Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Young-kyun and Kim Jin-kyu.[2] Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyo-shil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, "Queen of Tears" and a singer Gang Hong-sik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Min-soo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Ji-mee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to divorce Kim again in 1969. At that time, the phrase, Because I love you, I have to part from her was circulated among the public.[3][4]
Year | English title | Korean title | Romanization | Role | Director |
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1987 | Prince Yeon-san | | Yeonsangun | | |
| The Liberal Wife 2 | | Jayubuin 2 | | |
| Liberal Wife '81 | | Ja-yubu-in '81 | | |
| Common Woman | | Botong-yeoja | | |
| Violent Shaking | | Gyeogdong | | |
| A Little Star | | Jag-eun byeol | | |
| An eccentric general and his inferiors all over the country | | Byeolnan janggungwa paldobuha | | |
| Azaleas in my home | | Gohyang-e jindallae | | |
| Sister | | Nuna | | |
| Weeds | | Jabcho | | |
| Kim So-San, the Kisaeng | | Teugbyeolsusabonbu-wa gisaeng Gim Sosan | | |
| A Companion | | Dongbanja | | |
| A case of a college girl Lee Nan-Hee of Special Investigation Center | | Teugbyeolsusabonbu yeodaesaeng I Nanhuisageon | | |
| Leaving Myeong Dong | | Myeongdong-eul tteonamyeonseo | | |
| Aunt | | Imo | | |
| A Lady Born in the Year of Rat 2 | | Jwittibu-in | | |
| An honorable student of life | | Insaeng-udeungsaeng | | |
| A judge's wife | | Pansabu-in | | |
| A man and a woman | | Namgwa yeo | | |
| Looking for sons and daughters | | Adeul ttal chaj-a cheonligil | | |
| My love of the South and the North | | Namgwa bug-ui dangsin | | |
| A Lady Born in the Year of Rat | | Jwittibu-in | | |
| The Wedding Ring | | Gyeolhonbanji | | |
| Oh, Frailty | | Yaghanja-yeo | | |
| One to One | | Ildae-il | | |
| The fugitive in the storm | | Pog-usog-ui domangja | | |
| Nation wide Graduates | | Paldojol-eobsaeng | | |
| Please be happy, my daughters | | Jalsal-ada-o nae ttaldeul-a | | |
| Cruel history of Myeong Dong | | Myeongdongjanhogsa | | |
| Where should I go? | | Eodilo ga-yahana | | |
| Life is on the lonely road | | Insaeng-eun nageunegil | | |
| I will give it all | | Akkim-eobs-i bachili | | |
| Me, myself and I | | Na-wa na | | |
| I | | Na | | |
| A second mother | | Duljjae-eomeoni | | |
| Beautiful Korea | | Aleumda-un paldogangsan | | |
| Whirl of betrayals on Myeongdong | | Myeongdongsamgugji | | |
| Cell-mates | | Dongchangsaeng | | |
| The women of Kyeongbokgung | | Gyeongboggung-ui yeo-indeul | | |
| Bye, mom | | Eomma annyeong | | |
| Leaving in the rain | | Bissog-e tteonal salam | | |
| Is Your Husband Like This Too? | | Daeg-ui appado ileohseubnikka | | |
1971 | Woman of Fire | | Hwanyeo | | |
| Light in the field | | Cho-won-ui bich | | |
| Action Episodes | | Hwalgeugdaesa | | |
| The royal emissary with no ID | | Mapae-eobsneun eosa | | |
| What happened that night | | Geunalbam saenggin il | | |
| Why Do You Abandon Me | | Naleul beolisinaikka | | |
| My Love, My Foe | | Hyeonsangbut-eun 4in-ui agnyeo | | |
| A woman gambler | | Eoneu yeodobagsa | | |
| A hotel room | | Yeochang | | |
| Two sons sequel | | Du adeul | | |
| A student of life | | Insaeng-yuhagsaeng | | |
| Until next time | | Mi-wodo annyeong | | |
| My wife | | Nae anae-yeo | | |
| 444, Jongno St. | | Jonglo 444beonji | | |
| I'll follow my husband | | Seobangnim ttalaseo | | |
| Brother | | Oppa | | |
| A guilty woman | | Joemanh-eun yeo-in | | |
| His Double Life | | Miseu Lee | | |
| A Bout in 30 Years | | 30nyeonman-ui daegyeol | | |
| Foggy Jangchoongdan Stadium | | Angaekkin Jangchungdangong-won | | |
| Twelve women | | Yeoldu yeo-in | | |
| I Can't Forget You | | Gandago ij-eulsonya | | |
| Five fighters | | 5in-ui geondaldeul | | |
| Three half-brothers | | Ibog 3hyeongje | | |
| Wild magpie | | Oelo-un sankkachi | | |
| Time on Myungdong | | Myeongdong-e heuleuneun se-wol | | |
| Sorrow in tears | | Dujulgi nunmulsog-e | | |
| Some married couple | | Eoneu bubu | | |
| Tokyo Lion and Myeongdong Tiger | | Donggyeongsaja-wa Myeongdongholang-i | | |
| Visitor in the Dead of the Night | | Sim-ya-ui bangmungaeg | | |
| Friendship of Hope | | Nae-il-issneun ujeong | | |
| Lefty Without a Tomorrow | | Nae-il-eobsneun oensonjab-i | | |
| I will Bear No More | | Naneun cham-eul su eobsda | | |
| House of a Stranger | | Ta-in-ui jib | | |
| Yearning for a Lover | | Imgeuli-wo | | |
| Please Turn Off the Light | | Bang-e bul-eul kkeoju-o | | |
| Chastity | | Sungyeol | | |
| Dance with My Father | | Appa-wa hamkke chum-eul | | |
| Escape | | Samhotalchul | | |
| King Yeong-chin the Last Crown Prince | | Majimag hwangtaeja Yeongchin-wang | | |
| Back Alley No. 5 | | Dwisgolmog obeonji | | |
| A Portrait in the Coffin | | Gwansog-ui mi-inhwa | | |
| Dangerous Liaison | | Wiheomhan gwangye | | |
| Blue Bedroom | | Puleun chimsil | | |
| Golden Operation 70 in Hong Kong | | Hwanggeum70 Hongkongjagjeon | | |
| Between My Father's Arms | | Appapum-e | | |
| Woman with Long Eyelashes | | Sognunseob-i gin yeoja | | |
| Frozen Spring | | Dongchun | | |
| A Woman's Battleground | | Yeo-injeonjang | | |
| Let Me Free | | Idaeto Tteonage Hae Juseyo | | |
| The Third Zone | | Jesamjidae | | |
| Parking Lot | | Juchajang | | |
| Love Is the Seed of Tears | | Sarang-eun Nunmul-ui Ssi-at | | |
| Don't Leave Behind Your Love | | Jeong Dugo Gajima | | |
| The Third Zone | | Jesam jidae | | |
| Remarriage | | Jaehon | | |
| Can't Forget | | Geuraedo Monnijeo | | |
| Miracle | | Gijeok | | |
1967 | You and Me | | Neowa Na | | |
| Yeonhwa | | Yeonhwa | | |
| Tourist Train | | Gwan-gwang Yeolcha | | |
| Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry | | Beopchangeul ulrin ok-i | | |
| A Seoul Boy | | Seoul meoseuma | | |
| Bitter Daedong River | | Hanmaneun Daedonggang | | |
| The Loser and the Winner | | Ireun Jawa Chajeun Ja | | |
| Well-lighted Room of the Newly Married | | Hwachoksinbang | | |
1967 | The Life of Na Woon-gyu | | Naungyu Ilsaeng | | |
| Night Blues | | Bamhaneurui Blues | | |
| Decorations Never Rust | | Hunjangeun Nokseulji Anneunda | | |
| Lost Years | | Ireobeorin Sewol | | |
| The Last Passion | | Majimak Jeong-yeol | | |
| I Don't Want to Die | | Naneun Jukgi Silta | | |
| Behold with an Angry Face | | Seongnan Eolgullo Dol-abora | | |
1965 | Madam Oh | | Omadam | | |
| Never Regret | | Huhoehaji Angetda | | |
| Flesh and Blood | | Pi-wa Sal | | |
| The Virgin Playing Saxophone | | Saxophone Buneun Cheonyeo | | |
| Good and Evil | | Seongwa Ak | | |
| The Foster Mother & the Natural Mother | | ' | | |
| The Sworn Brothers | | Uihyeongje | | |
| The North and South | | Namgwa Buk | | |
| The Heartbreaking Love of Mother | | Pi-eorin Mojeong | | |
| Let's Meet on Thursday | | Mogyoire Mannapsida | | |
| The Housemaid | | Singmo | | |
| The Intimidator | | Hyeopbakja | | |
| The Sorrowful Separation | | Ibyeolman-eun Seulpeudeora | | |
| The Night When Raining over the Acacia | | Akasi-a-e Bi-oneun Bam | | |
| The Blues with the Black Scar | | Geomeun Sangcheo-ui Bureuseu | | |
| The Invisible Border Line | | Guggyeong-anin Gukgyeongseon | | |
| Take a Course to the South | | Gisureul Namjjok-euro Dollyeora | | |
1964 | Red Scarf | | Ppalgan Mahura | | |
| Where Can I Stand? | | Naega Seol Ttang-eun Eodinya | | |
| The Lady of Gye-dong | | Gyedong Assi | | |
| The Chaser | | Chugyeokja | | |
| The Loneliest Man in Seoul | | Seo-ulseo Je-il Sseulsseulhan Sanai | | |
| Stars on the Earth | | Daeji-ui Seongjwa | | |
1963 | The Marines Who Never Returned | | Dora-oji Anneun Haebyeong | | |
| Gaya's House | | Gaya-ui Jib | | |
| Prince Sun and Princess Moon | | Haennim Wangjawa Dalnim Gongju | | |
| The Only Son | | Oe-adeul | | |
| Golden Grass of Yesterday | | Yennare Geumjandi | | |
| 15 Train from Daejeon | | Daejeonbal Yeongsi Osibbun | | |
| Hundred Years' Enmity | | Baengnyeonhan | | |
| Monyeo Ridge Where The Flute Is Played | | Pilibuldeon Monyeo Gogae | | |
| Love Like Stars | | Sarang-a Byeol-gwa Gachi | | |
| To Part at Busan Harbor in Tears | | Ulmyeo He-eojin Busanhang | | |
| A Beggar Prince | | Geoji Wangja | | |
1963 | Blood Relation | | Hyeolmaek | | |
| Jimmy Is Not Sad | | Jimmyneun Seulpeuji Anta | | |
| The Fiancee | | Yakhonnyeo | | |
| The Virgin in the Pub | | Seonsuljib Cheonyeo | | |
| Ssangeommu | | Ssanggeommu | | |
| Love and Good-bye | | Mannal Ttaewa He-eojil Ttae | | |
| The Long Nakdong River | | Nakdonggang Chilbaengri | | |
| The Iron-eating Monster | | Bulgasari | | |
| Mother's Love | | Moseong-ae | | |
| When the Cloud Scatters Away | | Gureumi Heuteojil Ttae | | |
| Where Love and Death Meet | | Sarang-gwa Jugeum-ui Haehyeob | | |
| A Log Bridge | | Oenamudari | | |
| Call 112 | | 112reul Dollyeora | | |
| Yang Kuei-Fei | | Yang Gwibi | | |
| Great Monk Wonhyo | | Wonhyo Daesa | | |
| Sad Miari Pass | | Hanmaneun Miari Gogae | | |
| Son Ogong | | Son Ogong | | |
| The Way to Seoul | | Seoullo Ganeun Gil | | |
| Gyewolhyang | | Pyeongyang Gisaeng Gyewolhyang | | |
| Between the Sky and the Earth | | Haneulgwa Ttangsa-i-e | | |
| The Best Bride and a Plain Young Man | | Teukdeungsinbu-wa Samdeung Sillang | | |
| Want to Go Somewhere | | Eodinji Gago Sipeo | | |
| A Lady in Black Gloves | | Geomeun Janggab-ui Yeoin | | |
| Great Challenge | | Dae-dojeon | | |
| Even Though I Die | | Moksumeul Geolgo | | |
| The War and an Old Man | | Jeonjaenggwa No-in | | |
| There Is No Bad Man | | Agineun Eopda | | |
| What Happens in an Alley | | Golmogan Punggyeong | | |
| Be Tough, Geumsun! | | Gutse-eora Geumsuna | | |
1962 | Coming Home | | Gwihyang | | |
| Fishermen | | Eobudeul | | |
| Ignorant but Now Rich | | Chon Obogi | | |
| For This Moment | | I Sungan-eul Wihayeo | | |
| Emile | | Emille Jong | | |
| My Father | | Abeoji | | |
| Stars' Home | | Byeorui Gohyang | | |
| Farewell at Busan | | Ibyeol-ui Busan Jeonggeojang | | |
| Wonsullang | | Wonsullang | | |
| Yangsando | | Yangsando | | |
| Confession at Midnight | | Simya-ui Gobaek | | |
| Don't Touch Me | | Naemom-e Son-eul Daeji Mara | | |
| I Don't Regret | | Nae Cheongchun-e Han-eun Eopda | | |
| A Gang of Robbers | | Gundo | | |
| On the Eve of the Liberation Day | | Pariro Jeonya | | |
| A Sunflower Family | | Haebaragi Gajok | | |
1960 | Aimless Bullet | | Obaltan | | |
| Gate to the Forbidden | | Geumdan-ui mun | | |
1961 | Five Marines | | O in-ui haebyeong | | |
| Lim Kkeok-jeong | | Lim Kkeok-jeong | | |
| Half Brothers | | Ibok Hyeongje | | |
| A Mistress | | Jeongbu | | |
| A Disobedient Son | | Bulhyoja | | |
| A Fig | | Muhwagwa | | |
| Song in My Heart | | Naegaseum-e geu nolaeleul | | |
| A Rainbow | | Mujigae | | |
| Late-night Blues | | Sim-ya-ui buleuseu | | |
| Sorrow like a River | | Seulpeum-eun gangmulcheoleom | | |
| A Terminal Station of Separation | | Ibyeol-ui jongchag-yeog | | |
| An Image of Mother | | Mosang | | |
| Katyusha | | Katyusha | | |
| A Revival | | Jaesaeng | | |
| A Memorandum of a Female Teacher | | Eoneu yeogyosa-ui sugi | | |
| Mother's Power | | Eomeoni-ui him | | |
| A Son's Judgement | | Adeul-ui simpan | | |
| Mother Earth | | Daeji-ui eomeoni | | |
| The Moral of Youth | | Cheongchun-ui yunli | | |
| I Won't Cry | | Ulji anheulyeonda | | |
| Through a Darkness | | Amheug-eul ttulhgo | | |
| I Will Forget the Name | | Geu ireum-eul ij-euri | | |
| A Drifting Story | | Pyoludo | | |
| As You Please | | Jemeosdaelo | | |
| Although it is Far | | Gil-eun meol-eodo | | |
| A Young Blueprint | | Jeolm-eun seolgyedo | | |
| A Stormy Hill | | Pogpung-ui eondeog | | |
| The Milky Way in the Blue Sky | | Pureunhanul Eunhasu | | |
| Rainy Day 3 p.m. | | Bioneun Narui Ohu Sesi | | |
| A Star Crying Alone | | Hollo Uneun Byeol | | |
| A Barber of Jangmaru Village | | Jangmaruchonui Ibalsa | | |
| Stars Over the Window | | Byeoreun Changneomeoro | | |
| Always Thinking of You | | Jana Kkaena | | |
| Another Love Comes Again | | Sarang Dwie Oneun Sarang | | |
| I and a Star | | Byeolhana Nahana | | |
| Diary of Youths | | Cheongchunilgi | | |
| An Inn | | Yeoinsuk | | |
| A Vanished Dream | | Kkumeun Sarajigo | | |
| Spring Comes and Goes | | Ganeun Bom Oneun Bom | | |
1959 | Even the Clouds Are Drifting | | Gureumeun Heulleodo | | |
| Daewongun Regent and Queen Minbi | | Daewongungwa Minbi | | |
| Early Spring | | Jochun | | |
| Even The Love Has Gone | | Sarangeun Heulleogado | | |
| Independence Association and young Lee Seung-Man | | Dongniphyeophoewa Cheongnyeon Lee Seung-man | | |
| A Negro Whom I Got | | Naega Naeun Geomdungi | | |
| Men vs. Women | | Namseong Dae Yeoseong | | |
| A White Pearl | | Baekjinju | | |
| Affection and Apathy | | Yujeongmujeong (original title: Pamun) | | |
| She Should Live | | Saraya Handa | | |
| A Necklace of Reminiscence | | Chueogui Mokgeori | | |
| No More Tragedies | | Bigeugeun Eopda | | |
| Terms of Marriage | | Gyeolhonjogeon | | |
| A Way of a Body | | Yukcheui Gil, The Way of All Flesh | | |
| The Third Class Hotel | | Samdeunghotel | | |
| An Incense Fire | | Mado-ui hyangbul | | |
| The Love of Shadow | | Geurimja sarang | | |
| The Lost People | | Gil-ilh-eun salamdeul | | |
| An Exotic Garden | | Igugjeong-won | | |
| The Lost Youth | | Ilh-eobeolin cheongchun | | |
| Life of a Woman | | Geu yeoja-ui ilsaeng | | |
| A Night at a Harbor | | Hanggu-ui il-ya | | |
| The Sadness of Heredity | | Yujeon-ui aesu | | |
| A Woman's Enemy | | Yeoseong-ui jeog | | |
1955 | The Box of Death | | Jugeom-ui sangja | | |
| The Youth | | Jeolm-eun geudeul | | |
| Turbid Water | | Tangnyu | | |
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