Philip Ahn
Acting
Born: March 29, 1905 · Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: February 28, 1978 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
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 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
M*A*S*H
1972
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Wonder Woman
1975
Bonanza
1959
Mission: Impossible
1966
Shock Corridor
1963
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
Kung Fu
1972
The Time Tunnel
1966
Hawaii Five-O
1968
They Were Expendable
1945
Perry Mason
1957
Photos (1)
Movies (106)
Around the World in 80 Days
Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Back to Bataan
Col. Coroki
One-Eyed Jacks
Uncle
Across the Pacific
Man in Theatre (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Army Orderly (uncredited)
Never So Few
Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Tea
China Girl
Kai Young
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Third Uncle
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Ping
Battle Hymn
Old Man
The Keys of the Kingdom
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Saigon
Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
Gusti
The Karate Killers
Sazami Kyushu
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Ching Foon
The Left Hand of God
Jan Teng
Macao
Itzumi
The Good Earth
Captain (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
Leader of City People (uncredited)
Jump Into Hell
Chinese POW Lieutenant
Shock Corridor
Dr. Fong
His Majesty O'Keefe
Sien Tang, Dentist
Blood on the Sun
Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
Diamond Head
Mr. Immacona
Hell's Half Acre
Roger Kong
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Moki Kaimana
They Met in Bombay
Japanese officer (uncredited)
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Master Kan
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Prince Chung
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Chang (voice)
Halls of Montezuma
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The World's Greatest Athlete
Old Chinaman
Stowaway
Sun Lo
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Emily's Servant (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
Capt. Hun Kim
God Is My Co-Pilot
Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Forever Yours
Chinese Man (uncredited)
December 7th
Shinto Priest (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Ming Gow
China Sky
Dr. Kim
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Wing Foo
A Girl Named Tamiko
Akiba
Behind the Rising Sun
Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
North of Shanghai
Chinese Doctor
Drums of Fu Manchu
Dr. Chang
China Venture
Adm. Amara
Desirable
Chinese Waiter
Impact
Ah Sing
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Wu Tan
Klondike Annie
1936
Japanese War Bride
Eitaro Shimizu
The General Died at Dawn
Oxford
Let's Get Tough
Joe Matsui
King of Chinatown
Robert 'Bob' Li
The Shadow
Wu Yung
Something to Sing About
Ito
Yesterday's Enemy
Yamazuki
The Creeper
Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
I Was an American Spy
Capt. Arito
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Wong Chung Shee
China Passage
Fang Tu
The Shanghai Story
Major Ling Wu
The Purple Heart
Saburo Goto (uncredited)
Battle Zone
South Korean Guerrilla Leader
The Way to the Gold
Mr. Ding - cafe owner
Red Snow
Taglu, a spy
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
Singapore
Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Dragon by the Tail
Lee Chin
A Yank on the Burma Road
Franklin Ling
Daughter of Shanghai
Kim Lee
Island of Lost Men
1939
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Hirota
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
State Department: File 649
Col. Aram
The Sickle or the Cross
Chinese Official
The Big Hangover
Dr. Lee
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
Soong
China
Lin Cho
Hawaii Calls
Julius
Betrayal from the East
Kato
China's Little Devils
Farmer
A Scream in the Night
Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
Disputed Passage
Dr. Fung
Panama Patrol
Sun
Barricade
Col. Wai Kang
Hong Kong Confidential
Tan Chung
Women in the Night
Professor Kunioshi
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Sing Fung, Laundry Man
Target Hong Kong
Sin How
Rogues' Regiment
Tran Duy Gian
Secrets of Monte Carlo
Wong
Cocoon
Attorney General
Ship Ahoy
Koro Sumo
The Man from Down Under
English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Roaring Timber
Crooner
The Chinese Ring
Captain Kong
Red Barry
Hong Kong Cholly
China Corsair
Wong San
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
General Yamashita
The Cobra Strikes
Kasim--Houseboy
Around the World
Foo
Intrigue
Louie Chin
Shanghai
Servant
Submarine Raider
First Officer Kawakami
TV Shows (68)
Perry Mason
James Wong · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Bonanza
Mr. Lee Chang · 1 eps
Bonanza
Dr. Kam Lee · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
1 eps
M*A*S*H
The Father · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
Korean Grandfather · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Love, American Style
Chow Lee · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Attorney General · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Quon Li · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Lin Mai-Lu · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Liu · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
W. Chung · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Police Chief Henry Nakamura · 1 eps
My Three Sons
George Wong · 1 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
The Big Valley
Chen Yu · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
Police Woman
2 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Chang · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Capt. Shu Gat · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tom Wing · 1 eps
Lawman
Wong · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Song · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
2 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Mr. Kwong · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Florist · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Mr. Wu · 1 eps
Switch
Charlie Kuang · 1 eps
Sanford and Son
1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Nakamura · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Ling · 2 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Reverend Yen · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Mr. Chee · 1 eps
Wonder Woman
Colonel Minh · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Sazami Kyushu · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
High Lama of Ghupat · 1 eps
The Rebel
Quong Lee · 1 eps
Checkmate
Mr. Lu · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ho-Lung · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Lee Chin · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Navy Log
2 eps
It Takes a Thief
Owner · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 eps
The Third Man
1 eps
Tightrope
1 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
The Magician
Chao Liu · 1 eps
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Wu · 1 eps
Ensign O'Toole
Low Kong · 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
Wong · 1 eps
Crossroads
Sun Yal · 1 eps
Crossroads
Lung Chan · 1 eps
Crossroads
Ah Hiu · 1 eps
Johnny Midnight
1 eps
Anna and the King
Astrologist · 1 eps
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1 eps
The Islanders
Governor Galli · 1 eps
Jefferson Drum
Charles Wong · 1 eps
Jungle Jim
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Rahm Sing · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
2 eps
Kung Fu
Master Kan · 62 eps