Lee Soon-jae

Lee Soon-jae
Lee in 2019
Born(1934-11-16)November 16, 1934
DiedNovember 25, 2025(2025-11-25) (aged 91)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University (BPhil)
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2025
Spouse
Choi Hee-jung
(m. 1966⁠–⁠2025)
Children2
Honours
Korean name
Hangul
이순재
Hanja
李順載
RRI Sunjae
MRI Sunjae
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Lee Soon-jae (Korean이순재; November 16, 1934 – November 25, 2025) was a South Korean actor. He had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made his debut on television in 1961 with KBS's first drama Should I become a human too.