Philip Ahn
Known for Acting · 160 credits
- Born
- 1905-03-29
- Died
- 1978-02-28
- Place of birth
- Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Phillip Ahn · Phil Ahn · Philip Ann · Pil Lip Ahn · Pillip Ahn
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
TV Shows (53)
Perry Mason
1957
as James Wong
Bonanza
1959
as Mr. Lee Chang / Dr. Kam Lee
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Attorney General / Quon Li / Lin Mai-Lu
M*A*S*H
1972
as The Father / Korean Grandfather
Love, American Style
1969
as Chow Lee
Dragnet
1951
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Liu
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as W. Chung
Lawman
1958
as Wong
My Three Sons
1960
as George Wong
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Chang / Capt. Shu Gat
Police Woman
1974
The Wild Wild West
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as Police Chief Henry Nakamura
The Big Valley
1965
as Chen Yu
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Tom Wing
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Mr. Kwong / Florist
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Ling / Reverend Yen / Mr. Chee
One Step Beyond
1959
as Song
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mr. Wu
Switch
1975
as Charlie Kuang
Sanford and Son
1972
The Rebel
1959
as Quong Lee
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Ho-Lung
Telephone Time
1956
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Sazami Kyushu / High Lama of Ghupat
Laredo
1965
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Dr. Nakamura
Navy Log
1955
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Owner
Checkmate
1960
as Mr. Lu
Wonder Woman
1975
as Colonel Minh
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Lee Chin
The Third Man
1959
Stoney Burke
1962
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Tightrope
1959
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Wu
The Magician
1973
as Chao Liu
The Islanders
1960
as Governor Galli
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Wong
Ensign O'Toole
1962
as Low Kong
Anna and the King
1972
as Astrologist
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Johnny Midnight
1960
General Electric Theater
1953
as Rahm Sing
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Charles Wong
Jungle Jim
1955
Kung Fu
1972
as Master Kan
Movies (107)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
China Sky
1945
as Dr. Kim
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Uncle
Stowaway
1936
as Sun Lo
Singapore
1947
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Koro Sumo
They Were Expendable
1945
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as Hirota
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Third Uncle
Never So Few
1959
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Impact
1949
as Ah Sing
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Tea
Red Snow
1952
as Taglu, a spy
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Ping
Battle Hymn
1957
as Old Man
China Girl
1942
as Kai Young
December 7th
1943
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Old Chinaman
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Master Kan
The Great Impostor
1960
as Capt. Hun Kim
Rogues' Regiment
1948
as Tran Duy Gian
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Ming Gow
Dragon Seed
1944
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
Shock Corridor
1963
as Dr. Fong
Back to Bataan
1945
as Col. Coroki
The Karate Killers
1967
as Sazami Kyushu
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Chang (voice)
Forever Yours
1945
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Master Kan
The Good Earth
1937
as Captain (uncredited)
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Joe Matsui
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
The Left Hand of God
1955
as Jan Teng
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Dr. Chang
Macao
1952
as Itzumi
Diamond Head
1962
as Mr. Immacona
Desirable
1934
as Chinese Waiter
China
1943
as Lin Cho
Intrigue
1947
as Louie Chin
Something to Sing About
1937
as Ito (Terry's servant)
Saigon
1947
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Roger Kong
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Prince Chung
Shanghai
1935
as Servant
Dragon by the Tail
1961
as Lee Chin
Panama Patrol
1939
as Sun
The Chinese Ring
1947
as Captain Kong
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Kim Lee
Jump Into Hell
1955
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966
as Moki Kaimana
Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962
as Ching Foon
Women in the Night
1948
as Professor Kunioshi
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Chinese Official
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Franklin Ling
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976
as Soong
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
China Venture
1953
as Adm. Amara
Island of Lost Men
1939
The Shanghai Story
1954
as Major Ling Wu
Battle Zone
1952
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Oxford
Cocoon
1968
as Attorney General
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Yesterday's Enemy
1959
as Yamazuki
State Department: File 649
1949
as Col. Aram
Japanese War Bride
1952
as Eitaro Shimizu
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
as General Yamashita
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Gusti
I Was an American Spy
1951
as Capt. Arito
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Wu Tan
The Purple Heart
1944
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
1939
as Robert 'Bob' Li
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Wing Foo
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Sien Tang, Dentist
They Met in Bombay
1941
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
The Shadow
1940
as Wu Yung
The Cobra Strikes
1948
as Kasim--Houseboy
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Wong Chung Shee
The Big Hangover
1950
as Dr. Lee
North of Shanghai
1939
as Chinese Doctor
Disputed Passage
1939
as Dr. Fung
Red Barry
1938
as Hong Kong Cholly
Klondike Annie
1936
Betrayal from the East
1945
as Kato
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
The Man from Down Under
1943
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Roaring Timber
1937
as Crooner
Around the World
1943
as Foo
Secrets of Monte Carlo
1951
as Wong
Barricade
1939
as Col. Wai Kang
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
A Girl Named Tamiko
1962
as Akiba
Submarine Raider
1942
as First Officer Kawakami
China Passage
1937
as Fang Tu
Hong Kong Confidential
1958
as Tan Chung
The Creeper
1948
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
Target Hong Kong
1953
as Sin How
A Scream in the Night
1935
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
China Corsair
1951
as Wong San
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
1970
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
China's Little Devils
1945
as Farmer
Hawaii Calls
1938
as Julius
About Philip Ahn
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… With 160 credits spanning from 1934 to 1986, Philip Ahn has appeared in 107 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Philip Ahn Movies
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
- China Sky (1945) — as Dr. Kim
- One-Eyed Jacks (1961) — as Uncle
- Stowaway (1936) — as Sun Lo
- Singapore (1947) — as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
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