Acting · Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA · Born March 29, 1905
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.
MovieKung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Master Kan
MovieThe Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976
as Soong
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Colonel Minh
TVSwitch
1975
as Charlie Kuang
TVPolice Woman
1974
MovieJudgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
as General Yamashita
MovieJonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Chang (voice)
TVThe Magician
1973
as Chao Liu
MovieThe World's Greatest Athlete
1973
as Old Chinaman
TVKung Fu
1972
as Master Kan
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mr. Wu
TVM*A*S*H
1972
TVAnna and the King
1972
as Astrologist
MovieKung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Master Kan
TVSanford and Son
1972
MovieThe Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
1970
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Chow Lee
MovieCocoon
1968
as Attorney General
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Attorney General
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Owner
TVMannix
1967
MovieThe Karate Killers
1967
as Sazami Kyushu
TVIronside
1967
MovieThoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Tea
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Liu
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Wu
TVThe Time Tunnel
1966
as Dr. Nakamura
MovieParadise, Hawaiian Style
1966
as Moki Kaimana
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Police Chief Henry Nakamura
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
TVLaredo
1965
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Chen Yu
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Sazami Kyushu
MovieShock Corridor
1963
as Dr. Fong
MovieA Girl Named Tamiko
1962
as Akiba
MovieDiamond Head
1962
as Mr. Immacona
TVStoney Burke
1962
TVEnsign O'Toole
1962
as Low Kong
MovieConfessions of an Opium Eater
1962
as Ching Foon
TVKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
MovieOne-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Uncle
MovieDragon by the Tail
1961
as Lee Chin
MovieThe Great Impostor
1960
as Capt. Hun Kim
TVThe Islanders
1960
as Governor Galli
TVMy Three Sons
1960
as George Wong
TVPete and Gladys
1960
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Lee Chin
TVCheckmate
1960
as Mr. Lu
TVJohnny Midnight
1960
MovieNever So Few
1959
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Ling
TVThe Rebel
1959
as Quong Lee
TVThe Third Man
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as Mr. Lee Chang
MovieYesterday's Enemy
1959
as Yamazuki
TVTightrope
1959
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Song
TVLawman
1958
as Wong
MovieHong Kong Confidential
1958
as Tan Chung
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Tom Wing
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Charles Wong
TVPerry Mason
1957
as James Wong
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Ho-Lung
MovieThe Way to the Gold
1957
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
MovieBattle Hymn
1957
as Old Man
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Wong
TVTelephone Time
1956
TVJungle Jim
1955
TVNavy Log
1955
MovieThe Left Hand of God
1955
as Jan Teng
MovieLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Third Uncle
MovieJump Into Hell
1955
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
MovieThe Shanghai Story
1954
as Major Ling Wu
MovieHell's Half Acre
1954
as Roger Kong
MovieHis Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Sien Tang, Dentist
MovieChina Venture
1953
as Adm. Amara
MovieTarget Hong Kong
1953
as Sin How
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Rahm Sing
MovieFair Wind to Java
1953
as Gusti
MovieBattle Zone
1952
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Chang
MovieRed Snow
1952
as Taglu, a spy
MovieMacao
1952
as Itzumi
MovieJapanese War Bride
1952
as Eitaro Shimizu
TVDragnet
1951
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieSecrets of Monte Carlo
1951
as Wong
MovieChina Corsair
1951
as Wong San
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieI Was an American Spy
1951
as Capt. Arito
MovieHalls of Montezuma
1951
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
MovieThe Big Hangover
1950
as Dr. Lee
MovieThe Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Chinese Official
MovieImpact
1949
as Ah Sing
MovieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Wong Chung Shee
MovieState Department: File 649
1949
as Col. Aram
MovieRogues' Regiment
1948
as Tran Duy Gian
MovieThe Creeper
1948
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
MovieThe Cobra Strikes
1948
as Kasim--Houseboy
MovieThe Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Ming Gow
MovieWomen in the Night
1948
as Professor Kunioshi
MovieIntrigue
1947
as Louie Chin
MovieThe Chinese Ring
1947
as Captain Kong
MovieSaigon
1947
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
MovieSingapore
1947
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThey Were Expendable
1945
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
MovieBack to Bataan
1945
as Col. Coroki
MovieChina's Little Devils
1945
as Farmer
MovieChina Sky
1945
as Dr. Kim
MovieBlood on the Sun
1945
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
MovieBetrayal from the East
1945
as Kato
MovieGod Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
MovieForever Yours
1945
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
MovieDragon Seed
1944
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
MovieThe Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Ping
MovieThe Purple Heart
1944
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
MovieAround the World
1943
as Foo
MovieThe Man from Down Under
1943
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
MovieBehind the Rising Sun
1943
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
MovieChina
1943
as Lin Cho
MovieDon Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as Hirota
MovieDecember 7th
1943
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
MovieThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
MovieThe Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Wu Tan
MovieChina Girl
1942
as Kai Young
MovieAcross the Pacific
1942
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
MovieSubmarine Raider
1942
as First Officer Kawakami
MovieLet's Get Tough
1942
as Joe Matsui
MovieThe Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
MovieShip Ahoy
1942
as Koro Sumo
MovieA Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Franklin Ling
MovieThey Met in Bombay
1941
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
MovieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Dr. Chang
MovieThe Shadow
1940
as Wu Yung
MovieBarricade
1939
as Col. Wai Kang
MovieDisputed Passage
1939
as Dr. Fung
MovieIsland of Lost Men
1939
MoviePanama Patrol
1939
as Sun
MovieKing of Chinatown
1939
as Robert 'Bob' Li
MovieNorth of Shanghai
1939
as Chinese Doctor
MovieCharlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
as Wing Foo
MovieRed Barry
1938
as Hong Kong Cholly
MovieHawaii Calls
1938
as Julius
MovieThank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Prince Chung
MovieDaughter of Shanghai
1937
as Kim Lee
MovieTex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
MovieSomething to Sing About
1937
as Ito
MovieRoaring Timber
1937
as Crooner
MovieThe Good Earth
1937
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieChina Passage
1937
as Fang Tu
MovieStowaway
1936
as Sun Lo
MovieThe General Died at Dawn
1936
as Oxford
MovieKlondike Annie
1936
MovieA Scream in the Night
1935
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
MovieShanghai
1935
as Servant
MovieDesirable
1934
as Chinese Waiter
