Lee Deok-hwa
| Lee Deok-hwa | |
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| Born |
May 8, 1952 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Dongguk University - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Lee Ji-hyun Lee Tae-hwa |
| Parent(s) | Lee Ye-chun (father) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이덕화 |
| Hanja | 李德華 |
| Revised Romanization | I Deok-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Dŏk-hwa |
Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor.
Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film The Man with Two Faces.
In 1976, Lee and actress Im Ye-jin starred in Never Forget Me and its sequel I Am Really Sorry, movies that dealt with teenagers' aspirations and romance. They were box office hits, and hugely popular among high school students of that generation. Lee acted opposite Im again in I Really Have a Dream (1976), Blue Classroom (1976), I've Never Felt Like This Before (1976), Angry Apple (1977), When We Grow Up... (1977), The First Snow (1977), The Hey Days of Youth 77 (1979), and Love's Scribble (1988).
Lee received acting recognition for his subsequent films, including three Best Actor awards from the Grand Bell Awards for Lost Love (also known as In the Name of Memory, 1989), Fly High Run Far (1991), and I Will Survive (1993). Lee also became the first Korean actor to win an award at an international film festival in 1993 when he was chosen as Best Actor at the Moscow International Film Festival for I Will Survive.
On the small screen, Lee won the prestigious Daesang (or "Grand Prize") for the contemporary drama Love and Ambition (1987) and period epic Han Myung-hoe (1994). The latter is among the many real-life historical figures that Lee has played in his prolific career, including Joseon prime minister Han Myung-hoe in Han Myung-hoe (1994), Goryeo military dictator Yi Ui-min in Age of Warriors (2003), Tang Dynasty general Xue Rengui in Dae Jo Yeong (2006), Goryeo military commander Gang Gam-chan in Empress Cheonchu (2009), and King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo in The King of Legend (2010).
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