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