Kim Mu-saeng

{{short description|South Korean actor (1943–2005)}} {{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox person | name = Kim Mu-saeng | image = Kim Mu-saeng.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|3|16}} | birth_place = Zuizan, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan {{small|(present-day Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|4|16|1943|3|16}} | death_place = Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea | other_names = Kim Moo-saeng | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1963–2004 | spouse = Kim Ui-sook | alma_mater = Dongguk University | children = 2, including Joo-hyuk | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | child = yes | headercolor = transparent | hangul = %김무생 | hanja = 金茂生 }} }} '''Kim Mu-saeng''' (16 March 1943 – 16 April 2005) was a South Korean actor.

==Early life and education== Kim was born in the town of Daesan in March 1943. He studied at Dongguk University in Seoul, beginning his career as a voice actor for Tongyang Broadcasting Company (now KBS) in 1963.

==Career== Kim made his on-screen acting debut in 1969, and went on to make over 100 appearances in film and television, his final role being in the television drama series ''Save the Last Dance for Me'', which ended on 2 January 2005. In 2004, Kim appeared in a television commercial with his youngest son Kim Joo-hyuk, who was also an actor.<ref name="Korea Times">"[https://www.hancinema.net/korean-movie-news_2662.php TV Actor Kim Moo-saeng Dies at 62] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828115256/https://www.hancinema.net/korean-movie-news_2662.php |date=2023-08-28 }}". ''HanCinema'', 17 April 2005; originally published by ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.</ref>

==Personal life== In July 2004, Kim travelled to a Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea for the tenth round of inter-Korean family reunions, where he met his maternal uncle Jang Gyeong-su.<ref>Lee Young-jong & Choi Jie-ho. "[https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2004/07/11/politics/Tension-yields-to-family-ties-at-reunions-of-divided-kin/2440305.html Tension yields to family ties at reunions of divided kin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718172747/http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2440305 |date=2011-07-18 }}". ''JoongAng Daily'', 11 July 2004. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.</ref>

His youngest son, Kim Joo-hyuk, died in a car crash in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 November 2017 |title=Actor Kim Joo Hyuk laid to rest in Seosan |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/actor-kim-joo-hyuk-laid-to-rest-in-seosan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918100427/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/actor-kim-joo-hyuk-laid-to-rest-in-seosan |archive-date=18 September 2019 |access-date=5 July 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

==Death== Kim died at the Samsung Medical Center in Irwon-dong from pneumonia on 16 April 2005, having suffered from a lung disease for the previous two years and spending a month in a coma. He was survived by his wife and his two sons.<ref name="Korea Times" />

==Legacy== In December 2005, Kim received a posthumous "Special Contribution Award" at the SBS Performance Awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chosun.com/se/news/200601/200601010006.html|title=전도연, 2005 SBS 연기대상 '대상' 수상|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=2006-01-01|access-date=2008-02-23|quote=SBS가 올해 공로상으로 故 김무생씨를 추모했고 아들 김주혁은 상을 대리 수상하며 눈물을 흘렸다.|language=ko|archive-date=2006-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103051446/http://www.chosun.com/se/news/200601/200601010006.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Partial filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 1969 || ''Temporary Government in Shanghai'' || |- | 1973 || ''Special Force''  || |- | 1976 || ''Great Cause'' || |- | 1977 || ''Only You'' || |- | 1979 || ''The Trappings of Youth'' || |- | 1981 || ''1st Republic'' (TV) || Chough Pyung-ok |- | rowspan=3 | 1985 || ''A Deep, Deep Place'' || |- | ''For Women, It's All or Nothing''  || |- | ''The Imjin War'' (TV) || Yi Sun-sin |- | rowspan=3 | 1986 || ''Son of God'' || |- | ''You Cannot Outdo Others'' || |- | ''Susana's Experience'' || |- | 1988 || ''Fishing for Love''  || |- | 1989 || ''The Second Republic''  (TV) || |- | 1993 || ''The Third Republic''  (TV) || |- | 1995 || ''Jang Hee-bin''  (TV) || |- | 1996 || ''Tears of the Dragon'' (TV) || Lee Sung-gye |- | 1997 || ''Wedding Dress'' (TV) || Grandfather |- | rowspan=2 | 1998 || ''Heart of Lies'' (TV) || Lee Pil-ho |- | ''Barefoot of Youth''  (TV) || Jang Myung-suk |- | 1999 || ''Trap of Youth'' (TV) || Chairman Noh Hoe-jang |- | rowspan=2 | 2000 || ''SWAT Police'' (TV) || Kim Hoe-jang |- | ''Il Mare'' || |- | rowspan=2 | 2001 || ''Mina'' (TV) || |- | ''Life is Beautiful'' (TV) || Chairman Yu |- | rowspan=2 | 2002 || ''The Dawn of the Empire'' (TV) || Wang-kyu |- | ''Man of the Sun, Lee Je-ma'' (TV) || Choong Won-kong |- | 2003 || ''Cats on the Roof'' (TV) || Lee Pil-deuk |- | rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''Who's Got the Tape?'' || Tae-shik's father |- | ''Into the Storm'' (TV) || |- | ''Sweet Sixties'' || Jo Jin-bong |- | ''Save the Last Dance for Me'' (TV) || Chairman Kang |}

==References == {{reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{HanCinema person}} * {{kmdb person|00003824}} * {{IMDb name|1077031}}

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