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Philip Ahn

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72 Years Old

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.

Born

Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA on 29th March 1905

Died

28th February 1978

All Credits

Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Chow Lee
Dragnet Image
Dragnet
Police Woman Image
Police Woman
Switch Image
Switch
Charlie Kuang
Bonanza Image
Bonanza
Mr. Lee Chang
Hawaiian Eye Image
Hawaiian Eye
Mr. Kwong
Hawaiian Eye Image
Hawaiian Eye
Perry Mason Image
Perry Mason
James Wong
M*A*S*H Image
M*A*S*H
Korean Grandfather
M*A*S*H Image
M*A*S*H
The Father
M*A*S*H Image
M*A*S*H
Mannix Image
Mannix
The Streets of San Francisco Image
The Streets of San Francisco
Mr. Wu
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Four Star Playhouse
Capt. Shu Gat
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Four Star Playhouse
Chang
Tightrope Image
Tightrope
The F.B.I. Image
The F.B.I.
Police Chief Henry Nakamura
Pete and Gladys Image
Pete and Gladys
Have Gun, Will Travel Image
Have Gun, Will Travel
W. Chung
Have Gun, Will Travel Image
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Time Tunnel Image
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Nakamura
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Navy Log
Johnny Midnight Image
Johnny Midnight
The Rebel Image
The Rebel
Quong Lee
The Big Valley Image
The Big Valley
Chen Yu
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Image
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Lee Chin
Adventures in Paradise Image
Adventures in Paradise
Mr. Chee
Adventures in Paradise Image
Adventures in Paradise
Reverend Yen
Adventures in Paradise Image
Adventures in Paradise
Ling
Telephone Time Image
Telephone Time
Jungle Jim Image
Jungle Jim
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Lin Mai-Lu
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Quon Li
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Attorney General
It Takes a Thief Image
It Takes a Thief
Owner
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Jefferson Drum
Charles Wong
Stoney Burke Image
Stoney Burke
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Image
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Ensign O'Toole Image
Ensign O'Toole
Low Kong
Wanted: Dead or Alive Image
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tom Wing
The Third Man Image
The Third Man
Ironside Image
Ironside
The Islanders Image
The Islanders
Governor Galli
The Wild Wild West Image
The Wild Wild West
No Image
Hey, Jeannie!
Wong
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Image
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Sazami Kyushu
Mission: Impossible Image
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Liu
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Image
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ho-Lung
Kraft Mystery Theatre Image
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Wonder Woman Image
Wonder Woman
Colonel Minh
One Step Beyond Image
One Step Beyond
Song
Anna and the King Image
Anna and the King
My Three Sons Image
My Three Sons
George Wong
Checkmate Image
Checkmate
Lawman Image
Lawman
Wong
Sanford and Son Image
Sanford and Son
Laredo Image
Laredo
The Magician Image
The Magician
Chao Liu
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Rahm Sing
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Image
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Around the World in Eighty Days Image
Around the World in Eighty Days
Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Shock Corridor Image
Shock Corridor
Dr. Fong
Kung Fu Image
Kung Fu
Master Kan
One-Eyed Jacks Image
One-Eyed Jacks
Uncle
Back to Bataan Image
Back to Bataan
Col. Coroki
They Were Expendable Image
They Were Expendable
Army Orderly (uncredited)
Something to Sing About Image
Something to Sing About
Ito (Terry's servant)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Image
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Third Uncle
Battle Hymn Image
Battle Hymn
Old Man
Halls of Montezuma Image
Halls of Montezuma
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The Good Earth Image
The Good Earth
Captain (uncredited)
The Karate Killers Image
The Karate Killers
Sazami Kyushu
Never So Few Image
Never So Few
Nautaung
The Great Impostor Image
The Great Impostor
Capt. Hun Kim
Stowaway Image
Stowaway
Sun Lo
Impact Image
Impact
Ah Sing
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Image
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Chang (voice)
The Keys of the Kingdom Image
The Keys of the Kingdom
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Paradise, Hawaiian Style Image
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Moki Kaimana
Thoroughly Modern Millie Image
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Tea
Macao Image
Macao
Itzumi
The Left Hand of God Image
The Left Hand of God
Jan Teng
Singapore Image
Singapore
Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete Image
The World's Greatest Athlete
Old Chinaman
The Story of Dr. Wassell Image
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Ping
Charlie Chan in Honolulu Image
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Wing Foo
Behind the Rising Sun Image
Behind the Rising Sun
Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
Japanese War Bride Image
Japanese War Bride
Eitaro Shimizu
The Purple Heart Image
The Purple Heart
Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Across the Pacific Image
Across the Pacific
Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Women in the Night Image
Women in the Night
Professor Kunioshi
God Is My Co-Pilot Image
God Is My Co-Pilot
Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
A Scream in the Night Image
A Scream in the Night
Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
December 7th Image
December 7th
Shinto Priest (uncredited)
Klondike Annie Image
Klondike Annie
Yesterday's Enemy Image
Yesterday's Enemy
Yamazuki
The Miracle of the Bells Image
The Miracle of the Bells
Ming Gow
Saigon Image
Saigon
Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Blood on the Sun Image
Blood on the Sun
Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
I Was an American Spy Image
I Was an American Spy
Capt. Arito
Around the World Image
Around the World
Foo
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Image
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Hirota
His Majesty O'Keefe Image
His Majesty O'Keefe
Sien Tang, Dentist
Shanghai Image
Shanghai
Servant
Dragon Seed Image
Dragon Seed
Leader of City People (uncredited)
China Girl Image
China Girl
Kai Young
The Chinese Ring Image
The Chinese Ring
Captain Kong
The Shanghai Story Image
The Shanghai Story
Major Ling Wu
Diamond Head Image
Diamond Head
Mr. Immacona
Hell's Half Acre Image
Hell's Half Acre
Roger Kong
Ship Ahoy Image
Ship Ahoy
Koro Sumo
Confessions of an Opium Eater Image
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Ching Foon
China Image
China
Lin Cho
China Sky Image
China Sky
Dr. Kim
Thank You, Mr. Moto Image
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Prince Chung
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Image
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
King of Chinatown Image
King of Chinatown
Robert 'Bob' Li
Cocoon Image
Cocoon
Attorney General
Drums of Fu Manchu Image
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Chang
Island of Lost Men Image
Island of Lost Men
The General Died at Dawn Image
The General Died at Dawn
Oxford
Rogues' Regiment Image
Rogues' Regiment
Tran Duy Gian
Red Snow Image
Red Snow
Taglu, a spy
Betrayal from the East Image
Betrayal from the East
Kato
Red Barry Image
Red Barry
Hong Kong Cholly
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon Image
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Master Kan
Fair Wind to Java Image
Fair Wind to Java
Gusti
Panama Patrol Image
Panama Patrol
Sun
Desirable Image
Desirable
Chinese Waiter
Intrigue Image
Intrigue
Louie Chin
A Yank on the Burma Road Image
A Yank on the Burma Road
Dr. Franklin Ling
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Image
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Wong Chung Shee
The Big Hangover Image
The Big Hangover
Dr. Lee
Battle Zone Image
Battle Zone
South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts Image
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Sing Fung, Laundry Man
The Tuttles of Tahiti Image
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Emily's Servant (uncredited)
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die Image
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
Soong
The Man from Down Under Image
The Man from Down Under
English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
State Department: File 649 Image
State Department: File 649
Col. Aram
Let's Get Tough Image
Let's Get Tough
Joe Matsui
China Venture Image
China Venture
Adm. Amara
Dragon by the Tail Image
Dragon by the Tail
Lee Chin
A Girl Named Tamiko Image
A Girl Named Tamiko
Akiba
Submarine Raider Image
Submarine Raider
First Officer Kawakami
Forever Yours Image
Forever Yours
Chinese Man (uncredited)
China's Little Devils Image
China's Little Devils
Farmer
Hawaii Calls Image
Hawaii Calls
Julius
They Met in Bombay Image
They Met in Bombay
Japanese officer (uncredited)
Barricade Image
Barricade
Col. Wai Kang
North of Shanghai Image
North of Shanghai
Chinese Doctor
Daughter of Shanghai Image
Daughter of Shanghai
Kim Lee
Hong Kong Confidential Image
Hong Kong Confidential
Tan Chung
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Image
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Wu Tan
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake Image
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Target Hong Kong Image
Target Hong Kong
Sin How
The Cobra Strikes Image
The Cobra Strikes
Kasim--Houseboy
The Shadow Image
The Shadow
Wu Yung
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita Image
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
General Yamashita
Disputed Passage Image
Disputed Passage
Dr. Fung
China Passage Image
China Passage
Fang Tu
Jump Into Hell Image
Jump Into Hell
Chinese POW Lieutenant
Roaring Timber Image
Roaring Timber
Crooner
The Sickle or the Cross Image
The Sickle or the Cross
Chinese Official
China Corsair Image
China Corsair
Wong San
Secrets of Monte Carlo Image
Secrets of Monte Carlo
Wong
The Way to the Gold Image
The Way to the Gold
Mr. Ding - cafe owner
The Creeper Image
The Creeper
Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner