Philip Ahn
Acting
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
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movieKung Fu: The Movie
1986
Master Kan
tvWonder Woman
1975
Colonel Minh
tvSwitch
1975
Charlie Kuang
movieJonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
Chang (voice)
tvThe Magician
1973
Chao Liu
movieThe World's Greatest Athlete
1973
Old Chinaman
tvKung Fu
1972
Master Kan
tvM*A*S*H
1972
The Father / Korean Grandfather
tvAnna and the King
1972
Astrologist
movieThe Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
1970
Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
tvLove, American Style
1969
Chow Lee
movieCocoon
1968
Attorney General
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Attorney General / Quon Li / Lin Mai-Lu
movieThe Karate Killers
1967
Sazami Kyushu
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Dr. Liu
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Dr. Nakamura
movieParadise, Hawaiian Style
1966
Moki Kaimana
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Police Chief Henry Nakamura
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Chen Yu
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Dr. Sazami Kyushu / High Lama of Ghupat
movieShock Corridor
1963
Dr. Fong
movieDiamond Head
1962
Mr. Immacona
tvEnsign O'Toole
1962
Low Kong
movieConfessions of an Opium Eater
1962
Ching Foon
movieDragon by the Tail
1961
Lee Chin
movieThe Great Impostor
1960
Capt. Hun Kim
tvThe Islanders
1960
Governor Galli
tvMy Three Sons
1960
George Wong
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Lee Chin
tvCheckmate
1960
Mr. Lu
movieNever So Few
1959
Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Mr. Kwong / Florist
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Ling / Reverend Yen / Mr. Chee
tvThe Rebel
1959
Quong Lee
tvBonanza
1959
Mr. Lee Chang / Dr. Kam Lee
movieYesterday's Enemy
1959
Yamazuki
tvLawman
1958
Wong
movieHong Kong Confidential
1958
Tan Chung
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Tom Wing
Jefferson Drum
1958
Charles Wong
tvPerry Mason
1957
James Wong
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
W. Chung
movieThe Way to the Gold
1957
Mr. Ding - cafe owner
movieBattle Hymn
1957
Old Man
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
movieThe Left Hand of God
1955
Jan Teng
movieLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
Third Uncle
movieJump Into Hell
1955
Chinese POW Lieutenant
movieThe Shanghai Story
1954
Major Ling Wu
movieHell's Half Acre
1954
Roger Kong
movieHis Majesty O'Keefe
1954
Sien Tang, Dentist
movieChina Venture
1953
Adm. Amara
movieTarget Hong Kong
1953
Sin How
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Rahm Sing
movieBattle Zone
1952
South Korean Guerrilla Leader
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Chang / Capt. Shu Gat
movieRed Snow
1952
Taglu, a spy
movieMacao
1952
Itzumi
movieJapanese War Bride
1952
Eitaro Shimizu
movieChina Corsair
1951
Wong San
movieI Was an American Spy
1951
Capt. Arito
movieHalls of Montezuma
1951
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
movieThe Big Hangover
1950
Dr. Lee
movieThe Sickle or the Cross
1949
Chinese Official
movieImpact
1949
Ah Sing
movieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Wong Chung Shee
movieState Department: File 649
1949
Col. Aram
movieRogues' Regiment
1948
Tran Duy Gian
movieThe Creeper
1948
Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
movieThe Cobra Strikes
1948
Kasim--Houseboy
movieWomen in the Night
1948
Professor Kunioshi
movieIntrigue
1947
Louie Chin
movieThe Chinese Ring
1947
Captain Kong
movieSaigon
1947
Boss Merchant (uncredited)
movieSingapore
1947
Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
movieThey Were Expendable
1945
Army Orderly (uncredited)
movieBack to Bataan
1945
Col. Coroki
movieChina Sky
1945
Dr. Kim
movieBlood on the Sun
1945
Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
movieGod Is My Co-Pilot
1945
Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
movieForever Yours
1945
Chinese Man (uncredited)
movieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
movieDragon Seed
1944
Leader of City People (uncredited)
movieThe Purple Heart
1944
Saburo Goto (uncredited)
movieThe Man from Down Under
1943
English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
movieBehind the Rising Sun
1943
Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
movieChina
1943
Lin Cho
movieDecember 7th
1943
Shinto Priest (uncredited)
movieChina Girl
1942
Kai Young
movieAcross the Pacific
1942
Man in Theatre (uncredited)
movieSubmarine Raider
1942
First Officer Kawakami
movieLet's Get Tough
1942
Joe Matsui
movieThe Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
Emily's Servant (uncredited)
movieShip Ahoy
1942
Koro Sumo
movieA Yank on the Burma Road
1942
Franklin Ling
movieThey Met in Bombay
1941
Japanese officer (uncredited)
movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940
Dr. Chang
movieThe Shadow
1940
Wu Yung
movieBarricade
1939
Col. Wai Kang
movieDisputed Passage
1939
Dr. Fung
movieKing of Chinatown
1939
Robert 'Bob' Li
movieNorth of Shanghai
1939
Chinese Doctor
movieRed Barry
1938
Hong Kong Cholly
movieHawaii Calls
1938
Julius
movieThank You, Mr. Moto
1937
Prince Chung
movieTex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937
Sing Fung, Laundry Man
movieRoaring Timber
1937
Crooner
movieThe Good Earth
1937
Captain (uncredited)
movieChina Passage
1937
Fang Tu
movieStowaway
1936
Sun Lo
movieA Scream in the Night
1935
Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
movieShanghai
1935
Servant
movieDesirable
1934
Chinese Waiter