# Park Geun-hyung

Park Geun-hyung (born June 7, 1940) is a South Korean actor. His career in film, television and theater has spanned over five decades.

## Career

He was born in Suseong-ri, Jeongju-eup, Jeongeup-gun, Jeollabuk-do during the Japanese colonial period in 1940 (currently, Suseong-dong, Jeongeup-si). After graduating from middle school, he studied at Whimoon High School in Seoul. He was active in the theater department at Whimoon High School. Then He majored in theater and film at Seorabeol Arts College (predecessor of Chung-Ang University College of Arts), and became a member of the National Theater Company after graduation. Park debuted in 1963 KBS 3rd public recruitment talent.
Park was originally one of the leading actors of the National Theatre in the 1960s. He joined the National Theatre Company in 1964 and was active until 1967. He played the role of Geum Oh-bong in the play 'The Movement of Thread and Needle' at the People's Theatre in 1968. He won the Dong-A Theater Award for Best Actor.
He debuted on the screen in 1969 with the movie '7 People in the Basement', which is regarded as a masterpiece by director Lee Seong-gu. in 1974 he won the Grand Bell Award for Best Actor in the movie 'Painter Lee Joong-seop'.

### Variety Show

In 2013, cable channel tvN launched the travel-reality show Grandpas Over Flowers (the title parodies the manga Boys Over Flowers). It marked producer Na Young-seok's first variety show since leaving KBS, where he was best known for creating the first season of hit variety show 2 Days & 1 Night. Defying a youth-centered entertainment industry, the hit show stars four veteran actors in their 70s, Lee Soon-jae, Shin Goo and Baek Il-seob, with their porter actor Lee Seo-jin as they go on a backpacking tour of France, Taiwan and Spain.
The first season aired from July 5 to August 16, 2013, with seven episodes. It was filmed in Paris, Strasbourg, Bern, and Lucerne. It was immediately followed by the airing of the second season from August 23 to September 20, 2013. The five episodes were filmed in Taiwan, with an additional two-episode special featuring unaired footage on September 27 and October 4, 2013. The third season aired from March 7 to May 2, 2014, with eight episodes. It was filmed in Spain, specifically the cities of Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Ronda, and Madrid. Shin Goo also went on a solo trip to Lisbon. The fourth season aired from March 27 to May 8, 2015, with seven episodes. It was filmed in Dubai and Greece, with Choi Ji-woo joining as a second travel guide and assistant.
After a few years' break, a fifth season titled Grandpa Over Flowers Returns aired from June 29 to August 24, 2018, with nine episodes. Actor Kim Yong-gun joined the cast for the trip filmed in Germany, Czech Republic and Austria.

## Filmography
### Film

* 7 People in the Cellar (1969)
* Lovers of Seoul (1973)
* Spies in the National Assembly (1974)
* The Wild Flowers in the Battlefield (1974)
* Pupils of Evil (1974)
* Lee Jung-seob, a Painter (1974)
* Black Butterfly (1974)
* The Tigress (1974)
* The Instinct (1974)
* Flower and Snake (1975)
* Unfortunate Woman (1975)
* Visitor in Dawn (1975)
* Wasteland (1975)
* Wood and Swamp (1975)
* Lovers (1975)
* A Special Investigator, One-Armed Kim Jong-won (1975)
* Why Did I Do That? (1975)
* Black Night (1975)
* An Extinguished Window (1976)
* Seong Chun-hyang (1976)
* A Young Man Aware of Kwang Hwa Moon Well (1976)
* Wife (1976)
* The Door (1977)
* Under the Sky With No Mother (Sequel) (1977)
* The Land of Snow (1977)
* The World without Mom (1977)
* A Traveler with Love (1977)
* Scholar Yul-gok and His Mother Shin Sa-im-dang (1978)
* The Door of Youth (1978)
* Chorus of Doves (1978)
* Confession of Life or Death (1978)
* Wanderer (1978)
* There Must be Mother Somewhere (1978)
* Festival of the Chicks (1978)
* The Swamp of Exile (1978)
* No More Sorrow (1978)
* The Loneliness of the Journey (1978)
* The Trappings of Youth (1979)
* The Rain at Night (1979)
* Jade Color (1979)
* Who Knows the Pain (1979)
* Eternal Inheritance (1979)
* Miss Oh's Apartment (Sequel) (1979)
* The Woman Who Stole the Sun (1979)
* The Last Secret Affair (1980)
* The Man Who Dies Every Day (1980)
* Lonely Star of Osaka (1980)
* The Warm-hearted Girl Gok-ji (1980)
* Home of the Stars 3 (1981)
* A Battle Journal (1981)
* The Invited Ones (1981)
* Tears of the Idol (1981)
* Iron Men (1982)
* The Tender Passion of the Thirteenth Month (1982)
* Sweethearts (1983)
* Daughter of Fire (1983)
* The Stolen Apple Tastes Good (1984)
* The Last Day of That Summer (1984)
* I Want To Go (1984)
* An Ark Shell Lands on Earth (1985)
* Getting on the Elevator (1985)
* A Long Journey, A Long Tunnel (1986)
* Ticket (1986)
* Gorgeous Transformation (1987)
* Yohwa Eoludong (1987)
* The Lady in the Wall (1988)
* All For You (1989)
* Who Broke the Red Rose Stem (1990)
* Enchantment (1990)
* Fire and Blood (1991)
* Who Saw the Dragon's Toenail? (1991)
* I Have Nothing (1991)
* The Son and the Lover (1992)
* The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again (1995)
* Boss (1996)
* Kill the Love (1996)
* Channel 69 (1996)
* Father (1997)
* Free to Fly (1997)
* Promenade (2000)
* The Rhapsody (2001)
* Boss X File (2002)
* Marrying the Mafia (2002)
* Another Public Enemy (2005)
* Parallel Life (2010)
* Grand Prix (2010)
* Return of the Mafia (2012)
* Boomerang Family (2013)
* Salut d'Amour (2015)
* Because I Love You (2017)
* Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)
* Innocent Witness (2019)
* In the Name of the Son (2021)
* Camellia (2021)
* Remember (2022)
* Picnic (TBA)

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1969 | Lovers of the Sun | |
| 1969 | Beloved Reed | |
| 1969 | Frog Husband | |
| 1972 | The Imjin War | |
| 1972 | Song of the Reeds | |
| 1973 | Kowloon Peninsula | |
| 1973 | Royal Emissary | |
| 1974 | Telephone | |
| 1974 | Some Couples | |
| 1974 | Servant Girl | |
| 1974 | Wings | |
| 1974 | Rivers and Mountains of the Eight Provinces in Bloom | |
| 1974 | On Ruya | |
| 1975 | Heartless | |
| 1977 | I Regret It | |
| 1978 | Trap of Youth | |
| 1978 | Happiness for Sale | |
| 1978 | Even if the Wind Blows | |
| 1979 | Who Are You | |
| 1979 | Chief Inspector | |
| 1980 | Terminal | |
| 1980 | Lawyer Hong | |
| 1981 | 1st Republic | Song Jin-woo |
| 1981 | Nari House | |
| 1981 | Cloth and Paper | |
| 1981 | Aging Human | |
| 1982 | Conditions of Love | |
| 1983 | Galaxy of Dreams | |
| 1983 | Diary of Youth | |
| 1983 | Geum-nam's House | |
| 1984 | Cliff | |
| 1984 | Fireworks | |
| 1985 | Silver Rapids | |
| 1985 | Police Task Force | |
| 1986 | Farewell to Love | |
| 1987 | Lee Cha-don | |
| 1987 | MBC Bestseller Theater – "Piano Murder" | |
| 1987 | Guests Who Arrived on the Last Train | |
| 1987 | Temptation | |
| 1987 | Love and Ambition | |
| 1988 | The Golden Tower | |
| 1988 | Human Market | |
| 1988 | The Sandcastle | |
| 1989 | Young-joo's Proof | |
| 1989 | The Fifth Row | |
| 1989 | Half of a Failure - Divorced Couples | |
| 1990 | Night Train | |
| 1990 | Ambitious Times | |
| 1990 | Wife's Garden | |
| 1991 | Rosy Life | |
| 1991 | My Heart Is a Lake | |
| 1991 | Eyes of Dawn | |
| 1992 | Calendula | |
| 1992 | Namok | |
| 1992 | Rainbow in Mapo | |
| 1992 | Gwanchon Essay | |
| 1993 | The Third Republic | |
| 1993 | Good Morning, Yeong-dong | |
| 1993 | Woman's Mirror | |
| 1993 | The Distant Ssongba River | |
| 1993 | My Mother's Sea | |
| 1993 | Friday's Woman – "Woman on the Edge of the Cliff" | |
| 1994 | Police | |
| 1994 | Adam's City | |
| 1994 | Last Lovers | |
| 1995 | A Sunny Place of the Young | |
| 1995 | The Fourth Republic | |
| 1995 | Journey | |
| 1995 | War and Love | |
| 1995 | Your Voice | |
| 1995 | You Said You Loved Me | |
| 1995 | A Bold Man | |
| 1995 | Sandglass | |
| 1996 | Ahn Joong-geun | |
| 1996 | Until We Can Love | |
| 1996 | Crime Squad | |
| 1996 | The Brothers' River | |
| 1997 | Yesterday | |
| 1997 | Beyond the Horizon | |
| 1998 | Until the Azalea Blooms | |
| 1998 | Barefoot Days | |
| 1998 | Seven Brides | |
| 1998 | The King's Path | |
| 1998 | Advocate | |
| 1998 | Love and Success | |
| 1999 | Should My Tears Show | |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "Just a Pickpocket's Pattern" | |
| 1999 | When Time Flows | |
| 1999 | Sunday Best – "The Wind Blows in Yeouido" | |
| 1999 | The Little Prince | |
| 1999 | Days of Delight | |
| 1999 | Into the Sunlight | |
| 2000 | Oh-cheon's Secret Number | |
| 2000 | Tough Guy's Love | |
| 2000 | Fireworks | |
| 2000 | Foolish Princes | |
| 2000 | SWAT Police | |
| 2000 | Secret | |
| 2000 | Daddy Fish | |
| 2001 | Delicious Proposal | |
| 2001 | Stock Flower | |
| 2001 | Her House | |
| 2001 | Morning Without Parting | |
| 2001 | Pure Heart | |
| 2001 | Wonderful Days | |
| 2002 | My Name is Princess | |
| 2002 | Miss Mermaid | |
| 2002 | Affection | |
| 2002 | Ice Flower | |
| 2003 | Fairy and Swindler | |
| 2003 | South of the Sun | |
| 2004 | Phoenix | |
| 2004 | Beautiful Temptation | |
| 2005 | Traveling Women | |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Express | |
| 2005 | Love Hymn | |
| 2005 | Love and Sympathy | |
| 2005 | Becoming a Popular Song | |
| 2005 | Marrying a Millionaire | |
| 2006 | Jumong | |
| 2006 | Fireworks | |
| 2006 | My Beloved Sister | |
| 2006 | My Lovely Miss Dal-ja | |
| 2006 | Special Crime Investigation: Murder in the Blue House | |
| 2007 | By My Side | |
| 2007 | The Person I Love | |
| 2007 | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | |
| 2007 | Cruel Love | |
| 2008 | Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum | |
| 2008 | HDTV Literature – "Spring, Spring Spring" | |
| 2008 | You Are Very Good | |
| 2008 | East of Eden | |
| 2008 | Glass Castle | |
| 2009 | The Road Home | |
| 2009 | The Return of Iljimae | |
| 2009 | Assorted Gems | |
| 2010 | Definitely Neighbors | |
| 2010 | Big Thing | |
| 2010 | It's Okay, Daddy's Girl | |
| 2011 | You're So Pretty | |
| 2011 | The Musical | |
| 2011 | Color of Woman | |
| 2012 | Tasty Life | |
| 2012 | The Chaser | |
| 2012 | Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog | |
| 2012 | The Third Hospital | |
| 2012 | Ugly Cake | |
| 2012 | The King of Dramas | |
| 2012 | How Long I've Kissed | |
| 2013 | You Are the Boss! | |
| 2013 | Empire of Gold | |
| 2013 | The Suspicious Housekeeper | |
| 2013 | A Little Love Never Hurts | |
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | |
| 2014 | Tears of Heaven | |
| 2014 | 4 Legendary Witches | |
| 2015 | Angry Mom | |
| 2016 | The Love Is Coming | |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Cameo |
| 2018 | Evergreen | |
| 2018 | I Am the Mother Too | |
| 2018 | Four Men | |
| 2018 | A Pledge to God | |
| 2019 | Doctor Detective | |
| 2020–2022 | The Good Detective | |
| 2021 | Undercover | |
| 2021 | Taxi Driver | Cameo |
| 2022 | Sponsor | President Park |
| 2024 | Beauty and Mr. Romantic | Kim Joon-seop |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022–2023 | Island | Jong-ryeong | Part 1–2 | |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Title | Role | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Ref. |
| 1977 | KBS Long Live Hometown | KBS 내고장만세 | MC | |
| 1978 | DBS Park Geun-hyung's Female Number One | DBS 여성넘버원 | DJ | |
| 1995 | KBS Between Night and Music | KBS 밤과 음악사이 | MC | |
| 2007 | TJB Hwache trip | TJB 화첩기행 | Main Cast | |
| 2010 | Jeonju MBC Radio Yoo Jeong Cheon-ri | 유정천리 | MC | |
| 2017 | The Chaser with Park Geun-hyung | | Main Cast | TV Chosun |
| 2013; 2014; 2015 | Grandpas Over Flowers (Season 1 to 5) | 꽃보다 할배 | Cast Member | tvN |
| 2021 | Granpar | 그랜파 | Cast Member | |

### Music video

| Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
| 2006 | "Mo Memory" | Melo Breeze | |

## Theater

List of Stage Play(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Notes |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Notes |
| 1964 | Desire | 욕망 | Lieutenant Kim | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | March 1–10 | |
| 1964 | Manseon | 만선 | 성삼 | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | July 1–7 | |
| 1964 | The Martyred | 순교자 | Pastor | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | Sep 28–Oct 4 | |
| 1965 | Not ashamed to cry | 울어도 부끄럽지 않다 | Maury Novak | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | April 2–8 | |
| 1965 | Bakkoji | 바꼬지 | Yoon-goo | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | June 25–July 1 | |
| 1965 | Narcissus | 수선화 | Lee Chang-sun | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | Sep 29–Oct 5 | |
| 1966 | Yi Sunsin | 이민선 | Song Hee-lip | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | Jan 1–7 | |
| 1966 | The Emigrant Ship | 이민선 | Repairer | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | June 2–8 | |
| 1967 | Returning to my mossy hometown | 이끼 낀 고향에 돌아오다 | Father Michael | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | Dec 1–7 | |
| 1968 | The Movement of Thread and Needle | 실과 바늘의 악장 | Geum Oh-bong | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | Sep 17–22 | |
| 1972 | POWs | 포로들 | Watt Surgeon | National Theater of Korea (Myeongdong) | May 16 to 22 | |
| 1983 | King Lear | 리어왕 | | | | |
| 1992 | Two Women, Two Men | 두여자 두남자 | Professor | Trade Center Hyundai Department Store Hyundai To Art Hall | April 22-May 17 | |
| 1999 | The Abduction from the Seraglio | 후궁탈출 | Pasha Selim | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts | June 4 | |
| 2012 | Snow in March | 3월의 눈 | Jang Oh | National Theater of Korea Baek Sung-hee Jang Min-ho Theater | Jan 1–March 18 | |
| 2016 | Father | 아버지 | Andre | Myeongdong Arts Theater | July 13–August 14 | |
| 2023 | Death of a Salesman | 세일즈맨의 죽음 | Willie Roman | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | May 21–June 7 | |

## Accolades
### Award and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 1968 | 5th Dong-A Theatre Awards | Best Theater Actor | The Movement of Thread and Needle | Won |
| 1974 | 13th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Lee Jung-seob, a Painter | Won |
| 1979 | 15th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | The Swamp of Exile | Won |
| 1979 | The Korea Times | Actor of the Year | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 1989 | 25th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular TV Actor | Sandcastle | Won |
| 1991 | 29th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Who Saw the Dragon's Toenail? | Won |
| 1996 | SBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize | The River of Brothers | Won |
| 1997 | 24th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Male Talent | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 1999 | MBC Drama Awards | Special Award | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 2000 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Tough Guy's Love | Won |
| 2002 | MBC Drama Awards | Special Award | Miss Mermaid | Won |
| 2005 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Becoming a Popular Song | Won |
| 2007 | 5th Korean Culture and Environment Awards | Best Talent | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 2008 | 2008 MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum, East of Eden | Won |
| 2010 | 2010 SBS Drama Awards | Achievement Award | Daemul | Won |
| 2012 | 2012 SBS Drama Awards | PD Award | The Chaser | Won |
| 2013 | 13th Korea Youth Film Festival Popularity Award for Senior Actor | Popularity Award for Senior Actor | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 2015 | 14th Korea National Assembly Award | Award for Achievement | Park Geun-hyun | Won |
| 2015 | The 23rd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize in Film Category | Jangsu Sanghoe | Won |
| 2016 | 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Korean | Fantastic Best Actor Award | Grandfather | Won |
| 2016 | 1st tvN10 Awards | Entertainment Icon Award | Grandpas Over Flowers | Won |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Picnic | Nominated |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor | Park Geun-hyung | Nominated |

### State honors

List of State Honour(s) :
| State | Award Ceremony | Year | Honor | Ref. |
| South Korea | 8th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | 2017 | Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit (2nd Class) | |