Namkoong Won

Namkoong Won
남궁원
Namkoong in 2014
Born(1934-08-01)1 August 1934
Died5 February 2024(2024-02-05) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2024
Children3, including Hong Jung-wook
Korean name
Hangul
남궁원
Hanja
南宮遠
Revised RomanizationNamgung Won
McCune–ReischauerNamgung Wŏn
Birth name
Hangul
홍경일
Revised RomanizationHong Gyeong-il
McCune–ReischauerHong Kyŏng-il

Namkoong Won (Korean남궁원; 1 August 1934 – 5 February 2024) was a South Korean actor.[1] Namkoong was born Hong Gyeong-il in 1934. He was a popular actor of the 1960s along with Shin Seong-il, Shin Young-kyun and Choi Moo-ryong. His son was South Korean politician, Hong Jung-wook. Namkoong died from cancer at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, on 5 February 2024, at the age of 89.[2]

  1. ^ 남궁원 [Nam Koong Won] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. ^ Oh, Yu-jin (5 February 2024). "60·70년대 영화 스타 남궁원씨 별세...홍정욱 前의원 부친". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2024.