Jong-Il Kim

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Jong-Il Kim was born on February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoe, Khabarovskiy rayon, Khabarovskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR as Yuri Irsenovich Kim. He was an actor and producer, known for Pulgasari (1985), Han nyeohaksaengeui ilgi (2007) and Pibada (1969). He was married to Young-Sook Kim and Il-Chon Hong. He died on December 17, 2011 in P'yongyang, North Korea. See full bio »

Born:

February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoe, Khabarovskiy rayon, Khabarovskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Died:

December 17, 2011 (age 70) in P'yongyang, North Korea

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Known For

Pulgasari Producer

(1985)

Han nyeohaksaengeui ilgi Producer

(2007)

Pibada Producer

(1969)

The Juche Idea Writer

(2008)

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Actor (3 credits)

2013 North Korea in Emoji (Short)
Dear Leader

2009 Great Man and Cinema (Short)
Archival Footage

1984/II Runaway (as Kim Jong-Il)

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Producer (3 credits)

2007 Han nyeohaksaengeui ilgi (producer - as Jong-il Kim)

1985 Pulgasari (executive producer - as Jong-il Kim)

1969 Pibada (producer - as Jong-il Kim)

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Writer (1 credit)

2008 The Juche Idea (additional text - as Jong-il Kim)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2012 The Dictator (in loving memory of)

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Self (7 credits)

2010 North Korean Film Madness (TV Movie documentary)

2008 Kyongaehanun choego saryonggwan tongjinun uriui unmyong (Documentary)
Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2007 I sesang kkut kkaji ttaruryomnida (Documentary)
Himself (as Kim Jong-Il)

2005 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2003 Inmin ul wihan kil e onjena hamkke kyesyotssumnida (Documentary)
Himself (as Kim Jong-Il)

2000 Kyongae hanun Kim Chong-il Tongji nun widaehan sasang iron'ga isida (Documentary)
Himself (as Kim Jong-Il)

2000 Widaehan yongdo ui pinnanun yoksa (Documentary)
Himself (as Kim Jong-Il)

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Archive footage (14 credits)

2015 Le dernier prince rouge (Documentary)
Himself

2013 Vice (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Basketball Diplomacy (2013) ... Himself

2011 Today (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 20 December 2011 (2011) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2011 Rude Tube (TV Series)
Himself

- Mashed 'n' Mixed (2011) ... Himself (uncredited)

2010 The Hour (TV Series)
Himself

- New Year's Special (2010) ... Himself (uncredited)

2007-2010 National Geographic Explorer (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Electronic Armageddon (2010) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

- Inside the Nuclear Threat (2010) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

- Inside North Korea (2007) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2008/I Megumi (Short)
Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2007 The Colbert Report (TV Series)
Himself

- Doug Bailey (2007) ... Himself (as Jong-il Kim)

2006 UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied (Video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2006 Det røde kapel (TV Series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2006 Have I Got News for You (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #32.1 (2006) ... Himself (uncredited)

2006 Death of a President
Himself (uncredited)

2006 Friends of Kim (Documentary)
Leader of North Korea (as Jong-il Kim)

2004 A State of Mind (Documentary)
Himself - Supreme Leader, North Korea (as Jong-il Kim)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "The Art of Cinema Directing".

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 3 Portrayals | 7 Articles | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Kim Jong-Il | Jong-il Kim | Yuri Irsenovich Kim

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)

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Personal Quote:

Imperialist aid is a noose of plunder and subjugation, aimed at robbing 10 and even 100 things for one thing that is given. See more »

Trivia:

Married Hong Il-chon in 1966 and divorced in 1969, and remarried to Kim Young-sook in 1974 but separated in the 1980s. He had six known children: Kim Hye-gyong (daughter, b. 1968) with first wife Hong Il-chon, Kim Jong-nam (son, b. 1970) with mistress Song Hye-rim, Kim Sul-song (daughter, b. 1974) with second wife Kim Young-sook, Kim Jong-chul (son, b. 1981), Kim Jong-un (son, b. 1984), and Kim ... See more »