Hankook Ilbo of Canada: Song Jae-ho, the elderly national actor, dies

Song Jae-ho, who was the “oldest national actor”, died on the 7. 83 years old.

An official from the Korea Broadcasting Actors Union said in a call that day, “Mr. Song Jae-ho died that day after being ill with a chronic illness for more than a year.”

Born in Pyongyang, North Korea, after graduating from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Dong-A University, Song Jae-ho made his debut as a voice actor at KBS Busan Broadcasting Bureau in 1959. He visited Chungmuro ​​in 1964 and addressed an actor who started with the movie ‘Baksa Bar’. In 1968, he was selected as a special talent for KBS.

Among his main works are the film ‘Youngja’s Age’ (1975), ‘Three short times and three long times’ (1981). My parents Jeon Sang-seo ‘(2004 ~ 2005).

Even in the 2010s, he appeared in various movies like ‘I love you’, ‘The Battle of Yeonpyeong’ and the drama ‘Sign’, ‘The Tracker’ and ‘The Hero of the Neighborhood’. His last film was the ‘Steady Star’ which spent more than half a century breathing with audiences for more than half a century, dedicating his life to acting until his illness deepened with the films’ Bok-dong, the king of bicycles. ‘and’ History of jealousy ‘.

When I was older, I knew audiences as a caring father, but when I was young I was quite rebellious like James Dean, and I did a lot of war movies.

In an interview with Yonhap News in 2011, Song Jae-ho also revealed, “If you combine all the movies and dramas that have appeared so far, there will be over 200.”

In 2012, as a member of the Korean Broadcasting Actors Guild, he urged KBS to pay overdue submission fees and participated in the fight against filming. In a radio interview at the time, he encouraged his juniors, saying, “I myself don’t care about living, but I made a decision for junior actors who could only live on this money.”

The deceased is also attracting attention for his unique story.

In 1979, he was registered as an athlete with the Seoul Yongho Club Shooting Federation, and was also qualified as a referee for the International Shooting Federation, and served as an international referee for the 1986 Asian Games shooting event and as a referee. an assistant for the 1988 Seoul Olympics shooting event. In 2000, he also served as the leader of the poaching watchdog.

Also, I was very interested in the environment and children.

Song Jae-ho served as a public relations member of the 99 Hanam International Environmental Expo Organizing Committee in 1999, and until recently he served as director of the Wildlife Management Association. In 2010, he served as an ambassador for the Holt Child Welfare Association and as an ambassador for the Creative Nursery Rhyme Festival for Children with Love for Cultural Properties.

In 1982, he received the 18th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Male Performance.

There are 4 boys and 1 daughter as children. The youngest son first died in a car accident in 2000, and the deceased suffered short-term memory loss due to shock. Youngchun, the eldest son, worked as an actor for a time, but is now a pastor. Song Jae-ho was also a Protestant old man.

Vinso is scheduled to be installed at Seoul Samsung Hospital, and can be received from noon on the 8th. It is due on the 10th.