Bond TV	Kwon Ung-su
2022	Behind Every Star TV	Self
2022	Good Morning MOVIE	Senior Park
2022	O’PENing TV	Cha Sun-jae
2022	Again My Life TV	Woo Yeong-Soo
2021	The Red Sleeve TV	An elderly man
2021	Godfather TV	Self
2021	Grand Par TV	출연
2020	Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol TV	Kim Man-Bok
2020	Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP MOVIE	Hamster (voice)
2019	Pegasus Market TV	Kim Dae-ma
2019	Romang MOVIE	Nam-bong
2019	Legal High TV	Gu Se-jung
2018	Intimate Strangers MOVIE	Young-bae's Father (voice)
2018	You Quiz on the Block TV	Self
2018	Stand by Me MOVIE	Grandfather
2018	Live TV	Yang-chon's Father
2017	Master In The House TV	Self
2017	Money Flower TV	Jang Gook-Hwan
2017	Idol School TV	Self - Principal
2017	The Artist: Reborn MOVIE	Park Joong-sik
2016	My Little Old Boy TV	Self
2016	Yeah, That's How It Is TV	Yoo Jong-Chul
2015	The Scholar Who Walks the Night TV	King Seonjo
2015	Make a Woman Cry TV	Kang Tae-Hwan
2015	Unkind Women TV	Kim Chul-Hee
2014	Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village TV	Self
2014	Flower Grandpa Investigative Team TV	Lee Jun-hyeok
2013	Potato Star 2013QR3 TV	Noh Song
2013	Grandpas Over Flowers TV	Self
2013	Ugly Alert TV	Na Sang-jin
2013	Home Alone TV	Self
2012	My Kids Give Me a Headache TV	Ho Shik
2012	The King's Doctor TV	Ko Joo-man
2012	Late Blossom TV	Kim Man Seok
2012	The King 2 Hearts TV	Eun Kyu-tae
2011	A Thousand Kisses TV	Jang Byung-doo
2011	The Princess' Man TV	Kim Jong Seo
2011	Late Blossom MOVIE	Kim Man-seok
2011	My Princess TV	Park Dong-jae
2010	Flames of Desire TV	Self
2010	Stars Falling From the Sky TV	Jung Gook
2009	Good Morning President MOVIE	Kim Jung-ho
2009	High Kick Through The Roof TV	Self
2008	I Love You, Don't Cry TV	Han Gyu-Il
2008	Beethoven Virus TV	Kim Gab Yong
2008	Mom's Dead Upset TV	Na Chung-bok
2007	Lee San, Wind in the Palace TV	King Yeongjo
2007	Radio Star TV	Self
2007	When Spring Comes TV	Self
2006	High Kick TV	李顺才
2006	High Kick TV	이순재
2006	Family Matters MOVIE	Won-jo
2006	Forbidden Quest MOVIE	Yun-seo's father
2005	My Girl and I MOVIE	Kim Man-geum
2005	Hanoi Bride TV	Il Ran's dad
2005	어여쁜 당신 TV	Jang Yoon-Jae
2004	Age of Heroes TV	Self
2003	A Problem at My Younger Brother's House TV	Park Man-bo
2003	Pearl Necklace TV	Hwang Man-Gap
2002	Who's My Love? TV	Father
2001	Merchant TV	Self
2001	Guardian Angel TV	Kang Doo-shik
2001	Still Love TV	Chairman Park
2000	Housewife's Rebellion TV	장기백
1999	Hur Jun TV	유의태
1999	Last War TV	지수 아버지
1998	단단한 놈 TV	So Yun's grandfather
1998	See and See Again TV	Self
1995	목욕탕집 남자들 TV	Kim Bok-dong
1991	What is Love? TV	Lee Byeong-ho
1990	배반의 장미 TV	김원일
1989	The 2nd Republic TV	Yun Po-sun
1989	Honeymoon MOVIE	Self
1984	Even the Sun is Sobbing MOVIE	Self
1984	The Foolish Woman MOVIE	Self
1984	독립문 TV	Song Jin-sa
1982	The Blues of Jong-ro MOVIE	Self
1982	Wind and Cloud TV	Prince Heungseon Lee Ha Eung
1981	Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2 MOVIE	Self
1980	Mu Hyoup Gum Pung MOVIE	Self
1980	I've Sacrificed Everything MOVIE	Self
1980	Son of a Man MOVIE	Self
1980	Love Me Once Again '80 MOVIE	Self
1980	Admiration of Nights MOVIE	Self
1980	The Man to be Forgotten MOVIE	Self
1980	Eternal Inheritance MOVIE	Self
1979	Eulhwa MOVIE	Self
1979	Pyro-Sonata MOVIE	Self
1979	A Letter from Heaven MOVIE	Self
1979	Miss O's Apartment 2 MOVIE	Self
1978	Miss O's Apartment MOVIE	Self
1977	Little Namgung Dong-ja MOVIE	Self
1976	Tomorrow is Ours MOVIE	Self
1975	Chang-Su's Heydays MOVIE	Self
1975	Wasteland MOVIE	Self
1975	You Become a Star, Too MOVIE	Dr. Han
1975	Lee Jung-Seob, a Painter MOVIE	Self
1975	Yeonhwa MOVIE	Min Tae-ho
1975	Yeonhwa 2 MOVIE	Min Tae-ho
1975	Yeong-ja's Heydays MOVIE	Self
1974	The Earth MOVIE	Self
1974	A Horrible Breath MOVIE	Self
1974	Special Investigation Unit: The Life of Miss Kim Su-im MOVIE	Self
1974	The Testimony MOVIE	Kang
1972	Girls' High School Days MOVIE	Teacher Park
1971	Bun-rye's Story MOVIE	Self
1970	Great King Sejo MOVIE	Self
1970	Eight Daughters-in-law MOVIE	Self
1969	Regret MOVIE	Self
1969	Cruel Revenge MOVIE	Choi Chang-ik
1969	Lady Hong MOVIE	Self
1969	Escaping Shanghai MOVIE	Jin Han-pa
1969	Saint and Witch MOVIE	Self
1969	The Snow Falling Night MOVIE	Self
1969	Starting Point MOVIE	Self
1968	Salt Pond MOVIE	Self
1968	Chulsaegado MOVIE	Self
1968	Past Loves MOVIE	Self
1968	Lady in Dream MOVIE	Lee Seong-u
1968	Ghost Story MOVIE	Self
1968	Trees Stand on Slope MOVIE	Hyun-tae
1968	Love MOVIE	Self
1967	When the Buckwheat Blooms MOVIE	Self
1967	Guests Who Arrived by the Last Train MOVIE	Self
1967	Nostalgia MOVIE	Crown Prince
1967	Traces MOVIE	Self
1967	Yongary, Monster from the Deep MOVIE	Yoo Kwang-nam
1967	A Regret MOVIE	Self
1967	The White Crow MOVIE	Self
1967	A Misty Grassland MOVIE	Self
1966	Gunsmoke MOVIE	Self
1962	Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul MOVIE	Self

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