| Kim Du-han | |||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Assembly of South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | November 10, 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End: | September 24, 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | May 31, 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End1: | May 30, 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Children: | Kim Eul-dong | ||||||||||||||
| Party: | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Parents: | Kim Chwa-chin (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Relatives: | Song Il-gook (grandson) | ||||||||||||||
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Kim Du-han (; May 15, 1918 – November 21, 1972), also spelled Kim Doo-han, was a South Korean mobster, anti-communist activist,[1] politician and the son of Kim Chwa-chin. His art name was Uisong.
Kim Du-han was the leader of the Jongro street gang during the time under the Japanese rule. He was considered to be the greatest fist fighter in Korea during his time.
After the end of Imperial Japanese rule in Korea, Kim joined Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, where he served as a politician. In 1948, Du-han was sentenced to death by an American military tribunal for the murder of Jeong Jin-ryong, a leading member of the Communist Party of Korea. However, his case was later transferred to the South Korean government, which quickly had him released.
He was elected to the Third National Assembly in 1954 and the Sixth National Assembly in 1965.
Kim Du-han was the father of South Korean politician, Kim Eul-dong, and the grandfather to her son, South Korean actor Song Il-gook.
His most famous role was as the inspiration for Lookism's Gapryong Kim