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Kang Nam-gil
Kang Nam-gil
Born	August 27, 1958 (age 66); Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer
Years active	1966–present
Agent	Live Code Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	강남길
Revised Romanization	Gang Nam-gil
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Namkil

Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with Let Us Love written by Kim Soo-hyun (and dropped out of Hanyang University's English Language and Literature department). Kang drew popularity when he starred in the family drama Under the Same Roof in 1986, but became best known for playing "Dal-soo" in the single-episode MBC Best Theater, which used his character to satirize the social issues of the day.^[1] The Trial of Dal-soo reached 25.7% viewership ratings, the highest in the anthology series' history.^[2] In 2000, Kang and his wife divorced on charges of adultery on her part, and his subsequent hospitalization from a heart attack led him to take a hiatus from his acting career and move with his son and daughter to England.^[3]^[4]^[5] He returned to Korea four years later, and made his comeback with People of the Water Flower Village.^[6]^[7] Kang is also an author of computer books for beginners, and in 2004 he published Oh! My God, a memoir about his life as a stay-at-home dad in Birmingham.^[8] In 2008, he played one of the leading roles in the spirit possession dramedy Who Are You?.^[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1966	New Lady in Palpan-dong		MBC
1972	Children from the Colonel's House		TBC
1975	Reed	Jin-pal	MBC
1976	Adventures of Chul	Kkeo-beong
1978	X Search Party
1981	Let Us Love	Hyung-gi
1982	Long Live Ttok-soon		KBS1
	Annals of Rejection "Lee Yong-ik"		MBC
	Yesterday and Tomorrow		MBC
1983	Eldest Daughter		KBS1
1985	500 Years of Joseon: The Wind Orchid	Sim Ui-gyeom	MBC
1985	MBC Bestseller Theater "Winter Row"
1986	MBC Bestseller Theater "Paper Umbrella"
	Under the Same Roof	Yoon Bong-soo
	Portrait of the Days of Youth
1987	MBC Bestseller Theater "The Night Before"
1988	Human Market
1988	Whoa Hey Whoa Hey	Hong Gil-dong	KBS2
1989	A Star Is Born		MBC
1990	Detectives at the 25th Hour	Youngest detective	KBS2
	Love Opened in Every Room	Hong-beom	MBC
	Geomsaengi’s Month		KBS2
1991	Maekrang Era	Teacher Ji-hak	KBS1
	MBC Best Theater "A Midsummer Night's Dream"	Deputy Kim	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Nongae"
1992	Haengchon Apartment	Chan-soo
1992	MBC Best Theater "Life of a Valet"	Heo Gong-soo
1993	Ya-deung
	MBC Best Theater "For the Apartment"
	Drama Game "Mom's New Semester"		KBS2
	Han River Cuckoo		SBS
	Letters from Heaven	Maternal uncle	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Man in Dark Gray Pants"	Dal-chae	MBC
	Drama Game "Where Did You Go and Now Are You Back?"		KBS2
	New The Art of War	Park Dong-tak	KBS2
1994	Man and Woman	Woo Dong-beom	MBC
	Stranger in Paradise	Seok-beom's uncle	MBC
	Drama Game "With a Daughter, Without a Daughter"		KBS2
	MBC Best Theater "The Last War"		MBC
	Always a Blue Heart	Homeroom teacher	EBS
	General Hospital	Nam Poong-cheon	MBC
	Love Is in Your Embrace	Jo Choong-bok	MBC
1995	Asphalt Man	Bae Jong-ok's older brother	SBS
	MBC Best Theater "The Trial of Dal-soo"	Kang Dal-soo	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Seoul Blues"	Newsagent
	Hotel	Chef
	Apartment	Mr. Park
	Love Formula
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Habitat"	Kang Dal-soo
1996	The Sweet Life	Choi Sang-min
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Son Goes to School"	Kang Dal-soo
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Cha Cha Cha"	Kang Dal-soo
	Gan-yi-yeok	Hong Sung-dal
	Wonji-dong Blues	Jang-sik
	Drama Game "A Very Special Gift"		KBS2
1997	Star in My Heart	Han Jae-bong	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Our Shriveled Young-woong"	Han Young-woong
	MBC Best Theater "A Father Who Does Everything He Can for His Daughter"	Shin-joong
	Miss & Mister		SBS
	Hero's Uprising	Department head Lee	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Outrage over Filial Piety Law"	Kang Dal-soo
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Solo Arirang"	Kang Dal-soo
1998	Love	Team captain Hwang
	MBC Best Theater "How to Divorce"	Shin-joong
	Hope Lodge		KBS1
	Run Barefoot	Na Seo-chan	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Mr. Gong Choon-taek's Contract Marriage"	Mr. Jang
1999	MBC Best Theater "Husband's Ugly Lover"	Kim Jung-do
	The Little Prince	Dad	KBS2
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Yes, The Boomerang"	Kang Dal-soo	MBC
	The Last War	Kim Tae-kyung	MBC
	Did You Ever Love?		KBS2
	Sweet Bride		SBS
2004	People of the Water Flower Village	Han Se-young	MBC
	MBC Best Theater "Winter Glory"	Young-ho
	War of the Roses	Bang Je-soo
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Son's Extracurricular Work"	Kang Dal-soo
	Magic	Cha Poong-ho	SBS
	Love Story in Harvard	Professor Oh Young-jae	SBS
2005	Sad Love Story	Cha Chang-man	MBC
	A Farewell to Sorrow	Han Sung-jae	KBS2
	MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Catching the Special Laws on Sex Trade"	Kang Dal-soo	MBC
2006	Princess Hours	Shin Chae-kyeong's father
	Let's Love Again	Park Do-sang
	Bad Family	Jo Gi-dong	SBS
	Hearts of Nineteen	Hong Moon-goo	KBS1
	My Beloved Sister	Husband of Kim Geon-woo's aunt	MBC
2007	Capital Scandal	Kim Tak-gu	KBS2
2007	The King and I	Choi Cham-bong	SBS
2008	Who Are You?	Son Il-gun	MBC
	Chunja's Special Day	Lee Dae-pal	MBC
	Gourmet	Director Han	SBS
	Innocent You	Kang Jung-yong	SBS
2009	The Return of Iljimae	Bae Seon-dal	MBC
2009	Creating Destiny	Han Kyung-tae	MBC
2010	Jejungwon	Watanabe	SBS
	Playful Kiss	Oh Ki-dong	MBC
	Your Heaven	President Yang	SBS
	Once Upon a Time in Saengchori	Lee Man-soo	tvN
2011	KBS Drama Special "Special Task Force MSS"	Kim Jung-soo	KBS2
	My Bittersweet Life	Hong Kyu-man	KBS1
	You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here^[10]	Kim Gul-jong	MBN
2012	Take Care of Us, Captain	Choi Dal-ho	SBS
2013	Wonderful Mama	Oh Da-jung's father (guest, episodes 11 & 25)	SBS
	Potato Star 2013QR3	Na Se-dol	tvN
	Secret Love	Kang Woo-chul	KBS2
	Basketball	Hong Byeo-ri's father	tvN
2014	Gap-dong	Han Sang-hoon	tvN
	Glorious Day	Jung In-sung	SBS
	Lovers of Music	Choi Myung-sik	KBS2
	You Are the Only One	Song Deok-goo	KBS1
2015	Super Daddy Yeol	Han Man-ho	tvN
2016	Another Miss Oh	president Jang	tvN
2017	You Are Too Much	Jung Kang-sik	MBC
2018	The Rich Son^[11]	Lee Kye-Dong	MBC
	Return	Judge	SBS
	The Beauty Inside	Kang Dae-sik	JTBC
2022	The Driver	Cameo ^[12]^[13]	MBN

Film

Year	Title	Role
1969	School Excursion	Island child
1975	Graduating School Girls
1976	Prayer of a Girl
1977	K&J
	Good Bye, Sir!
	Our World
1983	The Memo of a 21-year-old	Im Tae-hwan
1987	Gorgeous Transformation
1988	Don Quixote on Asphalt	Son
1988	Sunshine at Present	Friend
1989	My Love, Don Quixote	Min-ho (cameo)
1989	Shinsa-dong Gigolo	Dong-joon
1990	Hero Flash	Chan (Red Flash)
1991	Longing for Love
1991	The Night Full of Stars	Woo Dong-sik
1992	His Excellency of Sae-al City	Jo Jin-sang
2005	Jenny, Juno	Juno's father
2016	Chasing	Police Commissioner

Variety/Radio show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1982	Spirit 11	MBC	Host
1992	Short Talk at Midnight	MBC	DJ
1995	The Pursuit of Happiness with Kim Soo-mi and Kang Nam-gil	KBS	DJ
1999	Wonderful Tonight with Im Baek-cheon	SBS	segment: "Millenium Challenge: Kang Nam-gil's Final Challenge with Tobacco"^[14]
1999	Good Morning^[15]	SBS	Host

Books

Year	Title	Publisher
1998	Kang Nam-gil's TV Is Easier Than the Computer	YoungJin.com
1999	Kang Nam-gil's TV Is Easier Than the Internet
2001	Kang Nam-gil's Computer
2001	Kang Nam-gil's Internet
2003	New – I Can Do! Kang Nam-gil's Internet
2004	Kang Nam-gil's Computers Are Easy to Learn^[16]
2004	Kang Nam-gil's Oh! My God^[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1972	TBC Broadcasting Awards	Special Award		Won
1999	MBC Drama Awards	Popularity Award		Won
1999	MBC Drama Awards	Talent of the Year		Won
2006	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Hearts of Nineteen	Nominated
2007	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Capital Scandal	Nominated
2009	MBC Drama Awards^[18]	Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actor	Creating Destiny	Won
2009	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama	Innocent You	Nominated
2010	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama	Jejungwon	Nominated
2011	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	My Bittersweet Life	Nominated
2018	MBC Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Soap Opera	The Rich Son	Nominated

References

^ Kim, Eun-gu (February 22, 2005). 강남길, '성매매 특별법' 걸린 달수 됐다. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Lee, Chan-ho (April 6, 2005). 강남길의 '달수' 시리즈, 시청률 효자. No Cut News via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Hong, Je-seong (July 30, 2003). <연합인터뷰> 방송 복귀하는 탤런트 강남길. Yonhap via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ 인터뷰-방송 복귀하는 탤런트 강남길. Ilyo Seoul (in Korean). August 6, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ 가정사의 아픔 극복하고 방송 복귀 선언한 탤런트 강남길. Woman DongA (in Korean). August 29, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Lee, Seon-woo (February 15, 2004). 강남길 4년만에 '물꽃마을 사람들'로 안방복귀 [Kang Nam-gil returns to homes after 4 years in People of the Water Flower Village]. The Dong-a Ilbo via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ "Start off your Sunday Mornings... in a Warm Garden Village". The Dong-a Ilbo. December 30, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Jeon, Jong-hwi (February 15, 2004). 강남길 "혼자 살려니 위장병 생겨". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (March 4, 2008). "Different Bodies for Different Souls in Who Are You". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
^ Lee, Jin-ho; Choi, Eun-hwa (January 6, 2012). "Jun Tae Su to Make Comeback through Sitcom". enewsWorld. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Lee, Ji-hyun (January 25, 2018). 김영옥부터 우현까지…'부잣집 아들' 든든한 명품배우 총출동. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.
^ Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "Kang Nam-kil Spokesman for Stop Smoking Campaign". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 22, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Kim, Sun-woo (November 21, 2004). "Commemorating the 2000th airing of SBS's Live Good Morning". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ 강남길의 컴퓨터 쉽게배우기. YoungJin.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ "강남길의 오!마이고드(Oh! my god)". YoungJin.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ Park, So-yeon (December 31, 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

External links

Kang Nam-gil Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
Kang Nam-gil at HanCinema
Kang Nam-gil at the Korean Movie Database
Kang Nam-gil at IMDb

[1] Kim, Eun-gu (February 22, 2005). 강남길, '성매매 특별법' 걸린 달수 됐다. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[2] Lee, Chan-ho (April 6, 2005). 강남길의 '달수' 시리즈, 시청률 효자. No Cut News via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[3] Hong, Je-seong (July 30, 2003). <연합인터뷰> 방송 복귀하는 탤런트 강남길. Yonhap via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[4] 인터뷰-방송 복귀하는 탤런트 강남길. Ilyo Seoul (in Korean). August 6, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[5] 가정사의 아픔 극복하고 방송 복귀 선언한 탤런트 강남길. Woman DongA (in Korean). August 29, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[6] Lee, Seon-woo (February 15, 2004). 강남길 4년만에 '물꽃마을 사람들'로 안방복귀 [Kang Nam-gil returns to homes after 4 years in People of the Water Flower Village]. The Dong-a Ilbo via Naver (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[7] "Start off your Sunday Mornings... in a Warm Garden Village". The Dong-a Ilbo. December 30, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[8] Jeon, Jong-hwi (February 15, 2004). 강남길 "혼자 살려니 위장병 생겨". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[9] Kwon, Mee-yoo (March 4, 2008). "Different Bodies for Different Souls in Who Are You". The Korea Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

[10] Lee, Jin-ho; Choi, Eun-hwa (January 6, 2012). "Jun Tae Su to Make Comeback through Sitcom". enewsWorld. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[Support-11] Lee, Ji-hyun (January 25, 2018). 김영옥부터 우현까지…'부잣집 아들' 든든한 명품배우 총출동. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved January 27, 2018.

[12] Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[13] Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Naver.

[14] "Kang Nam-kil Spokesman for Stop Smoking Campaign". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 22, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[15] Kim, Sun-woo (November 21, 2004). "Commemorating the 2000th airing of SBS's Live Good Morning". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[16] 강남길의 컴퓨터 쉽게배우기. YoungJin.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[17] "강남길의 오!마이고드(Oh! my god)". YoungJin.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[18] Park, So-yeon (December 31, 2009). "Ko Hyun-joung wins grand prize at MBC Acting Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

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