Li Dagen

Li Dagen

Lee Dagen, born on July 1, 1943, is one of the most outstanding action movie actors in South Korea. In the early 1970s, he began to appear in films such as "insect girl" and "golden fighter" and quickly became the top action movie star. In 2011, he won the 48th Korean film Bell Award

Early experience

Li Dagen was born on July 1, 1943. After graduating from the drama and Film Department of Xu Luofa University of Arts, he became active in the drama stage through the "constellation of national troupes" and "folk art troupes".

Acting experience

In 1967, he became an artist of KBS TV station, and the next year he appeared on the screen as "third zone".

In the early 1970s, he began to appear in films such as "insect girl" and "golden fighter" and quickly became the top action movie star.

The five bold and unconstrained Jin douhan series action films, which started from "real record of Jin douhan" in 1974, have a great influence in South Korea. In addition, the beggars King Jin Sanchun, the third wharf, the May sixth island snake, and the earth leopard are all works that really fight and bring visual shock.

In addition, Li Dagen has also appeared in many famous director works, including Jin Zhulong's gorgeous going out, Yu Xianmu's rainy season, Li douyong's the last witness, Zheng Zhiyu's cuckoo weeps at night, Li Changhao's people in the dark street and other popular films, showing convincing strong acting skills.

Li Dagen has been acting in a series of comic erotic works such as Bian qiangzhao, hero Chunfeng, hengnege and Gujin Xiaotan since 1985.

In 2000, after Li Dagen finished shooting the movie "pirate dance king" and TV series "she's great" and "police", he had a long period of trimming.

In 2006, the next four films came back with the spirit of growing old. In the first release of "the Li Dagen family", Li Dagen abandons his strong and straight man image and turns into an old father with strong appearance and fragile heart, which becomes the highlight of the film. Other films including "female college students in Wulin" directed by Guo Zairong, and "immortal mother" adapted from Cui Renhao's novels, etc.

Representative works

TV play

2011jtbc "fermentation family" plays an eccentric old man living alone in a lonely house near Han canteen

Phillip in Alexander in 1997

film

2007 the Li Dagen family

2007 the immortal mother

2007 Li Dagen and Li Taigen

Disco King 2002

1999 until we meet

Love is easy to die in 1990

1987 potatoes

1986 gumbo

1979 caicanren

1978 gorgeous going out

Award winning record

Anecdotes of characters

Li Dagen has starred in more than 300 films, most of which are action films. He has also made seven films in one day and 17 to 18 films in one year.

Li Dagen also encountered a dangerous situation because of his good skills in the film. Once in Busan, he was surrounded by more than 30 gangsters. The other side also provocatively said, "isn't your skill that good?".

Character evaluation

"Sangzhiye", "Bian qiangzhao" (the name of the strong man) and other films have been broadcast repeatedly on limited channels, and even the audience who are not familiar with Li Dagen has positioned him as an "erotic comedy star". However, he is actually a professional training born orthodox actor, and he is also one of the most outstanding action movie actors in South Korea.