Overview
- Artist Company said Ahn died at 9:00 a.m. on January 5, with Soonchunhyang University Hospital also confirming his passing.
- The actor had been diagnosed with blood cancer in 2019, was later declared cured, and then faced a recurrence during follow-up while continuing treatment.
- His career spanned nearly seven decades from his 1957 child-actor debut, with standout adult roles after a 1980 breakthrough in Good, Windy Days.
- He appeared in more than 170 films, won a record five Grand Bell Awards for Best Actor, and led industry bodies such as the Korean Film Actors Association.
- Reports identify his survivors as his wife, Oh So-yeong, and two sons, and local outlets said a funeral was held at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital on January 5.