Born on July 28, 1937, he acted while attending Hanyang University. His film acting began in 1967 with supporting and minor roles in Soil and The Horseman. Afterwards, he appeared in melodramas and historical dramas such as The Princess's Unrequited Love (1967), Longing in Every Heart(1967), To the End of My Life (1968), and Angry Earth (1968). He also tried his hand at film production and produced several films, including the historical drama Rang (1968), but suffered a lot of losses due to poor box office performance. As a Buddhist, he delivers impressive performances in Buddhist films such as Apostasy (1974) and Lotus (1974). Since the 1990s, he has appeared in many TV historical dramas, playing Prince Yangnyeong in Han Myeong-hoe (1994), Ambassador Muhak in Tears of the Dragon (1996), and Jo Young-in in The Age of the Unmanned (2003).

Remember
2022 · as Tojo Hisashi

Soil
1967

Cuckoo's Dolls
1976

Yeonhwa
1975 · as Great Monk Yeonpa

Transgression
1974

Heart and Face
1983

Yeonhwa 2
1975 · as Great Monk Yeonpa

One-sided Love of Princess
1967 · as King Hyeon-jong

Rebirth
1969

Stroller
1967

The Night of Full Moon
1969 · as Wanderer

The Sleep Deeper Than Death
1979

Nirvana
1986 · as Monk Hyegwang

Love
1968

Mandala: KBS TV Movie
1986