Im Chae-moo

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.

Im Chae-moo (born September 2, 1949) is a South Korean actor.^[1][2] He opened an amusement park called Doori Land in 1990, which is still open as of 2024 but has financially struggled in recent years and left him in debt. Im has been married twice and has two children.^[3]

Im Chae-moo
Born	(1949-09-02) September 2, 1949 (age 75) South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Korean name
Hangul	임채무
Hanja	林采茂
RR	Im Chaemu
MR	Im Ch'aemu

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1984	500 Years of Joseon: The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow	Sung Sam-moon
1985	500 Years of Joseon: The Imjin War
1993	Marriage	Yong Shik
2000	Roll of Thunder
	Bad Friends
2001	Orient Theatre	Lee Kyung-hwan
	Life is Beautiful	Sang Man's father
2002	Who's My Love	Kim Duk-jin
2003	Near to You
	Thousand Years of Love	Doctor Uhm
	Bodyguard
2004	Little Women	Dae Mook
	The Age of Heroes	Kuk Chul-kyu
2005	KBS TV Novel: Wind Flower	Shin Dae-chool
	Dear Heaven	Lee Hong-pa
2006	Smile Again	Oh Joong-man
2007	The Person I Love	Park Kang-bae
	By My Side	Moon Yong-gi
	Golden Bride	Kim Sang-il / Richard Kim
	Unstoppable Marriage	Goo Gook
2008	Mom's Dead Upset	Choi Eun-sil's father
	Don't Be Swayed	Lee Yong-dae
	My Life's Golden Age	Yoo In-sik
	Temptation of Wife
2009	Heading to the Ground	Kang Sung-il
	Enjoy Life	Jang In-shik
2010	Smile Again	Lee Kang-jae
2011	Dangerous Woman	Kang Joo-huk
	A Thousand Days' Promise	Park Chang-joo
2012	Tasty Life	Jang Shin-jo
	The Birth of a Family	Ma Jin-chul
2014	Two Mothers	Baek Chul
	Apgujeong Midnight Sun	Jang Choo-jang
2016	You Are a Gift	Ma Dong-sik
2017	Happy Sisters	Lee Sung-pil
2018	Gangnam Scandal	Choi Jin-bok
2024	Dog Knows Everything	Lim Chae-mu

Film

Year	Title	Role
2006	Shark Bait[4]	(voice)
2007	Highway Star	Jang Joon
	Unstoppable Marriage	Park Ji-man
2010	Republic of Korea 1%	Commander (cameo)

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Golden Fishery	Main panel member, Segment: True Story Theatre
2022	Romantic Doctor Im Chae-moo	Host[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Golden Bride	Won
2010	MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actor	Enjoy Life	Won