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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-10-11 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]

Im Won-hee

Biography:

Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.

Known For

Acting

2024

Handsome Guys as Sung-bin's Granduncle

2023

2022

Crazy Love as Park Yang-tae

2021

Move to Heaven as Oh Hyun-chang
So Not Worth It as The Crane Guy
Moonshine as Woon Shim
Dark Hole as Park Soon Il

2020

Collectors as Sabdari
Modern Girl as [Viscount]

2019

Forbidden Dream as Im Hyo-don
Beautiful Food as Jung-joong
Remarriage Skills as Kyung-Ho
Chief of Staff as Ko Seok-Man
Melting Me Softly as Son Hyun-ki

2018

Snatch Up as President Baek
Passing Summer as Jeong-bong
Wok of Love as Wang Choon-Soo
Room No. 9 as Bang Sang-Soo
Where Stars Land as Sales clerk
Busted! as Im Won-hee

2017

2016

2015

The Advocate: A Missing Body as Ho-sung's Subordinate
Moonshine Girls as Jang Do-ul

2014

I Am a Man as Host

2013

Horror Stories 2 as teacher
Happiness for Sale as Man at city hall stealing coins
Home Alone as Self

2012

I Am The King as Hae-goo
Syndrome as Oh Gwang-hee

2011

2010

2009

Money Show as Lim Kyung-eop

2008

Dachimawa Lee as Dachimawa Lee

2007

Le Grand Chef as Bong-joo
Femme Fatal as Du-chan
M as Sung-woo

2006

Coma as Detective Choi

2005

2004

Three... Extremes as Intruder (segment "Cut")
Lovely Rivals as Man in TV drama

2003

Silmido as Won-hee

2002

Fun Movie as Hwangbo
No Comment as theater exam taker / national assembly member 1

2001

Guns & Talks as Priest
Coming Out as Tutor

2000

Dachimawa Lee as Dachimawa Lee
Die Bad as Detective Lee

1999

The Spy as Thief 3

1998

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