[Edaily Reporter Choi Hee-jae ] Actor Hwang Jeong-ri, who left a strong impression with his action scenes opposite Jackie Chan in the movie "Drunken Master" and served as president of the World Martial Arts Federation, passed away on the 12th. Hwang Jeong-ri (Photo: Yonhap News) According to the film industry, Hwang Jeong-ri passed away on the 12th. He was 82 years old.
Born in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1944, the late Hwang worked as a taekwondo instructor before making his film debut in 1974 with “The Return of the One-Legged Man.” He subsequently entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1976 with “South Fist, North Kick.”
In particular, he made a name for himself as a martial artist through the films *Death on the Run* and *Drunken Master*, both starring Jackie Chan. In *Drunken Master*, Hwang Jeong-ri played the role of Yan Zhexin, Jackie Chan’s opponent, and drew attention for his spectacular kicking action sequences. Kicking was considered his specialty, and overseas, he was sometimes referred to as the “King of Kicks.”
The late actor appeared in over 340 films over the course of some 30 years, shuttling between South Korea and Hong Kong. He is regarded as one of the leading actors of the South Korean martial arts film industry in the 1980s.
He was active not only as a martial arts actor but also as a director and Taekwondo instructor. He made his directorial debut in 1983 with the film *The Guangdong Assassin* and served as the martial arts director for the SBS drama *The Sandglass*, which aired in 1995.
He served as a Taekwondo instructor in a unit deployed to the Vietnam War. He is known to have taught Taekwondo to actors Hong Jin-bo and Yang Zi-jing. Later, he promoted Korean martial arts by serving as president of the Hwang Jeong-ri World Martial Arts Federation and as a goodwill ambassador for the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters.
The funeral hall is scheduled to be set up in Room 13 of the Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital Funeral Home in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 13th. The funeral procession will depart at 8:50 a.m. on the 15th, and the burial will take place at Icheon National Cemetery.
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