Kim Byeong-ok (born October 11, 1960) is a South Korean actor. A veteran supporting actor, he is best known for his role as Mr. Han in Oldboy.[2][3]
Kim Byeong-ok | |
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| Born | October 11, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김병옥 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Byeong-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pyŏngok |
Career
In 2015, he was featured in a controversial Maxim Korea cover, standing next to a car smoking a cigarette with a woman's legs bound in duct tape protruding from the car's trunk.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Classic | senior | |
| Oldboy | Mr. Han | ||
| 2005 | The Beast and the Beauty | Hae-joo's father | |
| Crying Fist | Detective Oh | ||
| The President's Last Bang | Colonel Kim | ||
| Lady Vengeance | The Preacher | ||
| 2006 | Forbidden Quest | deputy prime minister | |
| The City of Violence | Youth president | ||
| No Mercy for the Rude | "Ponytail" | ||
| A Cruel Attendance | Joo Baek-dong | ||
| Sunflower | Jo Pan-soo | ||
| I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK | Judge | ||
| 2007 | The Old Garden | Byeong-ok | |
| Beautiful Sunday | Suk-jae | ||
| 2008 | Open City | Hong Ki-taek/Hong Yong-taek | |
| Nowhere to Turn | Dean of University | ||
| Dachimawa Lee | King Seo-bang | ||
| Our School's E.T. | president of publishing company | ||
| Baby and I | Joon-soo's father | ||
| 2009 | The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J | Branch Office Manager | (cameo) |
| Insadong Scandal | Officer Kang | ||
| 2010 | Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp | hardware store owner | |
| The Quiz Show Scandal | Kim Jeong-sang | ||
| 2011 | Romantic Heaven | manhole man | |
| Perfect Game | chief secretary | (cameo) | |
| 2012 | Wonderful Radio | Director Im | |
| Love Clinique | animation director | ||
| 2013 | New World | Yanbian hitman 1 | |
| Kong's Family | Jang Baek-ho | ||
| Cold Eyes | mysterious broker | ||
| Fasten Your Seatbelt | monk | ||
| Queen of the Night | drunk at police station | (cameo) | |
| Red Family | hardware store owner | (cameo) | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | priest | |
| Man on High Heels | Dr. Jin | ||
| Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Toposa | ||
| We Are Brothers | Homeless Mr. Kim | (cameo) | |
| 2015 | Dog Eat Dog | Min Tae-sik (voice) | (cameo) |
| The Priests | Professor Park | ||
| Inside Men | Oh Myung-hwan | ||
| 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | President Park | |
| Operation Chromite | Choi Suk-joong | ||
| Master | voice | (cameo) | |
| 2017 | The Sheriff in Town | Chief Kang | |
| 2018 | The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion | Police Officer Do | |
| The Spy Gone North | Dr. Jang | (cameo) | |
| 2022 | B Cut | Tae San | [5] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Night after Night | Kim Hyuk-joong | |
| 2012 | Fashion King | Director Kim | |
| 2013 | Incarnation of Money | nursing home director (ep. 11) | (cameo) |
| Pots of Gold | Hwang Jong-pal | (cameo) | |
| Heartless City | Jeoul ("Scale") | ||
| I Can Hear Your Voice | Hwang Dal-joong | ||
| 2013-14 | The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | Yeon Bool-tae | |
| 2014 | Triangle | Go Bok-tae | |
| Modern Farmer | Han In-ki | ||
| Mr. Back | Go-bong's doctor | ||
| 2014-15 | Birth of a Beauty | fortune-teller | (cameo) |
| 2015 | Shine or Go Crazy | Ji-mong | |
| A Girl Who Sees Smells | chief of police investigation team | ||
| Mask | Shim Bong-seo | ||
| Mrs. Cop | hired killer | ||
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Yeom Tae-cheol | |
| Wanted | Jung Jung-ki | ||
| Uncontrollably Fond | Hyeon-joon's older brother | ||
| 2016-17 | Blow Breeze | plastic surgeon | (cameo) |
| The Sound of Your Heart | Jo Chul-wang | ||
| 2017 | The Rebel | Magistrate Uhm Ja-chi | |
| My Sassy Girl | Park Sun-jae | ||
| Man Who Dies to Live | detective agency manager Han | ||
| Go Back | Choi Gi-il | ||
| Because This Is My First Life | Yoon Jong-soo | ||
| 2018 | Secret Mother | Lee Byung-hak | [6] |
| What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Chairman Lee | [7] | |
| My Secret Terrius | Yoon Choon-sang | ||
| 2019 | Legal High | Bang Dae-han | [8] |
| 2021–2022 | Show Window: The Queen's House | Kang Dae-wook | [9] |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scene Stealer Festival | 2021 | Bonsang "Main Prize" | Show Window: The Queen's House | Won |
