Im Won-hee
Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1970
Place of birth: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea [now Gangbuk-gu]
Im Won-hee (임원희) is a South Korean actor. He was born on October 11, 1970. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa, starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the titular character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.
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Filmography
48 movies · 37 TV shows, newest first
5.7
Reverse
2026
NR
렛츠고 파크골프: 환장의 짝꿍
2025
10.0
Table Tales
2025
NR
Im Won Hee's Gourmet Show
2024
6.7
Handsome Guys
2024
NR
Meokjjibba: Big Survival
2023
7.7
Crazy Love
2022
7.9
Moonshine
2021
9.0
Take Off Your Shoes
2021
7.7
So Not Worth It
2021
8.0
Move to Heaven
2021
5.8
Dark Hole
2021
4.0
Modern Girl
2020
7.2
Collectors
2020
7.1
Forbidden Dream
2019
6.0
Remarriage Skills
2019
7.7
Melting Me Softly
2019
9.0
Laborhood on Hire
2019
7.2
How Do You Play?
2019
8.1
Chief of Staff
2019
6.5
Where Is My Home
2019
4.5
Beautiful Food
2019
6.2
Passing Summer
2018
6.2
Room No. 9
2018
7.4
Where Stars Land
2018
8.1
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018
6.8
Wok of Love
2018
7.8
Busted!
2018
6.3
Snatch Up
2018
8.1
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017
7.1
History of Walking Upright
2017
NR
집사가 생겼다
2017
8.1
Strong Girl Bong-soon
2017
8.1
Dr. Romantic
2016
7.0
My Little Old Boy
2016
7.4
Men on a Mission
2015
7.2
The Advocate: A Missing Body
2015
4.7
Three Summer Nights
2015
3.5
Moonshine Girls
2015
8.7
Chef & My Fridge
2014
NR
I Am a Man
2014
7.9
You're All Surrounded
2014
5.0
My Dear Girl, Jin-young
2013
5.4
Horror Stories 2
2013
7.3
Rockin' on Heaven's Door
2013
6.3
Happiness for Sale
2013
7.5
Home Alone
2013
6.1
I Am the King
2012
6.8
Syndrome
2012
2.2
Salamander Guru and The Shadows
2012
5.1
Mr. Idol
2011
5.7
Law of the Jungle
2011
4.0
Lethal Move
2011
6.6
Officer of the Year
2011
6.0
Romantic Heaven
2011
5.5
The Quiz Show Scandal
2010
8.2
Running Man
2010
7.1
A Barefoot Dream
2010
7.0
Legend of the Patriots
2010
7.4
KBS Drama Special
2010
5.6
Miss Staff Sergeant
2010
6.0
Money Show
2009
5.9
Dachimawa Lee
2008
6.0
Le Grand Chef
2007
6.0
M
2007
NR
Punch Strike
2007
6.1
Femme Fatal
2007
5.0
Coma
2006
7.7
Infinite Challenge
2005
7.2
Crying Fist
2005
5.7
Lovely Rivals
2004
6.8
Three... Extremes
2004
7.1
Silmido
2003
6.7
No Comment
2002
6.0
Fun Movie
2002
6.1
No Blood No Tears
2002
5.6
This Is Law
2001
6.6
Guns & Talks
2001
5.9
Coming Out
2001
8.5
Dachimawa Lee
2000
5.5
Terror Taxi
2000
6.1
Die Bad
2000
6.2
The Spy
1999
6.7
The Happenings
1998
NR
Gardeners
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