Cast
Philip Ahn
Acting
Cast
Philip Ahn
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-03-29
From
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
1978-02-28
Also known as Phillip Ahn, Phil Ahn, Philip Ann
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Ahn (born Pil Lip Ahn (μν립), March 29, 1905 β 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.
Around the World in 80 Days
as Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
China Sky
as Dr. Kim
One-Eyed Jacks
as Uncle
Stowaway
as Sun Lo
Singapore
as Jimmy - Bartender (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
as Koro Sumo
They Were Expendable
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as Hirota
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Uncle
Never So Few
as Nautaung, leader of the Kachin
Impact
as Ah Sing
Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Tea
Red Snow
as Taglu, a spy
Halls of Montezuma
as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Ping
Battle Hymn
as Old Man
China Girl
as Kai Young
December 7th
as Shinto Priest (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Hong Kong Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Old Chinaman
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Master Kan
The Great Impostor
as Capt. Hun Kim
Rogues' Regiment
as Tran Duy Gian
The Miracle of the Bells
as Ming Gow
Dragon Seed
as Leader of City People (uncredited)
Shock Corridor
as Dr. Fong
Back to Bataan
as Col. Coroki
The Karate Killers
as Sazami Kyushu
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Chang (voice)
Forever Yours
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Kan
The Good Earth
as Captain (uncredited)
Let's Get Tough
as Joe Matsui
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
The Left Hand of God
as Jan Teng
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Chang
Macao
as Itzumi
Diamond Head
as Mr. Immacona
Desirable
as Chinese Waiter
China
as Lin Cho
Intrigue
as Louie Chin
Something to Sing About
as Ito (Terry's servant)
Saigon
as Boss Merchant (uncredited)
Hell's Half Acre
as Roger Kong
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Prince Chung
Shanghai
as Servant
Dragon by the Tail
as Lee Chin
Panama Patrol
as Sun
The Chinese Ring
as Captain Kong
Daughter of Shanghai
as Kim Lee
Jump Into Hell
as Chinese POW Lieutenant
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Moki Kaimana
Confessions of an Opium Eater
as Ching Foon
Women in the Night
as Professor Kunioshi
The Sickle or the Cross
as Chinese Official
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Franklin Ling
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
as Soong
Blood on the Sun
as Secret Police Capt. Yomamoto (uncredited)
China Venture
as Adm. Amara
Island of Lost Men
The Shanghai Story
as Major Ling Wu
Battle Zone
as South Korean Guerrilla Leader
The General Died at Dawn
as Oxford
Cocoon
as Attorney General
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Emily's Servant (uncredited)
Yesterday's Enemy
as Yamazuki
State Department: File 649
as Col. Aram
Japanese War Bride
as Eitaro Shimizu
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya β General Yamashita
as General Yamashita
Fair Wind to Java
as Gusti
I Was an American Spy
as Capt. Arito
Behind the Rising Sun
as Japanese Officer Murdering Takahashi
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Wu Tan
The Purple Heart
as Saburo Goto (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
as Robert 'Bob' Li
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Wing Foo
His Majesty O'Keefe
as Sien Tang, Dentist
They Met in Bombay
as Japanese officer (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Wu Yung
The Cobra Strikes
as Kasim--Houseboy
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Wong Chung Shee
The Big Hangover
as Dr. Lee
North of Shanghai
as Chinese Doctor
Disputed Passage
as Dr. Fung
Red Barry
as Hong Kong Cholly
Klondike Annie
Betrayal from the East
as Kato
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Man from Down Under
as English-Speaking Japanese Aviator (uncredited)
Roaring Timber
as Crooner
Around the World
as Foo
Secrets of Monte Carlo
as Wong
Barricade
as Col. Wai Kang
The Way to the Gold
as Mr. Ding - cafe owner
A Girl Named Tamiko
as Akiba
Submarine Raider
as First Officer Kawakami
China Passage
as Fang Tu
Hong Kong Confidential
as Tan Chung
The Creeper
as Ah Wong - Restaurant Owner
Target Hong Kong
as Sin How
A Scream in the Night
as Wu Ting (as Philip Ann)
China Corsair
as Wong San
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
as Sing Fung, Laundry Man
The Sex Serum of Dr. Blake
as Mao Tse Tung (uncredited)
China's Little Devils
as Farmer
Hawaii Calls
as Julius