Heo Jang-kang

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{{Infobox person

| name = Heo Jang-kang

| birth_date = May 9, 1925{{cite web|url=http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00004261 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219162941/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00004261 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |title=Heo Jang-gang |access-date=April 30, 2009 |publisher=Korean Movie Database }}

| birth_place = Seoul, Korea{{cite web |url=http://hanimovie.cine21.com/Movie/person_view.php?person_id=7009 |title=허장강 : 영화정보 : 영화세상 : 한겨레 |access-date=April 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154734/http://hanimovie.cine21.com/Movie/person_view.php?person_id=7009 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|9|21|1925|05|09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/person_info.php?id=5499 |title=씨네21 : 씨네21 : 대한민국 대표 영화전문매체 - |access-date=April 30, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210214/http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/person_info.php?id=5499 |url-status=dead }}

| death_place = Seoul, South Korea

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1969–1975

| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent

| hangul = 허장강

| hanja = 許長姜

| rr = Heo Janggang

| mr = Hŏ Changgang

}}

}}

Heo Jang-gang (May 9, 1925 – September 21, 1975) was a South Korean actor, one of the representative actors in the 1960s and 1970s.{{Cite web |date=2005-10-26 |title='그리운 악역' 허장강 다시 만난다 |url=https://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2741266 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Sports Hankook |language=ko |archive-date=November 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112125304/https://sports.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2741266 |url-status=live }} He mainly took supporting roles such as villains or comical characters.{{Cite web |last= |date=2005-10-31 |title=성격파 배우의 왕이로소이다, 허장강 회고전 |url=http://www.cine21.com/do/article/article/typeDispatcher?mag_id=34579 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401233537/http://www.cine21.com/do/article/article/typeDispatcher?mag_id=34579 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |website=Cine21}} He died of a heart attack after playing football in 1975.{{cite web |date=2002-04-24 |title=[월드컵] 맨땅의 혈전, 죽음의 투혼 |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/section-021084000/2002/04/p021084000200204240406028.html |accessdate=2022-05-07 |website=Hankyoreh 21 |publisher= |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310003325/http://www.hani.co.kr/section-021084000/2002/04/p021084000200204240406028.html |url-status=live }}

His sons Heo Gi-ho and Huh Joon-ho also became actors.

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/mmpg_list.asp?person_id=00004261&div=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803130840/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/mmpg_list.asp?person_id=00004261&div=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2012 |title=Cast and Crew DB >Heo Jang-kang >Filmograpies |publisher=Korean Movie Database (KMDb) |access-date=February 10, 2010 }}

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Year

!Title

!Role

rowspan=13|1975

|Escape

|

Kim Du-Han III

|

Story Of The Youth

|

Why Did I Do That?

|

Cattle

|

Red Shoes

|

Graduating School Girls

|

Pebbles

|

A Viper

|

A Man Causing a Typhoon

|

A Spy Remaining Behind

|

I Love Mama

|Kang Moon-gil

The Executioner

|

rowspan=22|1974

|The North Korean Communists Party in Japan

|

Trouble of Morbid Suspicion About Wife's Chastity

|

A Life

|

A Girl Whose Name Is Unknown

|

A Flowery Bier

|

Where There Is Love?

|

The Witness in the Dark

|

Under the Sky of Sakhalin

|

It Is You

|

College Girl Maidservant

|

Snowy Night

|

I'm Gonna Marry

|

First Love at Myeong Dong

|

An Exorcist

|

The Land

|

A Childhood

|

Order of Assassination

|

Three Bothers

|

Arirang

|

Mr. Bull

|

An Inmate

|

The Wildflowers in the Battlefield

|

rowspan=13|1973

|A Match

|

25 O'clock of Youth

|

False Charge

|

A Toast

|

The Principal Visits Seoul

|

An Age of Maiden

|

The Young Ones

|

The Great Glory

|

College Days

|

Julia and Tokukawa Ieyasu

|

Mammy's Wedding

|

Baettaragi

|

The 10 Court Ladies

|

rowspan=24|1972

|A Wonderful Life

|

Friendship

|

A Lady Born in the Year of Rat

|

The Great Hell

|

The Way For Man

|

A Tiger of In Wang Mountain

|

Janghwa Hongryeon Jeon

|

The Midnight Sun

|

Young Teacher

|

Our Land of Korea

|

A Shaman's Story

|

Oh, Frailty

|

A Woman Called 'Daddy'

|

One to One

|

The Fugitive in The Storm

|

Kneel Down and Pray

|

A Cattle Seller

|

Nationwide Graduates

|

Cruel History of Myeong Dong

|

Don't Cry, My Daughter

|

Ever Smiling, Mr. Park

|

Looking for Sons and Daughters

|

Zip up

|

Men and Women

|

rowspan=24|1971

|A Family Tree

|

Gap-dol and Gap-sun

|

Beautiful Korea

|

A Love Story

|

My Sister's Regrets

|

Tragic Death of Ambition

|

Bun-rye's Story

|

A Wayfarer

|

Break Up The Chain

|Heo Dal-geon

Twelve Guys in Myeongdong

|

No Offense

|

Quit Your life

|

The Royal Emissary With No ID

|

Three Black Leopards

|

Madame Impetuous

|

Tomorrow's Scenery of Korea

|

Let's Borrow Love

|

Brother and Sister in the Rain

|

Big Brother, Yong-Chil

|

The Man Who Was Crushed To Death By Money

|

I Risked My Life

|

Bravo, Korea

|

A Woman Fighter

|

Five Fighters

|

rowspan=51|1970

|Little Swordsman

|

Great King Sejo

|

Five Brothers

|

Sad Palace Court

|

Little Wife

|

Man of Desires

|

Myeongdong Fella, Nampodong Fella

|

Merry Wedding

|

Angel, Put Your Clothes On

|

Haunted Bedroom

|

A Girl Born in the Year of Tiger

|

The Naked Sun

|

The Little Bridegroom's Return

|

The Woman Who Wanted an Apartment

|

The Harbor Man Returns

|

Sunday Night and Monday Morning

|

Odd Bride

|

Miss Chicken

|

Six Terminators

|

Seoul Is Not That Nice

|

Escape

|

Men of the Reserve Troops

|

Back Alley No. 5

|

Revenge of a Mother

|

A Man Who Arrived by Night Train

|

Little Bridegroom

|

Man and Woman from Hong Kong

|

Dangerous Liaison

|

Wang-geon, the Great

|

Return of the Condemned

|

Harbin at Sunset

|

Heartless on Harbor

|

If There Were No Parting Again

|

The Invincible of the Far East

|

A Wanderer in Shanghai

|

One-eyed Jack in Hong Kong

|

Goodbye, Tokyo

|

Escape in the Mist

|

A Wild Girl

|

The Confession of a Girl

|

The Story of Warriors

|

The Sun Never Gets Old

|

Thy Name Is Woman

|

Five Left-handers

|

Born in Nampo-dong

|

Secret Woman

|

Old Gentleman in Myeongdong

|

Quick as Lightning

|

Miss Hillbilly

|

Why Should Only Women Cry?

|

The Wedding Banquet

|

rowspan=55|1969

|Forgotten Woman

|

The 7th Man

|

The World of Men

|

A Glorious Operation

|

Six Shadows

|

Girls

|

Duel of Midnight

|

A Blues of a Man

|

A Nicknamed Woman

|

Can't Forget

|

Singing Fair

|

Nagyo Bridge

|

The Main Room

|

A Returned Singer

|

Life

|

Eight Gallant Men

|

Chaser

|

Destiny of My Load

|

Singer and Daughter

|

Jang Nok-Su

|

One Step in the Hell

|

Installment Secretary

|

Spring, Spring

|

Deadly Sword

|

Blues at Midnight

|

A Man And a Gisaeng

| Boss Heo

Twin Dragon Sword

|

March of a Wife

|

7 People in the Cellar

|Father An

The Old Jar Craftsman

|

Immortal Rivers and Mountains

|

A Train to Beijing

|

Maternal Affection

|

Starting Point

|

Sahwasan Mountain

|

Condemned Criminals

|

Evil Person

|

Kkotnae

|

Snowy Night

|

Barber of Jangmaru Village

|

The Station Police

|

Daughter-in-law of Blue Eyes

|

Vice President

|

Invisible Man

|

Mrs. Wonnim

|

A Heartless Swordsman

|

Bring Back the Night Once More

|

Regret

|

Mabeopseon

|

You've Made a Mistake

|

Left-handed Man in Tokyo

|

Going Well

|

The Fan of Witchcraft

|

Emphasizing

|

Rock of Crown Prince

|

rowspan=53|1968

|Bun-nyeo

|

Cruel Port

|

Chunhyang

|

Blue Light, Red Light

|

Returned Left-handed Man

|

Lonely Marriage Night

|

Great Swordsman

|

Bell Daegam

|

Students of Karl Marx

|

The Life of a Woman

|

Fight in Gongsan

|

Remorse

|

The King of a Rock Cave

|

Gentleman in His Only Suit

|

Secret Mission of Seven People

|

Arirang

|

Prince Daewon

|

Potato

|

White Bear

|

A Man of Windstorm

|

Childish Son-in-law

|

Death Can't Fall Us Apart

|

Mistress Manong

|

A Solar Eclipse

|

A Bride on the Second Floor

|Lord Heo

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin

|Jo Sa-seok

The Sword of a Shooting Star

|

Jade Pin

|

Grandfather's Bokdeokbang

|

The Eternal Motherhood

|

Yeong

|

The Land of Korea

|

Wrong Target

|

A Man Like the Wind

|

Little Lady

|

The Arms and the Body

|

Eunuch

|

Day and Night

|

Nam

|

Hometown

|

A Gaze

|

Prince Yang-nyeong

|

Crossed Love

|

Mother Gisaeng

|

Mother is Strong

|

Revenge

|

Crossing the Teary Hill of Bakdaljae

|

A Pastoral Song

|

The Adventure of Great Ttolttori

|

I'm Not a Traitor

|

Rang

|

Romance Mama

|

Realtors

|

rowspan=33|1967

|Myeongdong Hussy

|

A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha

|

Female Power

|

A Swordsman in the Twilight

|

Five Minutes before Curfew

|

A Cold Heartedness

|

Heat and Cold

|

Dongsimcho

|

Dolmuji

|

Tomorrow, I Will Smile

|

Longing in Every Heart

|

Nine Defecting Soldiers

|

Children in the Firing Range

|Kim Sang-hyeon

Six Daughters

|

The Three Hen-pecked Generations

|

The Queen Moonjeong

|

When Bucketwheet Flowers Blossom

|

Gang Myeong-hwa

|

A Swordsman

| Choi Gwal

Chun-Hui

|

A Female Student and an Old Gentleman

|

Confession of an Actress

|Boss Heo

Destiny

|

An Angry Calf

|

Seoul is Full

|

Harimao in Bangkok

|

Mubeonji

|

Nostalgia

|

Full Ship

|Sung Sam

Street N. 66

|

The Body's Destination

|

Swindler Mr. Heo

|

Yearning

|

rowspan=21|1966

|A Water Mill

|

My Days Set in the Twilight

|

Operation Tiger

|

Wrongfully Accused

|

Yeraehyang

|Mr. Heo

The Sun Rises Again

|

A Story of a Nobleman

|

A Salt Peddler

|

River of Farewell

|

Mountain Gyeryong

|

No. 1, Mujeong Street

|

Horse-year Bride

|

Flower Palanquin

|

A Hero without Serial Number

|

Salsali, You Didn't Know

|

Night Blues

|

Dangerous Youth

|

I am a Free Man

|

Hun's

|

Crisis 113

|

Love Detective

|

rowspan=52|1965

|Market

|

The Young Girls

|

The Same Starlight on this Land

|

A Life Wailing in Sorrow

|

The King and the Servant Boy

|

Hot Wind

|

Only a Woman Should Cry?

|

Woman is Better

|

A Legend of Urchins

|

Lion in the Dark World

|

A Rooster Man

|

Heilong River

|

The Cash is Mine

|

The Messengers to Hamheung

|

Airborne Troops

|

Lee Seong-gye King Taejo

|

The Violence Zone

|

The Married Daughter

|

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

|Japanese Romantic

Cheonggyecheon Stream

|

Every Dog Has His Day

|

The Third Doom

|

The Castle of Chastity

|

Incheon Landing Operations

|

Behold this Woman

|

Lee Su-il and Shim Sun-ae

|

The Story of Bae Local Official

|Commander Lee Bang

Three Villains in the River Songhwa

|

The Virgin Playing Saxophone

|

Good and Evil

|

Even Mountains and Streams Cried, Too

|

You've Got to Live

|Hyeon Gam

Haircutting Motherly Love

|

Love is Terrible

|

Fading in the Rain

|

The Sunflower Blooming at Night

|

The Idiot

|

The Elegy of the Mother and Daughter

|

The Wild Chrysanthemum

|

The Wild Tiger

|

The Foster Mother & the Natural Mother

|

The Widow's Daughter

|

The Woman with a Past

|

The Seven Female POW's

|

The Myth-Making Marine

|

Hwang, Man of Wealth at Mapo

|

The Sworn Brothers

|

The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

|

The Night of Sadness

|

The Sun is Rising Again

|

There is also a Sunburn in the Mouse Hole

|

Staking One's Life

|

rowspan=41|1964

|The Bacheolor Pub

|

Only for You

|

The Regular Tardy Student

|

The Headwoman of Pal Tong and Pal Ban

|

General Nami

|

The Skirt Rock

|

The Younger Brother-in-law

|

The Modern Grandma

|

The Governor at Pyeongyang Province

|

The Power for Ten Years

|

Seaman Park

|

The Old Korean Folk song in Downtown

|

The Panmunjeom Truce Village

|

The Housemaid

|

The Night Fog

|

Is It Possible? No Way

|

The Beauty and the Robber

|

Myohyang's Elegy

|

The East of Mongolia

|

Let's Meet on Thursday

|

The Guitar for Mother and Her Daughter

|

The Woman of Myeongdong

|

The Port Sea Gulls Sing a Song

|

The Regular Customers

|

My Darling Has Passed Away, but His Song Still Remains

|

The Chaste Woman Arang

|

The Night When Raining over the Acacia

|

The Father at Sinchon & the daughter at Myeongdong

|

The Smile in Grief

|

Sejong the Great

|

The Distorted Youth

|

My Dear

|

The Meaning to Plant a Phoenix Tree Is

|

Princess Snow White

|

The Women Divers

|

Queen Jinseong

|

Let's Walk As Looking Up

|

The Lovebirds Boat

|

The Beauty Murder Case in Bath

|

The Yangtze River

|

The Flower at Ansi Province

|

rowspan=22|1963

|Like the Stars

|

Sinmungo

|

An Aristocrat's Love Affair

|

Daughters of Pharmacist Kim

|

Dried Yellow Croaker Fish

|

Lover of the Earth

|

A Sad Story of Danjong

|

Even Dandelions Bloom in Spring

|

Love Making Company

|

A Stubborn Guy

|

Shanghai Riru

|

What a Happy My Sister!

|

China Town

|

The Housemaid's Confession

|

The Classroom of Youth

|

The Gentlemen Like Something New

|

The Virgin in the Pub

|

Samyeongdang

|

The Masked Prince

|

Rice

|Geon Bae

Miss Kim's Double Life

|

The Loneliest Man in Seoul

|

rowspan=27|1962

|Queen Dowager Inmok

|

A Woman Who Came at Night

|

A Man from Tokyo

|

Farewell Tumen River

|

How to Marry a Millionaire

|

Teacher Waryong's Trip to Seoul

|

The Sun Does Not Shine on Me

|

King Dongmyeong

|

Even Though I Die

|

Leaving the Fatherland

|

Only for You

|

Mr. Gong

|

Times of Love and Hatred

|

The Best Bride and a Plain Young Man

|

The Seven Princesses

|

Qin Shu Huangdi and the Great Wall of China

|

Somewhere in This World

|

A Sad Cry

|Dan Jang

Swordsman and Love

|

The Story of Sim Cheong

|

War and Love

|

Memory of Red Roses

|

Tyrant Yeonsan

|Prince Jae-an

Yang Kuei-Fei, a Destructive Beauty

|

A Log Bridge

|Jang Du-chil

Fighting Lions

|

Freely Given

|

rowspan=15|1961

|Baekbaek Religious Fact

|

Mother and a Guest

|

My Only Love

|

A Dream of Fortune

|Charlie Hong

A Gang of Robbers

|

An Idiot

|

Prince Yeonsan

|Prince Jae-an

Seong Chun-hyang

|Bang Ja

Evergreen Tree

|

A Bonanza

|Park Dal-soo

Lim Kkeok-jeong

|

Iljimae, the Chivalrous Robber

|

Under the Sky of Seoul

|Park Joo-sa

Miryang Arirang

|Heo Dal-seok

A Torrent

|

rowspan=14|1960

|A Sinless Youth

|

A Birth Control

|

Over the Hill

|

A Deserted Angel

|

A Revival

|

Soil

|Lee Geon-yeong

Ryeoin

|

A Youth Garden

|

A Love History

|Mr. Kim

A Drifting Story

|Choi Young-cheol

The Returned Man

|

A Pearl Tower

|Jang Hyeon-do

A Song of a Rose

|

Female Power

|

rowspan=17|1959

|Looking for a Sunny Place

|

Triplets

|

Freshman at a College of Life

|

Even the Clouds Are Drifting

|

Dr. Flyboy

|

Heungbu and Nolbu

|

A Blood Bamboo

|

Only Wives Should Cry?

|

A Wife

|

Before A Love Is Gone

|

Burden of Love

|

Spring Comes and Goes

|

A Real-estate Agent for Life

|

She Should Live

|

A Prisoner of Cell No. 72

|

Way of the Body

|

Life Blessing Room

|

rowspan=9|1958

|The Bell Tower

|Seok Seung

Returned Lover

|

The Tears of Mokpo

|

An Empty Dream

|

A Beautiful, Wicked Woman

|

The Snow Falling Night

|

The Lullaby

|

Flowing Star

|

The Endless Tragedy

|

rowspan=4|1957

|The Palace of Ambition

|Soe Mang-chi

The No-Deul Riverside

|

Love

|

Farewell Sorrow!

|

rowspan=2|1956

|Fight Back

|

Beat Back

|

1955

|Piagol

|Man-soo

1954

|Arirang

|

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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