For more than 60 years, appearing in numerous action films, actor Kim Young-in, known as the "original stuntman," has died.
On the 4th, according to the entertainment industry, veteran actor Kim Young-in passed away at 6:55 a.m. that day. He was 82.
The wake was set up in Room 7 of the funeral hall at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, and the funeral procession will be held at 7:40 a.m. on the 6th.
Born in 1943 in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, the late Kim debuted in 1966 with director Kim Ki-duk's "Burning Youth." While a student he took up many sports including hockey, rugby and boxing, and while attending Hanyang University's department of history he became immersed in various martial arts, which led him to a career as an action actor.
Thereafter he appeared in about 400 to 500 films such as "Eomyeong" (1967), "The 12 Great Generals" (1978), "Heir" (1974), "Black and White Great Fist" (1974), "The Camellia Gentleman" (1979), the Kim Du-han series, "Without Blood or Tears" (2002), "Arahan: The Wind of the Dragon" (2004), "Crying Fist" (2005), and "Tachimawari: Rogue, Take the Express to Hell" (2008); in about 200 of those he also served as martial arts director, guiding the action for many stars.
He also appeared in dramas such as "No Wind Zone," "The Third Republic," "Brilliant Dawn," "Tears of the Dragon," "Taejo Wang Geon" and "Queen In-hyun," and in 2006 he won the special acting award at the 43rd Daejong Film Awards.
[Photo] Provided by the bereaved family
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