Philip Ahn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Master Kan
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976
as Soong
Wonder Woman
1975
as Colonel Minh
Switch
1975
as Charlie Kuang
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
as General Yamashita
Police Woman
1974
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Chang (voice)
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Old Chinaman
The Magician
1973
as Chao Liu
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Master Kan
M*A*S*H
1972
Kung Fu
1972
as Master Kan
Sanford and Son
1972
Anna and the King
1972
as Astrologist
M*A*S*H
1972
as The Father
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mr. Wu
M*A*S*H
1972
as Korean Grandfather
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
1970
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Attorney General
Love, American Style
1969
as Chow Lee
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Quon Li
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Lin Mai-Lu
Cocoon
1968
as Attorney General
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Owner
The Karate Killers
1967
as Sazami Kyushu
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Tea
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966
as Moki Kaimana
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Dr. Nakamura
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Liu
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Wu
Laredo
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Chen Yu
The F.B.I.
1965
as Police Chief Henry Nakamura
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Sazami Kyushu
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as High Lama of Ghupat
Shock Corridor
1963
as Dr. Fong
Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962
as Ching Foon
A Girl Named Tamiko
1962
as Akiba
Diamond Head
1962
as Mr. Immacona
Stoney Burke
1962
Ensign O'Toole
1962
as Low Kong
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Uncle
Dragon by the Tail
1961
as Lee Chin
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
The Great Impostor
1960
as Capt. Hun Kim
The Islanders
1960
as Governor Galli
Pete and Gladys
1960
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Lee Chin
My Three Sons
1960
as George Wong
Checkmate
1960
as Mr. Lu
Never So Few
1959
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Yesterday's Enemy
1959
as Yamazuki
Hawaiian Eye
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
as Song
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Ling
The Rebel
1959
as Quong Lee
Tightrope
1959
The Third Man
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Reverend Yen
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Mr. Chee
Bonanza
1959
as Mr. Lee Chang
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Mr. Kwong
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Florist
Bonanza
1959
as Dr. Kam Lee
Hong Kong Confidential
1958
as Tan Chung
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Tom Wing
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Charles Wong
Lawman
1958
as Wong
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Battle Hymn
1957
as Old Man
Perry Mason
1957
as James Wong
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Ho-Lung
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as W. Chung
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Wong
The Left Hand of God
1955
as Jan Teng
Jump Into Hell
1955
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Third Uncle
Navy Log
1955
Jungle Jim
1955
Crossroads
1955
as Sun Yal
Crossroads
1955
as Lung Chan
Crossroads
1955
as Ah Hiu
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Roger Kong
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Major Ling Wu
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Sien Tang, Dentist
Target Hong Kong
1953
as Sin How
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Gusti
China Venture
1953
as Adm. Amara
General Electric Theater
1953
as Rahm Sing
Macao
1952
as Itzumi
Battle Zone
1952
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
Japanese War Bride
1952
as Eitaro Shimizu
Red Snow
1952
as Taglu, a spy
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Chang
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Capt. Shu Gat
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Secrets of Monte Carlo
1951
as Wong
I Was an American Spy
1951
as Capt. Arito
China Corsair
1951
as Wong San
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Big Hangover
1950
as Dr. Lee
Impact
1949
as Ah Sing
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Chinese Official
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Wong Chung Shee
State Department: File 649
1949
as Col. Aram
Women in the Night
1948
as Professor Kunioshi
The Creeper
1948
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Ming Gow
Rogues' Regiment
1948
as Tran Duy Gian
The Cobra Strikes
1948
as Kasim--Houseboy
Intrigue
1947
as Louie Chin
The Chinese Ring
1947
as Captain Kong
Singapore
1947
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Saigon
1947
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
1945
as Kato
Back to Bataan
1945
as Col. Coroki
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Forever Yours
1945
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
China Sky
1945
as Dr. Kim
China's Little Devils
1945
as Farmer
They Were Expendable
1945
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Dragon Seed
1944
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
The Purple Heart
1944
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Ping
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
China
1943
as Lin Cho
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Wu Tan
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as Hirota
Around the World
1943
as Foo
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
December 7th
1943
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Man from Down Under
1943
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
China Girl
1942
as Kai Young
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Franklin Ling
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Submarine Raider
1942
as First Officer Kawakami
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Joe Matsui
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Koro Sumo
They Met in Bombay
1941
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Dr. Chang
The Shadow
1940
as Wu Yung
North of Shanghai
1939
as Chinese Doctor
Barricade
1939
as Col. Wai Kang
Panama Patrol
1939
as Sun
Disputed Passage
1939
as Dr. Fung
King of Chinatown
1939
as Robert 'Bob' Li
Island of Lost Men
1939
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Wing Foo
Red Barry
1938
as Hong Kong Cholly
Hawaii Calls
1938
as Julius
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Prince Chung
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Kim Lee
China Passage
1937
as Fang Tu
Something to Sing About
1937
as Ito
Roaring Timber
1937
as Crooner
The Good Earth
1937
as Captain (uncredited)
Stowaway
1936
as Sun Lo
Klondike Annie
1936
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Oxford
Shanghai
1935
as Servant
A Scream in the Night
1935
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Desirable
1934
as Chinese Waiter