---
name: "Byun Hee-bong"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/byun-hee-bong"
fi1m_id: "byun-hee-bong"
imdb_id: "nm1322404"
tmdb_id: 116180
wikidata_id: "Q483578"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1942"
died: "18 September 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-27T07:51:28.683848+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Byun Hee-bong

## Identity

Byun Hee-bong

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/byun-hee-bong
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** byun-hee-bong
- **IMDb ID:** nm1322404
- **TMDB ID:** 116180
- **Wikidata ID:** Q483578
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byun_Hee-bong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483578, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1322404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116180

Actor. Born 8 June 1942 in Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea. Died 18 September 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1942, Jangseong, South Jeolla, South Korea
- **Died:** 18 September 2023
- **Active:** 2000–2006
- **Also known as:** 변희봉, HeeBong Byeon, Byeon Hui-bong,  Byeon Hie-bong , 边希峰
- **Frequently works with:** [Bong Joon Ho](https://film.one/person/bong-joon-ho.md), [Bae Doona](https://film.one/person/bae-doona.md), [Song Kang-ho](https://film.one/person/song-kang-ho.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byun_Hee-bong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483578, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1322404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116180

## Biography

Byun Hee-bong (Korean: 변희봉), also credited as Byun In-chul, was a South Korean actor. He began his career in voice acting, debuting with DBS Donga Broadcasting in 1963 and joining MBC in 1965, before making his acting debut in 1970.

He was known for his frequent collaborations with director Bong Joon-ho, appearing in four of the filmmaker's features. These included the janitor in *Barking Dogs Never Bite* (2000) and Sergeant Koo Hee-bong in *Memories of Murder* (2003), as well as roles in *The Host* (2006) and *Okja* (2017). He also appeared in films such as *Crying Fist* (2005), *Haunters* (2010) and *Mr. Go* (2013), and in television series including *Pinocchio* (2014).

Byun received Best Supporting Actor awards for his performance in *The Host* at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 2020 he was awarded the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit. He died on 18 September 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Memories of Murder* (2003), Fi1m 91, as Sergeant Koo Hee-bong — [page](https://film.one/film/memories-of-murder.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture* (2019), as Don Baek
- *Trap* (2019), series, as Kim Shin-woo
- *Habitat* (2018), as Old laborer
- *Okja* (2017), as Hee-bong
- *Windy Mi Poong* (2016), series, as Kim Duk-chun
- *My Lawyer, Mr. Jo* (2016), series, as Kook Hyun-Il
- *Madame Antoine* (2016), series, as President Kim
- *Save the Family* (2015), series, as Jung Soo-bong
- *Pinocchio* (2014), series, as Choe Gong-pil
- *Flower Grandpa Investigative Team* (2014), series, as Han Won-bin
- *Mr. Go* (2013), as Wei-wei's Grandfather
- *The Goddess of Fire* (2013), series, as Moon Sa-seung
- *Ohlala Couple* (2012), series, as Wol-ha
- *The Spies* (2012), as Advisor Yoon
- *I Am the King* (2012), as Shin Ik-yeok
- *In Love and the War* (2011), as Village elder
- *Haunters* (2010), as Jung-sik
- *My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho* (2010), series, as Cha Poong
- *Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho* (2010), series, as Cha Poong
- *Searching for the Elephant* (2009), as Zoo official
- *Lifting King Kong* (2009), as School Superintendent
- *The Sons of Sol Pharmacy House* (2009), series, as Song Shi-Yeol
- *The Devil's Game* (2008), as Kang No-sik
- *Small Town Rivals* (2007), as Baek
- *Yu Hee, the Witch* (2007), series, as Ma Yoon Hoon
- *Behind the White Tower* (2007), series, as Oh Gyeong-hwan
- *Mission Sex Control* (2006), as Mr. Kang
- *The Host* (2006), as Park Hie-bong
- *Detective Mr. Gong* (2006), as Pil-du's dad
- *Great Inheritance* (2006), series, as Jung Il-do
- *My Girl* (2005), series, as Chairman Seol Woong
- *Crying Fist* (2005), as Coach Park
- *Green Rose* (2005), series, as Prosecutor
- *Another Public Enemy* (2005), as Ahn Hyo-joon
- *Lovely Rivals* (2004), as Mr. Principal
- *To Catch a Virgin Ghost* (2004), as Old Man Byun
- *Sink & Rise* (2004), as Hee-bong
- *Au Revoir, UFO* (2004), as Real estate agent
- *Spring Breeze* (2003), as Writer Noh
- *Damo* (2003), series, as Head of the Ministry of Punishment
- *Memories of Murder* (2003), as Sergeant Koo Hee-bong — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/memories-of-murder.md)
- *My Teacher, Mr. Kim* (2003), as Old Choi
- *Scent of Love* (2003), as Bookstore Owner
- *Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 2* (2003), Actor
- *Volcano High* (2001), as Jang Hak-sa
- *Funny Princes* (2000), series, Actor
- *Secret* (2000), series, as Chan Sik
- *Barking Dogs Never Bite* (2000), as Janitor
- *아버지* (1993), series, Actor
- *사랑이라 부르는 것* (1993), series, Actor
- *A Surrogate Father* (1992), as Lord Kim
- *Karma* (1988), Actor
- *Now, We're Going to Geneva* (1988), Actor
- *No Woman Is Afraid of the Night* (1986), as Deok Sa Gong
- *Eunuch* (1986), as Park
- *A Man With Color* (1985), Actor
- *Hotel At 00:00* (1983), Actor
- *Dull Servant Pal Bul-chul* (1980), Actor
- *Do As You Want* (1980), Actor
- *The Host : Histoires de famille*, as Byun Hee-bong

## Gallery

- ![Byun Hee-bong](https://film.one/media/person/94065/gallery-f02dc5e5b8ae.png) Byun Hee-bong — 로그홀릭, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Byun_hee_bong_2017okja.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Byun Hee-bong](https://film.one/media/person/94065/gallery-15063569b1e8.jpg) Byun Hee-bong — Image via TMDB
- ![Byun Hee-bong](https://film.one/media/person/94065/gallery-19e02eafc89b.jpg) Byun Hee-bong — Image via TMDB

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