Veteran actor Ma Do-sik passes away on the 14th.. Aged 82

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Veteran actor Ma Do-sik (real name Woo Sang-ik) has passed away.

According to NEWSIS on the 15th, Ma Do-sik died early on the 14th at Seoul National Central Hospital. He was 82 years old.

Born in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province in 1944, the late actor was active as a representative weightlifting athlete from Chungcheong Province during his school days. He later entered the film industry through director Choi Hun's film "Sunflowers Bloom at Night" in 1960, which was released in 1965.

Subsequently, he played supporting and minor roles in numerous works including "Dol-i" (1985) starring singer Jeon Young-rok, "Daeyamang" (1987), "Black Belt" (1989), "Echoes of Love and Death" (1991), and "Champion's Anger" (1992).

In 1993, he directed the film "Lost Desire," which he also wrote under the name "Majuhang." In this work, he took on the lead role and director duties, and even sang the theme song himself. The film was released the following year in 1994. In 2024, he also served as an advisor to the Korean Film Actors Association.

The wake has been set up in Room 203 of the funeral hall at Central Medical Hospital, and the procession will depart at 12:40 p.m. on the 15th.

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