Lee Won-yong was born in Seoul, graduated from Kyungshin School, and focused on sports. His debut in cinema was in 1927. Lee Won-yong's acting style began to change in 1934 when he appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Crossroads of Youth which is currently the oldest surviving Korean film. Afterwards, Lee Won-yong appeared in director Ahn Jong-hwa's Passion in the Galaxy (1935) and The Passage of Life (1937). He decorated the second half of his acting career with director Ahn Jong-hwa. Lee Won-yong, an actor and producer, died of illness at his home in Hunjeong-dong at the end of February 1950.
Movie | Straits of Chosun | military personnel | 1943-06-06 |
Movie | Path of Life | 1937-09-01 | |
Movie | Passion in the Universe | 1935-09-07 | |
Movie | Crossroads of Youth | Young-bok | 1934-09-21 |
Movie | The Ringing of a Bell | 1929-05-16 | |
Movie | Three Beggars | 1928-05-06 | |
Movie | Fallen Blossoms on a Stream | 1927-10-06 |