Oh Hyun Kyung

Name: Oh Hyun Kyung
Native name: 오현경
Also Known as: Oh Hyeon Gyeong
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Male
Born: November 11, 1936
Died: March 1, 2024

Oh Hyun Kyung was the first KBS recruitment talent and ushered in the 1960s TV drama era. He became known for his role as Lee Jang Soo in the drama "Sun Tzu's Art of War," and won numerous awards, including the grand prize in the theater category at the Korean Culture Awards, the KBS Acting Awards, and the Seoul Theater Festival's Male Actor Award. In 2013, he was elected as a member of the Korean Academy of Arts.

The late actor briefly stopped acting due to esophageal and stomach cancer, but returned to the theater stage in 2008 and enjoyed another heyday. Until recently, he participated in "Les Misérables" (2020) and "Snow in March" (2018), and in May last year, he briefly appeared in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a joint performance of alumni and current students put on by the Yonsei Institute of Theater Arts, which became his last work.

He was the husband of late actress Yoon So Jung and is survived by his daughter, Oh Ji Hye, an actress, and son, Oh Se Ho.

(Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2014	Wonderful Days Korean Drama, 2014, 50 eps Elder Kang (Support Role)	50	Elder Kang Support Role	7.4
2011	Climax Korean Drama, 2011, 2 eps Lee Jung Jik (Support Role)	2	Lee Jung Jik Support Role	7.3
2011	The Thorn Birds Korean Drama, 2011, 20 eps [Young Jo's grandfather] (Support Role)	20	[Young Jo's grandfather] Support Role	7.1
2006	My Beloved Sister Korean Drama, 2006, 55 eps [Geon U's grandfather] (Support Role)	55	[Geon U's grandfather] Support Role	7.3
2005	Shin Don Korean Drama, 2005, 61 eps Wol Seok (Support Role)	61	Wol Seok Support Role	7.7
1994	Too Good To Be True Korean Drama, 1994, 1 eps Hwangbo Dae Bong (Main Role)	1	Hwangbo Dae Bong Main Role	0.0
1986	Namhan Mountain Castle Korean Drama, 1986, 22 eps Yun Ui Rip (Support Role)	22	Yun Ui Rip Support Role	10.0
1982	Wind and Cloud Korean Drama, 1982, 51 eps Hanabusa Yoshimoto (Support Role)	51	Hanabusa Yoshimoto Support Role	5.0
1972	Missing My Mother Korean Drama, 1972, 263 eps (Support Role)	263	Support Role	0.0
1971	Chief Inspector Korean Drama, 1971, 880 eps (Guest Role)	880	Guest Role	7.1
1970	Ok Nyeo Korean Drama, 1970, 21 eps (Unknown)	21	Unknown	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2019	The King's Letters Korean Movie, 2019, [Old monk] (Support Role)	[Old monk] Support Role	7.7
2013	Born To Sing Korean Movie, 2013, Grandfather O (Support Role)	Grandfather O Support Role	7.1
2012	The Concubine Korean Movie, 2012, Yun Gi Hun (Guest Role)	Yun Gi Hun Guest Role	6.9
2010	Parallel Life Korean Movie, 2010, Son Gi Cheol (Support Role)	Son Gi Cheol Support Role	7.2
2006	Now and Forever Korean Movie, 2006, [Father] (Support Role)	[Father] Support Role	7.3
2005	Short Time Korean Movie, 2005, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.0
2005	Blood Rain Korean Movie, 2005, His Excellency Kim Chi Seong (Support Role)	His Excellency Kim Chi Seong Support Role	7.0
2000	Happy Funeral Director Korean Movie, 2000, [Jae Hyeon's grandfather] (Main Role)	[Jae Hyeon's grandfather] Main Role	6.1
1983	The Sparrow and the Scarecrow Korean Movie, 1983, Old Man Kim (Support Role)	Old Man Kim Support Role	5.0
1969	Three Mothers Korean Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1966	A Student Boarder Korean Movie, 1966, (Support Role)	Support Role	4.8