Veteran Korean actor Choi Bool-am, the 'nation's father,' dies at 87
The gist
Veteran Korean actor Choi Bool-am, known as the "nation's father," died at 87 at a Seoul hospital.
He was a decades-long fixture on Korean TV, from "Chief Inspector" to "Korean Table."
How it unfolded
- 1959Choi made his acting debut in a production of "Hamlet."
- 1971He began playing Chief Inspector Park Young-han in MBC's "Chief Inspector," which aired for 18 years.
- 2011He began hosting KBS's "Korean Table" / "A Table for All Koreans," a role he held for 14 years.