Born in Gangwon-do in 1911, his real name is Nam Tae-won. In 1935, he entered the film industry with a small role in director Bang Han-jun's Sprinkler. Afterwards, he appeared in Lee Gyu-hwan's A New Beginning (1939) and Kim Yu-young's Daffodil (1940). He appeared in a number of propaganda and cultural films, including Choi In-gyu's Children of the Sun (1944) and Kyung-kyun Shin's Our War (1945). After liberation, he appeared in director Lee Kyu-hwan's The Adventures of Smart (1946) and director Yoon Yong-gyu's Hometown of the Heart (1949). He defected to North Korea during the Korean War.
Known For
| Birth Location | Gangwon-do, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911-01-01 |
Movies
Village at the Demarcation Line
as Do-kyun
1961
A woman's story
as old man Liu
1960
Red Flare
as old man Choi
1960
1959
애국자
as Song Yong-sik
1959
The Road of Happiness
as Nam-goo Hwang
1956
Scouts
as Commander of the Puppet Army Division
1953
Defenders of the native land
as Byeong-su Nam
1952
Teen Guerrillas
as secretary of the county committee of the Labor Party
1951
A Hometown in Heart
as Temple Cook
1949
Dear Soldier
as Yoshiki Hiramatsu
1944
Straits of Chosun
as Seki
1943
Look Up at the Blue Sky
as Patriot
1943
Rural Life
as Kiyokawa
1942
1942
1940
Nam Seung-min hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows