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Philip Ahn

Born · March 29, 1905

Died · February 28, 1978 (72 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Bio

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Ahn (born Pil Lip Ahn (안필립), March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean American actor. He was the first Korean American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ahn's first film was A Scream in the Night in 1935. He appeared in the Bing Crosby film Anything Goes, though director Lewis Milestone had initially rejected him because his English was too good for the part. His first credited roles came in 1936 in The General Died at Dawn and Stowaway, opposite Shirley Temple. He starred opposite Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937) and King of Chinatown (1937). During World War II, Ahn often played Japanese villains in war films. Mistakenly thought to be Japanese, he received several death threats. He enlisted in the United States Army, having served in the Special Services as an entertainer. He was discharged early because of an injured ankle and returned to making films. Ahn appeared in Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Around the World in Eighty Days, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Paradise, Hawaiian Style, with Elvis Presley. He got to play Korean characters in Korean War movies such as Battle Circus (1953) and Battle Hymn (1956). In 1952, Ahn made his television debut on the Schlitz Playhouse, a series he would make three additional appearances on. Ahn would also be cast in four episodes of ABC's Adventures in Paradise, four episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama Hawaiian Eye, and the CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O. He made three appearances each on Crossroads, Bonanza, and M*A*S*H. He would also appear in two television movies. Ahn's most notable television role was as "Master Kan" on the television series Kung Fu. A Presbyterian, Ahn felt that the Taoist homilies his character quoted did not contradict his own religious faith.

Known for

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

Soong

0.0

1976

Wonder Woman

Colonel Minh · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

Switch

Charlie Kuang · (1 episode)

6.7

1975

Police Woman

(2 episodes)

6.2

1974

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

General Yamashita

0.0

1974

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Chang (voice)

6.1

1973

The Magician

Chao Liu · (1 episode)

6.7

1973

The World's Greatest Athlete

Old Chinaman

5.3

1973

Kung Fu

Master Kan · (62 episodes)

7.6

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

Mr. Wu · (1 episode)

7.0

1972

MAS*H

7.1

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Quon Li · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Lin Mai-Lu · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

It Takes a Thief

Owner · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

Mannix

(1 episode)

6.7

1967

The Karate Killers

Sazami Kyushu

4.9

1967

Ironside

(1 episode)

6.8

1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Tea

6.9

1967

Mission: Impossible

Dr. Liu · (1 episode)

7.6

1966

The Time Tunnel

Dr. Nakamura · (1 episode)

7.6

1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Moki Kaimana

5.1

1966

The F.B.I.

Police Chief Henry Nakamura · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The Wild Wild West

(1 episode)

7.6

1965

Laredo

(1 episode)

6.3

1965

The Big Valley

Chen Yu · (1 episode)

6.1

1965

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Dr. Sazami Kyushu · (1 episode)

7.2

1964

Shock Corridor

Dr. Fong

7.0

1963

A Girl Named Tamiko

Akiba

5.0

1962

Diamond Head

Mr. Immacona

5.4

1962

Stoney Burke

(1 episode)

5.7

1962

Ensign O'Toole

Low Kong · (1 episode)

6.5

1962

Confessions of an Opium Eater

Ching Foon

1959

Hawaiian Eye

(2 episodes)

5.2

1959

Hawaiian Eye

Mr. Kwong · (1 episode)

5.2

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Ling · (2 episodes)

5.7

1959

Adventures in Paradise

6.9

1958

Jefferson Drum

Charles Wong · (1 episode)

4.5

1958

Perry Mason

James Wong · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1 episode)

7.4

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

W. Chung · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Ho-Lung · (1 episode)

6.2

1957

The Way to the Gold

Mr. Ding - cafe owner

0.0

1957

Battle Hymn

Old Man

6.5

1957

Around the World in Eighty Days

Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)

6.6

1956

Hey, Jeannie!

Wong · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Telephone Time

(1 episode)

6.3

1956

Jungle Jim

(1 episode)

5.0

1955

Navy Log

(2 episodes)

4.5

1955

The Left Hand of God

Jan Teng

6.3

1955

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Third Uncle

6.0

1955

Jump Into Hell

Chinese POW Lieutenant

4.0

1955

The Shanghai Story

Major Ling Wu

4.8

1954

Hell's Half Acre

Roger Kong

5.4

1954

His Majesty O'Keefe

Sien Tang, Dentist

6.1

1954

China Venture

Adm. Amara

7.5

1953

Target Hong Kong

Sin How

5.0

1953

General Electric Theater

Rahm Sing · (1 episode)

6.0

1953

Fair Wind to Java

Gusti

4.9

1953

Battle Zone

South Korean Guerrilla Leader

5.0

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Chang · (1 episode)

6.1

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Capt. Shu Gat · (1 episode)

6.1

1952

Red Snow

Taglu, a spy

3.0

1952

Macao

Itzumi

6.2

1952

Japanese War Bride

Eitaro Shimizu

5.5

1952

Dragnet

(1 episode)

6.4

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(2 episodes)

7.0

1951

Secrets of Monte Carlo

Wong

0.0

1951

China Corsair

Wong San

5.5

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(1 episode)

4.5

1951

I Was an American Spy

Capt. Arito

6.2

1951

Halls of Montezuma

Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")

5.9

1951

The Big Hangover

Dr. Lee

6.1

1950

The Sickle or the Cross

Chinese Official

6.0

1949

Impact

Ah Sing

6.1

1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Wong Chung Shee

5.6

1949

State Department: File 649

Col. Aram

5.0

1949

Rogues' Regiment

Tran Duy Gian

6.5

1948

The Creeper

Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner

4.5

1948

The Cobra Strikes

Kasim--Houseboy

5.0

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

Ming Gow

6.3

1948

Women in the Night

Professor Kunioshi

3.9

1948

Intrigue

Louie Chin

5.0

1947

The Chinese Ring

Captain Kong

4.9

1947

Singapore

Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)

5.9

1947

They Were Expendable

Army Orderly (uncredited)

6.6

1945

Back to Bataan

Col. Coroki

6.1

1945

China's Little Devils

Farmer

4.0

1945

China Sky

Dr. Kim

5.5

1945

Betrayal from the East

Kato

5.8

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)

7.0

1945

Forever Yours

Chinese Man (uncredited)

0.0

1945

The Keys of the Kingdom

Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia

7.0

1944

Dragon Seed

Leader of City People (uncredited)

6.4

1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Ping

6.3

1944

The Purple Heart

Saburo Goto (uncredited)

6.0

1944

Around the World

Foo

5.0

1943

Behind the Rising Sun

Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi

5.7

1943

China

Lin Cho

6.8

1943

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

Hirota

0.0

1943

December 7th

Shinto Priest (uncredited)

5.7

1943

5.7

1939

Panama Patrol

Sun

5.0

1939

King of Chinatown

Robert 'Bob' Li

5.8

1939

North of Shanghai

Chinese Doctor

0.0

1939

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Wing Foo

6.4

1938

Red Barry

Hong Kong Cholly

0.0

1938

Hawaii Calls

Julius

5.4

1938

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Prince Chung

6.3

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

Kim Lee

5.4

1937

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

Sing Fung, Laundry Man

0.0

1937

Something to Sing About

Ito (Terry's servant)

6.2

1937

Roaring Timber

Crooner

5.0

1937

The Good Earth

Captain (uncredited)

6.3

1937

China Passage

Fang Tu

5.5

1937

Stowaway

Sun Lo

6.7

1936

The General Died at Dawn

Oxford

6.2

1936

Klondike Annie

6.4

1936

A Scream in the Night

Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)

4.7

1935

Shanghai

Servant

7.0

1935

Desirable

Chinese Waiter

7.3

1934