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Im Won-hee
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Im Won-hee (ììíŹ) 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 millionâŠ
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Im Won-hee (ììíŹ) 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.
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BODY OF WORK
Im Won-hee's Filmography
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The Assassin(s)
Handsome Guys
as Sung-bin's Granduncle
Modern Girl
as [Viscount]
Collectors
as Sabdari
Forbidden Dream
as Im Hyo-don
Remarriage Skills
as Kyung-Ho
Beautiful Food
as Jung-joong
Passing Summer
as Jeong-bong
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
as Prosecutor
Snatch Up
as President Baek
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
as Prosecutor
History of Walking Upright
as Mi Na's Father
The Advocate: A Missing Body
as Ho-sung's Subordinate
Three Summer Nights
as Dal-Soo
Moonshine Girls
as Jang Do-ul
My Dear Girl, Jin-young
Horror Stories 2
as Teacher (segment "The Escape")
Rockin' on Heaven's Door
as Bong-shik
Happiness for Sale
as Man at city hall stealing coins
I Am the King
as Hae-goo
Mr. Idol
as Park Sang-Sik
Lethal Move
Officer of the Year
as Ph.D Ko
Romantic Heaven
as Detective Kim
The Quiz Show Scandal
as Lee Joon-sang
A Barefoot Dream
as Director Poong
Miss Staff Sergeant
as Wang Jong-pal
Money Show
as Lim Kyung-eop
Dachimawa Lee
as Dachimawa Lee
Le Grand Chef
as Bong-joo
M
as Sung-woo
Punch Strike
Femme Fatal
as Du-chan
Crying Fist
as Won-tae
Lovely Rivals
as Man in TV drama
Three... Extremes
as Stranger (segment "Cut")
Silmido
as Won-hee
No Comment
as theater exam taker / national assembly member 1
Fun Movie
as Hwangbo
No Blood No Tears
as Haepari
This Is Law
as Bong Soo-chul
Guns & Talks
as Priest
Coming Out
as Tutor
Dachimawa Lee
as Dachimawa Lee
Terror Taxi
Die Bad
as Detective Lee
The Spy
as Thief 3
The Happenings
as Hangadak 1
