Im Ha-ryong

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.

Im Ha-ryong (born Im Han-yong on October 31, 1952) is a South Korean actor and comedian. During the 1980s and 1990s, Im was one of Korea's foremost comedians (called "gag men") alongside Shim Hyung-rae and Kim Hyung-gon.^[1] As his brand of comedy became less popular among younger viewers, Im started appearing in small supporting roles in films and television series, particularly those directed by Jang Jin. In 2005, he won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his first major film role as a veteran soldier in the hit Korean War dramedy Welcome to Dongmakgol.^[2][3][4][5] Other notable films include workplace/musical drama Bravo My Life (2007) and political satire Good Morning President (2009).^[6][7]

Im Ha-ryong
Im Ha-ryong in 2019
Born	Im Han-yong (1952-10-31) October 31, 1952 (age 72) Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Education	Hanyang University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1981–present
Agent	Bel Actors Entertainment
Spouse	Kim Jeong-gyu
Family	Im Young-sik
Korean name
Hangul	임하룡
Hanja	林河龍
RR	Im Haryong
MR	Im Haryong
Birth name
Hangul	임한용
Hanja	林漢龍
RR	Im Hanyong
MR	Im Hanyong

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1985	A Child-like Lady
	The Singing Tramp of Last Year
1988	High Priest Kong-cho and Super Hong Kil-dong	Guru Kong-cho
1989	Miss Rhino and Mr. Korando	Gambler
1992	Firm Corn Returns
	Hae-ryong and Dal-ja's Bag of Memories
1998	Extra	(cameo)
1999	Inner Circle	Go Hyung-seok
2002	No Comment	Father (segment: "My Nike")
2004	Too Beautiful to Lie	Husband of Choi Hee-cheol's paternal aunt
	The Big Swindle	Company president Seo (cameo)
	Arahan	Police substation chief (cameo)
	Someone Special	Police captain
2005	Welcome to Dongmakgol	North Korean staff sergeant Jang Young-hee
2006	Hoodwinked!	Det. Nicky Flippers (Korean dubbed)
	Barefoot Ki-bong	Mr. Baek
	Holy Daddy	Kang Young-kyu
2007	Bravo My Life	Choi Seok-won
	Venus and Mars	Divorce lawyer (cameo)
2009	Insadong Scandal	Madam Kwon
	Closer to Heaven	Park Geun-sook
	Good Morning President	Choi Chang-myeon
2011	I Am a Dad	Detective Kim
2012	The Neighbor[8]	Kim Sang-young
2015	Love Forecast	Principal
	Salut d'Amour	(cameo)

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Angel's Kiss	Angel
2000	It's Half
2006	Over the Rainbow	Kwon Sang-bok		[9]
2008	Strongest Chil Woo	Choi Nam-deuk
2010	More Charming by the Day	Im Ha-ryong
2011	Me Too, Flower!	Bae Sang-eok
2012	Welcome to Healing Town	Ban Jung-do
	Lovers of Haeundae	Go Joong-shik
	The Third Hospital	Chae In-gook
2013	Two Women's Room	Han Byung-gook
2014	Triangle	Yang Man-choon
	Glorious Day	CEO Lee	Cameo
	Cheongdam-dong Scandal	Nam Jae-bok
	Righteous Love	Jang Min-ho
2016	My Horrible Boss	Nam Yong-gab
	Another Miss Oh		Cameo
2018	Tale of Fairy	King Bukdu		[10]
2019	Save Me 2	Park Deok-ho
2020	365: Repeat the Year	Choi Kyeong-man
2022	Love Is for Suckers	Goo Yong-sik		[11]
2023–2024	Bumpy Family	Shin Dal-yong		[12]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Welcome to Wedding Hell	Kim Soo-chan	[13]

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
1983-1992	Humor No. 1
1985	9 O'clock Date with Im Ha-ryong and Byun Ah-young	DJ
1986-1987	Cheerful Small Theater
1987-1991	Show Video Jockey
1990-1991	Show Saturday Express
1991-1993	With a Laugh
1993-1995	Today Is a Good Day
1995	Our Happy Saturday
1995-1996	Saturday Express of Luck
2013	Gag Concert
2017	King of Mask Singer	Contestant (First-birthday Party) Episode 129[14]
2021	Granpar	Cast Member [15]

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2007	"Because We Are Two"	Eru

Theater

Year	English title	Korean title	Role	Ref.
2022	The Disloyal Cry	불효자는 웁니다	Cholangi	[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1986	22nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Male Variety Performer		Won
1987	Savings' Day	President's Commendation	—	Won
	KBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award		Won
1989		Grand Prize (Daesang)		Won
1991				Won
2005	26th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Welcome to Dongmakgol	Won
	4th Korean Film Awards			Nominated
2006	43rd Grand Bell Awards			Nominated
	13th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards	Special Award		Won
2007	14th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards	Achievement Award for the Development of Entertainment and the Arts	—	Won
2010	MBC Entertainment Awards[17]	Special Award in a Comedy or Sitcom	More Charming by the Day	Won