Hyun Kyung Oh

Oh Hyun Kyung

  • Name: Oh Hyun Kyung
  • Native name: 오현경
  • Also Known as: Oh Hyeon Gyeong
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 11, 1936
  • Died: March 1, 2024
Oh Hyun Kyung was the first KBS recruitment talent and ushered in the 1960s TV drama era. He became known for his role as Lee Jang Soo in the drama "Sun Tzu's Art of War," and won numerous awards, including the grand prize in the theater category at the Korean Culture Awards, the KBS Acting Awards, and the Seoul Theater Festival's Male Actor Award. In 2013, he was elected as a member of the Korean Academy of Arts.

The late actor briefly stopped acting due to esophageal and stomach cancer, but returned to the theater stage in 2008 and enjoyed another heyday. Until recently, he participated in "Les Misérables" (2020) and "Snow in March" (2018), and in May last year, he briefly appeared in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a joint performance of alumni and current students put on by the Yonsei Institute of Theater Arts, which became his last work.

He was the husband of late actress Yoon So Jung and is survived by his daughter, Oh Ji Hye, an actress, and son, Oh Se Ho.

(Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = kisskh) Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2014 Wonderful Days
Korean Drama, 2014, 50 eps
Elder Kang (Support Role)
50
Elder Kang
Support Role
7.4
2011 Climax
Korean Drama, 2011, 2 eps
Lee Joong Jik (Support Role)
2
Lee Joong Jik
Support Role
7.3
2011 The Thorn Birds
Korean Drama, 2011, 20 eps
[Young Jo's Grandfather] (Support Role)
20
[Young Jo's Grandfather]
Support Role
7.1
2006 My Beloved Sister
Korean Drama, 2006, 55 eps
[Gun Woo's grandfather] (Support Role)
55
[Gun Woo's grandfather]
Support Role
7.3
1994 Too Good To Be True
Korean Drama, 1994, 1 eps
Hwangbo Dae Bong (Main Role)
1
Hwangbo Dae Bong
Main Role
0.0
1986 Namhan Mountain Castle
Korean Drama, 1986, 22 eps
Yun Ui Rip (Support Role)
22
Yun Ui Rip
Support Role
10.0
1982 Wind and Cloud
Korean Drama, 1982, 51 eps
Hanabusa Yoshimoto (Support Role)
51
Hanabusa Yoshimoto
Support Role
5.0
1972 Missing My Mother
Korean Drama, 1972, 263 eps
(Support Role)
263
Support Role
0.0
1971 Chief Inspector
Korean Drama, 1971, 880 eps
(Guest Role)
880
Guest Role
7.1
1970 Ok Nyeo
Korean Drama, 1970, 21 eps
(Unknown)
21
Unknown
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2019 The King's Letters
Korean Movie, 2019,
[Old monk] (Support Role)
[Old monk]
Support Role
7.7
2013 Born To Sing
Korean Movie, 2013,
Grandfather Oh (Support Role)
Grandfather Oh
Support Role
7.1
2012 The Concubine
Korean Movie, 2012,
Yoon Gi Hoon (Guest Role)
Yoon Gi Hoon
Guest Role
6.9
2010 Parallel Life
Korean Movie, 2010,
Son Gi Cheol (Support Role)
Son Gi Cheol
Support Role
7.2
2006 Now and Forever
Korean Movie, 2006,
[Father] (Support Role)
[Father]
Support Role
7.3
2005 Short Time
Korean Movie, 2005,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.0
2005 Blood Rain
Korean Movie, 2005,
His Excellency Kim Chi Sung (Support Role)
His Excellency Kim Chi Sung
Support Role
7.0
2000 Happy Funeral Director
Korean Movie, 2000,
[Jae Hyeon's grandfather] (Main Role)
[Jae Hyeon's grandfather]
Main Role
6.1
1983 The Sparrow and the Scarecrow
Korean Movie, 1983,
Old Man Kim (Support Role)
Old Man Kim
Support Role
5.0
1969 Three Mothers
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1966 A Student Boarder
Korean Movie, 1966,
(Support Role)
Support Role
4.8
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  • First Name: Hyun Kyung
  • Family Name: Oh
  • Native name: 오현경
  • Also Known as: Oh Hyeon Gyeong
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 11, 1936
  • Died: March 1, 2024

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