Kim Mu-saeng

Kim Mu-saeng (16 March 1943 – 16 April 2005) was a South Korean actor.

Early life and education Kim was born in the town of Daesan in March 1943. He studied at Dongguk University in Seoul, beginning his career as a voice actor for Tongyang Broadcasting Company (now KBS) in 1963.

Career Kim made his on-screen acting debut in 1969, and went on to make over 100 appearances in film and television, his final role being in the television drama series Save the Last Dance for Me, which ended on 2 January 2005. In 2004, Kim appeared in a television commercial with his youngest son Kim Joo-hyuk, who was also an actor.

Personal life In July 2004, Kim travelled to a Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea for the tenth round of inter-Korean family reunions, where he met his maternal uncle Jang Gyeong-su.

His youngest son, Kim Joo-hyuk, died in a car crash in October 2017.

Death Kim died at the Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong from pneumonia on 16 April 2005, having suffered from a lung disease for the previous two years and spending a month in a coma. He was survived by his wife and his two sons.

Partial filmography Year Title Role 1969 Temporary Government in Shanghai 1973 Special Force 1976 Great Cause 1977 Only You 1979 The Trappings of Youth 1981 1st Republic (TV) Chough Pyung-ok 1985 A Deep, Deep Place For Women, It's All or Nothing The Imjin War (TV) Yi Sun-sin 1986 Son of God You Cannot Outdo Others Susana's Experience 1988 Fishing for Love 1989 The Second Republic (TV) 1993 The Third Republic (TV) 1995 Jang Hee-bin (TV) 1996 Tears of the Dragon (TV) Lee Sung-gye 1997 Wedding Dress (TV) Grandfather 1998 Heart of Lies (TV) Lee Pil-ho Barefoot of Youth (TV) Jang Myung-suk 1999 Trap of Youth (TV) Chairman Noh Hoe-jang 2000 SWAT Police (TV) Kim Hoe-jang Il Mare 2001 Mina (TV) Life is Beautiful (TV) Chairman Yu 2002 The Dawn of the Empire (TV) Wang-kyu Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma (TV) Choong Won-kong 2003 Cats on the Roof (TV) Lee Pil-deuk 2004 Who's Got the Tape? Tae-shik's father Into the Storm (TV) Sweet Sixties Jo Jin-bong Save the Last Dance for Me (TV) Chairman Kang