US EditionProminent South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki has died, hospital says
Ahn Sung-ki, revered as South Korea’s 'Nation’s Actor,' won over 40 awards and appeared in about 140 films during his 60-year career, officials said.
- Ahn Sung-ki, a prominent South Korean movie star who starred in over 100 films during his 60-year career, has died at the age of 74.
- Ahn, dubbed 'the nation's actor', passed away after suffering from blood cancer for years at Seoul's Soonchunhyang University Hospital.
- His agency said Ahn's acting conveyed 'deep resonance and comfort across ages and generations', and his funeral will be held on Friday.
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The South Korean actor, who played in more than 170 films, died Monday, January 5, in Seoul. He had been fighting blood cancer for years.
He was affectionately nicknamed by his fans "the actor of the nation". South Korean actor Ahn Sung-Ki, known for a career of 170 films, died this Monday, January 5, 2026, at the age of 74. He was fighting blood cancer, and had been hospitalized in intensive care last week after suffocated.
Actor Ahn Sung-ki, one of the most popular and respected in South Korean cinema, has died at the age of 74 as reported by his representative agency, Artist Company. The performer died at Seoul's Soonchunhyang University Hospital, where he had been admitted for blood cancer diagnosed in 2019.Ahn was known to the Korean public for his affinity with the roles of common man. He was a very prolific actor, who debuted in the film industry as a child p…
After a prolific career of nearly seventy years, the actor died on Monday, in Seoul, surrounded by his family.
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