Veteran actor Kim Heung-gi has been gone for 17 years already.
The late Kim Heung-gi died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Mar. 6, 2009, at the age of 63. Born in 1946, the late actor graduated from Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater and Film and began his acting career on the stage after joining a theater company in 1968. He was later selected as an MBC special recruitment talent in 1972 and, beginning with the drama "Jibnyeom," continued his full-fledged acting career while making his face known to the living room screen.
Over the next roughly 30 years, moving between theater and TV drama, he showed a weighty presence and won viewers' love with solid acting that spanned historical and contemporary plays. In particular, he received high praise for his charismatic performance as Jeong Do-jeon in "Tears of the Dragon," which aired in 1996.
He left a strong impression as Wang Sik-ryeom in "Morning of the Empire," and as Jeong Jung-bu in "Age of the Warrior," where his weighty presence added tension to the drama. In addition, in "Couple Clinic: Love and War," he appeared as an arbitration committee member alongside Shin Goo and Jeong Ae-ri, meeting viewers with a friendly image.
However, while he was actively working, he suddenly collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage after finishing a performance of the play Equus in Daehangno, Seoul, in 2004. He underwent surgery but never regained consciousness and continued to battle illness for five years.
After a long illness, the late actor passed away in 2009 and was laid to rest amid mourning from senior and junior colleagues in the entertainment industry.
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