Biodata dan Profil Choi Bul Am, Yeong Han Tua di Chief Detective 1958

• Nama asli: Choi Bul Am
• Nam panggung: Choi Young Han
• Tempat lahir: Incheon, Korea Selatan
• Tanggal lahir: 15 Juni 1940
• Kewarganegaraan: Korea Selatan
• Tahun aktif: 1967- sekarang
• Pekerjaan: Aktor, Aktor Teater, Host
• Pendidikan: Chung-Ang University

Choi Bul Am lahir di Incheon, tepatnya Geumgok-dong, Dong-gu pada tahun 1940. Ia adalah anak tunggal dari pasangan pebisnis dan putri apoteker Kekaisaran Korea.

Aktor bermarga Klan Choi Haeju ini pindah ke Seoul saat Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP). Ia mulai menyukai dunia akting dan mengikuti klub teater di SMA Jungang. Choi Bul Am tercatat sebagai mahasiswa Universitas Chung-Ang sejak di tahun 1960. 

Sebelum lulus kuliah, Choi Bul Am sudah membintangi sejumlah film layar lebar Korea. Film debutnya berjudul Light and Shadow (1967) dan drama Frog Husband (1969).

Chief Inspector (1971) adalah drama yang membesarkan nama Choi Bul Am. Berkat karakter Park Yeong Han yang ia perankan selama 880 episode, Choi Bul Am dikenal dengan nama panggung Choi Yeong Han.

Aktor senior ini terakhir membintangi drama Goodbye to Goodbye (2018). Sedangkan di drama Chief Detective 1958 (2024), Choi Bul Am hanya didapuk sebagai cameo.

Choi Bul Am dikenal sebagai aktor senior yang melegenda di Korea Selatan. Simak film layar lebar hingga drama yang pernah ia bintangi!

Film

• Frog Husband (1969)
• Chief Inspector (1971)
• Daewongun (1972)
• Boknyeo (1974)
• Yearning for a Beauty (1976)
• The Mercant (1976)
• Lady Jeong (1978)
• The Lady from Angukdong (1979)
• Gan Yang Rok (1980)
• Country Diaries (1980)
• The First Republic (1981)
• Folk Customs (1981)
• Mother's Room (1985)
• The Second Republic (1989)
• Eyes of Dawn (1991)
• Mirror of Eastern Medicine (1991)
• Woman(1995)
• Mimang (1996)
• You and I (1997)
• You're One of-a-Kind (1999)
• Jump (1999)
• More Than Love (2000)
• Hong Guk Young (2001)
• Sunshine (2002)
• Remember (2002)
• Forever Love (2003)
• Age of Heroes (2004)
• Sweet Spy (2005)
• Princess Hours (2006)
• I Really Really Like You (2006)
• Gourmet (2008)
• Smile, You (2009)
• Road Number One (2010)
• Your Heaven (2010)
• Heaven's Garden (2011)
• Happy Ending (2012)
• Glorious Day (2014)
• Goodbye to Goodbye (2018)
• Life on Mars (2018)
• Chief Detective 1958 (2018)

Drama

• Light and Shadow (1967)
• The Wings of Lee Sang (1968)
• Vega (1968)
• Female Bandits (1968)
• Madam Freedom (1969)
• Eunuch (1969)
• Scamp in Hanyang (1970)
• The Evening Bell (1970)
• What's the Use of Crying (1970)
• The 25th Hour (1970)
• Nobody Knows (1970)
• Friendship for the Future (1970)
• The Sun Never Gets Old (1970)
• A Student of Life (1971)
• Say Goodbye Like a Man (1971)
• Burning Revenge (1971)
• I'm Your Family (1971)
• What Happened That Night (1971)
• An Jung-Geun, the Patriot (1972)
• One to One (1972)
• A Wonderful Life (1972)
• Looking for Sons and Daughters (1972)'
• Testimony (1973)
• Married on the Bull (1973)
• Father (1973)
• An Age of Maiden (1973)
• Young Ones (1973)
• With My Love, Forever (1973)
• Non Gae, the Kisaeng (1973)
• Blue Jeans (1973)
• The Unforgettables (1974)
• Hwannyeo (1974)
• Transgression (1974)
• Gypsy of the Heart (1974)
• A White Handkerchief (1974)
• The 49th Day After Death (1975)
• End of an Affair (1975)
• Lust (1975)
• Yeong Ja's Heydays (1975)
• Chun-Ja's Love Story (1975)
• A Spy Remaining Behind (1975)
• Red Shoes (1975)
• Lust (1975)
• Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (1976)
• Kan-Nan (1976)
• Graduating Students (1976)
• Family (1976)
• Blood And Flesh (1976)
• A Byegone Romance (1976)
• Rocking Horse and A Girl (1976)
• Mother (1976)
• I Really Have a Dream (1976)
• Counting Stars in a Night Sky (1976)
• I Really Like You (1977)
• Arirang-A (1977)
• King Sejong, the Great (1978)
• Unsetting Afternoon (1978)
• The Gate (1978)
• Run Towards Tomorrow (1979)
• Thoughtless Mo-mo (1979)
• Romance Gray (1979)
• An Innocent College Student (1980)
• The Last Witness (1980)
• Good Windy Day (1980)
• Be Courageous Man Seok (1980)
• Son of a Man (1981)
• Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways (1981)
• Whale Island Escapade (1981)
• Choon Hee (1982)
• Gilsotteum (1986)
• Our Joyful Young Days (1987)
• A Dangerous Scent (1988)
• Broken Children (1990)
• None of Your Cheek (2004)
• She's on Duty (2005)
• Aegwan Cinema (2021)

Sejak tahun 1974, Choil Bul Am sudah meraih sejumlah penghargaan berkat aktingnya. Berikut daftarnya!

• Best TV Acting - Baeksang Arts Awards 1974 
• Favorite TV Actor selected by readers - Baeksang Arts Awards 1975
• Best Supporting Actor - Grand Bell Awards 1978
• Excellent TV Acting - Baeksang Arts Awards 1978
• Best Actor - Grand Bell Awards 1979
• Best Actor - Korean Film Critics Association Awards 1980
• Star Hall of Fame - Seoul International Drama Awards 2008
• Achievement Award - Korea Drama Awards 2022

HONOR

• 4th Most Influental Person--Broadcasting & Entertainment [Sisa Journal 2015]
• 9th Most Influental Person--Broadcastin & Entertainment [Sisa Journal 2019]
• 45th The 50 People Who Made KBS Shine [KBS 2023]
• Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit [Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2014]

Choi Bul Am kini sudah memasuki usia kepala 8 dan sudah pensiun dari dunia hiburan Korea Selatan. Meski sudah tidak berakting, di tahun 2022 ia tetap mendapatkan penghargaan kehormatan.