Gyeong Il Hong

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
Hong Gyeong Il, known professionally as Nam Goong Won, was a South Korean actor.

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
Year Title # Role Rating
2011 Scent of a Woman
Korean Drama, 2011, 16 eps
Im Joong Hee (Support Role)
16
Im Joong Hee
Support Role
8.0
1993 Love and Farewell
Korean Drama, 1993, 101 eps
(Support Role)
101
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1999 L'Amour
Korean Movie, 1999,
Hong Jang Goon (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1993 A Different Kind of Man
Korean Movie, 1993,
[Chairman] (Support Role)
[Chairman]
Support Role
7.0
1991 A Pale Rainy Day
Korean Movie, 1991,
Chairman Ko (Support Role)
Chairman Ko
Support Role
5.0
1990 Robot Taekwon V 90
Korean Movie, 1990,
Prof. Yoon (Support Role)
Prof. Yoon
Support Role
5.0
1989 Second Sex
Korean Movie, 1989,
Hyung Joon (Main Role)
Hyung Joon
Main Role
0.0
1988 Last Dancing
Korean Movie, 1988,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1988 Miri, Mari, Wuri, Duri
Korean Movie, 1988,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
5.0
1987 School Days
Korean Movie, 1987,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1987 Prince Yeon San
Korean Movie, 1987,
Seong Jong (Support Role)
Seong Jong
Support Role
0.0
1987 Dyo Hwa
Korean Movie, 1987,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1986 Eunuch
Korean Movie, 1986,
Gwang Jin (Main Role)
Gwang Jin
Main Role
6.8
1986 My Daughter Rescued from a Swamp 2
Korean Movie, 1986,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1984 My Daughter Rescued from the Swamp
Korean Movie, 1984,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1984 The Oldest Son
Korean Movie, 1984,
[Eldest son-in-law] (Support Role)
[Eldest son-in-law]
Support Role
6.0
1984 Last Sight of Heung Nam
Korean Movie, 1984,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1984 Even the Sun Is Sobbing
Korean Movie, 1984,
General Charn (Support Role)
General Charn
Support Role
8.0
1983 A Weird Relationship
Korean Movie, 1983,
(Support Role)
Support Role
5.0
1983 The Flower at the Equator
Korean Movie, 1983,
[Middle-aged man] (Main Role)
[Middle-aged man]
Main Role
0.0
1983 The Memo Of A 21-Year-Old
Korean Movie, 1983,
(Support Role)
Support Role
8.0
1982 Abenko Green Beret
Korean Movie, 1982,
Go Joong Ryung (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1981 The Hut
Korean Movie, 1981,
Sam Dol (Main Role)
Sam Dol
Main Role
6.5
1981 The Haunted Villa
Korean Movie, 1981,
Dr. Han (Main Role)
Dr. Han
Main Role
0.0
1981 Inchon
Korean Movie, 1981,
Park (Support Role)
Park
Support Role
0.0
1981 Freezing Point 81
Korean Movie, 1981,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1980 Wild Girl
Korean Movie, 1980,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1979 The Trumpeter
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1979 The Third Han-gang Bridge
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1979 Zero Woman
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1979 The Hey Days of Youth 77
Korean Movie, 1979,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1978 A Woman after a Killer Butterfly
Korean Movie, 1978,
Dr. Lee (Main Role)
Dr. Lee
Main Role
7.0
1978 The Light Goes Off in Your Window
Korean Movie, 1978,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1978 Rainbow in My Heart
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Billie's uncle] (Support Role)
[Billie's uncle]
Support Role
0.0
1976 Battle of Eagle
Korean Movie, 1976,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1976 Wonsan Secret Operation
Korean Movie, 1976,
(Main Role)
Main Role
4.0
1976 Feelings
Korean Movie, 1976,
Choi Seok (Main Role)
Choi Seok
Main Role
0.0
1975 Truth of Tomorrow
Korean Movie, 1975,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1975 Lust
Korean Movie, 1975,
(Support Role)
Support Role
5.0
1975 I Love Mama
Korean Movie, 1975,
Professor Kim (Main Role)
Professor Kim
Main Role
0.0
1974 Wet Lips in Rain
Korean Movie, 1974,
Hyeop (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1974 Ecstasy
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1974 The Sun Rises at Night
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1974 The Young Woman
Korean Movie, 1974,
Kim Hyeong Jun (Main Role)
Kim Hyeong Jun
Main Role
0.0
1974 Under the Sky of Sakhalin
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
8.0
1974 First Snow
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1974 Sweet Wind
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 My Heart is Blue Sky
Korean Movie, 1973,
Song Guk Jin (Main Role)
Main Role
4.0
1973 A She-Sailor
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1973 Love And Hatred
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1973 Senoya Senoya
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1973 The Wolves
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1973 Three Days of Their Reign
Korean Movie, 1973,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
0.0
1972 A Wonderful Life
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1972 Insect Woman
Korean Movie, 1972,
Dong Shik (Main Role)
Dong Shik
Main Role
6.4
1972 Farewell
Korean Movie, 1972,
Il Hyeong (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1972 When Flowers Sadly Fade Away
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1972 Relationship
Korean Movie, 1972,
[Jun Ho's father] (Support Role)
[Jun Ho's father]
Support Role
0.0
1972 The Pollen of Flowers
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
Main Role
6.4
1972 Drum Sound of Sae Nam Teo
Korean Movie, 1972,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 Break Up The Chain
Korean Movie, 1971,
Kim Cheol Su (Main Role)
Kim Cheol Su
Main Role
7.5
1971 Love
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1971 Brother
Korean Movie, 1971,
Chang Kyu (Support Role)
Chang Kyu
Support Role
0.0
1971 A Guilty Woman
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 Two Women Pent Up With Grudge
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 Twelve Women
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1971 War And Human Being
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 Woman of Fire
Korean Movie, 1971,
Dong Shik (Main Role)
Dong Shik
Main Role
6.9
1971 Glad to Say Goodbye
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 New Year's Soup
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1971 The International Crime Organization
Korean Movie, 1971,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Tears of an Angel
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Sad Palace Court
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
5.6
1970 Affair on the Beach
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 I Miss You
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1970 When We Share Pain Together
Korean Movie, 1970,
Yeong Taek (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 The 25th Hour
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Six Terminators
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Put Some Clothes on Her
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 First Experience
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Blue Bedroom
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Men of the Reserve Troops
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 A Dark Night in Tokyo
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 The Invincible of the Far East
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 Dance with My Father
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1970 A Woman in the Wall II
Korean Movie, 1970,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Six Shadows
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 Thy Name Is Woman
Korean Movie, 1969,
Lee Hwi Jang (Support Role)
Lee Hwi Jang
Support Role
0.0
1969 The Fan of Witchcraft
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 The Tragic History of Joseon Women
Korean Movie, 1969,
[Mrs Han's husband] (Support Role)
[Mrs Han's husband]
Support Role
8.0
1969 Lost Love
Korean Movie, 1969,
Yi Jung Wi (Support Role)
Yi Jung Wi
Support Role
0.0
1969 Every River and Mountain
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Castle of Rose
Korean Movie, 1969,
Bae Young Do (Main Role)
Bae Young Do
Main Role
0.0
1969 Confessions of a Woman
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 Day Dream
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1969 Destiny of My Lord
Korean Movie, 1969,
Min Young Il (Support Role)
Min Young Il
Support Role
0.0
1969 An Old Potter
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
6.1
1969 5 Death Row Inmates
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Women Above Men
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Rock of Crown Prince
Korean Movie, 1969,
Crown Prince Hae Myeong (Main Role)
Crown Prince Hae Myeong
Main Role
0.0
1969 New Bride
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 One of the Five Princesses
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1969 Love Is the Seed of Tears
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 The Angry Land
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 A Devil's Invitation
Korean Movie, 1968,
Moon Shi Chul (Main Role)
Moon Shi Chul
Main Role
0.0
1968 Journey
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 I'm Not a Traitor
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1968 Dark Flower
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 The Life of a Woman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 Beautiful Korea
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
1968 Great Swordsman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 Fearful Nights
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 Arirang
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1968 Late Night Scream
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 A Cliff
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 The Three Sisters
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 The King of a Rock Cave
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1968 Judgement
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1967 A Swordsman in the Twilight
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1967 A Swordsman
Korean Movie, 1967,
Yong Moon (Main Role)
Yong Moon
Main Role
0.0
1967 Big Monster Wangmagwi
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
5.9
1967 Full Ship
Korean Movie, 1967,
Do Sam (Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1967 The White Crow
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
Support Role
5.0
1967 The Body's Destination
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1967 Elder Brother's Wife
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1967 Stepmother
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1967 I Am Not Lonely
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1966 A Journey
Korean Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1966 Many Stones
Korean Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1965 The Third Doom
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1965 The DMZ
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
1965 The Song of Cheongsan
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1965 Dad, Please Return Home
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1965 A Devilish Murder
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.1
1965 Woman Is Better
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1965 The Martyrs
Korean Movie, 1965,
Captain Lee (Main Role)
Captain Lee
Main Role
0.0
1965 Behold this Woman
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1965 A Certain Love Affair
Korean Movie, 1965,
Kim Ho Jin (Main Role)
Kim Ho Jin
Main Role
0.0
1965 The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Korean Movie, 1965,
Go Jong (Support Role)
Go Jong
Support Role
0.0
1965 No Response at Night
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Main Role)
Main Role
5.0
1965 The North and South
Korean Movie, 1965,
[Chief intelligence officer] (Main Role)
[Chief intelligence officer]
Main Role
0.0
1964 When Night Falls at Myeongdong
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1964 The Last Woman Of Shang
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
Chi Fa (Main Role)
Chi Fa
Main Role
0.0
1964 Red Scarf
Korean Movie, 1964,
Noh Do Sun (Support Role)
Noh Do Sun
Support Role
8.4
1964 The Blues with the Black Scar
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1963 Rice
Korean Movie, 1963,
Sang Cheol (Main Role)
Sang Cheol
Main Role
0.0
1963 Romance Gray
Korean Movie, 1963,
(Support Role)
Support Role
5.0
1962 The Great Story of Shim Cheong
Korean Movie, 1962,
[King] (Support Role)
[King]
Support Role
0.0
1962 Swordsman and Love
Korean Movie, 1962,
Kim Myung Hoon (Main Role)
Kim Myung Hoon
Main Role
0.0
1962 Tyrant Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1962,
Hwang Yoon Heon (Support Role)
Hwang Yoon Heon
Support Role
7.5
1961 For This Moment
Korean Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1961 Prince Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1961,
Hwang Yoon Heon (Support Role)
Hwang Yoon Heon
Support Role
6.9
1960 To the Last Day
Korean Movie, 1960,
Mr. Jo (Main Role)
Mr. Jo
Main Role
7.5
1960 A Love History
Korean Movie, 1960,
Woong Ryeol (Support Role)
Woong Ryeol
Support Role
0.0
1960 Romantic Papa
Korean Movie, 1960,
Eo Jin (Main Role)
Eo Jin
Main Role
6.7
1959 Independence Association and Young Lee Seung Man
Korean Movie, 1959,
Chu Shi Gyeon (Support Role)
Chu Shi Gyeon
Support Role
0.0
1959 Sister's Garden
Korean Movie, 1959,
Kim Dong Su (Support Role)
Support Role
6.7
1959 Choon Hee
Korean Movie, 1959,
Ha Soo Dong (Support Role)
Ha Soo Dong
Support Role
0.0
1959 King Gojong and Martyr An Jung Geun
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
Support Role
10.0
1959 Three O'clock on a Rainy Day
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.0
1958 When the Night Comes Again
Korean Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1958 Beyond That Hill
Korean Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1993 The World's Saddest Love
Korean Special, 1993, 1 eps
(Support Role)
1
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Gyeong Il
  • Family Name: Hong
  • 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

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