The late Lee Nam-hee passes away due to illness..Ends 40-year acting career and rests in peace today (24th)

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Actor Lee Nam-hee, who has passed away, will be laid to rest.

On the 24th at 10:20 a.m., the funeral procession will be held at the Shinchon Severance Hospital funeral hall in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The burial site is Seoul Municipal Seungwhawon Cemetery.

According to the bereaved family, Lee Nam-hee passed away on the 22nd. He was 64 years old.

It is reported that Lee Nam-hee continued his passion for acting until recently, even while battling his chronic illness, appearing on stage in the Seoul City Theater production 'Yon'.

The late actor made his debut in 1983 with the play 'Antigone' and delivered powerful performances in plays such as 'Male Instinct', 'Othello', and 'Death of a Salesman'. He also appeared in films 'The Priests', 'Dawn of the Seven', and dramas 'Kkondae Intern', 'Forest', 'Watcher', 'Doctor Prisoner', 'The Mysterious One', and 'Six Flying Dragons'.

In particular, in 2011, he played the role of Mephisto, abandoned by God to the world, in the play 'Our Faust', leaving a strong impression. For this, he won the Acting Award at the 48th Dong-A Theater Awards and the Male Yeon Gi-sang-eul (수상) at the 4th Korea Theater Awards. In addition, he received the Korean Theater Association Male Actor Award in 1998 and the Korean Theater Association Acting Award in 2000.

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